DVSA reveals new Blackpool driving test centre will open on Avroe Crescent, South Shore on April 15, 2026
The official opening date of the new permanent Blackpool driving test centre has been revealed.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has today, announced the date and location of the new eagerly-awaited driving test centre for Blackpool.
The original site on the same site at the DWP on Warbreck Hill Road was closed down by the landlord on May 26, 2023 and the various businesses within it had to look for alternative accommodation.
Since then, DVSA has moved all its examiners to several temporary driving test centres to ensure no tests were lost from the town.
Now DVSA has announced that the first day of driving tests at the new site will be on Wednesday, April 15. The new site will offer more tests than the old one at the point of it closing. The address for the new site is: Unit 8, The Pavilions, Avroe Crescent, South Shore, Blackpool FY4 2DP
To add to the positive news, 7 examiners will work at the new centre, with a further 2 in training.
DVSA’s recruitment of new examiners is part of its plan to significantly reduce driving test waiting times across the country in the coming months.
DVSA’s Operational Delivery Manager, Richard Bradley, said: “DVSA has been committed to providing a long-awaited, permanent driving test centre for the town after several years of using temporary premises.
“Our new site in Blackpool will be a modern space, which will benefit instructors, examiners and learners.
“We’d like to thank local instructors and learners for their patience while we worked to open this new centre.”
The first day of testing at The Pavilions will be Wednesday. The last day of testing at South Shore Lawn Tennis Club will be Tuesday, April 14.