Covid struck and tests were cancelled, lessons were cancelled, only some home teaching in 2020. His last test was supposed to be in March 2021, usual email came in about being postponed due to government restrictions.
The theory test expired end of May, and the governemt are not extending these, meaning you need to re-sit the theory before you do the practical. I phone up to see about getting a free re-sit since none of the cancellations were our fault, it was the governement that cancelled it. But no, you need to pay again.
Worse than that, you are at the back of the queue for theory tests, and in central scotland there are no spaces for theory tests to the end of their bookings, currently up to end of October (Glasgow, Clydebank, Greenock, Ayr, Edinurgh, Stirling).
When talking to them, Pearson (that run the theory test) are dropping the contract in August with the government as they have had no support and are getting dogs abuse from angry people.