As the new system is all about improving the existing traffic system, there is no question of the court ruling against the system, according to Sharad Adhikari, technical director at the department.[break]
Around 50 license seekers, which included many girls, had passed the trial on the first day of the new test on April 23, according to Adhirkai. Two days later, the court stayed the new system responding to a writ petition against the system by a driving school.
The hearing on the stay order was scheduled for April 30, which has been postponed by a week, forcing hundreds of people to wait longer for driving license.
"There is no point in going against the new system. The driving schools are against us because the new system prevents them from earning extra money," said Adhikari.
"Earlier, the test takers could bring their vehicles, but now we have made it mandatory to use one given by us at the spot. Not everyone own a vehicle and they would pay good sum of money for borrowing vehicles from the driving schools. So the institutions are worried about their earnings now," Adhikari explained.
He informed that the department charges Rs 47 for two-wheeler and and Rs 93 four-wheeler to those who need a vehicle for taking the trial.
"The driving institutes charge Rs 500 for two-wheelers and more for four-wheelers. Not more than 10 percent of the people seeking license has their own vehicle. Around 300 forms are filled each day for license," Adhikari said.
Other changes include driving the vehicles on an 8-shaped path followed by five more tests.
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