FOR this week's trip down memory lane we go back ten years to the story of an angry Helensburgh driver whose test was cancelled because her examiner didn't show up.

On September 21, 2006, we reported the story as follows...

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A FURIOUS young mum claims her driving test was cancelled for the second time in a row because the examiner “couldn’t be bothered” to show up.

Learner Gina Swift, 29, who has already missed out on one test due to Driving Standards Authority (DSA) strikes, found out the driving centre in Dumbarton abandoned when she turned up for her practical exam.

When she contacted head office later that day, she was told that the examiner had refused to show up because Dumbarton was not an area he covered.

Gina, from West King Street, Helensburgh, waited for more than an hour at the empty offices last Thursday before heading home.

She told the Advertiser: “I’m raging, it’s an absolute farce

“When we got to the test centre, the lights were off and the doors were locked.

“I phoned the head office in Newcastle and they said that as far as they were concerned my test was supposed to go ahead. They couldn’t tell me why the examiner wasn’t there.

“When I called again later, they said the guy had refused to turn up because Dumbarton wasn’t his test centre. Basically, he couldn’t be bothered so he just didn’t show.

“I got myself all psyched up for nothing. I feel like they are just messing me about. They haven’t even apologised.”