Getting a Permit
Aug 26, 2010
A driving permit allows one to drive a motor vehicle on the road. The minimum age limit for issuance is 18 years.<br>In the procedure to acquire the driving permit, a person is required to visit both the URA licensing office and Face Technologies.
By Vision Reporter
A driving permit allows one to drive a motor vehicle on the road. The minimum age limit for issuance is 18 years.
In the procedure to acquire the driving permit, a person is required to visit both the URA licensing office and Face Technologies.
Richard Komaketch, the Police traffic officer, says a full driving permit is often issued to a learner upon passing a driving test.
Steps in acquisition Komaketch says the first step requires Police to ascertain the applicant’s driving skill through testing.
In Kampala, the testing centre is at Naguru where many go for the tests.
The commonest test is ‘box parking’ where applicants are tested on parking in a small space. The learner is also tested on knowledge of traffic signs.
Upon passing the tests, Komaketch says applicants proceed to URA to give details about themselves by filling different forms.
If applicants do not pass the driving test, they are asked to train again and get tested until they pass.
In the next step, Paul Kyeyune, the manager for corporate and public affairs at URA, says applicants are required to approach the licensing officer and fill form VII.
He says applicants are also required to fill a form that necessitates them to get medical certification from any registered medical practitioner.
Having passed the medical requirement, applicants are required to obtain bank payment advice forms from the assessing officers at URA and make payments to the designated bank. They are also supposed to pay a test fee at any URA licensing office.
“After payment, return the application forms to the tax paper service desk at the licensing office and have your copy of the bank payment form acknowledged,†discloses Kyeyune.
Having accomplished payments, one can then proceed to Face Technologies at Kyambogo to get the driving permit.
Jimmy Kateragga, a driver in Kampala says he spent two months before getting his driving permit in 2008.
He says the bureaucratic formalities coupled by long queues to pick some documents at URA were tiring.
“There were many delays at URA and sometimes I would be told that machines are broken down,†says Kateregga.
According to URA, this permit issued for one year or three years is renewable for similar periods on expiry.
Although there are twelve existing classes in the 1998 Traffic and Road Safety Act, only four classes are permissible for a beginner’s driver’s licence.
The four classes include; Group A (motorcycles), Group B (Passenger vehicles up to 7 people and goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes), Group H (Agricultural tractors), and Group F (Pedestrian controlled Vehicles).
At Face Technologies, an appliant pays a fee and is issued with a provisional driving permit which is valid for three months as the real permit is processed.
On picking the permit, another fee is paid and the process is completed.
A driving permit allows one to drive a motor vehicle on the road. The minimum age limit for issuance is 18 years.
In the procedure to acquire the driving permit, a person is required to visit both the URA licensing office and Face Technologies.
Richard Komaketch, the Police traffic officer, says a full driving permit is often issued to a learner upon passing a driving test.
Steps in acquisition Komaketch says the first step requires Police to ascertain the applicant’s driving skill through testing.
In Kampala, the testing centre is at Naguru where many go for the tests.
The commonest test is ‘box parking’ where applicants are tested on parking in a small space. The learner is also tested on knowledge of traffic signs.
Upon passing the tests, Komaketch says applicants proceed to URA to give details about themselves by filling different forms.
If applicants do not pass the driving test, they are asked to train again and get tested until they pass.
In the next step, Paul Kyeyune, the manager for corporate and public affairs at URA, says applicants are required to approach the licensing officer and fill form VII.
He says applicants are also required to fill a form that necessitates them to get medical certification from any registered medical practitioner.
Having passed the medical requirement, applicants are required to obtain bank payment advice forms from the assessing officers at URA and make payments to the designated bank. They are also supposed to pay a test fee at any URA licensing office.
“After payment, return the application forms to the tax paper service desk at the licensing office and have your copy of the bank payment form acknowledged,†discloses Kyeyune.
Having accomplished payments, one can then proceed to Face Technologies at Kyambogo to get the driving permit.
Jimmy Kateragga, a driver in Kampala says he spent two months before getting his driving permit in 2008.
He says the bureaucratic formalities coupled by long queues to pick some documents at URA were tiring.
“There were many delays at URA and sometimes I would be told that machines are broken down,†says Kateregga.
According to URA, this permit issued for one year or three years is renewable for similar periods on expiry.
Although there are twelve existing classes in the 1998 Traffic and Road Safety Act, only four classes are permissible for a beginner’s driver’s licence.
The four classes include; Group A (motorcycles), Group B (Passenger vehicles up to 7 people and goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes), Group H (Agricultural tractors), and Group F (Pedestrian controlled Vehicles).
At Face Technologies, an appliant pays a fee and is issued with a provisional driving permit which is valid for three months as the real permit is processed.
On picking the permit, another fee is paid and the process is completed.