The 32 test centres nearest to Saltdean, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
32 centres · nearest to Saltdean first
34 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LJ
14 Nevill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HG
351 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, BN10 7HH
7 Phyliss Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 7HY
Unit E4 & E5 Meridian Industrial Estate, Hoyle Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8LW
Unit E1, Meridian Industrial Estate, Hoyle Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8LW
Unit 13 Farrington Enterprise Estate, Hoyle Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8LW
Main Workshop, Lower Hoddern Farm, Glynn Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8AP
534-540 Falmer Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6ND
166 Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6DD
Unit 7, Bell Tower Industrial Estate, Roedean Road, Brighton, BN2 5RU
7-13 Church Place, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 5JN
236 Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5JJ
Unit C, The Drove, Newhaven, BN9 9AG
Brighton Road, Newhaven, BN9 9NP
25-27 Montague Place, Brighton, BN2 1JE
24 Montague Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, BN2 1JE
Ground Floor North Unit, Telephone Exchange, Freshfield Road, Brighton, BN2 0BJ
Unit 1 Meeching Boat Yard, Denton Island, Newhaven, BN9 9BA
Unit 2, North Industrial Estate, New Road, Newhaven, BN9 OHE
Before you book
32% of cars in BN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Fairlight Garage in Brighton (BN2 8LJ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Saltdean in a straight line. There are 11 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), 2 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 Saltdean 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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