Thanks to the advancement of technology, now you do not have to run to the Traffic Directorate office in Riffa for every service! If you visit the Directorate’s website, solutions to all issues, dilemmas and problems faced by a vehicle owner are there for the asking. You can even download the applications on your mobile phone!
So you can renew your driving licence, apply for the renewal of vehicle registration and even pay fines for traffic violations or wrong parking online instead from the comforts of your home!
However, the facility to pay the traffic or parking fines is not available to the vehicle owners of other GCC countries, nor is it available if your case requires you to appear before a court.
And finally those planning to learn driving can also book appointments for taking the driving training classes.
So it is time to put technology to use to make one’s life easy, especially since the e-government in Bahrain is making every effort to offer facilities to the public through computerization of its processes and functions, thereby ensuring you do not go through unnecessary hassles.
While all the above-mentioned facilities relate to the Traffic Directorate to enable you to fulfil your personal obligations, if you are more civic conscious than an average citizen you could go one step further. For example if you find that a traffic signal is faulty or non-functional you could submit a request to the maintenance department of the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning via the directorate through the Internet – and even check the status of your request.
Similarly, if you discover that traffic at any point in the roads network is in need of diversion, you can put in a request for the same as well and keep tab on the status of your request. And if there is a road fault like a massive pothole, unauthorized digging in progress or any evidence of it you could bring that too to the attention of the authorities concerned through the Traffic website.
In short, let us all use the e-services provided by the Traffic Directorate to cut down on hassles and shorten the queues.