Mashakada goes after Class 2 driving licence holders
By Daniel Chigundu
Hatfield legislator Tapiwa Mashakada has asked the government to consider changing the Class Two driving licence, arguing that the holders do not go through rigorous tests
Speaking in the National Assembly during a question-and-answer session, Mashakada said Class Two driving licence holders end up driving Class Four vehicles.
‘’What is the Ministry doing to upgrade the standards of learner driver tests with respect to Class 2 drivers who end up acquiring Class 2 licence and end up also driving Class 4 vehicles and yet in their training, they omit certain basic things like parallel parking, 3-point turn and so on?
‘’They then automatically drive Class 4 without having gone through those rigorous tests,’’ he said.
The gaps can be addressed says Govt
Responding to Honourable Mashakada, the Minister of Transport Felix Mhona said it is something that his ministry can look into and address the gaps.
‘’I think this now comes to the issue of the structure of our licences. To say for instance if you have got Class 3 which is for the motorcycle, you cannot drive Class 4 and if you have got Class 4, you cannot just put your helmet with a learner tag on it and drive a motorcycle.
‘’I think you have raised a very important point to say yes, if you have got Class 2, similarly Class 1, you can drive any other class but the issues that you have raised in terms of the tests that we undertake when you do Class 2 – I am sure these are some of the gaps which we can also close,’’ he said.
Minister Mhona added that ‘’I am happy that it is something that we can pursue to say how can we then add to the issues that you have raised in terms of some of those missing links when you actually do Class 4 and 2. I am glad to say that this is something that we can initiate and say what is it that we can do?
‘’When we look at Class 2, unlike Class 4, when you are 16 years, you can do Class 4 – so we also take the issue of maturity so that when you are driving Class 2, the assumption is that you are mature. You have raised very important points that we will need to pursue as a Ministry,’’ he said.
Mashakada goes after Class 2 driving licence holders
