With this special plan, BOVAG and ANWB hope to significantly reduce waiting times for driving tests

Delete Intermediate Test

Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works Madlener recently suggested the idea of temporarily abolishing the Intermediate Test (TTT), a kind of trial exam. The idea behind this is to free up more capacity for real exams. But according to BOVAG and ANWB, this plan is counterproductive. Students who take the TTT are more likely to pass it in one go, which ultimately means fewer re-examinations. Scrapping the TTT would only increase the pressure on the CBR.

Problem lies with poorly performing driving schools

According to BOVAG and ANWB, the core of the problem lies with driving schools with low pass rates. According to CBR director Pechtold, there are hundreds of driving schools that structurally perform poorly, forcing many students to take multiple exams. These re-examinations cause extra strain on the system and longer waiting times.

Hallmark

So what do BOVAG and ANWB Driver Education propose? A recognition scheme for driving schools. The CBR should have the possibility to distinguish between driving schools that have their affairs in order and driving schools where the success rate is structurally low. The agencies propose a hallmark based on success rates. This would encourage poorly performing driving schools to improve their quality, ultimately leading to fewer re-examinations and shorter waiting times. BOVAG and ANWB Rijopleiding have now put their concerns and suggestions on paper and sent them to Minister Madlener.

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