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The Other Way Of Renewing Your Driver's License
posted (April 22, 2020)

If you're a driver who is licensed with the Belize City Council, and your license is about to expire, you'll have to make use of the Council's online portal for renewal. It's their solution for this important service, given that the State of Emergency regulations prevent them from opening up for business during this COVID-19 threat.

Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the service is solid, and the renewal steps are straightforward. It was set up that way to make the process as simple as possible, but the Mayor concedes that it is not a perfect solution since online access isn't something that all Belizeans enjoy.

When the press asked him about it today, he said that he has already gotten positive feedback from end-users who had their licenses renewed electronically:

Bernard Wagner - Mayor, Belize City Council
"That is an area where we've tried to ensure that we operate within the confines of the SI and the regulations, which says that you have to respect social distancing. So, what we have been doing is we have set up a virtual mechanism for those individuals and residents who need to renew their licenses. There is our webpage, our belizecitycouncil.org web page, and you go right there. It gives you clear instructions. Actually, a client called me yesterday, and said, listen, this thing works.' He said, I just renewed my license and so forth' It just takes the person the time to really acquaint himself/herself to the platform, and it's an easy platform. We know there are many others who cannot access this. So, we continue to look at the situation day by day, and hopefully, within a week or two, based on the results that have been coming in with the new cases, we feel that we're looking forward to that day when we could all get back into the normalcy of life."

According to the Mayor, after a motorist successfully renews his or her licenses, a receipt is produced, and it can be shown to police at checkpoints as proof of licensing. The necessary renewal documents can then be delivered to the driver at a later date. 

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