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Improvement to Cayman Islands Vehicle Inspections & Driving Test Services

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  1. Increasing the hours of operation of the Driving Examination Unit for driving and written test examinations in November 2016;
  2. Work in collaboration with Government’s Computer Services Department to implement on-line booking of driving tests;
  3. Better communication with customers on the services offered by the department;
  4. Extending the role of the private sector by training more private garages to conduct vehicle inspections on behalf of DVDL. (The current number of garages is 13, and this is to be increased to 20).
  5. Enhancing collection of outstanding revenue though the Electronic Vehicle Registration system, and monthly reminders of past due vehicle and driver’s licenses.
  6. Opening the new Breakers Licensing Office in October 2016. This will duplicate the services offered at the Crewe Road DVDL office, except for driving tests. The hours of operations are Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 6pm, and Saturdays 9am to 4pm. The office is closed on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays.
  7. Continue the working relationship with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to reduce the number of unlicensed vehicle and drivers on the roads. This helps to boost licensing revenues and support road safety priorities by ensuring the roadworthiness of vehicles.
  8. Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing refers to the following services:
  • The conduction of driving testing/examination and licensing, through theory examinations and practical tests in accordance with the Traffic Law, the Traffic Regulations and the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic.
  • The inspection of vehicles in collaboration with approved private garages (PGRs);
  • The licensing of roadworthy vehicles in accordance with the requirements of the Traffic Law, 2011 and associated Regulations;
  • The provision of student-driver education through theory and practical driver education classes for students at public schools; and
  • Conducting safety spot checks for vehicle roadworthiness at the request of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
  1. Project Future is the five-year programme of Public Sector reform launched by the Premier and Deputy Governor in November 2015. An update on the overall programme is available at: https://projectfuturecayman.com/
  2. The full Strategic Assessment for the DVDL project can be found here: www.plahi.gov.ky and www.projectfuturecayman.com
  3. Project Future is utilizing a best-practice approach to managing what is a wide-ranging and complex programme of change. Strategic Assessments, the first stage in that process, establish the objectives for the project ,identify the case for change and test a long list of options in order to create a short-list to progress on, to more detailed analysis in an Outline Business Case.

Published November 8, 2016

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