A Wild Driving School

17/03/2025

14/06/2024

Just found out that Morrisons supermarket have sold their petrol stations. My local Morrisons petrol station is only doing pay at the pump for a few days then will be shut for about a week so the new oners can put their name up and restock the shop and sort out the pumps. Let's see if they keep the fuel prices the same as Asda and Tesco or hike the price up.

28/04/2024

Be careful if you are going to drive in corby today as some of the roads have flooded again there is alreadya car brokendownin the floodedwater. I will post a video of Gainsborough Road. I have just taught one of my students how to drive through the Gainsborough Road flood but if you are in any doubt turn your car around and go another way.

15/10/2023

Well that's another long weekend away in the caravan nearly over

28/02/2022

Driver testing services – lifting of COVID-19 driving test restrictions

We are lifting COVID-19 restrictions affecting driving and theory tests in England from Tuesday 1 March in line with the government announcement that English restrictions ended on 24 February.

The changes in England are:

• face coverings will be a personal choice for practical and theory test candidates and examiners
• driving tests will no longer end early unless the candidate’s driving is so poor it is a risk to their safety and that of other road users - in line with the pre-COVID-19 policy
• instructors and accompanying drivers are able to sit in on driving tests
• you no longer have to self isolate if you have COVID-19, but we encourage you to rearrange your test if you feel unwell for any reason

You need to make your pupils aware of these forthcoming changes, especially if you have made their practical test booking for them.

The current driving and theory tests safety measures in Scotland and Wales remain in place and we will let you know of any changes.

DVSA guidance on GOV.UK will be updated shortly.

Face coverings

Your pupil will have personal choice on whether they want to wear a face covering on their driving or theory test from 1 March in England.

Candidates will no longer have to let us know if they cannot wear a face covering in advance of their driving test from 1 March. This also applies to bookings you make on behalf of your pupils.

Our driving examiners can also make a personal choice to wear a face covering if they wish.

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

Ending driving tests early

From 1 March, our 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. This is in line with our pre-COVID-19 policy.

ADIs sitting in on tests

We are lifting the restriction on ADIs and accompanying drivers to sit in on a driving test from 1 March.

This means that driving examiners will ask your pupil if they want someone to:

sit in the back of the car during the test be with them for the result and feedback ADI standards checks and ADI part 2 tests

The lifting of restrictions for wearing face coverings on tests from 1 March also includes ADI part 2 tests and ADI standards checks.

Standards checks will continue to last for 40 minutes.

Clean vehicles

We will no longer be cancelling driving tests if the inside of a vehicle is not clean.

However, we continue to encourage you to clean and tidy the inside of your vehicle when presenting it for a driving test in line with good hygiene.

It will be optional for examiners to wipe down surfaces in test vehicles or ventilate these vehicles during tests.

Pupils testing positive for COVID-19

We encourage candidates testing positive for COVID-19 up to 5 days before their driving test not to attend their test to reduce the spread of the virus.

You or your pupil should email us at [email protected] with the subject title ‘COVID-19 short notice cancellation’ to rearrange their test.

You or your pupil will need to include the following information in the email:

their driving licence number their driving test booking reference number

We will then contact you or your pupil to help rearrange the test. Your pupil will not have to pay again.

Taking rapid lateral flow tests

Until 1 April, we continue to ask your pupils to take a rapid lateral flow test before their driving test if they do not have COVID-19 symptoms. We are asking that they do this on the day of their driving test, before they leave home.

Find out more about taking a rapid lateral flow test before taking a driving test.

Thank you for your support

We know this has been a very challenging period for the driver and rider training industry.

The changes we have made to our services have had an impact across the industry but you have shown resilience, supported our colleagues and responded positively to our engagement.

We want to thank you for taking the necessary action to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, and protect our colleagues.

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17/02/2022

Storm Eunice: Driving and Riding test cancellations

Storm Eunice is expected to cause significant disruption.

The Met Office has issued a rare Red Weather Warning for parts of the UK tomorrow, 18 February 2022.

Tests in Red weather warning areas – 18 February

All car, motorbike, lorry or bus driving tests will be cancelled if booked at any of the following centres:

Barnstaple Barry Bodmin Bridgend Bristol Avonmouth Bristol Kingswood Cardiff Cambourne Llanelli Llantrisant Newport Penzance Swansea MPTC Weston Super Mare

We will email all candidates affected and rebook them into the next available test slot free of charge. If this is not suitable, they will need to look for an alternative test date and time.

Currently all other tests will go ahead but it is possible that other test centres may be affected as a result of Storm Eunice. We are keeping this under review and will contact any candidates that may be affected.

Trainer booked tests

All trainer booked tests in red weather warning areas will be cancelled and trainer bookers will be refunded.

Travel in red weather warning areas

If you or your candidate live in a red weather warning area, you should not travel to a driving test. You will need to contact us and we will rearrange your test free of charge.

Driving Lessons

If you live in a red weather warning area you should follow Met Office travel advice.

Theory Tests

Our Theory Test providers. Pearson Vue and Reed in Partnership, will continue to assess the situation before they make a decision on site closures.

Any Theory Test customers impacted as a result of Storm Eunice will be contacted.

Driver services outage

As a result of Storm Eunice we are postponing our planned outage, and online services will remain available tonight (Thursday 17 February 2022).

17/02/2022

Driver testing services – plan B restrictions ending in England

Following the government’s announcement on the ending of plan B restrictions in England, we want to explain what these changes mean to driver testing services in England and how these changes will affect you and your pupils.

The main changes are:

you and your pupils are not legally required to wear face coverings during lessons, but government guidance suggests that you continue to do so in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with other people you do not normally meet your pupils should take a rapid lateral flow test on the day of their driving test, before leaving home your candidates no longer have to wear a face covering for their theory test, but the government guidance suggests that you continue to do so in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with other people you do not normally meet

We are asking practical test candidates to continue to wear a face covering, unless they have a good reason not to wear one. Your pupils need to advise us in advance if this is the case. We will be keeping this under review.

The current driving test safety measures in Scotland and Wales remain in place and we will let you know of any changes.

Driving lessons in England

You and your pupils no longer have to wear a face covering by law on professional driving lessons.

COVID-19 spreads through the air by droplets and aerosols that are breathed out from the nose and mouth of an infected person.

However, we are suggesting you and your pupils continue to wear a face covering during lessons in line with government guidance that suggests people continue to wear a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where they may come into contact with other people they do not normally meet.

Driving tests in England Wearing a face covering

We are asking you and you pupil to continue to wear a face covering when you come for driving tests, unless you or your pupil have a good reason not to, such as:

having a physical or mental illness or impairment, or a disability that means you cannot put on, wear or remove a face covering putting on, wearing or removing a face covering would cause you severe distress

If your pupil has a good reason not to wear a face covering, we ask them, when they book their test, to tell us – if you have made the booking on behalf of your pupil you will need to do this if required.

Your pupil’s test may not take place without a face covering if they have not made us aware when booking their test. We will be keeping this under review.

Taking rapid lateral flow tests

We are asking your pupils to take a rapid lateral flow test before their driving test if they do not have COVID-19 symptoms. We are asking that they do this on the day of their driving test, before they leave home.

Find out more about taking a rapid lateral flow test before taking a driving test.

In England, you should now take a rapid lateral flow test if you’ll be in a high-risk situation that day. This includes being in enclosed spaces where there is limited fresh air.

Car cleanliness and fresh air

You must clean the inside of your car before bringing your pupil for test.

This means:

removing any rubbish or unnecessary items from the dashboard, footwells, door pockets, cup holders and seats cleaning and wiping down the dashboard and car controls making sure the passenger seat and footwell is not dirty

The examiner will do an additional clean of some surfaces, but your test will be cancelled if the inside of your car is dirty.

The car used for the test must have at least one window open on each side throughout the test. Any combination of windows can be opened. Your pupils should wear clothing suitable for the weather.

Driving test centre waiting rooms

In general, the risk of catching or passing on COVID-19 is higher:

in crowded spaces, where there are more people who might be infectious in enclosed indoor spaces where there is limited fresh air

We continue to suggest you keep your distance, wear face coverings and practise good hand hygiene in our waiting areas in England to help reduce the spread of the virus. Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Theory tests in England

It is no longer a legal requirement for your pupils to wear a face covering whilst attending and taking their theory test.

However, we are asking candidates to wear face coverings during their theory test in line with government guidance on wearing a face covering in indoor spaces where people might come into contact with others they do not usually meet.

If your pupils wear a face covering to their theory test, they will be asked to remove it temporarily for staff to do an ID check.

Other safety measures such as the screen at reception areas and workstation dividers will remain in place

15/01/2022

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uh8slnP76-w&feature=youtu.be

Official DVSA guide to the driving test ‘tell me’ questions (where you explain how you’d carry out a safety task) at the start of your test. You’ll do this b...

10/01/2022

Corby has a Theory test centre again at the Oakley Vale shops the address is Charter Ct, Corby NN18 8QT

02/11/2020

Update on lockdown measures in England

Following the announcement on Saturday 31 October 2020 around further lockdown measures being introduced in England, we are working closely with the Government to agree the impact these will have on DVSA services.

All driver and rider training and tests will be suspended in England from 5 November until 2 December 2020. We will be contacting affected test candidates soon.

We'll keep you updated on the situation and provide further guidance when we're able too.