Submitted on Wednesday 20th January 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 27th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make driving theory test retakes FREE for certificates which expired in 2020/21
A petition named "Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months" was rejected by UK Government due to safety concerns.
Whilst this is intelligible, those whose theory certificates have run out during the pandemic should have the cost of retaking the test fully subsidised.
My practical driving test has been cancelled countless times, none of which were my fault and most of which due to Covid-19. My theory certificate runs out in August, meaning I took it in mid-late 2019, not "early 2019" as stated in the government response to a previous petition.
Many people are in similar situations, and many in this situation are young; with minimum wage/apprentice or no income and will struggle to afford the retest which we are having to take even if it is beyond our control.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564297
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