Geeting license without any 'help'

Geeting license without any 'help'

From Koran Tempo

On Oct. 4 I applied for a driver's license (SIM), type-A for automobiles, at the metro police traffic division in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta. I was surprised to see no SIM brokers around, while this office had previously been teeming with these go-betweens.

It was quite an achievement that the police could manage to arrange an orderly process for licenses despite the large crowd of applicants. There were even announcements over the public address system, warning clients against using the services of unauthorized personnel.

The warning proved correct. I got my SIM-A card in one day at the official rate without the "help" from any of the brokers. Other visitors commented that the SIM process was smooth only because it was a police inspection day, and the previous situation would recur after one week.

Apart from the rumor, SIM handling, devoid of brokers' interference, is indeed praiseworthy. I hope this system will be maintained instead of being temporarily effective while there is an inspection by superiors. The right question is: How long can it continue?

ROSIHAN A. Jakarta