Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Health secretary Matt Hancock said: "When you have a free service it’s inevitable that demand rises."
“There’s no organisation, it’s piss-poor performance as usual," one driver, who made a 100-mile round trip to the Doxford Park site, said.
The health secretary said the government will "do what is necessary" but that a national lockdown would be the "last line of defence".
The British Medical Association said: "NHS Test and Trace – despite its name – is not an NHS service" and labelled it "not-fit-for-purpose".
Operational problems appear rooted in ministers' strategic decisions
Health secretary says "pandemic is growing" and medically vulnerable will be at the front of the queue for a check.
Former cabinet minister Greg Clark told the health secretary to “get a grip”.
It move comes after a dramatic spike in the number of new coronavirus cases were reported across the UK.
It comes as the health secretary warns that the threat of a second spike must be taken seriously following a surge in cases.
But the health secretary says he is not "putting a date" on the rollout.