The 15 test centres nearest to Downside, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
15 centres · nearest to Downside first
Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LD
Unit 1, Station Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5DD
Unit 9, Crowne Industrial Estate, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5QQ
Bath Road, Oakhill, Radstock, BA3 5AF
Beard Hill Farm, Fosse Way, Beard Hill, Pylle, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6SS
Fosseway Garage, Pylle, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6TA
Commercial Garage, Edford Green, Holcombe, Radstock, BA3 5DB
Unit 21 Leighton Industrial Estate, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6LQ
Unit 4 Rock Road, Chilcompton, Radstock, BA3 4GJ
Broadway Garage, Chilcompton, Radstock, BA3 4JW
Green Ore Garage, Green Ore, Wells, BA5 3ER
55 Southover, Wells, BA5 1UH
1 Lower Merryfield, Anchor Road, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PG
Webbs Close, West Street, Wells, BA5 2HW
44 Westfield Road, Wells, BA5 2HS
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Phillips Tyres Shepton Mallet Ltd in Somerset (BA4 5LD) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Downside in a straight line. There are 5 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 3 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Downside as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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