{"id":24802,"date":"2020-10-23T19:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24802"},"modified":"2020-10-23T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:06:31","slug":"dvsa-test-centre-waiting-room-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24802","title":{"rendered":"DVSA: Test Centre Waiting Room Access"},"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\/10\/dvsa-1.png\" alt=\"DVSA Logo\" width=\"524\" height=\"63\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>An <a title=\"Driving test centre waiting rooms\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/UKDVSA\/bulletins\/2a77ba0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email alert from DVSA indicates they will be making an announcement next week<\/a> about access to waiting rooms.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Driving test centre waiting rooms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s our priority to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect you, your pupils and our examiners, so for everyone\u2019s safety we reduced access to our driving test centres.<\/p>\n<p>We understand this is causing some of you issues particularly if your local test centre has no other local amenities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working with the Health and Safety Executive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we set out on 21 October we\u2019ve been working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and are reviewing individual centres to see how some waiting rooms could be made safely available.<\/p>\n<p>Next week we will be issuing further information and guidance on what we will be doing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m sure this will be wonderful news to some. I won\u2019t be using them &#8211; not until there\u2019s a vaccine. Far too many idiots who aren\u2019t taking this seriously are likely to be in them.<\/p>\n<p>In the last four weeks, every single one of my pupils either knows someone who has tested positive, or is someone who has tested positive. I don\u2019t like those odds right now, and am leaving the roulette table for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email alert from DVSA indicates they will be making an announcement next week about access to waiting rooms. Driving test centre waiting rooms It\u2019s our priority to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect you, your pupils and our examiners, so for everyone\u2019s safety we reduced access to our driving test centres. 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