The transport ministry has set up a special task force to address the large backlog of candidates waiting to take their driving test. Having surfaced last year, the issue remains unresolved.
Transport minister Anthony Loke said that the backlog was caused by the closure of driving institutes in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic three years ago, initially brought about by the implementation of the first movement control order (MCO) in March 2020. During that period, driving courses were stopped and only essential service industries were allowed to operate.
Driving institutes were eventually allowed to operate from June 2020, but a second and third MCO, as well as a full movement control order (FMCO) in 2021 brought operations to a halt again for another extended period of time.
With an estimated 600,000 candidates undergoing driving courses and tests at driving institutes annually, Loke said this had resulted in a huge backlog. “This does not mean they (candidates) could not obtain their driving licence, but the waiting time is long,” he said.
Loke said the task force, headed by the road transport department (JPJ), will find ways to overcome the backlog as well as expedite the process of obtaining a driving licence, Bernama reports. A year ago, former transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong also attempted to tackle the issue, instructing JPJ to deal with the build-up.
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Task force this, task force that. Just do your jobs, people.
Apa susah.. suruh jer jpj keje lebih masa. Ramaikan tester kurangkan penguatkuasaan dulu. Sabtu buka juga untuk ujian. Jabatan lain ahbis pkp dah buat perancangan.. ni dah dekat setahun.. baru nampak masalah. Tindakan : bentuk task force. Itu pun selepas orang bising.
Why all these minister always announce useless stuff…??
We all know the problems, what are your solutions…?
Don’t announce initiative anymore, just announce solution and if possible with result as well. Stop wasting our time reading useless stuff.
Don’t have solution yet also need to announce meh?
If this also cannot handle then hopeless lah.
Set some personal KPIs, cancel some leaves, work overtime lah. Bonus nak ambik kerja lebih tak nak buat.
If your macai cannot handle then the boss also need to do lah… don’t suruh suruh saje.
Somemore those money you get from number plate? How? Can’t hire more temp people? JPJ is well funded mah with all the money. What excuse you have?