No one turned up for driving tests at the Ernakulam RTO office and sub-RTO offices in the district on Friday, just like a day before when the new test norms took effect based on a circular issued by the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) in February.
Driving schools across Kerala have been boycotting the tests at regional offices, opposing the reforms that are aimed at ushering in a culture of safe driving and parking of vehicles.
“None turned up for the tests, even at the individual level, perhaps since they are not aware of the new test norms. We are awaiting directions from the higher-ups in the Transport department on how to conduct the tests and also the upper limit on the number of candidates,” said MVD sources.
