The major IT failure at the Quebec Automobile Insurance Company (SAAQ) paralyzes the work of police and road controllers.
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“We confirm that the current failure has impacts on the availability of information disseminated to the police,” admitted the spokesperson for the Crown Company.
IT problems at SAAQ do not affect that citizens, who no longer have access to online services or to person services in branches. The Crown Company had to close its doors on Wednesday to the population due to the magnitude of the breakdown.
The police no longer have access to the driver’s license, the registration of the vehicles and the incapacity of the drivers, for example, for example to give a report to a person who do not respect the road safety code.
-The work of affected road controllers
The interruption also affects the job of road controllers, which are unable to have access to information to intervene with road users.
Driving license, registration, special permit for the width of vehicles, permit conditions, taxis permit and others: “There is no possible validation at the moment,” said Jean-Claude Daignault, the president of the fraternity of the constables of the road control of Quebec.
– With the collaboration of Nicolas Lachance
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