Shapps told @bbcr4today on Friday that "We have doubled the number of places available for HGV drivers to get tested; in other words twice as many tests as before the coronavirus". What did he mean?

#marr

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@BBCr4today He plans to change the testing regime so that drivers can qualify to drive a rigid lorry and an articulated lorry in a single test rather than two. Does he assume that enables testing centres to offer twice as many tests?

#marr

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@BBCr4today A training company boss points out that moving straight from a Fiat 500 to an articulated lorry will require a longer course, and is almost certain to produce more failures. It will not double the passes.

#marr

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@BBCr4today Or is it that some parts of the tests - reversing, uncoupling/recoupling the trailer - are to be done by the trainer, not the test centre? Will that get him the numbers? It certainly might get him some conflict of interest.

#marr

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@BBCr4today Whichever it is, Shapps' use of the past tense is wrong. No laws have changed. No new tests are available. Drivers are still invited to sign up for an email when they are.
gov.uk/guidance/chang…

And Parliament is closed for four weeks.

#marr

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