The provincial government has established a minimum age of 18 for obtaining a driving licence, according to the Motor Vehicle Ordinance.

Individuals who meet this age requirement must secure an online pre-appointment before visiting a driving license branch. After acquiring a pre-appointment token, applicants are required to appear in person at the designated driving license branch, bringing along their original Computerised National Identity Card.

Following registration, applicants must undergo a fitness examination conducted by a medical officer. Before securing a permanent driving licence, individuals are required to first obtain a learner’s driving licence, valid for one year.

The Traffic Department issues permanent driving licences for both cars and motorcycles, available in two validity periods—three years and five years—each associated with different fees.

The cost for a three-year driving licence remains at Rs1,410 while a five-year licencee is priced at Rs1,860.

Additional fixed fees for various services related to driving licenses include:

• Lamination: Rs250
• NADRA: Rs65
• Medical examination: Rs100
• Correction: Rs310
• Duplicate licence: Rs360
• PSV: Rs500
• TCS fees (Karachi): Rs38
• TCS fees (Outside Karachi): Rs55

In 2024, residents of Karachi collectively paid an astounding Rs850 million in traffic fines for various violations, according to the traffic police. A total of 1.157 million challans were issued throughout the year.

The most common violations were related to vehicle number plates, resulting in 221,000 challans and fines amounting to Rs119.3 million. Signal violations accounted for 196,000 challans, with fines totalling Rs124.9 million.

Other significant violations included overloading, which led to 200,000 challans and fines of Rs103.1 million; no parking violations, with 130,000 challans and fines of Rs115.7 million; and one-way and wrong-way driving, resulting in 91,000 challans and fines of Rs20.2 million.