Christmas Cheer?

Today was a very disappointing day for one of my learners Alex who has been away at University until Monday this week and has been looking forward to taking her driving test and finally getting mobile for Christmas.

All week the weather forecasters have been threatening us with snow without actually showing us the white stuff, that is until this morning, the day of Alex's driving test. In the space of an hour her hopes had been dashed as the snow left the side roads almost impassable.

So after waiting nearly 3 months to take the test, Mother Nature deals her trump hand and puts Alex back into the 6 week waiting list. Problem is Alex goes back to Uni at the start of January to start another term.

The most frustrating aspect of this episode is that the DSA in their wisdom choose not to allow a learner to drive in hazardous conditions which I totally agree with. Their view is that if the carpark at the Test Centre is unsafe then so are the rest of the roads around Grantham.

Not so! Why can they not agree to start the  test around the corner on Harrowby Road which is a 50 metre walk and then conduct the test on main roads, which incidentally had been very well gritted by the local council.

Having taken several learners on the main roads for lessons without incident I am of the opinion this is an excuse for taking time off WITH PAY for a group of overpaid civil servants.