The 24 test centres nearest to Sandwich, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Sandwich first
King Street, Sandwich, CT13 9BL
New Street, Sandwich, CT13 9JP
Unit 5, Homestead Farm, Woodnesborough Road, Sandwich, CT13 0AE
Unit 1, 2 & 2a Stoner House, Sandwich Industrial Estate, Sandwich, CT13 9LY
Unit 51, Sandwich Industrial Estate, Sandwich, CT13 9LY
White Mill, Ash Road, Sandwich, CT13 9JB
Lakeside Garage, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, CT13 9ND
Foxborough Hill, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0NY
Highway Auto Centre, Hacklinge, Sandwich Road, Deal, CT14 0AS
Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2HR
Unit 1, Southwall Road Industrial Est., Southwall Road, Deal, CT14 9QB
Bedlam Court Lane, Minster, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 4HG
1/3 Deal Business Park, Minters Yard, Southwall Road, Deal, CT14 9PZ
Water Street Garage, Water Street, Deal, CT14 6DJ
Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham, Deal, CT14 9LL
9 Canterbury Road West, Ramsgate, CT12 5DY
47 - 49 Queen Street, Deal, CT14 6EY
9 Park Avenue, Deal, CT14 9AL
Unit 24 Telegraph Industrial Estate, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 4HY
57 Gilford Road, Deal, CT14 7DH
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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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Rose's Garage in Sandwich (CT13 9BL) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Sandwich in a straight line. There are 9 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 Sandwich 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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