Plant a tree, have a child, write a book … and learn to drive. When talking about vital goals, the car card is a classic. Who does not appear shortly after the age of majority ends up doing it at some point. It is usually due to leisure, comfort or work: many companies demand it as a requirement and there are positions that you only access with a special circulation permit, such as dangerous goods or light vehicles. For some it is something essential and, nevertheless, nothing manages to cushion the eternal traffic jam in the self -schools. In Spain, the lack of examiners and teachers is the most pressing problem, since it has been delaying the waiting lists to register for classes or present to a test. Even in Móstoles, where the center that puts the most aspiring tests every year is located, the situation is delicate.
“We are examining 11% of our real capacity,” laments the president of the Provincial Association of Auto Schools in Madrid (Apamad), Emilio Fernández. According to the CAPA system data, the tool used by the General Directorate of Traffic to regulate the positions of the practical exam, the students in Móstoles grew 25% in two years: if in 2023 there were 35,812 registered, they currently reach 47,535. This figure speaks of the number of candidates who have already approved the theorist and are waiting to face the final evidence. Depending on how many students are in the stock market, the minutes of examination that will have in total each car will be set.
