Topic: DVDL
Government plans unified transport body
Government is looking to merge the National Roads Authority (NRA), Public Transportation Unit (PTU) and Department of Vehicle, Drivers Licence (DVDL) into one unified transport body.
Ex-Licensing officer among three facing fraud and bribery charges
A former licensing officer and two others have been charged with various offences including defrauding the government, misconduct in public office and bribery following an Anti-Corruption Commission investigation.
Breakers DVDL reopening after lightning damage repaired
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing's Breakers office is closed until further notice after the building was damaged in a lightning strike last week.
Driving licences can now be picked up at post offices
Cayman Islands residents can now collect their renewed drivers’ licences from the post office, rather than having to visit Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing Department offices.
West Bay DVDL office relocating
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing office in West Bay will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 and 5 Oct. as it moves to a new location.
Temporary licence plates to expire at end of May
Anyone still driving with temporary licence plates by next Tuesday, 31 May, will be on the road illegally, the Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing is warning.
DVDL Offices to Close on Thursday, October 14
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing (DVDL) wishes to advise the public that all its offices will be closed on Thursday, October 14, 2021 to facilitate a staff meeting and training workshop.
DVDL Requires Face Masks at Offices
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing (DVDL) advises the public that face masks are required at all its office locations, effective Monday, September 20.
DVDL warns against fake email seeking payments for traffic violations
An email seeking payment for alleged traffic violations has been making the rounds and the Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing is warning members of the public not to open or respond to the messages.
DVDL Provides Easier Online Drivers Licence Renewal, More Options to Customers
There is no longer a requirement to have an Electric Service Identifier (ESID) number to register for renewals on the DVDL’s website.
8,000 made use of vehicle amnesty in 2019
More than 8,000 people took advantage of a vehicle licensing amnesty last year that government introduced to help address the problem of derelict vehicles.
DVDL offices to reopen Monday
The Department of Vehicle and Driver’s Licensing will be reopening all its office locations from next week.
Legislative change will allow drivers to remain street legal
Motorists will soon be able to renew their vehicle licence without the need for a new certificate of roadworthiness.
New rules for vehicle inspections
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing is putting strict new guidelines in place for vehicle inspections, and has suspended all driving tests until further notice.
The amnesty
Today's editorial cartoon.
EDITORIAL – Time to examine the logic of our judicial penalties
From the outset we have been of the position that the electronic tags were a “solution” in search of a problem.
Electronic license plates
Today's editorial cartoon
EDITORIAL – Electronic plates: One question – Why?
In regard to Cayman’s electronic plates, officials have introduced cutting-edge UHF technology into an area where government had not yet achieved mastery of “metal” and “sticker” technology.
DVDL announces holiday closures
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing announced it will close all of its offices Dec. 15 “to facilitate a staff function and meeting.”
Police stop
Today's editorial cartoon
25,000 vehicles with ‘expired’ registrations, $14.9 million lost in uncollected DVDL fees
The Cayman Islands Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing repeatedly failed to perform one of its most basic functions properly, contravening the Traffic Law and costing the public purse millions in uncollected fees, the Cayman Compass can reveal.
DVDL cash handling ‘accountability’ questioned
Certain cash-handling procedures in the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing raised red flags for internal audit staff who reviewed the department in October 2016. In one of the procedures, the audit staff described a “lack of accountability.”
DVDL holiday closure times
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing offices will close early Friday for a staff function, according to the department.
Licensing Department open in Breakers
The new Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing branch is now open to the public at the SouthCoast Plaza in Breakers, Bodden Town. The plaza opened on Thursday, Oct. 14, and features a full inspection station, registration and drivers’ licensing kiosks offering similar services to the one on Crewe Road in George Town.
‘Racing’ DVDL inspector case goes to prosecutor
The traffic case involving a Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing vehicle inspector who crashed a car he was test driving on July 11 has gone to local prosecutors for a ruling.
Witness: DVDL inspector was ‘racing’
A 1996 Toyota Supra that smashed into a power pole and veered into oncoming cars on Crewe Road on Monday was “speeding,” “zigzagging” and “racing” through midday traffic in George Town, according to an eyewitness.
