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Photo card and driver licence exemptions war widows and pensioners

From April 30 2010, pensioners and war widows applying for a NSW photo card are exempt from fees and all war widows, irrespective of age, will not have to pay for their driver licence or vehicle registration.

The NSW photo card is a voluntary identification card for people who do not hold a current NSW driver licence or other form of photo identification, to help them prove who they are. It was introduced in December 2005 and replaced the proof of age card.

Previously there were no pensioner concessions for photo cards. The new measures will bring the arrangements for the photo card into line with driver licences.

For more information from the RTA, please click here.

For information on the NSW Photo Card, please click here.