The Minister of Transport, Guillermo Reyes, pointed out that progress is being made on the proposal that would provide help to drivers, mainly motorcyclesto make the payment of the Soat.
(The ‘evils’ of Soat: premiums grow but there are more claims).
One of the Government’s proposals is that drivers carry out the installment payment. Since they currently have to make it in a single payment, this has created difficulties for those who do not have the stipulated amount, which, in most cases of motorcyclists, exceeds $500,000.
The head of the Ministry of Transport also said that, once it is ready, the project will be presented to the Federation of Colombian Insurers (Fasecolda).
(Simit transferred $438,000 million to the Traffic Police in 17 years).
“We are going to discuss it with Fasecolda. It is very difficult for eight million, out of ten million motorcyclists who live from motorcycles to work throughout the country, to pay almost 700 thousand pesos of Soat in cash. We have to find ways to financeReyes stated.
And he added that the idea, raised by President Petro, of lowering the price of Soat is maintained. However, with the reasons phasecolda about the difficult situation they are going through, it is expected that it will be one of the discussions that will take place in the coming weeks.
(Owners of vehicles and motorcycles report a shortage of Soat policies).
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