False start for the license bonus that made its “debut” yesterday, Tuesday, February 14, in the middle of a thousand and one issues. Within an hour, €5m was distributed to nearly two thousand drivers amid slowdowns and a sloping delivery system that highlighted the many challenges in the registration stages. The measure, implemented by former minister Giovannini in June 2022, provides for the allocation of an amount of up to 2,500 euros, equal to 80% of the costs incurred for promising road hauliers, but the platform made available for sending applications has suffered tremendously. problems. Paolo Colangelo, president of the Italian confederation Confarca, which represents more than two thousand driving schools across the country, commented that it was an “announced fiasco” and said the site, designated by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, could not withstand thousands of shock waves. and thousands of requests received in a matter of hours. We remind you that the bonus can only be used to obtain one of the following licenses: C, C1, CE, C1E, D, D1, DE, D1E, CQC-Driver’s Qualification Card.
Driver’s license bonus, system slanted
The system managed by Sogei crashed several times, most likely due to server overload: an absolutely predictable event, Colangelo adds, shaking up all the confusion that arose during meetings with the former minister in the diastae last year. branch. “We have always been critical of the way this bonus is paid out – says the Confarca president – because the previous government did not take into account the enormous demand from all over the national territory. The prophecy came true yesterday, with constant blockages. The system and five million euros were distributed for two thousand requests, so the entire fund, about 30 corresponded to the demands of a thousand enthusiastic drivers”.
“A Poorly Structured Bonus”
Colangelo points to the poorly structured bonus once again, as “this money runs the risk of not responding to genuine demand from the various Italian regions, allocating resources in a general way and without taking into account the cost of obtaining a driver’s license for each applicant.” There are enthusiastic drivers who only need a driver’s license and will be temporarily allocated 2,500 euros, completely unused and only released within the next 18 months or after obtaining the driver’s license – says the representative. confederation – The real risk is that these resources are wasted without meeting the real demand of the various sectors dependent on road transport”.
false start
In light of yesterday’s false start, Colangelo also points out how the platform works to obtain license bonuses, which is “the same as already used to provide cycling bonuses.” “To date, there are colleagues from driving schools who have not yet registered on the portal,” adds the head of Confarca – The management of the company Sogei, whose task is to run this system, receives more than one million euros for a platform that is currently inefficient. Thousands of enthusiastic drivers who need the industry We immediately started talks with Deputy Minister Galeazzo Bignami, who showed maximum compliance with the operators, in order to seek fair and equitable solutions. and more generally the Italian region”.
Source: Today IT
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