Deputy Inspector General of Karachi License Department Aftab Pathan said on Friday that stern action would be taken against motor training schools in Karachi working without proper workshops and lacking dual-operating system in their vehicles.
At least 150 motor training schools have been operating in the metropolis and they are not registered with the license department as per the report of a previous survey conducted by the Karachi license department, said the DIG while talking to PPI.
Aftab Pathan said a committee had been formed which would conduct a new survey on all motor training schools which were not following the traffic rule in the city. This traffic rule bounds all motor training schools to follow the law and provide proper training to learner drivers as per the traffic law including basic training of vehicles’ engine, tyre pressure and water level in radiator, he added.
The DIG said it had been observed that poor training of learner drivers was behind the growing accidents in the city, so no more shoddy schools would be allowed to play with precious lives of citizens. These so-called training schools cannot provide standard training to drivers notwithstanding they are charging heavy fee.
He said as per the Traffic Rule 23 the drivers were responsible to register driving training schools and issue them licenses if they meet the criteria. He said motor training schools should have proper workshops, dual operating vehicles with third party insurance, the trainers should have proper commercial licenses and they must have knowledge about the traffic law.
Pathan regretted that many motor training schools were being operated in small shops; even some of them had dual services. “It has been seen that some shops offer beauty parlor service and motor training schools simultaneously. Some have estate agency and motor training school working under the same roof which is entirely against law and stern action would be taken against such shoddy driving training schools,” he added.
