cancellation of driving tests

[Sammie]

Hi, my company are giving me a letter to say i need my full driving licence for work and that a cancellation or a test asap would be great.
does anyone know the procedure with the cancellations?
do they ring you up on the day or do they give you a few days notice?
thanks

 

[Madilla]

If you send the letter in with your application for the test you will get the normal notice (which I think is at least three weeks) but the test will come up much quicker. If you have already applied Im not sure what the story is.

 

[ripcurl]

When I got a cancellation I only got 5 days notice of the test, got the letter from Ballina on the Thursday, test was the following Tuesday.

When you don't apply for a cancellation then you get 3+ weeks notice.

 

[Ballyman]

Ring them and tell them you have just gotten a job that is dependant on having a full licence. I have had to do this twice and my gf has also done it.

You will be tested within 2 weeks. GUARANTEED.

All other advice on this issue is nonsense and take no notice of it and this thread should be closed now.

Ring them up.

 

[Sammie]

thanks for that. what if i fail it...:-( how long is it then to get a re-test...??
thanks

 

[Sammie]

Also, can I end up in any of the test centres where there's a cancellation or do I tell them where I want to do it?

 

[sue m]

I passed my driving test on monday having waited 40 weeks for it. I really think that people should not skip the queue because the "get a letter". If people are in job that needs a full driving licence , how are they getting said job without it? There needs to be a major over haul of the driving test system , so that the times are reduced etc.

thats just my two sense!

 

[Morgause]

thanks for that. what if i fail it...:-( how long is it then to get a re-test...??
thanks

Afaik it's back to the end of the queue. But of course the queue is much shorter than the usual year if you have another letter.

 

[Ballyman]

thanks for that. what if i fail it...:-( how long is it then to get a re-test...??
thanks

Apply again and follow my advice above. You don't need letters or any other crap. Pick up the phone.

Also, can I end up in any of the test centres where there's a cancellation or do I tell them where I want to do it?

You'll be tested in the centre that you applied for originally.