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Learner drivers to be told to wait six months before taking a test: The government is consulting on plans to make those hoping to gain a driving licence wait up ...
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Learner drivers may have to wait six months before taking test: A minimum learning period of up to six months could be introduced for learner drivers
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20-week warning for learner drivers after DVSA update: Learner drivers have to wait an average 20 weeks, or around five months, before booking a practical test ...
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Learner drivers still facing five-month wait for practical test, despite efforts to cut backlog – NATIONAL NEWS
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Learners in England, Scotland and Wales issued new licence update: Some newly qualified drivers may be restricted - here's what you need to know
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Andy Burnham government considering learner driver rule change across UK: Andy Burnham's government is weighing up a minimum learning period of three or six ...
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Spain’s driving licence delays spark anger as learner drivers face months-long waits
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'Four to six months': Why waiting times for Spain's driving tests are so long: With average waiting lists of up to six months in some regions, driving school ...
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Paid articlePaywallThe waiting time for a driving test at every test centre in Greater Manchester and Britain
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Govt confirms it'll scrap full practical test, $80 cut to licence cost: However, the changes come with trade-offs for younger drivers.
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Minimum six-month delay for driving test to ‘reduce waiting time’: The Government claims its minimum waiting time will speed up the process and create better ...
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Learner drivers could have to wait six months before taking test under new strategy
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‘I travelled 10 hours for a driving test’: Desperate learners taking extreme measures over long waiting list
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Six-month wait for driving tests set to last until 2027: The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million learner driver tests since the ...
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Plan to cut driving test backlog as Newbury learners face 6-month wait: Wait times for a practical driving test in Newbury remain above average as the Government ...
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Learners waiting six months for driving tests with major backlogs: Learner drivers are being left in limbo for months
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New DVSA driving test backlog update issued: Officials have urged learners not to book a test until they are confident they will pass
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Learner drivers in Norfolk waiting months for tests: Learners in Norfolk are waiting "unacceptably" long times for driving tests, an MP has said.
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Driving tests in Reading: learners have to wait six months: Learners have to wait six months to book a test in Reading as huge test backlogs build up across the ...
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