AMMAN — The government raised the price of driving
lessons by JD1 to JD 8.5, and a fee for booking a spot in the examination yard
by 500 fils to JD5 as of Monday.
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The decision came during a meeting that brought
together Interior Minister
Mazen Al-Faraya with the head of the Association of
General Driving Trainers Centers, Ibrahim Al-Abdallat.
In view of the meeting, a sit in, which was planned
by driving instructors to demand the increases, on Monday had been canceled.
It was also agreed that a committee would be formed
soon to follow up on all the requests, following a series of sit-ins and
meetings by driving instructors demanding a raise in price of driving lessons.
The drivers say the raise will help them offset possible losses resulting from
an increase in the price of oil derivatives.
Eyad Al-Haroun, owner of a driving instructions’
center, who has been working in the field for 27 years, told
Jordan News that the last years in this profession “were the most difficult, since the
profits are no longer satisfactory”.
He explained “raising the training prices was
necessary, especially in view of a rise in gasoline prices, which worsen the
economic conditions of the trainer.”
He said “the step was supposed to be taken three
months ago, as the pricing committee, which was formed for this purpose, had agreed
on raising the prices, based on a meeting held with the association.”
Ayman Laham, another driving center owner, told
Jordan
News that the new price “is insufficient due to the fact that drivers incur
a lot of costs including gasoline and maintenance”.
“Some workers fear that when the prices of driving
lessons increase, citizens will be less likely to receive lessons,” he said.
“These fears are illogical because there is no alternative to these lessons and
they are essential for everyone.”
The head of the Association of General Driving
Trainers Centers, Ibrahim Al-Abdallat, told
Jordan News that the new
pricing “does not constitute an additional burden on people, given that the
price hike included everything”.
Abdallat confirmed that “this rise is insufficient
and does not meet the obligations imposed on the drivers, and it should have
been raised to JD10, especially since the prices of gasoline and auto parts
have risen significantly.”
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