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Georgia driver’s licenses to be valid for 8 years

FILE - In this June 24, 2015, file photo, afternoon rush our traffic moves along a highway in Phoenix. The average vehicle in the U.S. is now a record 11.5 years old, according to consulting firm IHS Automotive, a sign of the increased reliability of today’s vehicles and the lingering impact of the sharp drop in new car sales during the recession. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) FILE - In this June 24, 2015, file photo, afternoon rush our traffic moves along a highway in Phoenix. The average vehicle in the U.S. is now a record 11.5 years old, according to consulting firm IHS Automotive, a sign of the increased reliability of today’s vehicles and the lingering impact of the sharp drop in new car sales during the recession. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

By Associated Press May 7, 2016 1 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – Most Georgia driver’s licenses will now be valid for eight years.

The Department of Driver Services said in a news release Wednesday that most drivers will be required to get the $32 eight-year license. Previously drivers had the option between the $32 license and a $20 five-year license.

Department of Driver Services Commissioner Bert Brantley says many people will be able to renew once online, making the necessary visits to the state driver’s license center less frequent.

Drivers whose licenses won’t last for an eight-year period include teenagers, certain truck drivers and noncitizens.