Traffic jams in driving schools since the end of confinement

The corona virus crisis has led to the closure of driving schools and the cancellation of more than 200 Automatic Driving Lessons Redditch. Faced with the almost impossible task of catching up, professionals are busy and candidates are arming themselves with patience.

The files piled up on the desk of Arnaud, manager of a driving school in Paris, accumulate as much as cars on the auto route on a Friday in July. For three months, no student was able to take driving lessons or pass his license. 350,000 practical and theoretical exams, not counting the many hours of driving, had to be canceled. And since the reopening of driving schools the week of May 11, the candidates are jostling.

After confinement, the slaughter announced for driving schools

Justine was nearing the end of her 25-hour package when confinement was declared. I thought I had my license for this summer, everything was calculated, before everything was turned upside down.

The 25-year-old young woman has just finished her studies in political science and was counting on this pink passport to better enter the labor market. It's very stressful; we don't know when we will be able to take our license. I wait for my instructor to call me to give me a date, but sometimes there is only one place per day.

Jeremy had made the same bet. As a communication student, he is looking for a work-study program for the start of the 2020 school year. But without a permit, it becomes more complicated. His timing was, however, well oiled.

Exam on March 17th, by September he had time to restart if he failed. But that was without counting the arrival of the corona virus pandemic and the declared containment on March 17. At first relieved, for fear of falling ill, he quickly worried about not getting the precious sesame, realizing the queue and the delay to get an exam date.

Relieve congestion

Since the deconfinement, the candidates have seen the waiting times sometimes double. The waiting time on the platform is usually two months, at the moment it's more like five, according to my driving instructor. Selene therefore decided to take matters into her own hands as soon as the confinement is over.

Accelerated learning of the code and optimization of course hours, the young digital marketing executive put all the chances on her side to be able to do driving lessons during the summer and pass her license as soon as the school year begins. But slots are scarce, despite the authorization to take the exam again since June 8.

Masks, visors and protective cover

In order to protect the future driver, the teacher and the examiner, a health protocol has been put in place in Automatic Driving Lessons Coventry .Everyone in the passenger compartment must wear a mask and visor for those who are not driving. The seats are covered with a cover changed for each new student. The windows are constantly open to let fresh air circulate and after each lesson the driver cleans the steering wheel, gear lever and turn signals.