The Communication Team Member of the GPRTU, Samuel Amoah has revealed that the introduction of the computerized driving exam before obtaining a driving license has heightened the level of corruption at DVLA.

According to him, people who are not knowledgeable about computers find it difficult to sit for the driving licence exams, thus are compelled to bribe their way through to obtain the document.

His remarks follow an investigation made by Corruption Watch which exposed how some DVLA officials take bribes in order to take clients through dubious means to obtain a driver's licence.

Speaking on JoyNews' The Pulse, on Friday, Mr Amoah said that “gone are the days the system was clear. Before one will acquire a licence, the person will be taken through a driving test and other tests without this computer test. So this time that all these things have come up now, it is very difficult for a dropout who wants to be a driver.”

He added that "with this computer test, the person has to undergo a computer training or test before he can be issued a driver's license. It has become a little challenging. I believe that's the reason why all these corruptions are going on.”

Speaking on how GPRTU members have overcome this computerized driving test, the communication team member explained that most of them pass through the regular process whereas some bribe their way out since they cannot go through the technical process.

Corruption Watch has revealed how officials at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) at the Greater Accra Regional Office located at 37 and the Tamale Regional Office in the Northern Region, have been aiding licence applicants to bribe their way through the process.

In the 30 minutes documentary, it was revealed that applicants were charged more than double the official cost of the licensing process to avoid the mandatory 48-hour driving school enrolment requirement, computerized examination, in-traffic driving test and the road sign test to become licensed drivers without ever demonstrating whether or not they even know how to drive.

Quite jarring, were some officials of the DVLA admitting on camera that they could help applicants with eye problems pass the mandatory eye test as long as the applicants were ready to pay more.