Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- More than 2 million drivers in Uzbekistan have not replaced their old driving licenses with new ones. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.

According to the agency, more than 2 million driver’s licenses, out of about 6 million available, have not yet been replaced with new ones. At the same time, more than 557 thousand technical passports of cars must also be replaced with new ones.

The terms for the replacement of rights and technical passports expire in 2023. The deadline for the mandatory replacement of all old national driving licenses and motor vehicle registration certificates has been extended as follows:

- issued before 2010 - must be replaced by 31 March 2023;

- issued in 2010 - 2012 - must be replaced by 30 June 2023;

- issued in 2013-2015 - must be replaced by 30 September 2023;

- issued after 2015 - must be replaced by 31 December 2023.

Certificates that are not replaced before the above deadlines are considered invalid.