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Penzance Driving Test Centre

P003194 - 27 April 2026

Presentations: 1
Presenters: 1
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At a Glance

This petition concerning penzance driving test centre was presented to Parliament once by 1 MP.

Issue Summary

The petition addresses the concerns of residents in West Cor Cornwall regarding the limited availability of the Penzance DVSA Test Centr Centre, which has caused significant inconvenience and delays for learners  and instructors due to its part-time operation.

Action Requested

The House of Commons urges the Government to ensure that  the Penzance DVSA Test Centre is reinstated to full-time operation.

Key Facts

  • The Petition calls for the Penzance DVSA Test Centre to be reopened to fu
  • full-time operation.
  • Learners and instructors face travel times exceeding three hours to reach
  • reach the nearest alternative centre in Camborne.
  • The lease on the current location expires in 2028.
  • There are over 1,121 supporters of this petition.

Presentation Timeline

MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.

Presented
27 April 2026
Andrew George Lib Dem
St Ives
I rise to present a petition on the future of the Penzance driving test centre. The metrics used by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency assume homogenised geographic uniformity, but we are at the end of a long thin peninsula. The DVSA offers a postcode search tool, which is irrelevant to areas like mine. Distress levels are high among instructors and learners; after all, they cannot travel north, south or west to find an alternative centre. During summer daytime, a round trip from the west of my constituency to the nearest centre in Camborne can take over three hours. Penzance is open only two days a week, and I am told that the situation is getting significantly worse. With the lease expiring in 2028, many constituents, such as local instructor Mark Squire, who is pressing to restore pre-covid opening times, fear the worst for the centre. Alongside this Parliament-compliant petition is a further petition calling for the same, with another 1,121 supporters. This petition states:
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