Traffic department receives applications for setting up 20 new driving schools

With many high-profile sports events headed to Qatar in the next few years, the number of people coming into the country has also increased manifold.

And that has naturally led to an increase in the number of people applying for new driving licenses. Things had reached such a point that it was quite common for new applicants to wait for several months to be able to give the test.

However, all that may soon change, with the Licensing Department at the General Directorate of Traffic receiving 20 applications for setting up new driving schools in the country, reported Gulf Times.

Brigadier Salem Saqr Al Muraikhi, director of the Licensing Department, pointed out that some of these applications have been approved as they complied with the terms and conditions. These include having adequate space for the school and sufficient number of vehicles, instructors and training halls, among others.

He said the theoretical part of the driving test would be further developed by schools in co-ordination with a specialised company under the supervision of the Traffic Department.

Regarding complaints by some trainees that two chances for the road test was not enough, he said this was approved after a detailed study of the issue.

He further informed that in August, two new vehicle technical inspection stations will be opened in the Al Wukair and Al Sheehaniya areas. While the one in Al Wukair will be available for the inspection of heavy vehicles in the first phase, the next phase will include light vehicles as well.