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'There's no meaningful reconsideration': MP blasts DVSA over plans to close Tameside's only driving test centre
21.01.2022 - 15:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Tameside MP has said the response from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) regarding the opposition of plans to close down the only driving test centre in Tameside provides 'no meaningful reconsideration'.
Earlier this week, MPs Jonathan Reynolds, Angela Rayner, and Andrew Gwynne wrote to the DVSA objecting to plans to close down the Hyde centre in April.
The letter said the centre had ‘served the community well for many decades’ and its closure would result in Tameside residents having to go to Stockport or Oldham for their driving test.
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The MPs said in the letter: "At a period when waiting times for driving tests are already incredibly high, we ask that you please reconsider your decision to close this busy test centre in Tameside, a decision that will surely only put additional pressure on other locations already struggling to meet the demand."
Driving instructor Jim O'Connor, who runs Strive To Drive in Tameside, also launched an online petition urging the DVSA to reconsider the plans - with more than 4,600 signatures.
In a response to the MPs letter, DVSA Chief Executive Loveday Ryder confirmed the Hyde test centre would be permanently closing on April 10.
She said the lease for the Hyde centre on Perrin Street represented ‘poor value for money’ and was one of a number of centres flagged by the DVSA for closure.
Ms Ryder wrote: “I am sorry for the inconvenience and upset news of this closure has clearly caused.
“I would like to assure you and your constituents that we are committed to providing value for money to our fee-paying customers and offering the best, most efficient driving test service possible.
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