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A LOCAL motorbike instructor is set to call time on his business after nearly four decades as a result of Shetland’s test and training site moving from Lerwick to Scatsta Airport. Shetland Motorbike Training’s Steve Henry said the move was not viable for his business. It.
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NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael says he is “infuriated” and “astonished” by the extent to which the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has “mishandled” the discussions over the future of motorcycle and large goods vehicle (LGV) driving tests in the isles after instructors were told that the site at the former Anderson High School could not be used from 31 July.
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The Shetland and Orkney MP said the government agency had known about the plans by Shetland Islands Council to redevelop the site since 2017.
Negotiations to reach a deal for an alternative site near the old Decca site on the outskirts of Lerwick appear to have collapsed.