The National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) applies double taxation in the renewal of driver’s licenses for people 65 years of age or older, which implies discrimination against the elderly.
People 65 years of age or older are only allowed to renew their license for two years, for the price of 1,900 pesos, while those under that age are charged the same price for four years.
The regulations of Law 63-17, on Mobility, Land Transportation, Traffic and Road Safety of the Dominican Republic, establishes that the terms of validity of the license and authorizations to drive will be the following: a) For categories 01, 02 and 05, the validity period will be four (4) years until its owner reaches 65 years of age. From 65 years of age, the validity will be 2 years.
However, those 65 and older are forced to renew twice every four years, which implies paying 1,900 pesos more than those under that age.
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The rule, which recently began to be applied, has generated indignation from the affected drivers, who allege that if they are being renewed for only two years, they should be charged half the price, since said price is also applied to those who They renew for four years.
The renewal of the driver’s license now involves a series of changes, which involve vision, oral physical and hearing exams.
When you go to renew the document, the driver is told that if he is 65 years old or older he will only be given the document for two years, for the same price as four years.
Next, if the person accepts, they are asked to go to registration, where they are asked for the bank tax, the ID card and the license to renew. From there it is sent to an office of the Intrant, where the applicant undergoes an oral physical and health examination to find out if the document can be issued.
