The Scottish Government has announced the indicative date of 24 August for driving lessons to resume in Scotland. This is to allow instructors time to plan and prepare for the restart of lessons. The actual restart date will be confirmed on or around 20 August.
Carly Brookfield hopes everyone is adjusting to the new normal
Last Friday (17 July) DVSA joined NASP representatives to answer members‘ questions around driver training and testing. A recording of the 45-minute question and answer session has now been published on the NASP website and is available for you to watch.The session looked at the procedures DVSA will follow to carry out tests safely during …
The Welsh Government has confirmed that driver training can restart on Monday 27 July in Wales. Motorcycle training can also resume in Wales from Monday 27 July 2020 Vocational, motorcycle, car and trailer tests and tractor driving tests will resume in Wales on Monday 3 August. Driving tests will start again in Wales on Monday …
Motorcycle instruction and theory and hazard tests to restart on 22 July in Scotland.
AA Driving School has seen an increase of more than 500% in demand for lessons, following the DVSA announcement that driving lessons could restart in England from 4 July. More than 10,000 would-be learners had already joined the waiting list for driving lessons during lockdown. The DVSA announcement caused a stampede of learners rushing to …
Three quarters of people believe it is a great time for learners to practise now due to the quieter lockdown roads, according to an AA survey of 17,000 drivers. However, two fifths (45%) of drivers said they felt nervous at the thought of supervising learners themselves and three in ten admitted they have not read …
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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 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that learners can resume driving lessons and motorcycle training in England from Saturday 4 July 2020. The rule applies to all types of driver and motorcycle training in England, including private practice with someone you live with or in your support bubble. Theory tests will restart in …
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Anthony Fuller tells us the story of his student Maria, an ICU nurse who is learning to drive while caring for her patients under the most difficult of circumstances.
