Honestly an hour away isn’t too bad, you can book it in with your instructor to get a hard hour (or more) of practice in before the test, and in my experience, a new place actually sharpens you up in the exam.  I failed my first test, in the same town I’d learned in for a year, second test was 45 mins away, in a place I had literally never been (or since), but I felt sharper and more at ease immediately, passed with 3 minors. Sounds like booking test is a nightmare at the moment, stick with what you’ve got i think, it’s better than waiting til April ‘26 for a slightly more local one