Tag: Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing

Confusion over validity of car inspection certificate

Confusion over validity of car inspection certificate

| 06/11/2016 | 8 Comments

Recently (3 November 2016 to be exact), I went to have my vehicle licensed (renewing the vehicle coupon). My vehicle inspection was valid until 25 November 2016; however, the licensing officers advised that they cannot accept my vehicle inspection and that I had to go and get it re-done. Thinking that they must have not read the […]

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Customer service drives top government employee

Customer service drives top government employee

| 17/10/2016 | 0 Comments

(CNS Local Life): Sara Dixon, a clerical officer with the Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) took top employee honours in the civil service for August for being “most concerned about customer satisfaction”. She began working as an intern with government at District Administration in Cayman Brac when she was 17, receiving a permanent […]

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Two cars, one licence plate?

Two cars, one licence plate?

| 05/10/2016 | 8 Comments

Do you know if it is legal to have the same personalised licence (registration) plate on two different vehicles? I have recently seen someone driving two different vehicles bearing the same licence plates. I thought the licence plate was tied to the registration of the vehicle? Not to mention they would be avoiding fees to […]

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Cars missing front licence plates

Cars missing front licence plates

| 30/08/2016 | 9 Comments

What is the situation with the growing number of vehicles on the road which don’t show a licence plate on the front? Is this allowed? Has the law changed? Auntie’s answer: The legal situation with displaying licence plates remains the same. A contact at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) explained that there […]

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Renewed licence coupons have gone missing

Renewed licence coupons have gone missing

| 15/08/2016 | 5 Comments

I renewed two vehicle licences through the Cayman Government online renewal system. One application was made in November 2015 and the other in October 2015. I received an email message for each stating that the applications had been approved and that the new coupon was in the post. I still have not received the coupons […]

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