I have heard nothing about an exam centre in Manchester. This is what we are advising our students:
"For exams from June 2014 onwards the CAA are introducing electronic exam sittings using a system which has been in service for some time in Malaysia and other States. The exam centres will be at Gatwick, Oxford (CAE), Luton, Southampton (CTC), Leicester and Perth, although the main centre will be at Gatwick. The exam dates for June remain as published although we are expecting that the CAA will make extra dates available, we have yet to hear when these will be.
If you intend to book an exam for June or later please do not send us an ‘old style’ application. The new system requires you to register your personal details at a CAA portal available through
caa.co.uk and provide proof of identity. Once the CAA have accepted this you will be able to use the portal to book exams. The CAA advise us that the portal will become active on 1 May 2014.
The CAA information notice that describes the new arrangements is at
this address"