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TRANSPORT AUTHORITY URGES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ABIDE BY THE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT ACT
The Transport Authority is urging operators of licenced public transportation vehicles to ensure they abide by the provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act by only transporting passengers during the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.The Authority says that under Section 10 (5) of the Disaster Risk Management Act the hours of operations for public transportation is now 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and is consistent with the national curfew. Under the Act, public transportation operators are allotted an additional hour between 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to transport themselves ONLY to and from work. Operators are therefore being reminded that it is a breach of the Act to transport passengers outside of the prescribed timeframes. Contact:Petra-kene Williams, Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCell: 876-579-6097 / Tel: 876-936-0610
TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ROAD LICENCE AND COMMERCIAL CARRIERS APPLICATIONS, AS IT ROLLS OUT MANDATORY ONLINE APPLICATIONS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020
Minister of Transport and Mining, Honourable Robert Montague, has directed the Transport Authority to extend the deadline for submission of PPV road licence and commercial carriers’ applications, waive the late fees up to May 29, 2020 and allow new applicants to submit Police Records up to October 14, 2020. These changes will take effect on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.Therefore, come April 15, 2020 public passenger vehicle road licence and commercial carriers’ applications must be completed on the Authority’s online application portal at www.ta.org.jm. To access the online application portal, customers must have an active email account and either credit, visa debit or prepaid credit cards to make payment. Additionally, new road licence applicants will be allowed up to six months (by October 14, 2020) to submit Police Records.Meanwhile, new and renewal Route Taxi licence applications will not attract any late fees up to the May 29, 2020 and these must be done through any of their respective approved Route Taxi Associations.Persons requiring support with their online application may contact the Authority’s Customer Centre at 1-888-991-5687 during the hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily and where necessary the customer care representative will recommend an appointment in office. Person without an appointment, who attend the Authority’s offices for these service will attract a penalty of $10,000.00.Minister Montague says the foregoing measures are to reduce the risk of exposure amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Contact:Petra-kene Williams, Manager, Corporate CommunicationsCell: 876-579-6097/ Tel: 876-936-0610
TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TO COMMENCE MOTOR VEHICLE EXAMINATIONS ON JANUARY 13, 2020 TO FACILITATE PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATORS AHEAD OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2020 START OF THE LICENSING PERIOD.
Effective Monday, January 13, 2020, the Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations in preparation for the renewal of road licences which expire on March 31, 2020. The early start of examinations is to facilitate the timely submission of road licence applications come the February 17, 2020 start of the 2020/21 Road Licencing Period.The early commencement of motor vehicle examination is part of the Authority’s thrust to provide convenient and efficient service to customers. Under this facility, licensees are not required to pay the motor vehicle examination fees upfront, as the fees will be collected upon submission of their applications for renewal of their road licences.The Authority is therefore reminding the owners of PPVs, that failure to complete the renewal process by Tuesday, March 31, 2020 means that their road licences would become invalid as of April 1, 2020.In the meantime, the Transport Authority is reminding customers that conduct transactions at its Head Office, that effective February 17, 2020, the Authority will no longer accept cash payments at this location. Customers may use any of the several payment facilities including paymaster, bill express, pay at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) using bank vouchers, apply online or use debit and credit cards at the office. Meanwhile, the Authority is reminding all new road licence applicants that they are required to have a tracking device installed on their vehicles as part of the requirement for the grant of the road licence. Existing operators are however not required to have the tracking device installed at this time.Contact:Petra-kene Williams, Manager, Corporate Communication & Customer ServiceCell: 876-579-6097/ Tel: 876-936-0610
