New driving, regulations tests coming
Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke speaks about changes coming to the Licensing Division. - ROGER JACOB
In the coming months, Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke will introduce a new regulations test for class three vehicles and new driving tests for first-issue permits.
These changes are aimed at improving the quality of drivers, reducing accidents and road fatalities and consequently saving lives.
Newsday spoke with Clarke on Monday, when he touched on some of his plans for the continued modification of the Transport Division.
He intends to introduce a revised regulations exam and criteria for driving tests.
For the new driving test, the student will be required to perform a self-check on the car before beginning the yard test, in which the student is required to make a three-point turn, in a box, without touching the line.
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Licensing Division has some way to go
Sunday 3 January 2021
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan checks his driver s permit under the watch of Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke at the opening of the Licensing Division office in Guaico, Sangre Grande on July 24, 2020. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE -
Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan promised last week that the two customised buses to be deployed as mobile licensing offices will begin operations soon.
The buses, ordered at a cost of $2 million, were first announced in July and their arrival promised within three months, so that project is already running late.
The mobile service is part of the Licensing Division s U-Turn System, a project plan that won an IDB President s Award for Innovation in the Public Sector.
Easier access to licensing services in 2021
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TWO CUSTOMISED buses have been bought and are set to be outfitted to be used as mobile licensing offices.
The buses, which cost just over $2 million, are designed to provide basic services to rural areas, where access is otherwise difficult.
They will begin operating within “a few months” says Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan.
The minister, together with the ministry’s permanent secretary Sonia Francis-Yearwood and Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke, recently discussed their thoughts on the progress and successes of the U-Turn System, implemented earlier this year, along with the ministry’s plans to widen the range of services offered online, with the exception of activities such as vehicle inspections, which require human interaction.