The São Paulo government limited the cost of medical and psychological examinations to obtain a national driver’s license (CNH) to 90 reais. The measure is in an ordinance from the State Department of Traffic of São Paulo (Detran-SP), published last Friday (9), and follows the established by the National Traffic Secretariat of reducing values.
Through the ordinance, Detran-SP no longer bases the maximum value of exams on the Fee Law. In the case of the medical examination, the value fell by an average of 30% and, in the case of the psychological test, the reduction was 40%.
In December last year, the federal government changed the rules for obtaining a driver’s license. In addition to setting the fees for mandatory exams, the student no longer needs to enroll in a driving school. The minimum hours of practical classes have fallen from 20 to 2 and all theoretical content can be done free of charge online. So far, São Paulo leads new applications for driver’s licenses since the change.
