As it was announced, the National Association of Driving Schools today had a boycott regarding driving schools in the country in order to listen to their demands. According to them, the recent changes that have been made regarding driver’s license payments and their duration have further increased the expenses of driving schools and they do not agree. Journalist Maksi Rama was present at the General Directorate of Road Transport Services, where today’s protest took place.
“According to them, based on the changes, the Association of Driving Schools of Albania claims that all their rights have been violated and the Road Code is not being implemented, the VKM are not being implemented, as well as the agreements made over the years with the Ministry of Infrastructure”. reported journalist Rama.
The association claims that there was neglect and lack of information at the right time as an interest group before the decision was taken by the relevant institutions.
“They claim that the tariffs were set without discussing with them, which means that they further burden their budgets. Part of their statement is the fact that there are many problems regarding the formalization of the market, i.e. there are many driving schools which in fact do not apply the rules and the Code properly, whether it is in terms of lessons, experts or even payments, and this according to it violates equality in the game”, said the journalist.
The boycott in all directorates will take place only today. They left a deadline until the weekend and if measures are not taken there will be a protest on Saturday before the prime minister where the country’s driving schools will come and there will be an escalation of their protest.
We recall that about a year ago, the driving schools agreed on an increase in driver’s license fees, but due to the controversy among the citizens, it was cancelled. Driving schools say that there should be a review as their costs are high.
We remind you that last week, the General Directorate of Road Transport Services has reviewed and indexed all the services and rates it offers. In its announcement, the Directorate says that for some categories there is an increase in the validity of driving permits, at the same time an increase in the cost.