Applying for

Applying for driver's license

From Warta Kota

When he first took over as the chief of the Jakarta police, Inspector General Makbul Padmanagara was very strict about the bureaucratic mechanism for the issuance of a driver's license. Brokers were not allowed to do their business. Charges were collected in accordance with the tariffs already set. Applicants for a driver's license had to go through a series of tests and those wishing to get an "A" driver's license had to take lessons from a driving school.

Unfortunately, today brokers are everywhere in the premises where one applies for a driver's license. Worse still, it is members of the local police themselves that offer their help against payment amounting to twice the official charges.

The Jakarta police, particularly its chief, must take immediate action, otherwise the fact that some police officers are acting as license brokers will only bring shame to the Jakarta police.

SUNDOKO

Tangerang, Banten