Revill-Johnson instead suggested flipping it – having a free first test, then charge for re-sits.
“My advice to Government would be to pay for training and then people will turn up and pass the test,” he said.
“Training is not about passing a test necessarily, training is about being a good, safe driver perhaps after the test – so most instructors would not work necessarily to teach you to pass, they’ll teach you to drive safely, if you drive safely then passing the test is easy.”
Currently, to manage volumes, some testing sites have extended hours and hired more driving testing officers to meet demand.
“But we’re still seeing 50, 60-day waits, whereas prior to October you’d probably looking at two weeks,” Revill-Johnson said.