{"id":15376,"date":"2014-04-08T20:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=15376"},"modified":"2014-04-08T20:31:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T19:31:11","slug":"no-foreign-language-tests-from-7-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=15376","title":{"rendered":"No Foreign Language Tests From 7 April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of yesterday \u2013 Monday, 7 April 2014 \u2013 both theory and practical driving tests can only be conducted in English or Welsh.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there isn\u2019t a lot of linguistic clutter in that statement, and it means just what it says: <strong>YOU CAN ONLY TAKE YOUR THEORY OR PRACTICAL TEST IN ENGLISH OR WELSH FROM 7 APRIL 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I take my test in Punjabi after April 2014?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No! You can only take your tests in English or Welsh after 7 April 2014. You cannot have an interpreter on your practical test unless it is for British Sign Language (BSL). Read my <a title=\"Foreign Language Tests End 7 April 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=15246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earlier article which spells out clearly<\/a> which languages are no longer supported.<\/p>\n<p>(This is an actual search term used to find the blog today \u2013 8 April. It was actually written in better English than most search terms).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of yesterday \u2013 Monday, 7 April 2014 \u2013 both theory and practical driving tests can only be conducted in English or Welsh. 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