Does an employers letter really affect the waiting time?

Nephew

Does an employers letter actually make a difference to cutting a persons waiting time, because it seems like most people send a letter from their employer stating they need a licence for work. Does it shave off weeks or months?

feylya

I believe you get a cancellation if you use an employer's letter. Means you can get called a day before the test.

copacetic

it will definitely help get you on the cancellation list, which could bring you up very quickly or not depending on the who cancels and how many are on the list. Most people I know have gotten their test pretty quickly this way..

Of course just applying for a cancellation may be just as quick but the letter does no harm so I don't know anyone who has gone for a cancellation without one.


edit: above post came in before me, most people get more than a days notice, it all depends on when the person whos slot it was cancels, I remember I got a couple of weeks.

Wishbone Ash

copacetic wrote:

it all depends on when the person whos slot it was cancels, I remember I got a couple of weeks.

In your case the person who cancelled gave more than 10 days notice and therefore did not forfeit their fee. However many give very little notice or none at all. It is possible to get called at very short notice to fill such a cancellation.

Some people write "I am willing to be tested at very short notice" on the top of the application form and regularly ring to enquire about cancellations. Up to half of the available tests in some centres are not carried out due to 'no shows'.

copacetic

Wishbone Ash wrote:

In your case the person who cancelled gave more than 10 days notice

well, duh.

fasty

I applied for the test in Churchtown/Rathgar at the end of October 2006 along with a letter from my boss and got 2 weeks notice for a test in the first week of December so I guess it does work.

il gatto

I did it about 7 years ago. I wrote a letter up on headed paper from work and got my boss to sign it. From the day I posted off the application to the day I received my licence in the post took 4 weeks. A friend of mine who'd done the test 6 months before my test, had applied a full 12 months previously.:D

Vikings

I applied for my test on March 5th and sent in a letter from work there about 3 weeks ago, just rang the RSA and they told me I was outsourced to SGS and gave me a number to ring. I rang that number and now have my test next Friday so less than 2 months after applying. Would have had it sooner if I had of rang up earlier.

RING RING RING, will speed up the process.

Spitfire666

ringing and telling them you will need it asap after sending in a letter from work helps too. i sent mine in along with a letter i typed up in work that I signed myself and i think it only took a few weeks.