The 40 test centres nearest to Southern Cross, 36 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Southern Cross first
Block 1 Unit 1 Chalex Industrial Estate, 214 Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NH
Unit 1, Chalex Industrial Estate, Manor Hall Road, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4NH
138 to 166 Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GS
Rivervale House, 50 Victoria Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XB
Unit 1 William Street Trading Estate, William Street, Portslade, BN41 1PZ
28/42 Church Road, Brighton, BN41 1LA
312 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, East Sussex, BN42 4LN
Units 10/11 Victoria Road, Portslade, BN41 1XQ
117-119 Victoria Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XD
Victoria Road, Portslade, BN41 1XD
Victoria Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1YJ
Victoria Road, Portslade, BN41 1YD
Prestwich House, North Street, Portslade, BN41 1EE
77a North Street, Portslade, BN41 1DH
Unit 1, Trafalgar House, 72a North Street, Portslade, BN41 1DG
62 - 66 Station Road, Portslade, BN41 1DF
Unit 6 Ladybee Industrial Estate, Albion Street, Southwick, BN42 4EP
19 to 20 Basin Road North, Portslade, BN41 1WA
37 Albion Street, Southwick, BN42 4DN
English Close, Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EE
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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Tyre Express (Hove) Limited in Brighton (BN42 4NH) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Southern Cross in a straight line. There are 36 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), 8 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 Southern Cross 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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