Driving license can be renewed for 5 and 10 years according to the traffic police law in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, the driving license was renewed only for five years, later it has been given the facility of different duration for the convenience of people.
In response to the question, the traffic police said that according to the regulations, driving license can be renewed even before 180 days.
The renewal of the license will be counted from the same time as the expiry date of the old license and from that date the license is renewed for the required period.
It should be noted that the license renewal can now be done through Absher system, but for this, it is necessary to undergo a medical test which is done by an organization that is connected to the traffic police system through e-link so that the medical report is directly in the traffic police system. Uploaded.
Another person inquired about the vehicle ownership card which is called Istmara in Arabic, 'Istmara has been renewed by Abshar, is it necessary to print another card or not?'
In this regard, it has been said on the Twitter of the Traffic Police that there is no need to print another card after renewing the Istmara cards which do not have an expiry date.
While those cards which have an expiry date have to be printed in the system after renewing the card, before approaching the traffic police office in this regard, it should be ensured that the expiry date is recorded on the form or not. If not, it will be sufficient to renew the istamarah from the system only.
It should be noted that most of the affairs in the government institutions in Saudi Arabia have been digitized, which has greatly facilitated the people, while earlier they had to face a lot of difficulty in renewing the driving license or vehicle registration.
Home delivery service has also been arranged by the institution whereby the user will provide his home address and telephone number to the respective service provider who will deliver the renewed document to his home for a nominal fee.
