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Bill to outsource driving exams to private companies

Thu, Oct 23 2008 15:18 CET

byElitsa Grancharova

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New amendments to the Traffic Act, to be debated in Parliament on October 23, envision the driving and psychological tests of the candidate drivers to be carried out by private companies.

The goal is to curtail corruption practices during tests and to increase the quality of training, Bulgarian-language daily Dnevnik reported. Tests are now overseen by commissions that include trainers, officials from the vehicle administration executive agency of the Transport Ministry and officials from Traffic Police.

Companies applying to be given a permit to carry out the exams will have to prove that they own the needed material base, have qualified instructors and the financial resources to guarantee a quality service. The state would, however, retain the right to control the prices charged for exams, the rules for conducting tests, as well as the evaluation of the results and defining their content.

Another amendment to the Traffic Act envisions for trucks to have cameras and monitors that would expand the drivers's field of vision, which, it is hoped, would reduce the number heavy road accidents. If approved, this requirement will take effect on March 31 2009.

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