Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku introduces the new director of DPSHTRR
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, has introduced the new director of the General Directorate of Road Transport Services (GDRT), Kreshnik Bajraktari.
In her speech, among other things, Balluku focused on the innovations and facilities for citizens over the years that DPSHTRR has been offering.
"It used to take 3-4 weeks to apply for a driving license, and in the meantime everything has changed. Back then, when there was no talk of innovation, DPSHTRR was a pioneer in this regard. DPSHTRR brought faster and better quality service and this happened in every regional directorate.
We have done a good job of deregistering vehicles that were not in use for a long time. It has been a profound reform that has brought the DPSHTRR to a level that we all take as an example.
Then Retro was added, which was the right thing to do. Vehicles are not only utilitarian services, but also memory and culture, and retro has shown this best. Today, in addition to regional directorates, we have 17 new service offices throughout the country and a doubling of territorial coverage.
Today we offer 9 times more services, 21 million km saved from the newly opened offices, 1.4 million liters of fuel saved, 260 million lek less services, etc.
One of the other important innovations related to road safety is the launch of a rigorous process for the retraining of drivers who lose points on their license. We had 2359 re-registrations, only 13.4% passed the test, guaranteeing that they will return to the road only as disciplined drivers. The margin is very low, forcing these drivers to take re-discipline seriously.
"Technical control has been another very important part of good management. We all remember how the roadworthiness test was done. A roadworthiness test with a 10-year concession and on the roads of Albania those who were considered roadworthy did not meet any conditions. The way we set up the entire roadworthiness test process, the logistics, the order and the transparency, made the roadworthiness test a straightforward and fair process and a process where you don't need to know anyone ," said Balluku.
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