Barbados officials to visit Bermuda

Today, the Transport Control Department (TCD) announced that from November 18 to 22 a group of high ranking civil servants from the Barbados Government, including the Assistant Commissioner of Police, the Director of Transport, and the Principal Crown Counsel will be on island consulting with TCD to determine if the Electronic Vehicle Registration system (EVR) could work in Barbados.

Premier and Minister of Tourism and Transport Dr Ewart Brown, JP, MP said, “In July of 2008 Bermuda became the first country in the world to implement countrywide deployment of the Electronic Vehicle Registration Tagging System, or EVR as it is better known, to address the non compliant motor vehicles operating on Bermuda’s roads.

Since this time, TCD has been contacted by a number of jurisdictions who are considering this new technology to assist them in a like manner. I am pleased Barbados has taken an interest in the system and we will provide them with all the information they need.”

During their visit, the Barbados delegation will be advised on the consultation process Bermuda undertook, the legislative process put in place for the system to work as well as the challenges Bermuda has faced since implementing the EVR system.

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