{"id":22441,"date":"2018-10-02T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T13:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=22441"},"modified":"2018-10-02T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T13:52:23","slug":"dvsa-test-time-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=22441","title":{"rendered":"DVSA: Test Time Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 524px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 524\/255;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Stopwatch face\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/stopwatch.png\" alt=\"Stopwatch face\" width=\"524\" height=\"255\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>An email alert from DVSA advises that from 10 October 2018, the timings of driving tests will be changing for <strong>one day each week<\/strong> so that examiners can receive appropriate training and development. Timings on other days will remain unaltered.<\/p>\n<p>It is absolutely no problem, though that hasn\u2019t stopped the usual culprits demanding to know why <strong>we<\/strong> &#8211; instructors &#8211; weren\u2019t consulted over it.<\/p>\n<p>The simple answer is that it\u2019s none of our sodding business what times the tests go out, especially if the changes are only likely to amount to a \u201c13.22\u201d test instead of a \u201c13.35\u201d one. It\u2019s not like they\u2019re adding one at 2am or anything.\u00a0 As long as we know the test time in advance &#8211; which we do, from the moment it is booked &#8211; that\u2019s all we need.<\/p>\n<p>It appears (and I\u2019m reading between the lines here) that the day on which timings are changed will be different from centre to centre. I\u2019m sure &#8211; if I try <strong>real<\/strong> hard &#8211; I could twist that into being inconvenient for me. In reality it isn\u2019t, though.<\/p>\n<p>I would imagine that already-booked tests will not be affected &#8211; or, if they are, candidates will be made aware of any timing changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email alert from DVSA advises that from 10 October 2018, the timings of driving tests will be changing for one day each week so that examiners can receive appropriate training and development. Timings on other days will remain unaltered. 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