Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake says plans are underway to issue new number plates with more advanced security features.

Minister Rathnayake further said that the new number plates will be issued by 15 November 2025. 

“We accept there are vehicles operating without number plates now. We are looking at issuing new number plates with advanced security features. We hope to introduce a temporary solution by next week. But the issue of number plates will be resolved by 15th November,” he said. 

Minister Bimal Rathnayake made the remarks while responding to a question raised by opposition MP Mujibur Rahman in Parliament today.  

Responding to a question on the delay in issuing driving licences due to a lack of licence cards, Minister Rathnayake said the backlog has been resolved.

Minister Bimal Rathnayake said a backlog of 900,000 driving licences was resolved by April this year.

He further said that plans are underway to issue driving licences with new features and that they will be distributed in the future. (Newswire)

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