By the end of 2014, China will have 300 million drivers on the road. As driving becomes more popular in China, driving school fees continue to rise. In some cities, driving school fees in 2015 exceeded 10,000 Yuan.
In some cities, interest rates on loans for driving tuition are more than 50%. Other driving schools have deals with test examiners in which they fail drivers on purpose so that they have to take more driving classes. Other examiners require a steep bribe from the drivers themselves in order to pass them.
In Beijing, driving school fees last summer were only 4,000 Yuan and are now listed at 10,000 Yuan. In Shanghai the prices rose from 4,000 to 10,000 as well, after the Spring Festival. Sales staff from a driving school in Shanghai said the school also offers “Quick VIP classes,” for 12,500 Yuan per person for a general C1 license.
The costs of driving schools are rising in small cities as well. In Hefei the tuition for a C1 license rose from less than 3,000 Yuan to 4,000 Yuan over the past four years. Xi'an driving schools cost 2,300 Yuan in 2011 and now cost 3,300 Yuan per person.
Source: inews.qq.com
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do they get told not to use there mobile phones while driving or is it part of the driving test to drive and text at the same time?
Apr 15, 2015 14:42 Report Abuse
Man, there's no need to go there. Why do you find the need to make such disparaging remarks towards Chinese people? By all means, nobody's saying that you can't insult their driving or cultural memes or whatever, but to make such personal digs about their hygiene and "bad habits" in response to a post which was unrelated to your views on the subway experience is low. Ease up on em...
Apr 15, 2015 12:36 Report Abuse
You would think with those high prices that they would actually learn how to drive!
Apr 14, 2015 19:02 Report Abuse
Seeing as a lot of Chinese car owners live in cities with excellent public transportation, this price increase is a good thing as China really doesn't need more cars. These cars are clogging the streets and polluting the air. Of course there are also lower income people who truly need cars for their commute and I sympathize with them.
Apr 14, 2015 19:01 Report Abuse
it is like with any Apple things or so. If it's expensive, more people will come buy it. As price rise,. fear of getting even high will force them to come take the test. so it will screw the price higher and so on and on .China
Apr 16, 2015 09:49 Report Abuse
This is hilarious. I mean, laugh out loud funny. Same same.
Apr 14, 2015 18:45 Report Abuse
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