FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1980
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STUDENT VAN PERMITS APPLICATION RESULTS
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NEARLY 1 500 DRIVERS HAVE APPLIED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR PERMITS TO CARRY STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL IN THEIR PRIVATE CARS OR VANS.
IN A MOVE TO REGULARIZE THIS FORM OF SCHOOL TRANSPORT SERVICE THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED 2 419 APPLICATION FORMS. THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS WAS AUGUST 23.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OF THE TOTAL 1 449 APPLICANTS, 942 FULFILLED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN AND WILL BE GRANTED PERMITS A FURTHER 470 WERE LIKELY TO BE ELIGIBLE AFTER VERIFICATION OF DISCREPANCIES FOUND IN THE IR APPLICATIONS OR PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. THE REMAINING 37 APPLICANTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS1
* SOME WERE NOT THE REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE
VEHICLES CONCERNED,
* THE VEHICLES OF SONE APPLICANTS WERE NOT
7-SEATER PRIVATE CARS,
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THE DRIVING LICENCES OF SOME APPLICANTS OR NOMINATED DRIVERS HAD BEEN HELD FOR WELL UNDER 3 YEARS,
ONE APPLICANT'S DRIVING LICENCE HAD LONG EXPIRED, AND
* SOME APPLICANTS SUBMITTED MORE THAN ONE
APPLICATION.
+IN THE LATTER CASE, SAID THE SPOKƐSMAN, AN APPLICANT WOULD GET A PERMIT FOR ONE VEHICLE ONLY,
ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS IN WRITING TODAY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THOSE SUCCESSFUL WILL OBTAIN THE IR PERMITS AS FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) AFTER COMPLETING THE NECESSARY FORMALITIES.
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