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Solihull is a market town and the administrative centre for the wider Solihull Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. The population of the town was 123,187 at the 2011 census. Historically based in Warwickshire, Solihull is situated on the River Blythe within the Forest of Arden. The wider Solihull area had 214,909 inhabitants in the 2011 census. Solihull is largely urban itself; the wider borough, however, is rural in character, with a number of rural villages, while three-quarters of the borough is designated a Green Belt.

The city has roots dating from the first century BCE, further formalised in the medieval period of British history. Today, the town is famous for being, amongst others, the home of the Land Rover motor brand, home of the British Equestrian Eventing Team, and is considered to be one of the UKs most prosperous areas.

The land that today forms Solihull was once covered by the ancient Forest of Arden. The first known settlement in the area was in Berry Mound, Shirley, the site of the Iron Age hillfort, a hillfortified village protected by earthen banks, dating from the first century BC, which covered about 11 acres. The name Shirley means bright glade or rim glade within Arden Forest.

In later Iron Age times, the river Coer, from which the river Blythe flows, is thought to have been a frontier between the Korieltauvi and Cornovii, with Solyhull being a meeting point of these two strong Celtic tribes. Throughout Roman occupation in Britain, no Roman roads are thought to have passed through the Arden Forest, as it was so thick. The closest known large Roman settlements were Coleshill, at the edge of Solihull, Metchley Fortress (about 8.5 miles northwest) and Alcester (about 15 miles south).

Here are some of the local test centers near Birmingham Solihull  –

Birmingham Practical Driving Test Center (South Yardley)

Clay Lane,
South Yardley,
B26 1EA

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This test centre provides these types of tests: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

You can access this test centre if you use a wheelchair.

Birmingham Practical Driving Test Center (Garretts Green)

Granby Avenue, Garretts Green,
Birmingham,
B33 0SD

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This test centre provides these types of tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), lorry and bus, ADI part 3.

Birmingham Practical Driving Test Center (Shirley)

401 Stratford Road, Shirley,
Solihull,
B90 4AA

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This test centre provides these types of tests: car, ADI part 3.

DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability.

Have you recently failed a driving test for one or two mistakes? Are you almost at the test standard? Looking for an earlier date for your practical test?

DTC UK offers short-semi-intensive driving courses in the Birmingham Solihull area with the practical test booked for you if required. Simply visit https://dtcuk.co/last-minute-intensive-driving-courses-london/