I love travel and all that and don't take this the wrong way but going on a cruise is just such an unappealing concept to me backed up by people I know who have done one and said "never again "
I think it's like marmite - you either love cruise ships or the opposite. Hopefully you will love itNever done one so I'll let you know next year, but thanks for raising my spirits.
Nightmare.
It is reported that the group of workers that are most resisting a return to work are civil servants, so there is your answer.Good god , what a shambles with DVLA at the moment.
Junior 1 was 17 in April so naturally wanting to learn to drive. Obviously lessons etc. were halted so we waited until june when things opened up again to apply for his provisional.
All completed online, money taken . No problem.
We then got some paperwork through that he needed to complete to verify his ID. Simple stuff and needed to send back an endorsed passport photo. Why I don't know because his passport is a year old and I would think they use that as verification.
Anyway, sent it all back start of July. And had nothing at all through. You can check online the application status and it says that they are awaiting paperwork return.
We literally cannot get an update. Phones are engaged, generic busy message or do not connect, you cannot even email. All the advice is on Ugov is to check the online tracker status.
Tried online chat and the div i was talking to could not advise me at all.
How long must I wait ?. Don't know.
What are the normal times for process- 2 weeks
What are the Covid restricted times - don't know.
Shall I apply again ' don't know
What shall I do - you will just have to wait.
How long- don't know
All very well but I cannot even find out how long to wait.
I didn't send the paperwork by registered but that's irrelevant as junior's mate is having exactly the same issue and they sent theirs by registered.
Seems like the whole DVLA are still shut down and not one person is checking the post despite asking us to return things by post as they did. Although incredibly if you look far enough on the site they are discouraging paper applications ffs !.Terrible from a Gov dept.
Wouldn't mind as much if I could get any timescales. The system will not let you apply again either. Emailed a complaint now to the generic email address on Ugov.
Is it me or is Covid-19 now just an excuse for crap service. Like a default answer.
Craig David at the o2
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