Driver training has restarted in England. Driver testing restarted in tiers one and two on 2 December and tier three on 3 December. Driver training and testing will be suspended in Northern Ireland from 27 November. Driver training and testing is not permitted in level 4 areas in Scotland.
Christmas opening hours for the Driving Instructors Association.
We’ve created a table to show the three tiers of COVID restrictions and their current impact on driver training and testing.
The DIA has received numerous phone calls concerning problems with the booking procedure for driving tests. We have been pressing DVSA for solutions to this and feedback.
DIA warns pupils not to leap to soon to reschedule their driving test because if they fail, they should expect a long wait for a retest.
Test and Trace (Car) Regrettably there was an important error in the DVSA briefing packs with regards to Test & Trace. This has now been amended. In summary Slide 10 updated to:Test & Trace If a driving test candidate or driving examiner develops symptoms in the days after a test, the NHS Test and Trace
All theory tests in Scotland and Wales up to and including 14 July have been rescheduled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Theory tests for critical workers in Scotland and Wales will still go ahead. DVSA will continue to keep the situation under review in line with government advice in the respective countries and will
The Government announced on 29 June that Leicester and surrounding areas are in lockdown following an increase in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Which areas are affectedRead the government statement on the areas affected and the restrictions that have been put in place pending a review from 18 July. What this means to youThe local lockdown means that
NASP has produced an updated set of guidelines, taking into account the latest briefing from DVSA on the resumption of testing and training. We will work to expand on these for rider and vocational trainers where applicable. Download the guidelines here: https://mcusercontent.com/f9cc720eee8c4047ef8ac2ce3/files/aa18fff8-e0a0-4436-8dbc-983dc7a6a4b3/NASP_Guidelines_on_driver_trainers_safely_returning_to_work_2nd_July_2020_Final_T_T.pdf
The DIA has written to the Chancellor asking for the self employed income support scheme to be extended.
