Learner drivers hoping to take their practical tests this month could face disruption as examiners walk out across the country.
Civil servants who are part of the PCS union will strike this month, with 11 days of industrial action impacting test centres. 10 days of regional walk outs and one day of national walk outs are scheduled.
The DVSA has warned that some tests might be cancelled and those affected will be contacted directly. However, not all driving test instructors are part of the PCS union, and even those who are might not necessarily strike.
The DVSA has released a list of the test centres that are expected to be impacted by the walk outs. Learner drivers can change their test to another date, but must give at least three 'clear day's notice' or they will have to pay again.
Below is the full list of test centres that will be impacted and the dates. The DVSA notes that other driving test centres not listed may also be affected, but it will not be known until 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
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