Learners who plan to take their driving tests this month may encounter disruptions.
This month, there is a possibility of disruption for learner drivers who intend to take their practical driving tests as examiners are set to go on strike across the country. Members of the PCS union, who are civil servants, are planning to hold 11 days of industrial action that will affect test centers. This includes 10 days of regional walkouts and one day of national walkout.
The DVSA has issued a warning that some driving tests may be cancelled, and individuals impacted by this will receive direct communication. Nonetheless, not all driving test instructors are part of the PCS union, and even those who are may not necessarily participate in the strike.
The DVSA has provided a comprehensive list of the test centers that are anticipated to be affected by the upcoming strike action. Learner drivers have the option to reschedule their tests to a later date, but they must provide a minimum of three “clear days’ notice” to avoid any additional charges.
The list of impacted test centers and the corresponding dates are detailed below. However, the DVSA cautions that other driving test centers, not mentioned on the list, could also be affected, but this will only be known on the day of the strike action.
North-west England and Yorkshire and the Humber
Affected by strikes on: Wednesday 15, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 March
- Atherton (Manchester)
- Barnsley
- Beverley LGV
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton (Manchester)
- Bradford (Heaton)
- Bradford (Thornbury)
- Bredbury (Manchester)
- Bridlington
- Bury (Manchester)
- Carlisle
- Carlisle LGV (Cars)
- Chadderton
- Cheetham Hill (Manchester)
- Chester
- Chorley
- Crewe
- Doncaster
- Grimsby Coldwater
- Halifax
- Heckmondwike
- Heysham
- Horsforth
- Huddersfield
- Hull
- Kendal (Oxenholme Road)
- Knaresborough
- Leeds
- Macclesfield
- Nelson
- Norris Green (Liverpool)
- Northallerton
- Pontefract
- Preston
- Rochdale (Manchester)
- Rotherham
- Sale (Manchester)
- Scarborough
- Scunthorpe
- Sheffield (Handsworth)
- Sheffield (Middlewood Road)
- Southport (Liverpool)
- Speke (Liverpool)
- St Helens (Liverpool)
- Steeton
- Upton
- Wakefield
- Wallasey
- Warrington
- West Didsbury (Manchester)
- Widnes (Liverpool)
- Workington
- York
North-east England and Scotland
Affected by strikes on: Wednesday 15, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 March
- Aberdeen North
- Aberdeen South (Cove)
- Airdrie
- Ayr
- Bishopbriggs
- Blyth
- Darlington
- Darlington LGV
- Dumbarton
- Dumfries
- Dundee
- Durham
- Edinburgh (Currie)
- Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
- Elgin
- Gateshead
- Glasgow (Anniesland)
- Glasgow (Baillieston)
- Glasgow (Shieldhall)
- Gosforth
- Grangemouth
- Greenock
- Hamilton
- Hartlepool
- Inverness (Longman Drive)
- Inverness (Seafield Road)
- Irvine
- Kilmarnock LGV
- Kirkcaldy
- Livingston
- Middlesbrough
- Paisley
- Perth (Arran Road)
- Stirling,
- Sunderland
London and south-east England
Affected by strikes on: Monday 6, Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 15 March
These areas include these test centres:
- Ashford (Kent)
- Aylesbury
- Banbury
- Basingstoke
- Belvedere (London)
- Bletchley
- Burgess Hill
- Canterbury
- Chertsey (London)
- Chichester
- Chingford (London)
- Crawley
- Eastbourne
- Enfield (Brancroft Way)
- Enfield (Innova Business Park)
- Erith (London)
- Farnborough
- Folkestone
- Gillingham
- Gillingham LGV
- Greenford (London)
- Greenham
- Guildford
- Hastings (Ore)
- Hendon (London)
- Herne Bay
- Hither Green (London),
- Isleworth (Fleming Way)
- Lancing
- Lee On The Solent
- Maidstone
- Mill Hill (London)
- Mitcham (London)
- Morden (London)
- Newbury (Hambridge Lane)
- Newport (Isle Of Wight)
- Oxford (Cowley)
- Pinner (London)
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Redhill Aerodrome
- Sevenoaks
- Sidcup (London)
- Slough (London)
- Southall (London)
- Southampton (Maybush)
- Southampton LGV
- Tolworth (London)
- Tottenham
- Tunbridge Wells
- Uxbridge (London)
- Wanstead (London)
- West Wickham (London)
- Winchester
- Wood Green (London)
- Yeading (London)
South-west England and Wales
Affected by strikes on: Thursday 9, Friday 10 and Wednesday 15 March
These areas include these test centres:
- Abergavenny
- Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)
- Bangor
- Barnstaple
- Bodmin
- Bridgend
- Bristol (Avonmouth)
- Bristol (Kingswood)
- Caernarfon LGV
- Camborne
- Cardiff (Llanishen)
- Cardigan
- Carmarthen
- Cheltenham
- Chippenham
- Dorchester
- Exeter
- Exeter LGV
- Gloucester
- Launceston
- Llanelli
- Llantrisant
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouth
- Newport (Gwent)
- Newton Abbot
- Newtown
- Pembroke Dock
- Plymouth
- Plymouth LGV
- Poole
- Rhyl
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Swindon LGV
- Taunton
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Wrexham
- Wrexham LGV
- Yeovil
East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands and parts of London
Affected by strikes on: Wednesday 15, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 March
- Ashfield
- Barking (Tanner Street)
- Barnet (London)
- Basildon
- Birmingham (Garretts Green)
- Birmingham (Kings Heath)
- Birmingham (Kingstanding)
- Birmingham (Shirley)
- Birmingham (South Yardley)
- Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)
- Bishops Stortford
- Borehamwood (London)
- Boston
- Brentwood (London)
- Burton on Trent
- Bury St Edmunds
- Buxton
- Cambridge (Brookmount Court)
- Chelmsford (Hanbury Road)
- Chesterfield
- Colchester
- Coventry
- Derby (Alvaston)
- Dudley
- Featherstone
- Goodmayes (London)
- Grantham (Somerby)
- Hinckley
- Hornchurch (London)
- Ipswich
- Kettering
- Kings Lynn
- Leicester (Cannock Street)
- Leicester (Wigston)
- Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)
- Letchworth
- Lichfield
- Lincoln
- Loughborough
- Loughton (London)
- Lowestoft (Mobbs Way)
- Ludlow
- Northampton
- Norwich (Jupiter Road)
- Norwich (Peachman Way)
- Nottingham (Chilwell)
- Nottingham (Colwick)
- Peterborough
- Peterborough LGV
- Redditch
- Rugby
- Shrewsbury
- Southend-on-Sea
- St Albans
- Stafford
- Stevenage
- Stoke on Trent (Cobridge)
- Stoke on Trent (Newcastle under Lyme)
- Telford
- Tilbury
- Warwick (Wedgenock House)
- Watford
- Watnall
- Wednesbury
- Weedon LGV
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Worksop