DVSA vocational testing announcement receives a mixed reaction

During the meeting, representatives from the vocational training industry said that they were ready to put candidates forward for testing from day one (ie 12 April). However, when DVSA announced that vocational training would be recommencing it also stipulated that there will be a 10-day lead time before the first could be booked. The industry’s reaction to DVSA’s announcement, therefore, has been tinged with disappointment.

James Firth, Head of Road Freight Regulation Policy at Logistics UK, said: “We’ve been campaigning to get vocational testing started as quickly as possible because it’s not a backlog, it’s a lost opportunity. If a 17-year-old who is waiting to take their car test has to wait until they’re 18 they probably will. Whereas a 25-year-old who lost his or her job because of COVID and is now looking for a new industry to enter can’t become a truck driver right now, because they can’t get their Category C test. They will find work somewhere else and they will be lost to us. It’s not a backlog, it’s a lost opportunity.”

*www.logistics.org.uk/campaigns/campaign-carousel-on-homepage/the-workforce-logistics-needs

Published On: 11/03/2021 17:00:04

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