Road Test

• ‘I just can’t book it’: Ontario drivers struggle to secure road tests amid COVID pandemic

  The Ministry of Transportation said that roughly 421,827 road tests have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
  
• Road-tripping road testers putting Vancouver Islanders at risk, says driving instructor

  "I'm having people from Vancouver coming to Victoria looking for road tests, they're going to Nanaimo looking for road tests."

  Health

  Jan 16, 2021
  
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• Waitlist for driver’s licence roadtests is up to 12 weeks in Saskatoon, Regina: SGI

  SGI says there is currently a four to 12-week wait for a driver's licence road test in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
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• ICBC backlog means teen’s ‘L’ licence may expire before he can take ‘N’ road test

  The situation has prompted calls for ICBC to grant extensions to learner drivers, given the backlog in road tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Aug 27, 2020
• ICBC backlog has some B.C. families taking road trips for driving tests

  One family plans to drive from Langley to Cranbrook, more than 800 kilometres, to ensure their son can take his test next month.

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2020
• New Brunswick to resume driver’s licence road tests amid COVID-19

  New Brunswick says there were approximately 500 Class 5 tests scheduled then cancelled as a result of COVID-19 restrictions implemented in March. 

  Politics

  May 29, 2020
• Ontario DriveTest employee questions safety amid coronavirus pandemic

  A DriveTest operator questions why the Ministry of Transportation hasn't closed the service amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2020
• ICBC says repeat road test failures creating 58-day backlog

  ICBC says the wait time to take a road test to get a Class 5 or 7 driver's licence is about 58 days.

  Traffic

  Oct 15, 2018
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• Alberta considers taking driver road tests back from private sector

  Alberta says it might take driver road tests back from the private sector due to concerns about oversight and high fees compared with the rest of Canada.

  Consumer

  Jul 11, 2018
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• Enhanced road tests for seniors in B.C. to include cognitive, memory assessment

  Sometimes even those who have had a driver’s licence for years must take a road test, and now those tests are taking a new turn.

  Feb 20, 2018