People across the country have had problems in recent days trying to book tests, to see if they have Covid-19.

Now, residents in Andover face a 670 -mile journey to their nearest drive through testing centre.

A search on the government's testing portal for the postcode of Andover High Street (SP10 1NW), carried out today at 12pm September 9, reveals that the nearest place to get a test should you have symptoms in the next five days is in Scotland.

Here are the three closest test centres for the next 5 days:

1. Dumfries

Whilst the website states it is 281.2 miles away on Google maps the round trip amounts to 670 miles and would take 11 hours.

14 slots available in the next 5 days.

2. Sanquhar - Mobile Unit

Whilst the website states it is 305.1 miles away on Google maps the round trip amounts to 740 miles and would take 13 hours.

87 slots available in the next 5 days.

3. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

Whilst the website states it is 324.3 miles away on Google maps the round trip amounts to 868 miles and would take over 14 hours.

465 slots available in the next 5 days.

A senior official at NHS Test and Trace has issued an apology on Twitter to residents unable to book a test.

Sarah-Jane Marsh, director of testing and NHS Test and Trace, said: "Can I please offer my heartfelt apologies to anyone who cannot get a COVID test at present.

"All of our testing sites have capacity, which is why they don't look overcrowded, it's our laboratory processing that is the critical pinch-point. We are doing all we can to expand quickly."

She added: "We have additional NHS, Lighthouse, University and Partner Labs all due to open-up imminently and we are also expanding the use of non-laboratory based tests. The testing team work on this 18 hours a day, seven days a week. We recognise the country is depending on us."