New rule bars licence applicants from using their own vehicles for driving tests

The transport department had earlier decided to allow licence applicants to use their own vehicles but officials have again reverted to the old rule ‘under pressure from driving schools’.

The Department of Transport Management has reversed its recent decision of allowing licence applicants to use their own vehicles for driving tests, known as trial exams, even before its implementation. The new decision has drawn criticism from licence applicants, who alleged that the department officials made the reversal after coming under the influence of the driving schools racket.