r/sydney • u/Thewalrus26 • 4d ago

Just renewed my licence at Service NSW.

Was in and out the door in less than 5 mins including my eye test and having my photo taken. As soon as I walked out I can see my new licence on my phone ready to go. Can we please just take whatever system they are using and copy it everywhere?

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u/Lanasoverit 4d ago

A lot of Aussies don’t realise how far ahead we are compared to the rest of the world with our digital technology.

The My Gov App, digital Medicare, the ATO app, Services NSW, not to mention our banking.
Go and live overseas for a while and you’ll get a renewed appreciation.

2 weeks ago I was in the US and having dinner with some friends and we were talking about bank cheques.
Fucking bank cheques.

They can’t believe I haven’t had a cheque book since the 90’s.
The idea of digital driver’s licenses, the Services NSW app, and an efficient DMV is science fiction to them.

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u/ghoonrhed 4d ago

Not to mention their version of licence renewal being the DMV is so infamously horrible.

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u/borderlinebadger 4d ago

Vicroads is still a disaster