FREDERICTON (GNB) – Service New Brunswick is preparing to resume Class 5 driver road tests, except in the Campbellton region, starting with the backlog of tests that were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

New Brunswick is the first Atlantic province to resume Class 5 testing, the most commonly requested test.

There were about 500 Class 5 tests scheduled, then cancelled, when the COVID-19 restrictions were implemented in March. Customers that had tests previously scheduled will not have to rebook, unless their contact information has changed.

“Service New Brunswick staff are contacting those who had a road test cancelled to schedule a new appointment for them,” said Service New Brunswick Minister Sherry Wilson. “We know there are many young drivers out there anxious to do their road test but we want to make sure everything is done safely for the examiners and the new drivers.”

Road tests in the Campbellton region will resume when the region returns to the yellow phase.

Those taking the test will be required to complete a COVID-19 health questionnaire and, since being in a vehicle does not allow for physical distancing, to bring and wear a face mask.

Examiners will be provided with personal protective equipment, disinfectant wipes, and disposable seat covers for the testing vehicles.

Service New Brunswick will announce when the online booking tool will be open to book new appointments, once the backlog is cleared.

With the reopening of some service centres on April 1, road tests for Class 1, 3 and 4 licences have been permitted. There are no plans to open appointments for motorcycle and scooter road tests at this time.