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<p>In March 2020, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suspended most of
its services in line with Government guidance, whilst maintaining access for critical
workers to support the national emergency response.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is restoring
its testing services with new procedures in place to keep people safe and help stop
the spread of coronavirus. As the DVSA has been unable to provide its normal level
of service for the past six months, demand for practical driving tests are higher
than usual.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has now made over 375,000 slots available to the
end of January 2021. From 19 October, driving examiners will be increasing the number
of tests they conduct from five to six per day; this should help reduce waiting times.</p><p>
</p><p>The DVSA’s Deployment team has now returned to its usual way of working by
adding new test slots to the booking system at the start of every week.</p><p> </p><p>
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