{"id":24480,"date":"2020-08-19T02:49:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24480"},"modified":"2020-08-19T02:49:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T01:49:21","slug":"dvsa-restarting-driving-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24480","title":{"rendered":"DVSA: Restarting Driving Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 524px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 524\/63;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"DVSA logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dvsa.png\" alt=\"DVSA logo\" width=\"524\" height=\"63\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This article is already out of date. Read the addendum at the end!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An <a title=\"Restarting driver and rider testing: update\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/UKDVSA\/bulletins\/29a88d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email alert from DVSA outlines important details<\/a> on the phased restart of routine testing.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There\u2019s nothing especially worrying in there except for one possible thing. It\u2019s this part:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valid theory test certificates checks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of our normal ID and eligibility checks our driving examiners are checking for valid theory test certificates.<\/p>\n<p>If your pupil does not have a valid certificate the test will not go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>If your pupil has lost or damaged their certificate they can apply for a replacement letter by contacting <a>customercare@pearson.com<\/a>. They\u2019ll need to provide their:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>name<\/li>\n<li>address<\/li>\n<li>date of birth<\/li>\n<li>driving licence number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As you can imagine, this has already stirred up the lesser intellects out there.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, DVSA has rarely asked to see anyone\u2019s Theory Test certificate, even though when you book you\u2019re told you should take it to the test centre on the day. In cases where they <strong>have<\/strong> been asked, if pupils say they\u2019ve lost it then there\u2019s been no issue and the test has gone ahead &#8211; probably since they wouldn\u2019t have been able to book the test if they didn\u2019t have one. Examiners can check online anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, we\u2019re in unusual times. It is possible someone\u2019s theory test might have expired and the system hasn&#8217;t picked it up, which I guess is the reason for this emphasis. And given the load on DVSA\u2019s systems, examiners might not be able to check, either. Hence the need to see the piece of paper.<\/p>\n<p>As an instructor, you have two options. One is to let your pupils know, and to get them to follow the instructions for getting a replacement if they\u2019ve lost their original. They\u2019ll have plenty of time to sort it, because the backlog of tests means they\u2019re hardly likely to be booking one for next week unless they\u2019re key workers.<\/p>\n<p>The second option \u2013 which seems to be the preferred one right now \u2013 is to keep whingeing about how your pupils have never been asked for one before, how DVSA are a bunch of idiots, how you just had someone go on test and they weren\u2019t asked, or you know someone who heard from an uncle whose nephew\u2019s friend\u2019s sister wasn\u2019t asked yesterday, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>One of those two options is easy and puts responsibility on the pupil to simply ask for a replacement by following the easiest instruction imaginable \u2013 sending an email and asking. If you tell them to do it and they don\u2019t, and the test is cancelled, it\u2019s their fault. The other option makes <strong>you<\/strong> look like an idiot if the test is cancelled. It <strong>will<\/strong> be your fault, and your label as an \u2018idiot\u2019 will be confirmed once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>The choice is yours.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Addendum<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The email above came through on Monday. Thursday, <a title=\"Theory test certificates on driving tests\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/UKDVSA\/bulletins\/29b0400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this new one came through<\/a>. Now they\u2019re saying you <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> have to get a new certificate if you\u2019ve lost the original.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We wanted to confirm that your pupils should still bring their theory test certificates if they have a paper version.<\/p>\n<p>However if they can\u2019t find it, they don\u2019t need to order a replacement before coming to test.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Basically, you need a valid theory test <strong>result<\/strong>. If you\u2019ve lost the paper, you\u2019ll still get to go to test \u2013 as long as your theory hasn\u2019t run out.<\/p>\n<p>The lesser intellects are now all over this one like a rash, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is already out of date. Read the addendum at the end! An email alert from DVSA outlines important details on the phased restart of routine testing. There\u2019s nothing especially worrying in there except for one possible thing. 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