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Driver's Licence
Requirements to operate a vehicle by law
The Provisional driver's license (learner's license)
Renew or replace lost provisional (learner's) driver’s license
Validity of a provisional driver’s license
The requirements for use of a provisional driver’s license
Operating a motor vehicle without the provisional drivers license in your possession
The Jamaican driver's license
What to expect at the examination depot
Types/Categories of license:
The motor cycle license test:
The private driver’s license test:
The general driver’s license test:
Driver’s license for the disabled
Validity of driver’s license
Renewing the driver’s license
An international driver's license
Replacement of lost driver’s license
Operating a motor vehicle without a drivers license
Replacement of Lost Driver’s License
Requirements:
  1. Police report
  2. 2 Passport size photographs
  3. Completed application form
  4. Replacement fee ($300.00 for a substitute license, {General - $2300.00/Private - $1550.00} for renewal).
  • Make a report to any Police station.
  • Get an official report from the Police.
  • Take documents to the Island Traffic Authority at 11/2 Manhattan Road, Kingston 5.
  • Have documents checked for judicial endorsements (tickets or warrants), which may be pending.
  • Fill out the application form.
  • Take all documents to the Collectorate of Taxes of your choice and have them checked at the information desk.
  • Pay the replacement fee to the Accounts Department
  • Take the documents and receipt to the Motor Vehicle and License department.
  • If all the necessary information is on the database you will be issued with a substitute drive’s license within an hour.
  • If all the necessary information is not on the database, a manual search will be conducted. This may take up to 5 working days.