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News High Wycombe: new DTC opens High Wycombe has a new driving test centre, after the DVSA opened a new base for testing on June 26. All car tests in the town will now take place from Kingsmead Business Park, Fredrick Place, High Wycombe HP11 1JU. There are a few rules to note about the new site. Please arrive no earlier than five minutes before the time of the test. To get to the DTC, drive up to the automatic barriers and follow the one-way system to the left and take the first right. Please park towards the end of the row on the right, in parking bay numbers 578, 579 or 580. It’s important that the parking rules are followed and that no other parking spaces are used in the business park. The rules on parking spaces are strictly enforced by the business park. Due to parking restrictions, please do not practise parking with candidates. Examiners will meet customers at their car at the time of the test, in one of the specified parking bays. The DTC has no toilet or waiting room facilities available. There is a cafe in the business park where hot drinks and refreshments are available. The last point raised a concern for MSA GB: “It seems strange that the DVSA has committed to a new office where there are no waiting rooms or toilet facilities. Not allowing candidates to arrive in good time before their test seems like a way of increasing stress levels unnecessarily, too.” Candidates to receive theory test result by email as DVSA increases digitalisation of its results service The DVSA has begun providing candidates with their theory test results by email as well as by letter. The test result email will be sent shortly after test completion (approximately 10 minutes afterwards). Candidates should continue to collect their paper results letter in the theory test centre, and they are still advised to take this with them to their practical driving test. The test result email will contain: n Test Result (pass/fail) nTest Type (e.g. Car) n Certificate number (for pass only: for LGV and PCV candidates, this will only be shown on the full pass message) n Licence Number (partially masked to reduce Personal Identifiable information risks) n Test Date (day the test was taken) n Expiry Date (for pass only) n Link to optional survey If you are booking a theory test on behalf of a pupil, you will notice that the trainer booker portal has been amended to require ADIs to enter the candidate’s email address when he or she assigns them to a slot. This will be the address the results go to. This field will be mandatory so the candidate’s email address must be entered so that they can receive their results. Do not use your own Trainer Booker email address in the candidate email address field. This will result in you being unable to access the trainer booker system. If trainers make an error when entering the candidate’s email, it can be amended from within the portal. Trainers are advised that because of this change they should start to capture candidates’ email addresses, if they don’t already. Candidates who were assigned to slots before the change comes into effect but sit their test after it goes live, will not receive emailed results as their email address will not have been captured. Bit of a puddle? No problem for me! Norbreck to continue as Blackpool DTC base ADIs using the Blackpool DTC have been advised that Norbreck Castle Hotel will now be the temporary base for all testing until at least Friday, September 29. The DVSA is based in the Lancastria Suite at the rear of the hotel, which can be found on the Queen’s Promenade, Norbreck. Upon arrival, you will need to enter your vehicle registration on the keypad provided to avoid a parking charge. The hotel has toilet facilities available for candidates and instructors. A motorist comes out of a road safely after it was inundated by a flash flood in the Lower Wick area of Worcester during a thunderstorm. Road safety groups said motorists were continuing to ignore the dangers of attempting to drive through flooded roads, despite warnings not to attempt to do so. A spokesman for the AA said motorists ‘should use their common sense if they see a stretch of road covered in water. Never attempt to drive along it unless you are sure it is no more than a couple of inches deep.” 08 NEWSLINK n JULY 2023
For all the latest news, see www.msagb.com Work and education biggest reasons to want a pass Being able to access work and education are the top motivations for young people getting their driving licence, new research from the AA Driving School has revealed. The majority of young drivers (61%) surveyed said they had a personal deadline they wanted to pass their driving test in time for. This fell to one fifth (21%) amongst drivers of all ages, indicating younger drivers are more motivated by specific goals to get behind the wheel. Older drivers aged 65 plus were the most likely to say they had no ambition to pass their driving test by a particular point (81%). Just 3% of older drivers had been motivated to pass their driving test by starting further education, while 9% were spurred on by a work commitment. While the overall top motivator amongst young drivers aged 18-to-24 was to pass in time for the summer (20%), passing in time for a work commitment, educational commitment or starting further education motivated almost half (49%) to switch their provisional licence for a full. The top deadlines young drivers (18-to- 24) wanted to pass their practical test in time for were: 1. In time for summer (20%) 2. A work commitment (19%) 3. Starting further education (19%) 4. Leaving childhood home (12%) 5. Their birthday (12%) 6. An educational commitment (11%) 7. Driving to a holiday (5%) 8. Before the weather worsened (3%) According to AA Driving School data, in 2022 the most popular month for starting driving lessons is November, perhaps aligning with those who want to pass before the start of the next academic year. Camilla Benitz, AA Driving School managing director, said: “It is really interesting to see what motivates today’s young drivers to pass their test compared to older generations. “The pandemic and cost-of-living crisis mean most people are really considering how to spend their time and money. For young people, learning to drive is clearly more of a practical consideration rather than an emotional one, and they are really looking at the benefits driving will bring them. “Having a driving licence is a gateway to independent adult life for many young people. It opens up the door to more education and employment opportunities, which perhaps they are under greater pressure to consider than previous generations. “The fly in the ointment to this is the driving test backlog, which means many learners up and down the country are facing lengthy waits to book their practical test. “The fact so many are clearly trying to pass in order to access education or employment only makes the backlog a more bitter pill to swallow.” NEWSLINK n JULY 2023 09
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