Media Releases

The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the public that the St. James Licensing Office will be temporarily closed, effective Monday 11th July 2022. This has become necessary to conduct repairs on the facility.

The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public that the St. James Licensing Office is closed today Tuesday 12th April, 2022 due to a scheduled power outage as advertised by the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC).

The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public that the Arima Licensing Office will be closed from Thursday 31^st March, 2022 to Monday 04^th April, 2022

The Ministry undertook a review and implemented changes to the Demerit Points System. This review took into consideration the concerns of stakeholders and the general public, as it related to the number of demerit points applicable for several minor traffic violations.

The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public of the closure of all Licensing Offices from December 24, 2021 to January 02, 2022.

The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public that the St. James Licensing Office will be closed from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Friday 03rd December 2021. 

Given the impact of the ongoing State of Emergency and the COVID-19 Pandemic on the operations of the Licensing Division, Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago has taken a decision as follows:

1. Driving permits, taxi driver licences, badges, certificates or other documents issued by the Licensing Division which expired on or before January 31st 2022 shall be deemed valid until 1st February 2022.

2. Any transfer of vehicle registration required to be completed on or before January 31st, 2022 may be completed on or before 1st February, 2022.