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Driver's license exchange: deadline extended after cyber attack

In the more than 70 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia affected by a hacker attack, the deadline for exchanging old driving licenses has been extended by six months. Affected driving license holders born between 1965 and 1970 now have until 19 July 2024, the NRW Ministry of Transport...

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Ministry of Transport - Driver's license exchange: deadline extended after cyber attack

In the more than 70 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia affected by a hacker attack, the deadline for exchanging old driving licenses has been extended by six months. Affected driving license holders born between 1965 and 1970 now have until 19 July 2024, the NRW Ministry of Transport announced in Düsseldorf on Tuesday.

The exchange of driving licenses is currently not possible in the affected municipalities because the authorities' computer system is paralyzed. The Hochsauerlandkreis, Märkische Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis and the districts of Olpe, Soest and Siegen-Wittgenstein are affected.

The ministry advises affected drivers to carry a copy of the order extending the deadline with them as soon as it is available online.

The old pink driving licenses of people born between 1965 and 1970 will become invalid in all other municipalities on 19 January 2024. Holders of the old driving licenses must apply for the new EU driving license.

Anyone born in 1971 or later who has a driving license issued before 31 December 1998 has until 19 January 2025. Processing can take eight weeks.

Read also:

  1. Due to the ongoing Cyber attack on the municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia, the process of 'driver's license exchange' has been halted in affected areas.
  2. The 'ministry of transportation' in North Rhine-Westphalia, following the 'Hacker attack', has extended the deadline for 'driver's license exchange' in over 70 affected municipalities.
  3. The extension of the deadline for 'driver's license exchange' affects those born between 1965 and 1970, who now have until 19 July 2024 to complete the exchange.
  4. In the meantime, affected drivers are advised to carry a 'copy of the order extending the deadline' with them until it becomes available online.
  5. Traffic in the 'commune' of Düsseldorf, and other municipalities, may be affected as the 'driver's license exchange' process adjusts to the aftermath of the 'Hacker attack'.

Source: www.stern.de

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