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Had your driving test on a Saturday? You might be owed some money
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What's this about?
Anyone who booked a practical driving test on a Saturday since November 2005 is entitled to a refund of around £10.50. This is due to a legal problem discovered by the Diving Standards Authority which meant it should not have charged people a premium for taking the test on a Saturday rather than a weekday.
However it has managed to amend regaulations allowing it to now charge the higher Saturday rate which came into effect from 7 July 08.
How to claim
The DSA is writing to everyone affected, in the next couple of weeks, with a claim form which will ask for your name, address, driving licence number and your signature. If you think you're entitled to a refund and do not receive a letter you can ring 0191 201 4098 between 9am and 5pm. The amount you receive will be the difference between the weekday and Saturday fee at the time you booked your test.
See the full press release. Read the Frequently Asked Questions from the DSA.
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If you took your driving test on a Saturday after November 2005 you might be entitled to a refund of the £10 Saturday premium because of some mistake in the wording of the relevant law.
http://www.dsa.gov.uk/PressRelease.asp?id=SXB20A-A782E955
To claim the refund, all you need to do is fill in the form to confirm you had your test on a Saturday and send it back in the post.
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What's this about?
Anyone who booked a practical driving test on a Saturday since November 2005 is entitled to a refund of around £10.50. This is due to a legal problem discovered by the Diving Standards Authority which meant it should not have charged people a premium for taking the test on a Saturday rather than a weekday.
However it has managed to amend regaulations allowing it to now charge the higher Saturday rate which came into effect from 7 July 08.
How to claim
The DSA is writing to everyone affected, in the next couple of weeks, with a claim form which will ask for your name, address, driving licence number and your signature. If you think you're entitled to a refund and do not receive a letter you can ring 0191 201 4098 between 9am and 5pm. The amount you receive will be the difference between the weekday and Saturday fee at the time you booked your test.
See the full press release. Read the Frequently Asked Questions from the DSA.
Back to the original post
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If you took your driving test on a Saturday after November 2005 you might be entitled to a refund of the £10 Saturday premium because of some mistake in the wording of the relevant law.
http://www.dsa.gov.uk/PressRelease.asp?id=SXB20A-A782E955
To claim the refund, all you need to do is fill in the form to confirm you had your test on a Saturday and send it back in the post.
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Surely you can call them up and asked for the confirming code, they should have all your details logged - as they have sent u a letter. Its worth a try if you want to get back your rightful £10.0
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Surely they might have the details you need seeing as they sent you the letter saying you can claim back for the test being on a Saturday?O0
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I'm not sure how to start threads in this forum...so I guess nobody could find it...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=11859929#post11859929
Any tips on how much money DSA has to do on your back before passing you will be much appreciated.
Does anyone know which centre has got more women examining? I find women examiners a lot fairer and less discriminative. Perhaps because they had to go through a lot of unfairness themselves by working in a such a male dominated field. :rolleyes:Absolutely desperate to buy my own house/flat. Living in rented bedrooms for the past 9 years is not fun.0 -
Woop! I did mine on a Saturday! Woop! I should get a letter in the next 2 weeks they've said! YEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx0
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I took my test at least twice on a saturday so I should be getting some money back
yay! So do I just wait for a letter? 0 -
Don't believe that women examiners are fairer than men. They are just as difficult to please as the men if not more so. From ex-(male) :j examiner0
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I got a letter from DSA. i was shocked they admitted they charged more. So i filled it up and sent it to them. Lets see what happens.0
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I took about 2/3 on a saturday so woo hoo.
female examiners are worse actually! I'm a female and they were so cruel!0 -
RadiantLight wrote: »I took about 2/3 on a saturday so woo hoo.
female examiners are worse actually! I'm a female and they were so cruel!
mine was more interested in the fact that her ex-girlfriend (my colleague) was married with a child......0 -
i took my test on a saturday on november 12th 2005. do u think im entitled?:rolleyes:
And i think women inructors and examiners are the WORST!!0
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