The 21 test centres nearest to Bishopstone, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Bishopstone first
Park Hall, Richmond Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5RH
G M Autos, 156 Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5RG
23 the Broadway, Herne Bay, CT6 8SR
7 - 15 Sea Street, Herne Bay, CT6 8SP
York Road, Herne Bay, CT6 8SN
1 Selsea Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8SB
227 Sea Street, Herne Bay, CT6 8JZ
Unit 2, Wealden Woodlands Estate, Herne Common, Canterbury, CT6 7LQ
Unit 13 the Old Dairy Buildings, Wall End Farm, Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, CT3 4DF
Unit 3k Sparrow Way, Lakesview International Business Park, Hersden, Canterbury, CT3 4JH
Lake View Business Park, Thomas Way, Hersden, Canterbury Kent, CT3 4JZ
13f Miners Way, Lakesview International Business Park, Hersden, Canterbury, CT3 4LQ
Pyramid Place, St Augustines Business Park, Whitstable, CT5 2QJ
Unit 8 St Augustines Business Park, Colewood Road, Swalecliffe, Whitstable, CT5 2QJ
Pyramid House, St Augustines Business Park, Colewood Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 2QJ
Unit 4 Canterbury Industrial Park, Island Road, Canterbury, CT3 4HQ
Island Road, Hersden, Canterbury, CT3 4JD
Island Road, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0EZ
173 John Wilson Business Park, Harvey Drive, Chestfield, Whistable, Kent, CT5 3RB
51 - 55 John Wilson Business Park, Whitstable, CT5 3QY
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28.6% of cars in CT postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Park Hall Motors in Herne Bay (CT6 5RH) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Bishopstone in a straight line. There are 7 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), none of the centres within 3 miles are approved, so try the area page.
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 Bishopstone 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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