Haulier advice site locations
Find sites where HGV and coach drivers can get free COVID-19 tests and check their documents to transport goods to the EU.
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 need proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter some countries.
Hauliers who enter England from abroad need to take tests if they are in England for longer than 2 days.
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.
Site | COVID-19 testing hours |
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Baldock Services | 24 hours (COVID-19 testing only) |
Barton Park | 6am to 10pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Beaconsfield | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Birchanger Green | 24 hours |
Burtonwood (Merseyside) | 6am to 9.30pm |
Cambridge Services | 24 hours (COVID-19 testing only) |
Carlisle Stobart Truck Stop | 4am to 9.30pm |
Charnock Richard Services northbound | No testing |
Cherwell Valley | 6am to 9.30pm |
Clacket Lane eastbound | 24 hours |
Cobham Services | 24 hours |
Cornwall Services | 6am to 10pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Cullompton | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Doncaster North | 6am to 9.30pm |
Donington Park | 6am to 9.30pm |
Essex Arena | 24 hours (COVID-19 testing only) |
Ferrybridge Services | 6am to 9.30pm |
Fleet southbound | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Hartshead Moor (Huddersfield) | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Heywood Distribution Truck Stop | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Holyhead | No testing |
Hopwood Park | 4am to 9.30pm |
Leicester Forest East northbound | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Leicester Forest East southbound | 6am to 9.30pm |
Lockerbie Truck Stop | No testing |
Membury eastbound | 6am to 9.30pm |
Michaelwood South | 6am to 10pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Orwell Crossing Truck Stop | 4am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Pease Pottage | 5am to 9pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Peterborough | 4am to 9.30pm (Busy – you may experience delays) |
Reading Eastbound | 24 hours |
Rothwell Truck Stop | 6am to 9.30pm (Busy – you may experience delays) |
Rownhams northbound | 24 hours |
Rugby Stobart Truck Stop | 24 hours (Busy – you may experience delays) |
Sandbach northbound | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Sandbach southbound | 6am to 9.30pm |
South Mimms | 24 hours |
Stafford northbound | No testing |
Strensham southbound | No testing |
Sutton Scotney southbound | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Tamworth Services | 6am to 9.30pm |
The Stockyard Truckstop Rotherham | 6am to 9.30pm, Monday to Friday (7am to 11am and 4pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday) (COVID-19 testing only) |
Thurrock Services | No testing |
Truckhaven (Carnforth) | 6am to 9.30pm |
Wetherby Services | 6am to 9.30pm |
Woodall northbound | 6am to 9.30pm (COVID-19 testing only) |
Last updated 23
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The haulier advice and information site at Watford Gap southbound has closed.
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The haulier advice and information site at Watford Gap southbound will close at 10pm on 23 May 2021.
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Michaelwood South is open for COVID-19 testing only from 6am until 10pm.
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The following haulier advice and information sites have closed: Formula Services, Junction 38 Penrith, Strensham Northbound, Sutton Scotney Northbound and Watford Gap Northbound. The following haulier advice and information sites now offer COVID-19 testing only: Beaconsfield, Cullompton, Fleet Southbound, Hartshead Moor, Heywood Distribution Truck Stop, Leicester Forest East Northbound, Orwell Crossing Truck Stop, Sandbach Northbound, Sutton Scotney Southbound, The Stockyard Truck Stop Rotherham and Woodall Northbound
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Barton Park and Cornwall Services are open for COVID-19 testing only from 6am until 10pm.
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Leicester Forest East northbound has reopened.
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Leicester Forest East northbound is closed until 9am on 23 April 2021.
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Leicester Forest East northbound is closed until 6pm on 22 April.
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You no longer need a Kent Access Permit (KAP) to enter Kent.
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The haulier advice site at the Holyhead Truck Stop has closed. It will reopen further along Parc Cybi Road at an HMRC facility on 13 April 2021 at 2pm. COVID-19 testing will not be available at the site.
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Cannock Roadking, Markham Moor and Pont Abraham sites are now closed.
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COVID-19 testing is no longer offered at Thurrock Services.
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Essex Arena is open for 24-hour COVID-19 testing only.
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Pease Pottage is open from 5am until 9pm for COVID-19 testing only.
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COVID-19 testing no longer available at Charnock Richard Services Northbound, Junction 38 Services, Stafford Northbound, Strensham Northbound, Strensham Southbound and Sutton Scotney Northbound.
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Cobham Services is open for 24-hour COVID-19 testing.
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Baldock Services is open for 24-hour COVID-19 testing only.
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Birchanger Green is open for 24-hour COVID-19 testing.
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Hauliers now need a negative COVID-19 test result before travelling to Germany, as well as France, Denmark and the Netherlands.
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Added translation
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Added warning to expect delays at busiest information and advice sites.
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South Mimms has been opened for 24 hour testing.
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Changed closing time for haulier COVID-19 testing sites to 9.30pm; this is because it takes half an hour for tests to be processed.
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Cullompton, Sandbach northbound and Ferrybridge services added to list of haulier advice sites that offer COVID testing.
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Orwell Crossing Truck Stop hours updated to begin at 4am.
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Hauliers need a negative COVID-19 test result before travelling to France, Denmark and the Netherlands.
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Clacket Lane eastbound and Orwell Crossing Truck Stop are now offering COVID testing.
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Added translation
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Added translations.
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Strensham Southbound, Stafford Northbound and Strensham Northbound sites are now offering COVID testing.
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7 more haulier advice and information sites are now offering COVID testing: Charnock Richard Services northbound, Truck Haven (Carnforth), the Stockyard Truckstop Rotherham, Woodall northbound, Leicester Forest East northbound, Beaconsfield and Sutton Scotney northbound.
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Rownhams northbound is offering COVID-19 testing from 6am until 10pm.
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Eight new haulier advice sites are now offering testing: Heywood Distribution Truck Stop, Thurrock Services, Hartshead Moor (Huddersfield), Formula Services (Ellesmere Port), Sandbach Southbound, Cherwell Valley, Membury Eastbound and Junction 38 Services.
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Added Junction 38 Services advice and information site.
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5 more advice sites are now offering COVID-19 testing: Burtonwood, Fleet southbound, Hopwood Park, Leicester Forest East southbound and Rothwell Truck Stop.
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Sites where HGV drivers can get a free COVID test before travelling to France.
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Added details of new haulier advice sites.
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39 more haulier information and advice sites open at service and truck stops.
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First published.