Drivers will no longer have to go to the office in person to get a new or renewed licence or driver's card. Everything can be handled via the Transport Portal and the document can be picked up at a distribution point or in a delivery box. This is made possible by an amendment to several road laws, as passed by senators. Other innovations include the so-called demand-based transport, rules for automated vehicles, the establishment of the Road Inspection (INSID) and the extension of the registration check to two years. The changes are still to be considered by the President of the Czech Republic.
The European Commission will help refugees from Ukraine through its regulation effective from 27 July, temporarily recognising their driving licences and professional qualification as professional drivers of trucks and buses in its member states. This measure applies to Ukrainian citizens who are granted temporary protection in EU countries and is valid for the duration of this protection.
Over a month now, drivers with expired driving licence can apply for an exchange online via Citizen Portal using a data mailbox. Everything can be done from the comfort of your home in just a couple of minutes without a need to visit a municipal authority. From 1 June, ca. 6,000 drivers tried this new option.
Expired driving or professional competence licences and technical roadworthiness checks are extended by 10 months. The extension applies to documents that expired between 1 September 2020 and 30 June 2021. The validity of Czech certificates, technical inspections or licences is extended by 10 months in the entire European Union from the day of the original validity. The extension of validity is another step to reduce mobility of citizens as a part of protective measures adopted to fight COVID-19 pandemic. The Regulation is effective from 6 March 2021.