The minimum age for some driving licence categories has been changed following recent amendments to Section 69 of the Road Traffic Act, Cap 295. According to the amended legislation published in The Official Gazette on December 22, 2022, a person must now be 18 years or older to be issued with a driving licence for a heavy goods vehicle and motor tractor. The amendment further states that no person under …
The minimum age for some driving licence categories has been changed following recent amendments to Section 69 of the Road Traffic Act, Cap 295. According to the amended legislation published in The Official Gazette on December 22, 2022, persons must now be 18 years or older to be issued with a driving licence for a heavy goods vehicle and motor
Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are currently being registered under the second phase of the Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) programme.
The PSV category comprises taxis, maxi taxis, route taxis, minibuses, tour coaches, omnibuses, and hired v
Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are being registered under the Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) programme which will monitor registration and insurance compliance of vehicles travelling on the island’s road.Acting Chief Licensing Officer of the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA), Treca McCarthy-Broomes said the second phase of the project is underway.Emergency and state-owned vehicles were the first to be tagged last year.“The process of tagging Public Service Vehicles has been ongoing since late 2022 and we are continuing to tag government-owned vehicles. Eventually, all vehicles on the island will be required to register with the EVR system, which includes vehicles being tagged with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag/sticker,” McCarthy-Broomes explained.