Photo: NZ HeraldUp to 144,000 people on learner or restricted driver's licences will get a two-year reprieve from the risk of losing their licence if they don't graduate to the next level. It was meant to be an incentive for drivers to graduate to a full licence, which would also make them safer drivers. All learner and restricted licences set to expire by December 2021 - which affects about 144,000 people - will be given a two-extension so those drivers will not lose their licences. There were many reasons why people did not move on to the next licensing stage, Genter said. "Whether people are unaware their licence is time limited, or for other reasons, the current rate of learner or restricted drivers progressing to the next licence stage is too low."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 04:05 UTC