As long as the Centraal Bureau Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen (CBR) has not yet cleared the backlog of medical re-examinations, the organization will remain under stricter supervision. Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure) writes this in a letter to the Lower House.
However, the backlogs are getting smaller. It is expected that the CBR will have the work stock back in order in the first quarter of 2021. The number of expired driving licenses is also decreasing and a response is almost always given within the term.
Earlier, due to the long waiting times and the corona crisis, an arrangement was made for people over 75. This way they could still be on the road for another year with an expired driving license. This created room to clear up the backlog, writes Van Nieuwenhuizen.
Last week, CBR director Alexander Pechtold said during a hearing that the customer will no longer be bothered by the crowds at the company at the end of the year. The organization is in need of rest, he thinks.
Due to a reorganization and a new IT system, the major backlogs that the CBR is still struggling with. Those consequences must be over before reforms, such as scrapping re-examinations for people with autism or ADHD, for example, are introduced. The House of Representatives has been asking for the re-examinations to be overhauled for some time. This measure reduces the workload. In addition, according to experts, re-examinations are not necessary for people with stable conditions, such as autism.