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Number of driving licenses issued in Latvia up 14.8% in H1
BC, Riga, 02.07.2019.
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Print versionThe Latvian Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) issued 8,594 driving licenses in January-June 2019, up 14.8% against the same period in 2018, CSDD said LETA.
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Of all the driving licenses issued in the first six months
of this year, 4,529 licenses were issued to women drivers, up 13.7% y-o-y, and
4,065 to men, up 16%.
As at July 1, 2019, there were 861,005 valid driving
licenses in Latvia, which is an increase of 0.6% against the same period a year
ago. Of these licenses 42.7% or 367,300 licenses were held by women and 57.3%
or 493,705 licenses held by men.
In 2018, CSDD issued 16,792 driving licenses, down from
19,373 in 2017 and 21,475 in 2016.
CSDD is a state-owned company registering motor vehicles in
Latvia, issuing driving licenses and conducting road worthiness examinations of
vehicles.
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