Driving lessons and tests to start again in England this month

In some welcome news for learner drivers, both driving lessons and tests will resume in England and Wales this month.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency confirmed that driving lessons and theory tests will restart on April 12th, while driving tests will resume on April 22nd.

The DVSA took to Twitter to reveal the news, announcing that all theory tests, motorcycle tests, lorry lessons and tests, car and trailer tests, and minibus lessons and tests will resume on the 12th.

Then later in the month on the 22nd, driving tests, and ADI (approved driving instructor) parts two and three (and standards checks) will also restart.

Driving lessons and tests have been put on hold during most of the pandemic, with hundreds of thousands of people waiting for them to begin again.

The interim managing director of AA Driving School, Robert Cowell, welcomed the announcement, adding that more than 26,000 people had requested to be notified when lessons could finally start again.

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He said: “After months of uncertainty this is truly welcome news for driving instructors and pupils around the country.

“More than 26,000 prospective pupils contacted us during the latest lockdown, so demand is going to skyrocket now instructors can open their books again.

“Those who started learning to drive before lockdown will now tackle the additional challenge of starting back after the long break.

“Our driving instructors are ready to help them overcome the additional challenges they have faced being a lockdown learner and we are confident many will be on the road to success very soon.”