Petition · past parliament

To give a courtesy year to people who have passed there theory test during covid

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the parliament to give a courtesy year for people whom have passed there theory test in 2020 to 2022 as they have not been able to have driving lessons during that time
Because the theory test is governed by the government and parliament

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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Timeline

7 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jan 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Jan 2022

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