Alastair Peoples Chief Executive of DVSA Will Review Southend Driving Test Centre


- Travelling time
- Cost to pupils and instructor
- Examiners live in Southend
- Mike Penning (ex Minister of Transport) agreed that if there is a demand in Southend he will make sure the DSA meet that demand
- There is the demand for Southend and Basildon to stay open
- Southend’s population is growing so the need for a test centre will only grow.
- Looking at tests
- Looking at teaching techniques
- Giving the customers (pupils) a more open view of what ADi’s are like i.e. Standards Check results
Lucy Cox gave a brief history of the Southend Test Centre and what it took to get a centre back in Southend. Lucy carried on to say that James Duddridge and many Essex MP’s were whole heartedly behind having a test centre in Southend and that in fact along with Southend Cancer Unit James Duddridge had Southend Test Centre as his highest priority.
Lucy confirmed that there would definitely be a political stance on this matter. Mr Peoples was left with the fact that there would be a strong political objection to closing Southend Test Centre.
John Ashton asked whether Standards Tests could be taken at Southend but Mr Peoples refused to comment on this as he knew nothing about it but he will ask for it to be reviewed.
Tony Mihill advised that he and John had spoken with many ADi’s and the ADi’s that took their role as a career rather than a job wanted CPD and Tony suggested that it be made compulsory as it would bring the level of knowledge up and therefore lift the level of expertise of the ADi. He said that the consensus of opinion is that we need a replacement for Pass Plus. Tony carried on to say that this would also meet with all the DVSA’s commitments to the levels of driver skills and cover things that the present test does not cover.
Alastair closed the meeting by saying that there will be many changes to keep the DVSA evolving and so improve the testing process but the changes will not make everyone happy but they will be progressive.
Alastair Peoples Chief Executive of DVSA Will Review Southend Driving Test Centre
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
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