Access Driving School

Update from the DVSA: -
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) was served notice by the owner of the
current driving test centre site, because it is being redeveloped for housing. We have
found a permanent new location for a driving test centre, and we are in the process of
negotiating a lease for this. The last day of testing at the Elgar Road site will be on 22
March 2025.
It was hoped that this would mean we could move from the current site to the new
permanent site, but we are being asked to leave by the landlord before the new site is
ready. For this reason, we are invoking the business continuity plan, which involves
running driving tests from the nearby Holiday Inn in Reading. All driving examiners will
move to the temporary site, so there will be no interruption or loss of tests. The first day of
testing at the Holiday Inn temporary site will be 24 March 2025.
Following this, all driving examiner roles will move to the new permeant site later in the
year.
I am unable to confirm the location of the new site yet as it is still commercially sensitive at
this stage of the process; this is normal practice in the commercial property sector. We will
be happy to write to you again when we are able to announce where the permanent site is.
We are fully committed to opening the permanent new driving test centre in Reading as
soon as possible

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Message to all students. The DVSA who are in charge of Driving Tests still require masks for Practical Tests. Please continue to bring and wear masks for Driving Lessons.