PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Driving Tests: Coronavirus (9 July 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the resumption of driving tests in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in Scotland.

Asked by:
David Mundell (Conservative)

Answer

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been to protect the public and save lives. That remains its priority as it restarts its services.

As different approaches to easing lockdown are currently being adopted across England, Scotland and Wales, the DVSA is following published guidance in each of those countries as it restarts its services safely for customers and staff.

The DVSA will continue to observe the guidance and scale up its services when it is permissible and lawful to do so.

In Scotland, theory tests and motorcycle instruction may restart on 22 July 2020. Motorcycle module 1 and module 2 tests, and tractor driving tests, will restart on Monday 3 August 2020.

Other types of driving tests are still suspended. When the DVSA has more detail, it will inform instructors and candidates.


Answered by:
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
16 July 2020

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