UPDATE – 1st March 2022

Driving Lessons

Face coverings continue to be a personal choice for pupils and instructors during driving lessons in England.

CM Driving School are still taking in-car and personal hygiene seriously. This means they will be wiping down all touchable surfaces with anti viral/anti bacterial wipes before and after each driving lesson. We are fully aware that the virus will be around for a long time coming and want to ensure that we limit the spread as much as we can. 

 

Theory and Practical Driving Tests

The DVSA lifted their COVID-19 restrictions affecting driving and theory tests in England from 1 March in line with the government announcement that English restrictions ended from 24 February. The changes in England are:

• face coverings will be a personal choice for practical and theory test candidates and examiners.

• driving examiners will no longer end tests early and they can continue after a candidate has committed a serious or dangerous fault to give them the full-test experience. Tests will only be terminated early if the driving examiner assesses that the candidate’s driving is so poor it risks their safety and that of other road users.

• Restrictions are being lifted on driving instructors accompanying drivers to sit in on a driving test. This means that driving examiners will ask you if you want someone to:

• sit in the back of the car during the test
• be with you for the result and feedback

• you no longer have to self isolate if you have COVID-19, but the DVSA encourage candidates testing positive for up to 5 days before their driving test not to attend their test to reduce the spread of the virus.

Thank you for your support.

  

 

 

 

 

 

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