No ease-up from Rohan

DESPITE today’s back-to-school rush of parents dropping off their children to school, motorists cannot expect any special favours regarding the requirement to get their vehicles inspected for road worthiness, said Rohan Sinanan, Minister of Works and Transport yesterday.

Newsday asked how the registration process was going, in light of the first day back to school after Christmas.

“My information is that everything is going all right so far. We have stickers and we have inspections. This is just another day. There’s nothing different.

“School is back out and there are people on the road. Some people will be choosing different hours to go to get their vehicles inspected. It’s an ongoing process. There’s no difference tomorrow or any other day.

“It’s not about stickers but it’s about inspecting the vehicle. All the garages are supposed to be in a position to continue inspecting. When the vehicle is inspected you have nothing to be worried about.”

Should the police hold their hand on enforcement for this back-to-school week?

Sinanan replied, “I can’t do that. It’s a police matter. Enforcement is for the police. We can’t tell them how to do their job.”

Newsday asked about stickers for buses of the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) some of whose drivers refused to work last week pending receiving stickers.

Sinanan said, “That has been sorted out. The buses went out to work the same day. There was a delay in the morning but it was rectified and the buses went out.”