Almost 50,000 driving tests cancelled thanks to weather

By Cara Sulieman

INSTRUCTORS are working round the clock to clear a massive back-log of almost 50,000 cancelled driving tests which were wiped out by the arctic weather conditions.

Thousands of driving tests had to be cancelled across the UK since late last year as treacherous road conditions made it too dangerous and in some cases impossible to carry out.

The Driving Standards Agency has re-scheduled 47,500 practical exams due to snow and ice clogging up the road network and making it too dangerous for learner drivers.

Tests have been running as normally as possible during the big freeze, but the DSA started having a large national problem from December 21.

In Scotland alone a total of 4,766 tests have been cancelled, including car, bike and LGV learner drivers affected.