Four nabbed in Tshwane for alleged learner licence fraud
“A woman was conducting a makeshift eye testing business outside the licensing centre.”
Four people were arrested at the Temba driving licence testing centre in Tshwane for allegedly selling fake eye test certificates and writing exams on behalf of learner driver applicants.
The arrests were made on June 26 following a tip-off received by the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC) anti-corruption unit.
“A woman was conducting a makeshift eye testing business outside the licensing centre,” said RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane.
“She was allegedly found in possession of stamped eye certificates with the optometrist’s name and an eye test chart.”
ATTEMPTING TO WRITE LEARNER DRIVING LICENCE TESTS
Zwane said the two other suspects were arrested on allegations of attempting to write learner driving licence tests on behalf of applicants who were not at the centre.
“The two had learner licence test forms and traffic register numbers belonging to applicants from foreign countries on whose behalf they were to write the test.”
He said the fourth was suspected to be the person who arranged the appointments on behalf of the applicants who were not at the centre.
Eleven eye test certificates and optometrist’s stamp, eye test chart and traffic register details belonging to foreign drivers were seized.
Zwane said the suspects had been detained at Temba police station and will appear in court soon.
The RTMC called on citizens to report suspected fraud, corruption and malfeasance at ntacu@rtmc.co.za or WhatsApp at 083 293 7989.
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