Moore was issued with a driver’s permit in July this year although the age for acquiring a heavy goods licence was changed from 18 to 25 years when an amendment to the Road Traffic Act was passed by lawmakers in 2017.Īccording to the amendment to Section 69 (1) of the Act, “a driving licence shall not be issued or endorsed as valid to an applicant who is under the age of 25 years, for the purpose of driving a public service vehicle that is not a self-driven or hired car, a motor tractor, or a heavy goods vehicle or under the age of 18 years for the purpose of driving a self-driven or hired car.” “Even if you say that you have to be 25 years or over, I believe the people who have the permit already should still be able to do their test because they already paid and everything,” he argued.
Among them is 21-year-old aspiring forklift operator Marco Moore who has so far spent $400 in pursuit of getting a heavy goods licence and is pleading with authorities to give him and other young people in similar circumstances a chance.
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