El Caribe describes ?the organized mafia? operating within the
\ngovernmental department responsible for issuing drivers licenses. The hustlers, known as members of the so-called Agacotrate union,
\nfacilitate obtaining a permit to drive on Dominican roads for prices that vary. The newspaper says that through the services of these
\nindividuals, licenses can be obtained in 24 hours, versus the legally
\nrequired 45-day wait between the written and the practical tests, for a price that ranges from RD$2,000 to RD$3,500. For this fee, the
\ncustomer will not have to take either the eye or blood test otherwise necessary.
\nThe newspaper also explains that taxpayers are being requested to pay a bribe ranging from RD$200 to RD$700 or risk being given an automatic
\nfailing grade on the driven test.
\nThe El Caribe editorial says that if authorities of the Direcci?n General de Transito Terrestre does not immediately eliminate the
\npractice brought to the open by the newspaper report, they would become accomplices of such felony.
\nBribes to expedite bureaucracy had been practically eliminated during
\nthe previous government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
El Caribe describes ?the organized mafia? operating within the governmental department responsible for issuing drivers licenses. The hustlers, known as members of the so-called Agacotrate union, facilitate obtaining a permit to drive on Dominican roads for prices that vary. The newspaper says that through the services of these individuals, licenses can be obtained in 24 … <\/p>\n