VOSA will stop testing at its Gillingham and Grantham sites by the end of March 2013.

VOSA will stop testing at its Gillingham and Grantham sites by the end of March 2013. Although the site will not close, VOSA has taken the decision to cease testing at these sites.  Operators that would have used Grantham will instead be able to test their vehicles at authorised testing facilities (ATF) in Newark, Lincoln and Boston. Companies previously using the Gillingham site can now use ATFs in Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Faversham, Rochester, Sittingbourne and Aylesford.

A VOSA spokeswoman said, “VOSA’s Testing Transformation Programme is taking testing closer to the customer helping to reduce vehicle downtime. Many fleet operators have told us that they are saving tens of thousands of pounds a year in reduced fuel costs, vehicle downtime and salaries and also seeing first time pass rates noticeably improve.”