Whitchurch driving test centre – progress at last

Helen Morgan has welcomed the news that a planning application has been submitted which would clear the way for driving tests to return to Whitchurch.

The North Shropshire MP has been campaigning for a driving test centre to open in Whitchurch since the town’s existing site shut down last year.

Whitchurch Town Council offered the town’s Civic Centre as an alternative base after the DVSA shut the previous site in April but it has taken the DVSA almost a year to move forward with accepting the offer.

Meanwhile learner drivers have faced waits of several months for tests and been forced to travel long distances to alternative centres.

Helen has been in regular contact with the DVSA and the Government to speed up progress returning tests to Whitchurch, while liaising with the Town Council and the many students, parents and instructors left angry at the Government’s decision to shut the centre.

Responding to the update, Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, said:

“It is very welcome news that this application has been submitted at last.

“It may be a small step but it is a significant one given how long we’ve been waiting for the DVSA to move forward.

“Learner drivers across North Shropshire are having to wait months for a test and travel long distances when they do manage to get one, so the sooner we can get a test centre back running in Whitchurch the better.

“I’ve been working closely with the town council and the many families and instructors affected by last year’s closure and they will all be relieved to hear the DVSA is making progress at last.”

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The planning application can be viewed here