Over 29 thousand national model driving licenses were obtained by the residents of the Transnistrian region over the 2017-2022 period
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An upward trend is observed in obtaining national model driving licenses by the residents of the Transnistrian region, based on the simplified exchange mechanism (applicable from May 2020, without taking additional exams), offered to people with domicile in the Transnistrian region, holders of identity documents approved by Law no. 273/1994.
Thus, according to the information provided by the Public Services Agency, during the period 2017-2022, 29,039 driving licenses of the Republic of Moldova were issued based on the mechanism stated above, of which 6,863 were issued in 2021 and 5,783 in 2022.
Also, according to the data from the State Transport Register, in the period 01.09.2018-31.12.2022, at the means of transport registration points in the cities of Tiraspol and Râbnița, 9644 non-commercial vehicles from the Transnistrian region were documented with neutral model plates (Tiraspol – 6704, Râbnița – 2940), according to the mechanism agreed by the Protocol Decision of April 24, 2018, the provisions of Law no. 170/2018 and Government Decision no. 847/2018.
A significant decrease in the registration process with neutral plates can be observed during the year 2022 (555 registered vehicles) compared to the year 2021 (4780 transport units), but this is a direct effect of the limitations intentionally imposed by Tiraspol on provision of primary registration services in the subdivisions stated above.
At the same time, a conclusive indicator is represented by the fact that in the last period of time both individuals and legal entities from the Transnistrian region massively document themselves with driving licenses and national model registration plates, issued by the territorial subdivisions of the Public Services Agency on the right bank of the Nistru River.

