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Learners from across Scotland paint a grim picture of trying to sit a driving test post-pandemic.

Learner drivers have told the BBC the post-Covid backlog for driving tests means they cannot sit theory tests before the autumn.

Beth Johnston, 20, is a student from Crookston in Glasgow. She had her test cancelled by the DVSA without warning. Her theory test should have been February 2021. She said: "I searched and searched for another test but... nothing. I need to drive to be able to get to uni as it is quite a distance, but after my test was cancelled, no test are available until September.

He said: "There is only one examiner operating in Galashiels. Kelso appears to be one day a week and Hawick appears to be one day. The situation is completely out of control."Kathryn Forsyth, from North Ayrshire should have taken her driving theory test on 13 June in Ayr after it had been cancelled several times due to Covid.

"I feel really let down by the DVSA over this matter and I am scared that when I do eventually get a test date that it will be cancelled again."Daniel Alexander needs his driving license to be able to apply for jobs

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