Author Archives: Linda Western

Loveday Ryder will become the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Chief Executive on 1 January 2021.Published 26 November 2020From:Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Loveday Ryder has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and will be starting her new role on 1 January 2021. DVSA’s […]

We previously let you know that all practical driver, rider and theory tests would be suspended in England whilst the new national restrictions are in place. Following clarification from the Government these restrictions will last up to and including Wednesday 2 December 2020. This means all driver, rider and theory tests will restart on Thursday 3 […]

NASP have produced 2 useful resources for you to use:A  handy walkthrough presentation detailing the main changes to the Standard Operating Procedures for ADI and PDI assessments, during COVID-19, click here. Also together with the DVSA, NASP have produced a video demonstrating what the changes may look like in practice, click here.We hope you will find them […]

Latest Lockdown Q & As Latest Lockdown FAQs November 10th 2020After the advice issued by DVSA on Friday 6th November regarding the suspension of testing services and government advice on driver and rider training, NASP raised a number of questions and challenges directly with DVSA.Below you will find responses to those questions and challenges, where […]

More support The Chancellor has just announced that in addition to extending the furlough scheme, he has increased help for the self-employed and to the devolved administrations.  This is from the BBC website – Mr Sunak also announced billions of pounds of other support for the economy, including more money for self-employed people.Support through the Self-Employment […]

The Government has announced that England will be put under national restrictions from Thursday 5 November until Wednesday 2 December We will continue to keep the situation under review in line with Government advice. What this means for theory tests These measures mean all theory tests in England will be suspended from 5 November and […]

From today (Monday 2 November 2020) we will be contacting practical test candidates who have a test on hold due to COVID-19 to give them a refund. We emailed these candidates to ask them to choose a new test and made them aware that we would be refunding them if they did not do this […]

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 […]

NASP is today urging members to lodge a complaint with the Health and Safety Executive regarding the continued closure of test centre waiting rooms. NASP member associations have raised the issue with DVSA on numerous occasions and asked for a clearer line of sight on when waiting rooms may reopen, as trainers are already starting […]

The NHS test and trace service is part of a national strategy to identify COVID-19 infections and prevent its spread. Although this specific guidance relates to England only, the 4 administrations are working closely together to have a consistent and joined up approach to testing and tracing. We are supporting the service by sharing details of examiners […]