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'Safer' digital drivers' licences to be rolled out in WA
The WA government wants drivers to be able to have their licence on their phones from next year. (ABC Ballarat: Rochelle Kirkham )
The WA government says a trial of digital drivers' licences will begin in the middle of next year, with the hopes of rolling out the system by the end of 2027.
The government says the system will be optional, with physical licences available for the "foreseeable future".
Digital licences will be stored in the ServicesWA app when the trial begins, but the government is also working on making them available in Apple and Android wallets.
Digital drivers' licences displayed within a government smart phone app are set to be made available to West Australians by the end of next year.
Digital driver’s licences coming to WA
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Western Australia’s government will introduce digital driver’s licences and a state digital identity by late next year.
The upcoming May budget includes $28.2 million to introduce digital IDs available through the Service WA app and Apple and Google wallets.
For those wary of further digitisation of sensitive information, Assistant Transport Minister Jess Stojkovski stressed the ID was not mandatory, and the government had no plans to get rid of physical licences.
“You can choose to have a digital driver’s license if that suits your circumstances and lifestyle, but equally, if you like having a physical driver’s license, you can do that as well,” she said.
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Digital driver’s licences coming to WA
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Western Australia’s government will introduce digital driver’s licences and a state digital identity by late next year.
The upcoming May budget includes $28.2 million to introduce digital IDs available through the Service WA app and Apple and Google wallets.
For those wary of further digitisation of sensitive information, Assistant Transport Minister Jess Stojkovski stressed the ID was not mandatory, and the government had no plans to get rid of physical licences.
“You can choose to have a digital driver’s license if that suits your circumstances and lifestyle, but equally, if you like having a physical driver’s license, you can do that as well,” she said.
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