They never give up, do they? I saw this post on a forum:
Since when has it been compulsory to give the pupils email address when filling in the booking form. I’ve never done until tonight. When did we recieve notification it was going to be compulsory.
Another money saving excercise no doubt.
A deliberate attempt to start another whinefest about the DSA. But if this “expert” had bothered to read the DSA information about this – circulated back in June – he wouldn’t have needed to try and show how clever he is and have it backfire on him:
Practical test online booking and appointment confirmations
From now, you’ll need to provide a contact email address when you book or change your practical test online to receive your booking confirmation.
Booking confirmations for tests will no longer be posted out to you.
If you’re an approved driving instructor (ADI) and are booking a test on behalf of your customer, you’ll need to consider which email address you’d like the confirmation to go to.
No need to bring appointment confirmation
You’re no longer required to bring your appointment confirmation to the test centre on the day of your practical test.
You must still bring the following items – if you don’t, the test may not go ahead and you may lose your fee:
- an appropriately insured and licensed vehicle, displaying L-plates (except for taxi and Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) part two tests), that is suitable for the purpose of the test
- the appropriate theory test pass certificate (or confirmation) if you are not exempt; for lorry or bus theory tests, you’ll need to bring both your multiple choice and hazard perception pass letters or your overall theory test pass certificate letter
- both parts of your photo card licence – if you don’t take both parts of your licence, your test will not take place and you’ll lose your fee
- if you have an old-style paper licence, you must take your signed driver licence and a valid passport – no other form of photographic identification will be accepted
- for both modules of the motorcycle test you must present your compulsory basic training certificate (CBT)
- for module two of the motorcycle test you must present your motorcycle module one test pass certificate
There’s no change to theory test bookings and theory test requirements.
Pretty clear, isn’t it? But I guess it must be wrong to save money (and trees) by not sending out letters for online bookings when there is a confirmation on screen, and now an email confirmation, sent anyway.