The validity of the Learners Driving License (LDL) will be extended to June 2022

Those who are in possession of the Learners Driving License (LDL) or more commonly referred to as the 'L' driving license can breathe a sigh of relief as Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, announced its validity extension until June 2022 (an extra of seven months).

This is indeed good news for those who are unable to proceed with the licensing processes and steps in line with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) due to COVID-19 as well as the National Recovery Plan (NRP) that hopes to tackle the widespread of the virus within the coming months.

According to Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, "Previously, we extended the validity of the LDL, which was three months, to November this year. As transport minister, I have agreed to give an extension for the LDL to June 30 next year. Those with LDL no longer have to rush to go through their driving tests with the extension given, as they will have more time to make the necessary arrangements." 

Datuk Seri Wee also announced earlier this month that all expired vehicle road taxes and driving licenses can be renewed by the end of December 2021 with no action to be taken by related authorities (as long as the said vehicles are equipped with valid insurance that is up-to-date).

To ease the burden for those who are planning to seek services from JPJ, the Transport Ministry will also plan to roll out around 50 JPJ kiosks across Malaysia in the coming months (to start in October). It'll be a blessing for those who are living in areas that are far from the JPJ offices or post offices.