IVA - test date

My test date came through this morning, it is for the 16th April at 8am. Going to be an early start on that Monday morning.
So much for the 5 day lead time I was told when I first enquired.
I phoned to see if they had an earlier slot or if there was any likelihood of a cancellation. They said there was nothing earlier and the only way to check for a cancellation slot was to phone up every couple of days. Interestingly they also said the next available slot was Monday 23rd April. Maybe they only do IVAs for kit cars on Mondays so it makes it easy to be pushed out a week or two if they have a rush. This is the time of year when people a trying to get their cars through IVA and on the road.