The Government is as concerned about driving permit forgery as it is about currency. The driving permit has seen a few changes in years and forgers had worked their way up in making duplicates of the driving permit that were hard to differentiate with a naked eye from the original government issued driving permit. The government was well aware of this and now the driving permit has seen a face lift.
The Ministry of Works and Transport contracted Face Technologies Limited, a Kyambogo Industrial Area based company to design, print and supply Computerized Driving Permits (CDPs). Face Technologies now collects biometric data from individuals seeking new driving permits and has made 8 changes in the new Uganda computerized driving permits that will be issued with effect from 23rd April, 2018.
Maxing out on security features
The security features of the Uganda Computerized Driving Permit have been enhanced to conform To the current international standards and minimize forgeries. The Ministry of Works and Transport in partnership with Face Technologies Limited will start issuing the new hard to forge Uganda Computerized Driving Permit starting 23rd April.
Note: The current driving permits will remain valid until they expire. This means that any one renewing or getting a fresh driving permit will be given the new hard to forge Uganda Computerized Driving Permit.
The 8 changes made in the new hard to forge Uganda Computerized Driving Permit are listed below.
1. A personalized image of the driver. The new images must be taken only at Face Technologies Limited who use state of the art cameras that capture facial details to the required standards.
2. The “Ghost” image now interacts directly with Background elements.
3. Morphing: The country will transform from small to large when tilting the hologram left to right.
4. Pseudo Color: The crest crane will diffract its correct colors when the image is at the optimum viewing angle.
5. Flip Image: the text “REPUBLIC OF UGANDA” will flip with the letters “DL” when the image is tilted from left to right.
6. UV Ink: The text “REPUBLIC OF UGANDA” and the 3 triangular road symbols are viewable under ultraviolet lighting.
7. 2D/3D: The photo of the roadway intersection is imaged below the focal plane giving the appearance of depth.
8. Four crested cranes at the back diffract colors when the card is tilted at different angles.
