Rejected petition Extend Driving Theory Test Certificates due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak driving tests, understandably have been cancelled for up to 3 months. As theory tests last for 2 years, those who have already passed are at risk or paying to re-take when they already had their tests planned. The government should extend all tests by the same period.

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Putting a ‘freeze’ on expiration dates would be a huge gesture and would show a lot of good will during this current crisis.

Or, if the government argue that all driving theory tests cannot be extended due to legal reasons, then all those who still had a driving theory certificate valid before the test ban should be allowed to resit the test for free. As making someone pay again needlessly is no more than profiteering and these are truly unfair and exceptional circumstances.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307479

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Date submitted 14 April 2020
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