From Monday, September 1the Metropolitan Region will begin to broadcast the Digital Driving Licensethus adding to the gradual process that began in other regions of the country in January. This new modality will be available for those who request their permit for the first time or must renew it, allowing them to have a both physical and digital licenseaccessible from a Mobile application Available for iOS and Android systems.
He digital document includes a QR code which can be scanned by authorities in inspections, showing updated online information. In addition, this new license is part of a broader modernization of the system, since it incorporates an interconnected administration platform with institutions such as Carabineros, the Civil Registry, Municipalities and Courts of Local Police, which will facilitate the detection of counterfeit licenses and offenders with retired documents.
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According to the Minister of Transportation, Juan Carlos Muñoz, This innovation is a previous step to the implementation of a points license system, aimed at improving road safety in the country. The National Traffic Security Commission (Conaset) emphasizes that the new system will allow more agile and effective inspections. Since the beginning of the year, more than 117,000 digital licenses have already been issued, of which more than 15 thousand have already been activated through the official app.
Before its implementation in the capital, more than 15 training sessions for municipal teams were held and 22 visits were carried out on the ground between May and July. Pilots were also executed in all communes of the region tosure the proper functioning of the systemrefining technical and operational details. With this, the authority seeks to modernize a key document for the mobility of the country, which had not been updated in more than two decades.
