The 40 test centres nearest to Lydden, 44 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lydden first
Unit 4, Westwood Trade Park, New Haine Road Westwood, Thanet, CT12 5AD
Unit 5, Goodwin Park, Continental Approach, Margate, CT9 4HX
Unit 3, Goodwin Park, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, CT9 4HX
Unit X2 Continental Approach, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, CT9 4JG
Unit J1e Channel Road, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, CT9 4JS
Margate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2PR
Manston Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4LT
5b Wilton, Haine Industrial Park, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5HD
414 Margate Road, Westwood, CT12 6SJ
107 to 143 Westwood Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2NP
Unit 2 Patricia Way, Pysons Road Industrial Estate, Broadstairs, CT10 2LF
17 Birds Avenue, Margate, CT9 5ND
20 Hornet Close, Pysons Road Industrial Estate, Broadstairs, CT10 2YD
Unit 12 Hornet Close, Pysons Road Industrial Estate, Broadstairs, CT10 2YD
Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6BU
9 Canterbury Road West, Ramsgate, CT12 5DY
6 to 7 All Saints Industrial, Estate, All Saints Avenue, Margate, CT9 5TJ
13 Canterbury Road East, Ramsgate, CT11 0JX
Unit 3 Lamberts Yard, Dane Valley Road, St. Peters, Broadstairs, CT10 3JJ
1 Oakwood Industrial Estate, Dane Valley Road, Broadstairs, CT10 3JJ
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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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Formula One Autocentres Limited in Thanet (CT12 5AD) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Lydden in a straight line. There are 44 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 Lydden 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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