Tag: Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing
More confusion over new licence plates
I know that DVDL is telling people to come pick up their new licence plates. To replace them, we are supposed to bring in our old plates, logbook and windscreen coupon. I’m confused why we have to peel off the old coupon to get our new plate. Seems a waste of time to do that […]
DVL holding hundreds of uncollected plates
(CNS): The RCIPS and the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing are urging drivers in cars that are still displaying temporary plates to go to the DVDL to get their new and secure replacement plates. Although the government unit is behind on the goal to replace all plates with the new secure registration plate system, it […]
Sellers need to transfer cars lawfully to avoid arrest
(CNS): People selling vehicles are being warned that if they don’t properly transfer ownership, they could face arrest if the car is connected to a crime and their name is still on the papers. With the rise in stolen cars being used in burglaries and robberies, police recommend that once a sale is done, the […]
DVDL replacing over 2,400 temp plates
(CNS): The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing has revealed that there are around 2,400 temporary vehicle registration plates that now need to be replaced. In a release from the DVDL Monday, officials said that the replacement process started last week and that by the end of next month all of the vehicles in Cayman […]
Plateless cars cause concern as numbers grow
(CNS): There are now hundreds of cars on Cayman’s roads with no licence plates due to unexplained delays in the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing roll out of its new electronic plate system. The switch aimed to allow the RCIPS check the details of cars more quickly and ensure that licence plates are not […]
Inspector back on job after sports car smash
(CNS): A vehicle examiner working at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) who smashed a customer’s sports car into a light pole during an inspection in July has been cleared of any wrongdoing and is back on the job. Although Arek Ebanks was given a traffic citation by police for careless driving shortly […]
DVDL to begin making own secure plates
(CNS): The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) is in the process of switching to an electronic vehicle registration system with enhanced security features. Launching in the New Year, the new system will allow the government department to make its own registration plates, which will be fixed to cars and other vehicles in a […]
DVDL to expand inspections at private garages
(CNS): As part of the government civil service reform project, the planning ministry is implementing some small changes at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) which it hopes will boost the collection of motoring related fees. Among the changes officials announced this week were plans to boost the number of private garages that […]
DVDL worker crashes car during inspection
(CNS): A vehicle inspector with the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) is under investigation by the police and his employers after he smashed a client’s car into a light pole, which then hit another vehicle, when he was testing a 1996 Toyota Supra for inspection. Police said they received the report of the […]
