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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1962

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THE VALID SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED IN TWO PARTS: THE FIRST IN 1976 FOR DEALING WITH DRIVER LICENSING AND THE SECOND IN SIX STAGES FROM 1980 FOR DEALING WITH VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING WORK. THE VEHICLE SYSTEM WAS FULLY INSTALLED IN MARCH THIS YEAR, IN THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES.

DERIVED FROM THE FULL NAME +VEHICLE AND DRIVER LICENSING INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM+, VALID NOW HANDLES DRIVER LICENSING, VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, FIXED PENALTIES FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES AND MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS.

IT HAS FOUR MAJOR FEATURES.

(1) THE ONLINE REAL-TIME +TRANSPORT LICENSING

SYSTEM, TO HANDLE VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE AND DRIVER LICENSING FUNCTION.

(2) THE +BATCH ACCOUNTING SYSTEM+, PROVIDING

ACCOUNTING AND STATISTICAL REPORTS ON DAILY TRANSACTIONS PROCESSED BY THE TRANSPORT LICENSING OFFICES.

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THE ONLINE, REAL-TIME +POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM+, WITH TERMINALS INSTALLED IN THE

TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS PROVIDING ENQUIRY AND UPDATED INFORMATION ON WANTED, MISSING AND STOLEN VEHILCES FOR THE POLICE.

THE FIXED PENALTY RELATED SYSTEM, PROVIDING AUTOMATIC CHECKS ON OUTSTANDING COURT ORDERS DUE TO MOVING OR PARKING OFFENCES.

THE HUGE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK INVOLVED SINCE 1976 HAS MADE THE FULL +VALID+ SYSTEM MOST ESSENTIAL.

FOR INSTANCE, THE THREE LICENSING OFFICES PROCESS AN AVERAGE OF 7 500 TRANSACTIONS EACH WORKING DAY, INVOLVING THE RENEWAL, ISSUE OF DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE AND DRIVING LICENCES, THE UPDATING AND THE MAINTENANCE OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORDS.

ALL LICENCES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE NOW PRODUCED BY PASSBOOK PRINTERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS ARE VALIDATED AND PROCESSED BY THE VALID SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY, IT TOOK A MUCH LONGER TIME FOR THESE TO BE ISSUED, SOMETIMES TAKING AS LONG AS SEVERAL DAYS.

MOREOVER THE SYSTEM CAN IMMEDIATELY DETECT UNAUTHORISED ALTERATIONS AND FORGERIES OF LICENCES WHICH MAY HAVE ESCAPED MANUAL EXAMINATION.

ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IS DERIVED FROM THE POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM WHICH CAN READILY PROVIDE THE TRAFFIC POLICEMAN ON PATROL WITH INSTANT PARTICULARS OF STOLEN VEHICLES OR WANTED PERSONS WHEN HE CALLS IN BY RADIO, MR SIT SAID.

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