Ana Aguayo Ortiz, a road safety teacher, reports in an open letter to the DGT waits of four or five months to retake the practical exam after failing.
Ana Aguayo Ortiz, a road safety teacher in Torre del Mar, has addressed an open letter to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) to denounce the prolonged waits experienced by driving licence candidates in the province of Málaga, especially when they need to retake the practical exam after failing.
As reported by Diario Sur, the letter has been shared on social media. In it, the teacher, with over two decades of teaching experience, states:
“I am tired of feeling that no one is doing anything while we see their hopes being dashed.”
Aguayo argues that if a student fails due to nerves or a bad day, they may have to wait four or five months to retake the exam. She explains that this delay forces them to continue practicing and increases the cost of training, and also affects the confidence and motivation of those who have already completed the necessary classes.
The teacher recounts that there are students who need the licence for work or to take their children to school, a common situation in small towns and villages in the Axarquía, where getting around without a car is more difficult. Among the phrases she quotes in her letter are those from students who tell her they could lose their jobs.
The complaints coincide with those that the Provincial Association of Driving Schools of Málaga (APAE) has been presenting for years. Its president, Antonio Martín, estimated in September that more than 18,000 people were waiting to take the practical exam or to begin their training in the province. At that time, the province had 25 examiners and nine vacancies to fill.
Aguayo does not hold the traffic examiners responsible, acknowledging their work with the available resources. Her appeal is directed at the organisation of the DGT and the need to fill positions. In her letter, she requests:
“We are not asking for free licences. We are not asking for privileges.”
For its part, the DGT has questioned the figures of pending candidates reported by driving schools on several occasions. In a statement dated 16 June, the agency defended the initial results of its plan to reduce these waits.
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