Taxi driving, boda boda riding, washing bays are some of the common businesses done by those that love transport.
Many start with washing cars, boda boda as they do, they get exposed to either learning how to drive or ride, this also happens to those that start as conductors.
With belief, that they know how to drive or ride, many of these care less with going to driving schools, those that go there want to use driving school names to acquire driving license while others process them directly allowing them to drive or ride on the roads.
Peterson Mandela, the focal person for Uganda Security Printing Company under the Ministry of Transport, says this has seen high cases of road carnage.
"Many people hardly go to driving schools to learn how to drive and learn road signage, after getting permits in any way, they end up on the road," he said.
"Where there is a sign of slow down, they never, where they indicate slippery they also don't care, just because they didn't go to school to learn them. We know a permit is good, but learning road rules is the best especially the highway code."
Mandela said many people do not want to go for driving test claiming they know how to drive.
"Many people come here, when you tell them to go for IOV they claim it's not necessary, but even when you know you must be tested and guided where you need to improve, these are experts who know what to do," Mandela said.
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However, some motorists claim the reason they have not cared about getting driver licence they are very expensive but also driving schools charge highly.
Currently, a one-year permit goes for Shs135,000, three years Shs230,000, while five years goes for Shs330,000.
Renewal of a one-year cost permit costs Shs130,000, three years Shs210,000 as five years Shs310,000, but the learners licence is relatively cheaper at Shs60,000.
"Now imagine all that money for a boda boda rider, where do we get all that, how about if government can reduce for us?" Kenneth Kugonza, a boda rider Kasingo in Hoima District, said
Abel Kanyankole, the chairman for driving schools in Uganda, said they have held a meeting in Hoima with most driving schools on a possible reduction of fees charged to teach drivers.
"We are in business, but we understand the situation, we have had a meeting, a resolution will come out, because all we want is a win win situation for all parties," Kanyankole said
The Uganda Security Printing Company has taken its service closer to the people by operating from the one-stop centre Kasingo for the next two months.
