Driver's licence corruption | Driving schools call on public to avoid shortcuts

JOHANNESBURG - The National Driving School Association is calling for driving schools to be regulated.

It follows reports that Mpumalanga instructors openly protested against increasing bribery fees.  

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Bribes went up from R1,700 per student in need of a driving licence to R2,000.

"It has been said in various meetings we had with the department of transport to say the best way to get this issue of corruption out of our way is to regulate the driving schools," said the association's Lazarus Mokwena.

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Mokwena is also calling on the public to avoid shortcuts as they seek to attain driver's licences.

"We've got members of the public that come to our members and look for a shortcut way to getting a driver's licence."