finance.gov.vc Procedure For Gaining Driver’s Permit St. Vincent & Grenadines : Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning

Organization : Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning
Type of Facility : Procedure For Gaining Driver’s Permit
Country: St. Vincent & Grenadines

Website : https://finance.gov.vc/finance/

Procedure For Gaining Driver’s Permit :

Criteria For Learners’ Permit and Use:
Complete an application form obtained at the Licensing Office.Application form must be signed by a Licensed Tutor.

Related : Inland Revenue Department Tax Payment St. Vincent & Grenadines : www.statusin.org/8640.html

Submit completed application form to the Licensing Office and, on payment of the prescribe fee, a Learner’s permit will be issued to you for a period of six months.

Procedure for Gaining Driver’s Permit:
** Obtain a learner’s permit form and have it signed by a tutor.
** Pay a fee of $50.00 for the learners permit at the IRD.
** Check with the Traffic Department to do your sign and written exam.
** Pay exam fee of $50.00 at the IRD.
** Present your Certificate of competence, 2 passport size photos, ID card or proof of birth date and a completed application form to obtain your Driver’s license.
** Pay $60.00 fee.
** Your driver’s license can be renewed thirty (30) days before your birth date.
** Pay your driver’s license on or before your birth date.
** Driving an uninsured or unlicensed vehicle can result in the suspension of your Driver’s License.
** If your Driver’s license is lost, defaced, mutilated or rendered illegible, a duplicate license shall be issued to you on payment of the prescribed fee.

Follow These Simple Steps:-
** Produce original copies of Declaration Form and Bill of Sight showing Duty and Consumption Tax paid, and particulars for filling Registration Form.
** Pay Registration fee of $75.00 and Inspection fee of $50.00
** Take the Motor Vehicle to be inspected.
** Return to the Licensing Office with an Inspection Certificate and a Valid Insurance Certificate.
** Pay Motor Vehicle for half year or whole year.
** Bring along your ID card

Note: After inspection of vehicle some people never return to pay their licence: They think it’s fund ‘till the police start running them down please don’t follow that crowd:

Comply Now and be proud!:
If you are driving someone’s vehicle it is your responsibility to ensure that it is licensed. You may be charged for driving an unlicensed vehicle.

You should immediately turn in the number plate of your vehicle to the Police if it has been:-
** Destroyed
** Rendered permanently unserviceable
** Permanently removed from SVG

FAQ :
How do I update my driver’s license?
Scenario: I was studying in Canada for the past four (4) years. I would like to update my driver’s license; do I have to pay for the four years that I spent abroad?

Response: A person must be out of the country for a full year in order to be exempted from paying his driver’s license. So, if you were in Canada for 4 consecutive birthdates, then you will be exempted from paying the driver’s license for that specific period.

Also, please take note of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, CAP 482 Section 43, and it quotes ‘where a driving permit is not renewed within a period of three years (3 years) from the date of expiration, the permit shall be void and may not be re-issued unless the applicant pays the fee for the outstanding period and sits and passes a new test to qualify for a driving permit.’

An exemption is only granted where evidence is provided with regards to absence from state for example; passport information.

I would like to pay for my driver’s permit in excess of one (1) year, what would be the cost?
Response: The prescribed fees are:
** 1 year – $100.00
** 3 years – $275.00
** 5 years $425.00
** You cannot change years unless it has expired. For example, the holder of a one year permit but wants a three years or five years permit can only renew his permit on the expiration of his one year permit.

Contact Information :
Director General
Mr. Maurice Edwards
Tel No.:(784) 457-1343
PBX No.:(784) 456-1111
Ext No: 368
Fax No:(784) 457-2943
E-mail: office.finance AT mail.gov.vc