Opposition MP Dr Roodal Moonilal said the Licensing Office is punishing the population for something that is not their fault and is such, he is calling on the government to halt any penalties for motorists who are unable to inspect their vehicles because of issues in the Licensing office.
Drivers have been lining up for days to get their updated inspection stickers and some have complained that their electronic certified copy is different from their actual registration.
Speaking at the UNC’s Sunday press conference, Dr. Moonilal said people are being asked to go to the Licensing office to rectify the situation, but that is where the data is “faulty and inaccurate.”
He called on the office to clean up its act.
“Imagine through no fault of your own you get a $5000 ticket and points off your license because the Licensing Office system is faulty, inaccurate and improper,” he said.
“Today we call on the Transport Commissioner, the Minister of Transport Rohan Sinanan, please put things in place to ensure that a motorist due to no fault of their own cannot get their inspection on time are not charged, ought not to face a penalty by licensing officers.”
“The spelling of people’s name the registration number, the chassis number, the engine number and so on, “he noted. “Imagine today you cannot get your inspection sticker because your name Vidya and they put Vindra.”
“In some reported instances, an 8 is looking like a 6 and so on, that is a problem.”
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