Find sites where HGV and coach drivers can get free COVID-19 tests and check their documents to transport goods to the EU.
Applies to: Wales, England, and Scotland
Contents
- Find your nearest haulier advice site
- Haulier advice sites aboard ferries
- Hook of Holland advice site
- Haulier advice sites in Spain
At the Department for Transport’s haulier advice sites, drivers and crew of HGVs, LGVs, coaches and vans can:
- take a free coronavirus (COVID-19) test
- find out about the rules and documents needed to move goods between the UK and EU by getting a border readiness check
COVID-19 testing
Hauliers who enter England from abroad need to take tests if they are in England for 2 days or longer.
Hauliers travelling from England should check foreign travel advice for any COVID-19 entry requirements for the countries they are travelling to.
Find your nearest haulier advice site
Haulier advice sites are at motorway service stations and truck stops. Most haulier advice sites are open between 6am and 9:30pm, 7 days a week.
Map of haulier advice sites with free COVID-19 testing
| Site | COVID-19 testing hours | Information and advice operational hours |
|---|---|---|
| Burtonwood (Merseyside) | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Cambridge Services | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Carlisle Stobart Truck Stop | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Charnock Richard Services northbound | No testing | 6am to 10pm (8am to 10pm on weekends) |
| Cherwell Valley | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Clacket Lane eastbound | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Cobham Services | 24 hours | No border readiness support |
| Doncaster North | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Donington Park | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Essex Arena | 24 hours | No border readiness support |
| Hartshead Moor (Huddersfield) | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Holyhead | No testing | 6am to 10pm (closed at weekends) Site closed. Reopens on 19 January |
| Hopwood Park | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Keele southbound | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Leicester Forest East southbound | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Lockerbie Truck Stop | No testing | 6am to 10pm (closed at weekends) |
| Membury eastbound | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Peterborough | 6am to 10pm (Busy – you may experience delays) |
6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Reading Eastbound | 24 hours | No border readiness support |
| Rothwell Truck Stop | 6am to 10pm | No border readiness support |
| Rugby Stobart Truck Stop | 24 hours (Busy – you may experience delays) |
6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| South Mimms | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Stafford northbound | No testing | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Thurrock Services | No testing | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Truckhaven (Carnforth) | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (closed at weekends) |
| Wetherby Services | 6am to 10pm | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
Haulier advice sites aboard ferries
Hauliers can also get advice about the rules and documents needed to move goods between the UK and EU on the following ferry routes.
| Ferry Route | Ferry Operator | Days when advice site is active |
|---|---|---|
| Harwich to Hook of Holland | Stena Line | Daily, closed Saturday. |
| Portsmouth to Caen | Brittany Ferries | Daily, closed Sunday. |
| Dover to Calais | DFDS | Daily, closed Sunday. |
| Dover to Dunkirk | DFDS | Daily, closed Sunday. |
| Newhaven to Dieppe | DFDS | Daily, closed Sunday. |
Hook of Holland advice site
There is also a haulier advice site located in the Hook of Holland port.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 6am to 10pm
Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 8pm.
Haulier advice sites in Spain
There are 3 haulier advice sites in Spain.
| Site | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Andamur La Jonquera | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) opening 15 January |
| Andamur Pamplona | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
| Andamur San Román | 6am to 10pm (8am to 8pm on weekends) |
From: Department for Transport
Published 4 November 2020
Last updated 12 January 2022
