Restarting driving lessons in Scotland

The Scottish Government announced on 30 July that the indicative restart date for driving lessons in Scotland is 24 August.

This is to allow instructors time to plan and prepare for the restart of lessons. The actual restart date will be confirmed by the Scottish Government on or around 20 August.

We will set out detailed information about the restart of our services in due course.This will similarly allow candidates the time they need to prepare for their driving test.

We have published guidance on GOV.UK for you and your pupils to let you know what to expect on the day of their theory test and practical test.

We have shared our guidance for driving examiners with the driver training associations and they have updated their good practice guidance for instructors. Links to these are included in the instructor guidance on GOV.UK

DVSA

The government announced on 30 July that local restrictions would be introduced in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Read the government statement on the areas affected and the restrictions that have been put in place.

Currently the local restrictions in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire do not affect our services which means we can continue to provide our services as normal.

We will keep the situation under review and let you know if anything changes.