Saudi Public Transport Authority gives deadline to renew expired licenses

Trucks to be auctioned in Dammam in March, 2018. (Reuters)
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  • License holders have 90 days to file financial guarantees
  • Expired licenses will be suspended at the end of April

RIYADH: Saudi Public Transport Authority said it will suspend licenses to transport goods that expired before Jan. 2, 2020, if financial guarantees are not submitted by the end of April, Okaz newspaper reported.

Shipping brokers and truck-rental establishments will see the licenses canceled altogether if the guarantees are not received within 90 days, SPTA said.

SPTA had recently stipulated that all public transport workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by May.