All heavy vehicle licenses issued before 2009 to be cancelled

The Motor Transport Department has announced that all heavy vehicle driving licenses issued before 2009 will be canceled within the next three months. Motor Transport Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe explained that this decision is part of an effort to phase out old driving licenses.

Additionally, Commissioner General Weerasinghe confirmed that the backlog of 300,000 unprinted driver's licenses will be addressed, with printing expected to be completed within the next few months.