The 40 test centres nearest to Forestdale, 26 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Forestdale first
Mitchwood House, 237 King Henrys Drive, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AE
Unit 13, Addington Business Centre, Vulcan Way, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 9UG
Unit 17 Addington Business Park, Vulcan Way, New Addington, CR0 9UG
145 Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, CR2 9LG
274 Wickham Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8BJ
Layhams Farm, Layhams Road, Keston, Kent, BR2 6AR
Corkscrew Hill Garage, Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham, BR4 9BA
Wickham Court Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9LN
14-24 Sussex Road, South Croydon, CR2 7DA
1 Magdala Road, South Croydon, CR2 6UR
40 Haling Road, South Croydon, CR2 6HS
3 Avon Path, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6AX
57 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ED
29 - 41 Shirley Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7ER
433-441 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EU
453 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EW
Unit 1 Holt Farm, Ledgers Road, Chelsham Common, Warlingham, CR6 9QA
66 the Green, Warlingham, CR6 9NA
366 - 370 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7AG
1a Godstone Road, Whyteleafe, CR3 0EG
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Mb Motors Addington Limited in Croydon (CR0 0AE) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Forestdale in a straight line. There are 26 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 Forestdale 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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