Bribes to pass driving tests in SA widespread

[James]

Nearly three in five young South Africans with a driver's licence claim to know people who paid bribes to pass their tests, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

It found that 59 percent of licensed respondents claimed to know people who bribed to get their licences. Thirty percent said they did not know anyone who bribed, and 11 percent were unsure.

The cellphone survey by Pondering Panda was conducted among 2768 people aged between 18 and 34. According to the survey...read more here: Bribes to pass driving tests in SA widespread

[Edelweiss]

felt like an utter idiot when failing my first time.
Have to make an appointment soon.
If I fail again I'd start considering this. I hate the humiliation.

[McT]

felt like an utter idiot when failing my first time.
Have to make an appointment soon.
If I fail again I'd start considering this. I hate the humiliation.

I wonder how many times people are deliberately failed? It would be a prime way to frustrate people into going the bribe route. Best of luck for the next time.
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And then there are those who are clueless and could never get a licence without bribing someone for it.

Also the C1 licence for a small truck can get you a licence easier than the car licence. Don't need to reverse or start on an incline. And we wonder why accidents and fatalities keep happening.

/sigh

[Murph]

Really?! / \

/sarcasm

[ViperGTI]

I had a friend who failed 4 to 6 times. I think he eventually went to Graskop to go and pass it there (they have like a couple of stop signs in town and no robots.
Was pretty funny though.

[Murph]

I had a friend who failed 4 to 6 times. I think he eventually went to Graskop to go and pass it there (they have like a couple of stop signs in town and no robots.
Was pretty funny though.

My brother failed by crashing into a parked traffic cop.
I couldn't stop laughing for a month.

[Edelweiss]

My brother failed by crashing into a parked traffic cop.
I couldn't stop laughing for a month.

At least I can't stoop any lower than your brother rofl.
What did the officer write on his transcript?

[ViperGTI]

My brother failed by crashing into a parked traffic cop.
I couldn't stop laughing for a month.

Did you witness it? That would be funny as hell.

[Murph]

At least I can't stoop any lower than your brother rofl.
What did the officer write on his transcript?

*Collision*

Did you witness it? That would be funny as hell.

No, but it was so ridiculous I wouldn't believe him. Eventually I asked my mother if it was true - and it was.
Ah....good times :P

[Edelweiss]

*Collision*



No, but it was so ridiculous I wouldn't believe him. Eventually I asked my mother if it was true - and it was.
Ah....good times :P

It's good to have a laugh at someone else's expense isn't it?