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The suspension of testing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to exceptionally high demand for motorcycle tests.
The measures we put in place to protect our customers and staff from COVID-19 have limited the number of available tests.
This includes motorcycle examiners carrying out 5 Mod 2 and 10 Mod 1 tests instead of the usual 7 and 12 tests per day.
To increase the number of tests available we plan to extend the booking window from 6 weeks to the normal 10. We will begin this process from Monday 7 September. We’ll add another week each Monday and Wednesday until we get back to 10 weeks.
As well as increasing the booking window to 10 weeks, our motorcycle examiners will start to carry out 6 Mod 2 tests or 10 Mod 1 each day from 19 October. A mixed programme will typically be made up of either:
- 5 Mod 1 and 3 Mod 2 tests
- 4 Mod 2 and 3 Mod 1 tests
Our deployment teams will be building the programmes based on demand and examiner availability.
Motorcycle examiners are now familiar with using PPE such as face coverings and gloves and using the latest guidance for carrying out tests. This means we now feel there is more capacity to safely increase the number of tests our examiners carry out each day.
It’s important that you do not arrive for your motorcycle test more than 5 minutes before your appointment time.
The increased number of daily tests in addition to the vital COVID-19 safety checks put in place to protect you and your pupils, means there is a small risk some tests could overrun.
This may have an impact on the start time of the next test. If this is the case, please be patient and stay by your vehicle until the examiner indicates they are ready. So, it’s important that you take this into account when planning your diary.
Motorcycle tests will continue to be in high demand as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown and the suspension of testing, so you and pupils will need to be patient.
We will be releasing more tests every week on to the trainer booking service.
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