LEARNER drivers were held up by this month’s cold snap.

Some 266 practical tests were cancelled at Huddersfield test centre, Waverley Road, between February 2 and February 11 because of snow and ice.

While qualified drivers were left snowbound, 266 learners will have to wait another six weeks for a chance to ditch the L-plates.

A spokesman for the Driving Standards Agency said affected candidates would have a new appointment booked automatically.

The DSA added no one sitting their practical after February 11 would be affected.