Foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will now be able to obtain a temporary driving licence, the Sri Lanka Police announced. 

Police Spokesman F.U. Wootler said that tourists with an international driving licence, along with their country’s driving licence, will be permitted to drive any vehicle in Sri Lanka. 

Addressing the media, he further said that those arriving in Sri Lanka only with their country’s driving licence will also be allowed to obtain a temporary driving licence in Sri Lanka.

He said foreign tourists can obtain a temporary driving licence from the Department of Motor Traffic Office in Werahera, which is a 30-minute drive from Colombo.

“Special counters have been set up at the office for foreign tourists, where they can collect their temporary driving licence. Foreign tourists must produce their country’s driving licence to obtain the temporary driving licence in Sri Lanka,” he said. 

The Police Spokesman, however, warned tourists to refrain from driving vehicles in Sri Lanka without the necessary driving licence or international driving licence. 

He also revealed that the government was in the process of introducing facilities at international airports in Sri Lanka to enable tourists to obtain their temporary driving licences upon their arrival. (Newswire)

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The Tourist Police in Galle has launched an investigation into an incident where the driver of an app-based taxi service had been verbally abused by a group of local three-wheeler drivers for transporting foreign tourists.

According to video footage recorded by two foreign tourists in the three-wheeler, the driver was seen being verbally abused and warned not to transport tourists in the area.

The incident is reported to have taken place yesterday (07), while the Tourist Police are reported to have launched an investigation after video footage of the incident had been shared on social media. 

The Tourist Police Division reported that no formal complaint has been filed on the incident as yet, but investigations have been launched as it involved foreign tourists. 

Several social media users have slammed the local three-wheeler drivers over their behaviour, pointing out that the local three-wheeler mafia can severely affect tourism.

Some have pointed out that the behaviour of local three-wheeler drivers can be detrimental, resulting in the harassment of foreign tourists and that they must be severely dealt with. (NewsWire)

PickMe driver being harassed in Galle pic.twitter.com/pBKHI0vBFo

— Ajit Gunewardene (@AjitGunewardene) February 7, 2023

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