Post by georgeb on Feb 8, 2021 0:09:11 GMT
“Yes, I'm teaching her to drive, as soon as she gets her student license sorted out.”
Such an innocuous little phrase, trips lightly off the tongue, gives no clue as to what may lie ahead.
We found that the world renowned Smart Driving School was offering the required 15-hour Driving Theory course, online, for a mere PHP2,000, i.e., not a lot in anyone’s currency. So we booked and paid for it. The former can be done over the net, the latter requires you to go to their bank and physically pay the cash in.
This was duly done some four weeks ago. Silence.
A week later, Tania sent them a mail, just to jog their memories, like. More silence.
A week ago Monday, she dropped into the local branch. “Ah, we’ll send you an SMS.” Silence ever since.
She’s gone back to see them again today and she’s not in a good mood.
Update:-
There’s been a letter from the Land Transport Office (who do all things licensey) saying that all driving schools must suspend their online courses until further notice. No reason given.
Fine, except face-to-face ones are still banned so how, I ask, do we proceed from here?
Checking this morning, the LTO website is still saying she needs to do the course, even though it’s now not possible.
It’s more confusing in the Philippines!
Such an innocuous little phrase, trips lightly off the tongue, gives no clue as to what may lie ahead.
We found that the world renowned Smart Driving School was offering the required 15-hour Driving Theory course, online, for a mere PHP2,000, i.e., not a lot in anyone’s currency. So we booked and paid for it. The former can be done over the net, the latter requires you to go to their bank and physically pay the cash in.
This was duly done some four weeks ago. Silence.
A week later, Tania sent them a mail, just to jog their memories, like. More silence.
A week ago Monday, she dropped into the local branch. “Ah, we’ll send you an SMS.” Silence ever since.
She’s gone back to see them again today and she’s not in a good mood.
Update:-
There’s been a letter from the Land Transport Office (who do all things licensey) saying that all driving schools must suspend their online courses until further notice. No reason given.
Fine, except face-to-face ones are still banned so how, I ask, do we proceed from here?
Checking this morning, the LTO website is still saying she needs to do the course, even though it’s now not possible.
It’s more confusing in the Philippines!
