Before a wider rollout starts early next year, the federal state of Victoria has revealed plans to test digital driver’s licenses. Authorities have stated that testing will start in July of this year in Ballarat, the state’s regional hub, with a plan to roll it out statewide starting in early 2024.
The decision to test is reported to have been made by the appropriate governing organizations to evaluate both the service’s accessibility and the security of personal information. Drivers can store a digital copy of their license under the new system in Service Victoria or on the myVicRoads app, which they can download to their cellphones.
This digital copy will be immediately updated to reflect any changes to the address, any new approvals, and any potential license suspensions or cancellations. The digital license program won’t be made available to learners or provisional drivers at first; instead, permanent license holders will be the only ones who may use it.
South Australia was the first state to give digital driver’s licenses in October 2017, and New South Wales also started testing the technology in the city of Dubbo in 2017 before implementing it statewide in 2019. Victoria will be the third state to offer digital driver’s licenses.
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