Newslink August 2023
Motor Schools Association of Great Britain membership magazine; road safety; driving training and testing
Motor Schools Association of Great Britain membership magazine; road safety; driving training and testing
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News<br />
Driving test centre updates: Bike races, safety<br />
concerns and road resurfacing hit services<br />
Skipton driving test centre (DTC)<br />
Resurfacing work on Carleton Road near<br />
Skipton DTC has over run and will now not be<br />
completed until Friday, <strong>August</strong> 11. If you or<br />
your pupils are unable to access the centre<br />
due to the work, park behind the test centre<br />
on Carleton Avenue, which is located just off<br />
Carleton New Road.<br />
The waiting room and facilities at the test<br />
centre will still be available as normal.<br />
If you experience any problems on the day<br />
of your test please call the driving test centre<br />
on 01756 793589.<br />
Macclesfield driving test centre<br />
The Macclesfield DTC has been closed<br />
after a safety inspection and all tests will be<br />
conducted from Bollington Leisure Centre,<br />
Heath Road SK10 5EX until <strong>August</strong> 13.<br />
Candidates should use the overflow car<br />
park of Bollington Football Club on<br />
Ovenhouse Lane. Follow the DVSA signage.<br />
Examiners will meet candidates at their cars<br />
at the time of the test. The car park must<br />
not be used for candidates to practise.<br />
Candidates and instructors will be able to<br />
use the toilet facilities at the leisure centre.<br />
There is also a café for accompanying drivers<br />
to wait in.<br />
Glasgow Theory Test Centre<br />
Please note that access to this theory test<br />
centre will be affected by road closures,<br />
parking restrictions and public transport<br />
diversions in central Glasgow due to World<br />
Cycling Championships taking place between<br />
Monday, July 31 and Sunday, <strong>August</strong> 13.<br />
The Theory Test Centre on West Nile Street<br />
will be open as usual but access will be<br />
affected on <strong>August</strong> 4, 7, 8 and 12.<br />
The centre will not be accessible by vehicle<br />
all day as races are being held in the city<br />
centre and all surrounding roads are closed. It<br />
will be accessible on foot, but this will mean<br />
using special marshalled crossings of the race<br />
route for safety. Some city centre road<br />
closures will remain in place when there are<br />
no races.<br />
If you have pupils with tests booked during<br />
this period, please remind them to allow extra<br />
time to travel.<br />
Lancing driving test centre: reopening<br />
Lancing DTC has reopened and testing has<br />
resumed from today (Friday, <strong>August</strong> 4).<br />
The World Cycling Championships<br />
take place in Glasgow from July 31<br />
to <strong>August</strong> 13.<br />
Scarborough driving test centre<br />
Scarborough DTC has changed location.<br />
The last L-test was conducted at<br />
Scarborough Goods Vehicle Testing Station<br />
on July 25. All car driving tests, motorcycle<br />
tests and instructor tests will now take place<br />
at the new driving test centre at Falsgrave<br />
Community Resource Centre, Offices 10/11,<br />
Falsgrave Resource Centre, Scarborough<br />
YO12 4DH.<br />
There are marked car spaces available for<br />
candidates, as well as a disabled parking bay.<br />
Other parking is available on a first come, first<br />
served basis.<br />
The car park must not be used for<br />
candidates to practise parking exercises.<br />
There is a dedicated waiting area for<br />
candidates and instructors. They are also able<br />
to use the café and toilet facilities at the<br />
Centre.<br />
Redhill Aerodome<br />
There is an unexpected road closure on<br />
Kings Mill Lane, the road leading to Redhill<br />
Aerodome driving test centre (DTC).<br />
The road is closed at one end and the<br />
diversion is 20-25 minutes long. The works<br />
are planned to finish on <strong>August</strong> 9.<br />
Please ensure that you and your pupils plan<br />
your journey accordingly so you arrive with<br />
enough time before the scheduled driving<br />
test. If you experience any problems on the<br />
day of a test, please call 01737 821182.<br />
Driving test nerves: Call out<br />
to MSA GB members<br />
Everyone gets nervous about their<br />
driving test. Passing the test is one of<br />
life’s milestones that can prove life<br />
changing. It can also create opportunities<br />
to travel and to say yes to job offers that<br />
you wouldn’t previously have been able<br />
to consider. However, for some pupils<br />
those nerves and a fear of failing can get<br />
in the way on test day.<br />
So we’re asking MSA GB members, what<br />
do you do to help your pupils stay<br />
focused and get a grip on their nerves?<br />
Are you an advocate of calm breathing<br />
and mindfulness, or perhaps you think<br />
switching your phone off an hour prior is<br />
the way to quieten those nerves?<br />
Please share your nerve-beating tips for<br />
pupils, by emailing our membership team<br />
on: info@msagb.com.<br />
22 NEWSLINK n AUGUST <strong>2023</strong>
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