The 40 test centres nearest to Swanley, 25 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Swanley first
Units 8 and 9 the Grove Industrial Estate, The Grove, Park Road, Swanley, BR8 8AJ
65 High Street, Swanley, BR8 8AF
Units 1d and 1e, Mark Way Industrial Estate, Swanley, BR8 8NJ
Home Hill, Hextable, Kent, BR8 7RR
Stanhill Farm, Birchwood Road, Dartford, DA2 7HD
Foundry Service Station, Cray Road, Crockenhill, Swanley, BR8 8LP
4 to 6 Bower Road, Hextable, Swanley, BR8 7SE
The Garage, 64 Top Dartford Road, Hextable, Swanley, BR8 7SQ
Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5BG
Farningham Service Station, A20 Road, Farningham, Dartford, DA4 0DX
Unit 8 Fitzroy Business Park, Sandy Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5AH
Unit 2a Klinger Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5AF
Edgington Way, Orpington, Sidcup, DA14 5BN
Unit 5 Crayfield Industrial Park, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HP
Unit 2, 122 Maidstone Road, Footscray, DA14 5HS
146-152 Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HS
Units G & H Brook Trading Estate, Mill Brook Road, Orpington, BR5 3TX
157 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3AQ
White Post Garage, Eynsford Road, Farningham, Kent, DA4 0BD
Units 2 & 3, 47 Leesons Hill, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 2LF
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Swanley Garage Services in Swanley (BR8 8AJ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Swanley in a straight line. There are 25 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), 4 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 Swanley 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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