Have your say on government e-petitions

Restore language support for UK driving test candidates

Submitted on Sunday 3rd February 2019

Published on Monday 25th February 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 25th August 2019

Signatures: 2,162

Tagged with

Driving test ~ UK

Petition Action

Restore language support for UK driving test candidates

Petition Details

Ahmed – a Syrian refugee and skilled carpenter, has been driving to work using his International Permit. Now expired, to continue driving he must take the UK driving test. His English is not yet good enough to tackle the theory test but he could pass it easily with an Arabic voiceover to assist him

Additional Information

Until 2014,UK driving test candidates could take the driving theory test with translating-voiceovers in non-national languages. Following a flawed consultation this facility was withdrawn. All parts of the driving test must now be taken in English or Welsh. The removal of language support for driving tests is impacting on those attempting to settle in the UK and in particular the cohort of 20,000 refugees being brought in by the Government under its ‘Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Schemes’.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

18.118.164.100 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:13:07 +0000