Annoyed by
the $30 ‘hire’ charge levied for the use of a driving school vehicle in a VID
driving test, I pressed my daughter’s instructor on why she was not allowed to
use our small Mazda 323 to take her driving test. He, and is colleagues in the
yard, passionately assured me this was impossible.
Thinking it
a tall tale, I went to the Senior Instructor on duty. He categorically assured
me that no such rule exists and students are indeed able to take a driving test
in a vehicle belonging to either one of their parents with the following
stipulations:
1) The vehicle must have a manual gear
system and must be of a size easily manageable by the student ie no big 4x4’s,
etc.
2) the owner of the car should be a
parent of the student taking the test ie. both parties should bear the same
surname. In the event of a different surname, original supporting documents to
this effect should be provided.
3) On booking the driving test, the
student is to bring the relevant original car papers, along with a supporting
original letter from the parent (and owner of that particular vehicle)
authorizing their child to drive said vehicle. A copy of ID documents for both
parent and child should be attached.
Please can
you let people on your mailshot know this. It may save struggling parents a lot
of money considering nobody passes first time.
Kind
regards
Fran
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