The Driving Test Cancellation service prides itself on helping you complete your driving test sooner, with the company reporting that it sped up the process for many of its users by as much as 52 days, on average. This is a considerable achievement, considering that many learner drivers in the UK are often waiting up to six months for a driving test.
For those who aren’t familiar with the situation, the COVID-19 lockdowns—which affected the globe—impacted learner drivers, with many students waiting up to 17 weeks following their coursework until they can take their driving test.
Admittedly, this number is down from a 21-week-long waiting period that peaked in August of last year, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency—the executive agency of the UK Department of Transport—has failed to clear the backlog in an effective manner. No management strategies have been implemented thus far.
Before the pandemic, nearly 80 percent of test centers had a delay of approximately six weeks, which was regarded as the average wait time before learner drivers could take their driving test. At the time, this was manageable for both student drivers and driving instructors. However, as the bottleneck narrowed, driving instructors are now telling learner drivers to book their tests well in advance.
In fact, many are now booking their tests before they’ve even sent them behind the steering wheel. Some are so desperate for a slot that they’re even willing to travel great distances to a less-congested test center.
Furthermore, driving instructors are outraged by DVSA’s last-minute canceling policies that allow examiners to push the test back on short notice, which often occurs via email as little as 15 minutes before a student is supposed to undertake the exam. At the same time, students who cancel the test on short notice lose their original fees.
This is a rather unfair treatment of the learner drivers and only points towards a complete lack of examiners to carry out testing. DVSA says that they’re recruiting new examiners, carrying out overtime, and buying back leave from driving examiners in hopes of addressing the issue.
In the meantime, learner drivers are turning to online services, such as Find Me A Driving Test, to secure an earlier test date. These services scan the DVSA website and provide their users with test slots that become available as a result of someone else canceling their test.
Not only that but Find Me A Driving Test also allows its users to pick two extra test centers, which maximizes their chance of securing an earlier test date. Once a cancellation occurs, the service will notify the user via a test, mentioning the specific test center, as well as the time and date, along with the option to book the test if the user finds the time and date favorable.
While these services often cost in the range of £20, they can potentially save their customers up to £180, or even more, considering that DVSA doesn’t offer refunds for last-minute examiner cancelations or unavoidable short-notice cancellations by learner drivers.
Those interested in getting on the road sooner and faster can check out the company’s website or its social media—including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn. Finding a driving test cancellation is easy with Find Me A Driving Test; it only requires that the users register for the service and provide the necessary details.
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For more information about Find Me A Driving Test, contact the company here:
Find Me A Driving Test
Chris Smith
07899676143
findmydrivingtest@gmail.com
Suite 9 Silk House Park Green SK11 7QJ, UK
