Quote Originally Posted by Hilts View Post
I went to the one in Cwm near Ebbw Vale.

Rang around 10. No availability in Abercynon. Earliest appointment 5 in Cwm. Your given a half hour slot. Staff guide cars check you have an appointment by holding a sign , scan your appointment barcode. Some have mobile phones which you ring and they give you instructions. Theres then a drop off point for your test.

There was a car leaving as we arrived there was also cars there and arrived after. It didnt appear busy but with you being allocated a half hour slot im not suprised. Im not sure how many slots they have for each half hour.
I think you're given a half hour slot in which to turn up, to allow for traffic etc, but the average time for a test is about 10 minutes. Clearly some take longer, particularly if they don't speak english too well and/or there is a problem explaining things.

It's obvious that each test doesn't take a half an hour slot or they wouldn't be doing over 200 a day.