The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Government, is digitizing the procedures for the renewal of driving licenses and the issuance of copies of traffic licenses. “We are completely changing the process, we are making it digital. We reduce bureaucracy and possible petty corruption which can be hidden behind the existing process. And of course we have made significant progress regarding the temporary driver’s license and I am very interested to talk a little about the new applications, especially this idea of ​​the car wallet where we can have virtually all the data related to the car on our mobile phone. , insurance, driving license and everything related “, stressed the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the meeting that took place today at the Maximos Palace.
“With the help of digital politics, we have entered the 21st century slowly. A Ministry that for years in essence there was no, but no digital transition. “There was absolutely nothing in this area, I think in the last 24 months we have made great strides,” said Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Costas Karamanlis.
The presentation of the two new digital applications was made by the Minister of Digital Government Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who referred to the institutional – legislative, but also to the digital framework that was necessary to proceed with the simplification and digitization of the process by the General Secretary of Digital Christopoulos.
The electronic revision of driving licenses concerns the renewal of the following categories: Professional driving licenses that are renewed every five years and other driving licenses, which are renewed every three years if the holder is over 65 years old. According to the provisions of the recent law (n.4850 / 2021) the citizens – drivers can visit any doctor they wish and after their examination the certificates will be sent electronically to the Directorates of Transport, as well as the submission of the other supporting documents (application – photo for printing).
After the printing of the driving license by the Police, the citizen, if he wishes, will declare if he wants the driving license to be sent to his home by cash on delivery. The relevant decision as a secondary legislation of the above law has been signed by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and has been sent to the Ministries of Health and Digital Government. Following the publication of this decision, the implementation of the electronic review will begin. The purpose of this regulation is to serve the citizens by relieving them of their personal presence at the Directorates of Transport, the best medical examination since the doctor will have access with the AMKA to the file of the examined and the fight against corruption.
For the issuance of a copy of the license of a passenger car and two-wheeler for private use due to loss, theft or damage, until today, the interested parties came to the competent Directorates of Transport of the Region and submitted an application and a responsible statement of law 1599/89. This procedure is abolished and the electronic application of this request is replaced. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has supplemented the current legislation and enables the citizens to be served electronically and to avoid the personal presence in the Directorates of Transport of the Region.
Mr. Karamanlis also expressed the intention of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to create a unified system for transit cards for people with disabilities. “People with disabilities are entitled to free passage on several highways. People are suffering right now. And why do they suffer? Because for each concession they will have to show a different license, they will have to show different papers. So we would like to see if we can do this inside a transceiver so that these people do not suffer. “I think this is simple,” said Mr. Karamanlis.
Undersecretary of Transport Michalis Papadopoulos referred to the excellent cooperation that existed with the Ministry of Digital Government, while emphasizing the importance for the whole project, the passing of law 4850/2021 by the current government and the interoperability allowed by the new unified system of the Ministry Transport with the new programming language adopted.
“We are talking about an interoperability that steps on the simplification of procedures, proof that it does not only make sense to digitally repeat the paperwork, but also to look at how these two can be eliminated. “And I think that is at the core of our logic from the first moment, since the creation of the Ministry, to connect the administrative procedures with the digitization, otherwise we would have done half the work”, the Prime Minister noted.
The teleconference was also attended by the Minister of State George Gerapetritis, the Minister of State Akis Skertsos, the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister and Government Spokesman Giannis Oikonomou, the General Secretary of the Prime Minister Grigoris Demirafis Grafikos Metafiadis Metafiadis and the Advisor to the Minister of Digital Apostolos Papadopoulos.
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS CARRIED OUT AT THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF DIGITAL GOVERNANCE
ISSUE OF TEMPORARY DRIVING LICENSE
The printing of driving licenses is done by the Passport Directorate of the Hellenic Police.
Before printing, the competent Directorate of Transport of the Region sends the photos by courier to the Police in order to print the permit.
This process took a long time, and young drivers (especially professionals) were urgently asking for driver’s licenses, resulting in strong protests. Many times they even used illegal means in order to speed up the issuance of the driver’s license.
With the introduction of the temporary driving license, these phenomena were greatly reduced.
Today, after the successful examination, in a period not exceeding 48 hours, the driver receives on his mobile phone the temporary driving license, which is valid for (4) months, a period sufficient until the final driving license is printed .
To date, 261,154 temporary driving licenses have been issued.
The result of this process is to serve the people and reduce corruption.
ISSUE OF COPIES OF DRIVING LICENSES (DUE TO LOSS – DAMAGE – REPLACEMENT WITH NEW TYPE)
The same procedure for printing – issuing driving licenses, as described above for new licenses, is followed in cases of issuing copies of driving licenses due to loss, theft or damage as well as replacement with a new type of driving license.
In this case, too, there were long delays, resulting in the same phenomena (pressure – corruption).
The introduction of the electronic application for the above cases will relieve the citizens from the stress and the long wait.
To date, 12,423 driving licenses have been issued electronically.
The purpose of the Ministry is with its interventions to the Regional Governors to impose on the Transport Directorates of the Region to have priority service of the cases of electronic submission of applications for the above cases, in order to make this application attractive to all citizens.
ISSUANCE OF A MARKETING AUTHORIZATION NOTE WITHIN THE ATHENS RING
Following the decision to restore the Ring in the center of Athens and the circulation of passenger cars and trucks with a gross weight of less than 2200 kg with emissions less than CO2 <120 gr, the Information Department of the Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Government relevant electronic platform so that citizens can print the relevant entry permit.
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS PLANNED FOR CITIZENS
Car Wallet
In collaboration with the Information Technology Directorate of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Finance and Digital Government, in the standards of the wallet type application for the Covid-19 vaccination certificate, the Car Wallet application is planned, which will include:
– Driving License
– Vehicle license
– Traffic Fees
– KTEO Certificate
– Copy of Vehicle Insurance Policy,
– Vehicle Maintenance History, etc.
Electronic transfer of licenses for Private Use Passengers and Bicycles
The transfer of the licenses of Private Use Passengers and Bicycles with the current procedure is done in person or with an authorized presence at the Transport Directorates of the Region after the foreseen transfer fees have been paid.
One of the immediate priorities of the Ministry is the establishment of this procedure electronically so that the citizens can carry out these operations without the obligatory presence in the Transport Directorates of the Region or in the KEP and for this reason it is in consultation with the Ministry of Digital Government for implementation. of.
Issuance of grade certificates in the Driver Behavior Control System (SESO)
With the current legislation, in the Informatics system of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the penalty points of each driver are registered when they are sent by the competent Services of the Hellenic Police Traffic. Then, after the accumulation of the foreseen points, the deed of removal is issued and the citizen is informed about the time of revocation of the driving license and the time that must be taken for examinations for the re-issuance of the driving license.
This process in practice has proven to be time consuming, with the result that drivers receive the removal operations after 2-3 years, when the imposition of the penalty no longer has the required added value.
The intention of the Ministry is to digitize this system. Infringements should be sent electronically and deductions should be issued immediately.
Also, this system should be accessible to the interested citizens so that they can be informed about the degrees of punishment for violations they have committed in order to be careful in their driving.
Issuance of Digital Tachograph Cards
Digital Tachograph cards apply to all Truck and Bus drivers.
The digitization of this process will result in the service of professional Drivers in order to avoid their personal presence in the Directorates of Transport in the Regions.
Special services will be provided to professional drivers who carry out international transports who will be able to submit their request from any place.
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