Rossburgh testing centre flooded, services move to Pinetown
Rossburgh Driver Licence Testing Centre which is the biggest station in the province was completely damaged by the recent floods.
THE Rossburgh Driver Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) services have relocated to Pinetown after the station was damaged in the recent floods.
The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, made this announcement on Monday, April 25 when she visited the Rossburgh centre to assess the damage.
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The testing centre was completely damaged, as was the IT equipment with the National Traffic Information System (eNaTiS) system on it as well as nine patrol vehicles belonging to the department.
The station is the third biggest in the country and is processing more than 32 000 applications a month. The most critical services offered include learner’s licences, drivers’ licences, licence renewals and Professional Driving Permit (PrDP).
“This is the biggest station in the province, hence we have taken the decision to prioritise attending to its challenges. The recent floods completely destroyed many key work areas of the centre and it will remain closed. We have agreed that Pinetown will be used for issuing licences.
“The bookings that have already been made in Rossburgh will continue in Pinetown during the weekends. We deeply apologise for the inconvenienced caused to our applicants, but we wish to assure them that we are doing all we can to restore the services,” said Nkonyeni.
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