driver’s test appointments at provincially-regulated driving centres in Ontario are at a premium.COVID-19 caused DriveTest centres to shut down in-vehicle passenger road tests for months.
When the service reopened on June 14, driving students rushed to snatch a spot — creating a backlog of 700,000 tests.Amid the sea of drivers wanting to get their licence, Delano Anderson patiently awaits his turn.“It’s been difficult,” the North York man told Global over Zoom. “Myself and my family have been talking about getting a car, and you can’t get a car without a license.”Anderson’s license expired in 2019.
When he checked for road test appointments in July, he said they were booking into November in areas almost an hour and a half away.