The following lists the 67 search areas identified by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) for possible locations of off-road motorcycle test facilities (ORMTF). The list also indicates the 20 acquired before the end of March 2007.
It is not possible to confirm which of the remaining 47 sites will be operational by October 2008. This is because acquisition and construction are subject to market availability, planning consent, brownfield remediation, and other factors outside DSA’s control.
We are confident that, by the implementation date of October 2008, most customers will be able to reach an MPTC within 45 minutes, travelling no more than 20 miles. DSA will also reach the current target of 40 per cent. of customers being within 20 miles or 45 minutes of an ORMTF by March 2008.
Search locations:
Aberdeen
Aylesbury
Ayr
Bangor
Bathgate
Blackburn
Bournemouth
Bristol East
Burgess Hill
Burton-upon-Trent
Cambridge
Carlisle
Chester
Dumfries
Dundee
Eastbourne
Fareham
Greater London East (Essex)
Greater London South (Croydon)
Greater London West
Greater Manchester North
Guildford
Haverfordwest
Herne Bay
Inverness
Isle of Wight
Keighley
Kirkcaldy
Leeds or Wakefield
Lerwick
Lincoln
Macclesfield North or Stockport
Maidstone/Gillingham
Merseyside (St. Helens)
Norwich
Oban
Peterborough
Plymouth East
Reading, Basingstoke or Newbury
Redruth
Stoke
Swindon
Taunton
Wellingborough or Kettering
Wick
Wolverhampton
York
Search location for which a property has been acquired:
Bedford
Birmingham South
Darlington North
East Lothian
Exeter
Gateshead
Glasgow
Gloucester
Greater London South - Erith
Greater London North - Enfield
Hull
Ipswich
King’s Lynn
Leicester South
Newport
Nottingham East
Rotherham
Scunthorpe
Shrewsbury
Swansea