Late for a driving test

[Allanv]

My mates son missed his driving test due to the instructor taking him from where he lives 7 miles outside Bristol to the other side using the center of Bristol. Now there is no way you can go from where he lives to Southmead in 1 hour.

Google if you like.

Stanton Wick to Southmead through the center of Bristol @ 07:30 with a test time of 08:30 so 1 hour door to door time.

It takes me non rush hour and knowing all the side roads and sneaky ways around 35mins from the center to Stanton wick.

My question I suppose is that he is having to pay for the test again when the instructor could have used the A4174 or simply allowed more time. Is this normal?

To me it was instruction from the instructor that made him late so I would have expected the school to pay for the retest.

My last contract was in stoke Gifford so 12 miles from my house and could take 45 minutes to do the last 3 miles to the office.

Happy to be corrected though.

[Allanv]

XCP said:

I agree the timescale is ridiculous, how the issue is resolved I have no idea. Warmley test centre would be much nearer.

Brislington test centre is closer still as is Kingswood.

Thank you for the reply though, I would rather him not pay for the retest but if it is normal then I can do no more.

[Allanv]

Thanks everyone,

All good questions and I will ask him when I am back there on Wednesday and will update this thread.