DRIVING LESSONS RESUME IN ENGLAND

News Update Nov 25th

• In line with recent government announcements, we will resume driving lessons and in-vehicle training throughout the whole of England (in Tiers 1, 2 and 3)  from Wednesday 2 December.
• Driving lessons and tests in Wales continue to operate too.
• Driving lessons in the following 11 Scottish councils are suspended from 6pm on November 20^th through to and including December 11^th : Stirling, West Lothian, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Glasgow City.
• We are still taking bookings for new customers in all areas.
• Be aware that you will continue to  see RED training vehicles on the road in England and the restricted parts of Scotland, as they can be used for instructors’ personal use  
• Our Contact Centre will be fully operational from Tuesday 1^st December. In the meantime please email billingham.serviceteam@go-red.co.uk

We are still able to take new customers and we have some great introductory lesson price offers:

• Two hours for the price of one
• Six hours for the price of four

If there are no instructors covering your area please purchase REDs Priority Pass Voucher which will put you at the front of the queue for driving lessons in early 2021.

We’ve taken steps to ensure your safety

We have taken a number of steps to ensure the safety and comfort of our students and instructors.

PPE

RED instructors will follow industry best practice on PPE requirements on every lesson. Face coverings are to be worn by both instructor and trainee. Full information is contained within our current operating procedures which are shown in the link below.

Vehicle sanitisation 

RED instructors will prepare the car and wipe down the steering wheel and other controls before every lesson

Additional training

RED Instructors have been advised in how to reduce viral contamination and best practice for operating a safe driving lesson

Learner and instructor safety

Every customer will be asked to declare that they are symptom-free.

See more information here.

DVSA Test Centre announcements can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-driving-tests-and-theory-tests.