Pressure from islands’ MP has forced the Driving Standard Agency (DSA) to provide delayed driving tests.
Angus MacNeil said cancellations of driving and motor bike tests in January and February created a backlog.
Following his intervention, three examiners put waiting learner drivers through their tests this month.
But the DSA is spacing out examinations from four weeks to seven.
Mr MacNeil wants regular monthly test dates for islanders.
He said: “People in the islands who are waiting to take their test, be that for car or motorcycle, are sadly not receiving the level of service their counterparts on the mainland get from the Driving Standard Agency.
“London needs to understand that given the already limited access to test availability, it is crucial that continuity of the monthly testing is maintained, this is proving hard.
“I will keep working to make sure the UK Department for Transport ensures that monthly
testing arrangements are re-
“This is another clear example of how badly people of Scotland needs a strong SNP voice in Westminster so that this and other powers are devolved to Scotland. London does not understand how important these services are for island communities such as ours.”
Driving test delays
18 February 2015