{"id":462229,"date":"2018-02-07T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/drivers-welcome-dvlas-local-language-oral-test-for-license\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T12:30:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:30:17","slug":"drivers-welcome-dvlas-local-language-oral-test-for-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/drivers-welcome-dvlas-local-language-oral-test-for-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers welcome DVLA\u2019s local language oral test for license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  7 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/34213151.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dvla Office\" title=\"Dvla Office\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>DVLA Head Office<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518006617_848_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Some drivers in Accra have lauded the Driver and Vehicular Licensing Authority\u2019s (DVLA) decision to introduce a system that allows for oral examinations to be conducted in the local language.<\/p>\n<p>The move, according to the Public Relations Officer at DVLA, Francis Tuffuor, is to allow citizens who cannot write and read to obtain professional driving licenses with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Some drivers who spoke to Citi News expressed their excitement about the new development, saying this will ease the stress involved in acquiring a license.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOne driver said: \u201cI have not gone for a license yet, though I am currently learning how to drive. Getting a license these days is very expensive especially dealing with the \u2018goro boys\u2019. Some of them after charging such high amounts will give you a fake license or just entirely frustrate you, but if the test will be conducted in our local dialect, I can just walk straight to the DVLA office and acquire my license.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another said: \u201cIf the tests are taken in own local languages it will be very helpful for us. I have a license, but someone sat in for the exams for me, as I cannot read or write.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a license, but I have an apprentice, who is yet to acquire his. With this new introduction, I could just take him to the DVLA office and have him take the test in Twi with ease,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>This move is also expected to also flush out middlemen popularly known as goro boys who sometimes issue fake licenses at various DVLA centres.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 7 February 2018 Source: citifmonline.com 2018-02-07 DVLA Head Office Some drivers in Accra have lauded the Driver and Vehicular Licensing Authority\u2019s (DVLA) decision to introduce a system that allows for oral examinations to be conducted in the local language. 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