The 40 test centres nearest to Locksbottom, 27 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Locksbottom first
6-8 Gladstone Road, Farnborough, BR6 7EA
69 to 71 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 8HU
1 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8AB
Oak Farm, Farnborough Hill, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6DA
36 Mosslea Road, Bromley, BR2 9PS
80 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BJ
Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 7LP
6 Broomhill Road, Orpington, BR6 0EW
93 - 101 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9RN
249 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR1 2EG
Church Hill, Orpington, BR6 0HE
Rear of 151 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR2 9QZ
107 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR2 9QT
2 - 4 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JG
151 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9HW
Old Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR2 9LJ
40 Letchworth Drive, Bromley, BR2 9BE
151 Sevenoaks Way, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3TY
Unit 6 Denvale Trade Centre, Cray Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3RN
Unit 1 Denvale Trade Park, Cray Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3RN
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Aston Garages in Farnborough (BR6 7EA) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Locksbottom in a straight line. There are 27 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), 6 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 Locksbottom 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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