The 38 test centres nearest to Richborough Port, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Richborough Port first
Lakeside Garage, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, CT13 9ND
Unit 1, 2 & 2a Stoner House, Sandwich Industrial Estate, Sandwich, CT13 9LY
Unit 51, Sandwich Industrial Estate, Sandwich, CT13 9LY
Bedlam Court Lane, Minster, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 4HG
9 Canterbury Road West, Ramsgate, CT12 5DY
White Mill, Ash Road, Sandwich, CT13 9JB
King Street, Sandwich, CT13 9BL
Unit 24 Telegraph Industrial Estate, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 4HY
13 Canterbury Road East, Ramsgate, CT11 0JX
New Street, Sandwich, CT13 9JP
Unit 5, Homestead Farm, Woodnesborough Road, Sandwich, CT13 0AE
Willsons Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9LZ
5b Wilton, Haine Industrial Park, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5HD
Units 2-6 Evelyn Way, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5GT
Manston Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4LT
2 West Cliffe Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9JW
5 Cannon Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9SQ
7-9 Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQ
Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6BU
39 Margate Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7SU
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Rogers and Andrews Motors in Sandwich (CT13 9ND) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Richborough Port in a straight line. There are 11 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), 3 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 Richborough Port 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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