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Driving School Operators Battle Alleged Examiner Bribery Demands
Driving school operators in Springs find themselves at a breaking point due to the alleged bribery demands made by the Ekurhuleni Traffic Licence Department examiners. According to frustrated driving school owners, bribery has become ingrained in the system, with examiners becoming increasingly greedy over the years.
The bribe amount, as reported by the driving school owners who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, has escalated from R1,000 to more than R2,000 per learner driver. This exorbitant sum significantly burdens most clients, many of whom cannot afford to pay. Furthermore, if a learner driver arrives for their test without the bribe being paid, the examiner automatically fails them.
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Consider the daily workload of an examiner who tests an average of seven learner drivers. If each learner driver pays R2,000, the examiner could rake in up to R14,000 in a single day. The implications are clear – this alleged practice not only places financial strain on driving school operators but also raises concerns about the fairness and integrity of the licensing process.
Driving school owners are now appealing to the metro to alleviate this burden. They argue that the examiners are employed by the metro, and their actions are making it incredibly challenging for the driving school operators to conduct their businesses successfully. Paying such substantial sums, reaching up to R14,000, for their clients to obtain licenses threatens the profitability of the driving schools. This situation raises questions about their work’s purpose if it merely enriches the examiners.
Despite these pressing concerns, the City of Ekurhuleni has yet to comment on the matter, leaving driving school operators and learner drivers in a state of frustration and uncertainty.
The driving school operators’ distress over the alleged bribery demands underscores a larger issue within the Ekurhuleni Traffic Licence Department, prompting a call for intervention to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in the licensing process.
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