India, Feb. 3 -- LUCKNOW Thousands of driving licence (DL) applicants in UP are facing prolonged delays, with some waiting for over a month despite completing all formalities and receiving confirmation messages, raising concerns over administrative congestion in the transport department.

Several applicants said their licence process was completed weeks ago, but the physical DL has not been delivered, nor have they received any status updates. Gaurav Kapoor (name changed) said his DL application was completed on January 1, 2026, and he received a confirmation message too. "Even after more than a month, I have neither received the licence nor any update from the RTO," he said.

However, the experience has not been uniform. Deepak, a journa...