Protests continue over charging seniors more to renew license permit

[Dolores]

The new measure of the National Transit Institute (Intrant) that requires people 65+ to renew their driver’s license every two years and not four years as everyone else has met with lots of opposition. Listin Diario was the first to report on the change that doubles the cost of the driver’s license for those 65+. The charge is the same, but the license is only renewed for two years.

Those against say the measure is discriminatory and thus violates the Constitution. The argument is that already the renewal incorporates measures to determine if the person is fight to drive, including eye sight tests. Others say that the accident rate of persons in that age group are much less than those in the younger age brackets.

The director of Intrant, Milton Morrison has defended the measure.

This regulation, which is not new, is outlined in Article 21 of...

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[cavok]

There was another thread on this. I thought driver's over 65 only had to pay half as much for each renewal(?).

 

[josh2203]

I don't understand the opposition at all. It's normal that after 65 having a license has more requirements. I have family members way past that age and they have to renew their licenses often and go to checkups etc. It only makes sense due to road safety, let alone in the DR where the accident numbers are already high...

 

[SKY]

I don't understand the opposition at all. It's normal that after 65 having a license has more requirements. I have family members way past that age and they have to renew their licenses often and go to checkups etc. It only makes sense due to road safety, let alone in the DR where the accident numbers are already high...

When you see a car going in the oncoming lane to pass cars is the driver usually a 65+ man or one of the local young yahoos?................

 

[Manuel01]

I don't understand the opposition at all. It's normal that after 65 having a license has more requirements. I have family members way past that age and they have to renew their licenses often and go to checkups etc. It only makes sense due to road safety, let alone in the DR where the accident numbers are already high...

Absolutely. I have a 80+ year old friend that is still driving. He comes to visit every sunday and every time his car has a few more dents. He should be off the road a looooooong time ago before he kills him self or others. More frecuent Licence renewal is a good idea and done all over the world.

 

[josh2203]

When you see a car going in the oncoming lane to pass cars is the driver usually a 65+ man or one of the local young yahoos?................

It might be one of the latter ones as well in the DR, but in EU, countless incidents of elderly people in fact going the wrong way on a highway have been reported... And usually not due the same reason as the younger ones do that...

 

[josh2203]

More frecuent Licence renewal is a good idea and done all over the world.

I got my license back in 2003 and it's was (emphasis on "was") until I'm 70. However, a few years, back, they changed the law and no such licenses are given out anymore, the max being 15 years at a time I think. They are in the process of validating every older license as well, so I might get mail that I need to renew my license at some point, regardless of what the plastic says. So this change in driver's license renewal more frequently is going on on different parts of the world, not just the DR...

 

[bob saunders]

I got my license back in 2003 and it's was (emphasis on "was") until I'm 70. However, a few years, back, they changed the law and no such licenses are given out anymore, the max being 15 years at a time I think. They are in the process of validating every older license as well, so I might get mail that I need to renew my license at some point, regardless of what the plastic says. So this change in driver's license renewal more frequently is going on on different parts of the world, not just the DR...

I believe the objection is more about having to pay the same rate as a four-year license.

 

[La Profe_1]

The issue with the over 65 license renewals being every 2 instead of 4 years isn't the frequency.

The problem is that over 65 drivers pay the identical renewal fee, for half the term of validity. In effect, over 65 licenses are twice as expensive.

 

[SKY]

It might be one of the latter ones as well in the DR, but in EU, countless incidents of elderly people in fact going the wrong way on a highway have been reported... And usually not due the same reason as the younger ones do that...

This thread is NOT about the EU. And driving in the EU is NOT the same as here. Anyone driving on the sidewalk in the EU over 65? I can go on and on but I think you know enough to get it......

 

[josh2203]

I believe the objection is more about having to pay the same rate as a four-year license.

I understand that, but the change is similar to that of in the EU. Every time you have to renew your license, it costs and for citizens over 65, the validity of the license is way below of 50 % of the validity for that of younger people.

 

[josh2203]

This thread is NOT about the EU. And driving in the EU is NOT the same as here. Anyone driving on the sidewalk in the EU over 65? I can go on and on but I think you know enough to get it......

Yes, indeed driving in the DR and EU cannot be compared. I'm sorry but I fail to see what is your point here...

 

[La Profe_1]

The point is that discussing license renewals in the EU is off topic. I let the first comment slide, but will not be flexible again.

 

[keepcoming]

The issue with the over 65 license renewals being every 2 instead of 4 years isn't the frequency.

The problem is that over 65 drivers pay the identical renewal fee, for half the term of validity. In effect, over 65 licenses are twice as expensive.

Does the auto insurance also go up for those over 65 I wonder? It seems that those over 65 are being "penalized" in a sense.

 

[SKY]

Does the auto insurance also go up for those over 65 I wonder? It seems that those over 65 are being "penalized" in a sense.

No..........And this license thing might will be amended..............

 

[cavok]

Does the auto insurance also go up for those over 65 I wonder? It seems that those over 65 are being "penalized" in a sense.

No. Other than some inflation adjustments over the years, it didn't go up after I was 65.

 

[AlterEgo]

No. Other than some inflation adjustments over the years, it didn't go up after I was 65.

Us either, but who knows what will be?

 

[Farmer]

Insurance rates in the US don't go up at age 65. At age 70 yes at most companies. It's all about the actuarial tables.

 

[JD Jones]

President Abinader announces that he will eliminate double payment of driver's license for senior citizens

President Luis Abinader announced on his program “LA Semanal con la Prensa” that in the coming days he will eliminate the provision that requires people over 65 years of age to pay double taxation when renewing their driver's license.

Abinader expressed his disagreement with this measure, saying: “I am not going to pay because that provision is going to be eliminated. Many of you and I did not know about this either, and it is something that needs to be corrected.” Currently, drivers aged 65 or older can only renew their license for a period of two years at a cost of 1,900 pesos, while those under that age can renew for four years at the same price.

Law 63-17, which regulates mobility and traffic in the Dominican Republic, establishes that the validity of the license is four years until the holder turns 65, at which time it is reduced to two years. This implies that older people must renew their license twice every four years, resulting in an additional cost that younger drivers do not face. With this measure, the government seeks to correct a provision that has generated criticism and that negatively impacts a vulnerable part of the population.

The elimination of this financial burden represents a step towards greater equity in the treatment of senior citizens.

https://somospueblo.com/presidente-abinader-anuncia-eliminara-pago-doble-de-licencia-de-conducir-para-personas-de-la-tercera-edad/

 

[josh2203]

The point is that discussing license renewals in the EU is off topic. I let the first comment slide, but will not be flexible again.

Thank you for the clarification. My apologies, I only mentioned the EU as a comparison point in the sense that it's not only the DR that does this, to support my comment that I don't understand the opposition, so there are even 1st world countries/areas where that is already a standard practice. And as many people on the forum also compare things in this sense with the US, I did not think of doing anything wrong there. I stand corrected, again, apologies.