Petition · past parliament

Make driving lessons essential, during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK Government should make driving lessons an essential practise during the COVID-19 lockdowns, no matter the tier.
Many people who have jobs far from home, have relied on public transport to get them to and from work, but due to COVID, transport may have been cut, or not deemed safe at all. As well as this, allowing people to learn how to drive, will open job opportunities for them, if they have lost their job due to the outbreak, or it will help them gain a wider variety of jobs available to them once they have the additional capability of driving.

Why it was rejected

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

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Exempt driving tests and lessons from COVID-19 restrictions
Exempt driving tests and lessons from COVID-19 restrictions

Timeline

23 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Mar 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.