Extend Theory Test Certificate End Dates Or At Least A Discount For Next Test

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Many cannot afford to pay the £23 for a Theory Test they have already done and passed. It is highly unfair that they will have to still stick to the 2 year validation time frame as the pandemic has cut into that, twice.
Many of those live in poverty, so that £23 could make a major impact for some.

There are two ways the Government can possibly go about this:

1. To extend the Theory Pass Validation End date

2. To offer a discount on the next Theory Test

As it was not the learners fault that a pandemic had disrupted their path to passing their driving test.

Also, it is understood that the Government has stated 'it is to keep up to date with the safety of driving' yet Passed drivers do not require to take a Theory Test every 2 years which doesn't make sense.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months: Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months

Publish a plan for dealing with the driving test backlog: Publish a plan for dealing with the driving test backlog

If you would like the Government to provide a discount or free theory tests for people whose test expire during the Covid-19 outbreak, we could accept a petition requesting this.

Timeline

3 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Nov 2020

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