SIM broker business

SIM broker business

From Bisnis Indonesia

The one-stop service for handling driver's license (SIM) applications at the metro police station in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, remains vulnerable to the practice of brokers cooperating with police officers and other SIM personnel.

Officially, the public is only required to pay an application fee of Rp 52,500, besides paying health and insurance fees, making the total Rp 75,000 per license. Those applying for a license through official channels have to spend at least one full day taking written and practical tests.

Applicants refusing to spend the entire day at the police station just have to pay from Rp 150,000 to Rp 250,000 and they are exempted from the tests. This short-cut service is available through insiders, comprising police officers and employees, with the help of brokers.

The present system of applying for licenses seems to be ineffective in ensuring the public is disciplines, because those who do not want to wait can just leave it to brokers. So what is the one-stop service for if the expected discipline fails to materialize?

SADONO Jakarta