Changes to driver examination services

NLIS 3
May 17, 2004
(Government Services)

Government Services Minister Dianne Whalen announced today changes to the delivery of driver examination services throughout the province.

Motor Registration Division is reducing the number of communities to which the province�s driver examiners travel to administer road and written tests, and take photos for licence renewals.

The number of sites where these services are offered will be reduced from the current 41 communities to 21. No driver examiners will be laid off as a result of this decision.

Government is attempting to achieve efficiencies in the way driver examiners perform their jobs in the province. Photos for renewals and written tests can now be done at one of the driver examination offices, or by counter staff at the three Motor Registration Division offices, or the many Government Service Centres.

"This measure should significantly reduce the waiting periods for road tests, as driver examiners will not be spending as much time traveling," Minister Whalen said. "In some cases, driver examiners spent four hours of the work day driving to and from these locations. They will now be able to conduct more road tests in the run of a day than is currently the case."

The 21 sites where these services will continue capture 83.6 per cent of all road tests done in the province, and 86.8 per cent of all tests written by beginner drivers. These changes will save $100,000 annually.

There will be no changes to driver examination services in Labrador West or Southern Labrador. Full services are available at the driver examination offices in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Flower�s Cove, Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lewisporte, Gander, Marystown, Clarenville, Harbour Grace and Mount Pearl. Driver examiners will continue to travel to Labrador City, Forteau, Cartwright, Port Hope Simpson, Port aux Basques, St. Anthony, Deer Lake, Bonavista, Springdale and Milltown.

Driver examiners will honour all existing appointments in the affected communities.

Media contact: Tracy Barron, Communications, (709) 729-4860 or 690-6157

COMMUNITIES WHERE SERVICE WILL CONTINUE

LOCATION	ROAD TESTS - 2003	WRITTEN TESTS - 2003
Mount Pearl (Driver Examiner (D.E.) office)	2,524	8,884
Harbour Grace (D.E. office)	771	1,459
Grand Falls- Windsor (D.E. office)	508	1,020
Corner Brook (D.E. office)	506	1,225
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (D.E. office)	331	364
Gander (D.E. office)	268	857
Stephenville (D.E. office)	240	712
Marystown (D.E. office)	209	145
Clarenville (D.E. office)	205	717
Labrador City	189	599
Deer Lake	175	263
Bonavista	167	405
Lewisporte (D.E. office)	150	276
Springdale	142	394
Port aux Basques	134	802
St. Anthony	115	231
Flower�s Cove (D.E. office)	83	142
Milltown	70	190
Forteau	62	119
Cartwright	9	N/A
Port Hope Simpson	3	N/A
Total	6,861	18804

AFFECTED COMMUNITIES WHERE SERVICE WILL END

LOCATION	ROAD TESTS	WRITTEN TESTS
Whitbourne	145	134
Baie Verte	145	364
Placentia	140	298
Botwood	133	286
Gambo	102	164
Port Saunders	92	200
Lumsden	72	161
Twillingate	71	217
Trepassey	66	68
Fogo	60	118
Rocky Harbour	58	104
Harbour Breton	47	220
Roddickton	43	121
Ferryland	43	43
Grand Bank	37	113
Bell Island	34	29
Burgeo	28	154
St. Lawrence	16	26
Buchans	9	24
Change Islands	3	6
Total	1344	2850

2004 05 17 1:40 p.m.

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