#licensing-reform

#licensing-reform

Widespread misuse of vehicle number plates undermines road safety and national security, enabling ANPR evasion, criminal activity, and exploitation of poorly regulated plate sellers.

DMV employees and a driving school accepted bribes to issue licenses without proper evaluations, undermining road safety and signaling deeper institutional corruption.

A fast-track review seeks to modernize licensing so pubs and restaurants can open later and serve outdoors, aiming to support struggling hospitality businesses and jobs.

Fast-track licensing reforms aim to extend pub and bar hours, ease service restrictions, lower costs, and boost hospitality sector investment and local economic activity.