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Sierra Leone deploys three mobile licensing vehicles

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Sierra Leone’s Road Safety Authority has commissioned three mobile vehicles to bring driving licence issuance and renewal procedures closer to government administrations and the public. The vehicles will display official fees to strengthen transparency, the authority announced, encouraging administrations to use the service for their fleets.

The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has unveiled three mobile vehicles to bring driving licence and vehicle registration services closer to the public. The announcement was made on 19 October, Sierraloaded reports.

The vehicles are intended in particular to allow ministries, government departments and public bodies to access services without visiting permanent offices. The initiative also aims to reduce users’ travel and improve service efficiency, as part of the government’s “Big Five Game Changers” programme for transforming public services.

The deployment follows the modernisation of permanent vehicle registration and licensing centres announced on 18 October. The three mobile vehicles complement this modernisation of registration and licensing centres.

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