Nagpur: The leading driving school in this city Mulling to increase costs to overcome the increase in costs and fall profit margins which quote several reasons such as the increase in fuel prices, falling in the number of driving submission seekers who approach them for higher training and office rentals.
Most of the Ti Driving School spoke to claim that the increase in fuel prices, which was a significant part of the monthly variable costs, had a negative impact on their business.
“We do not increase costs for the past years, but because of a 30% decline in the number of applicants to drive and gasoline prices that cross RS112 per liter, everything becomes increasingly difficult to manage,” said Manish Wazalwar, Director of the Founder.
from Wazalwar driving school.
At present most of the driving schools in this city billed around RS6,000 for full courses (light motorized vehicles), while Wazalwar RS4,200 driving schools.
“From November 1, our school will charge the RS5,000 fee as a cost for training,” Wazalwar said.
The Nagpur Nagpur School Association of President Rajendra Gour said most schools affiliated with associations with unanimous sound decided to revise the upward cost.
“The members have agreed that they will revise the cost of January 1, 2022.
Already, the pandemic and price increase of all commodities have hit residents very hard.
Previously, we have decided to increase costs from November 1,” he said.
Most of the driving school owners said the increase in fuel prices had been significantly dent.
Desy Driving Schools also plans to increase post-diwali training costs.
Refusing to divulge his identity, representatives from schools recognize that the cost of managing driving schools has improved manifold.
“Now, we have no choice but to increase costs,” the owner said.
Some driving schools, as part of their cost cutting drives, have stopped providing free pick-and-drop services to Trainees.
Wazalwar driving school has closed five offices throughout the city to reduce losses.
Wazalwar said because of a pandemic, he had seen 30% decreased the number of trainees in his school.
Gour blamed a sharp decline in the number of license seekers approaching the driving school in an illegal way to get a driving license with the help of brokers in the Department of Transportation.
According to Gour, the Malpraktek procurement of driving licenses is to make city roads unsafe with a sharp increase in road accidents.
He also said that even the cost of being trained to drive heavy vehicles will also be revised from RS15,000 to the existing RS17,000.
Wazalwar added: “This is not only higher fuel prices.
Even the rental of accommodation facilities that we take rent for offices and price of spare parts and vehicle maintenance costs has increased significantly.”