The 40 test centres nearest to Upper Shirley, 74 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Upper Shirley first
274 Wickham Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8BJ
29 - 41 Shirley Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 7ER
366 - 370 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7AG
9-11 Bywood Avenue, Long Lane, Croydon, CR0 7RB
2-10 Woodside Green, London, SE25 5DT
Rear of 228 Portland Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4SL
Wickham Court Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9LN
Corkscrew Hill Garage, Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham, BR4 9BA
14-24 Sussex Road, South Croydon, CR2 7DA
22 Lansdowne Road, Croydon, CR0 2BD
420 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HG
40 Haling Road, South Croydon, CR2 6HS
173 - 181 St James Road, Croydon, CR0 2BS
Unit 2 Tait Road Industrial Estate, Tait Road, Croydon, CR0 2DP
Unit 5 Tait Road Industrial Estate, Tait Road, Croydon, CR0 2DP
57 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ED
Unit 9, Roman Industrial Estate, Croydon, CR0 2DT
Unit 15 Tait Road Industrial Estate, Croydon, CR0 2DT
1 Magdala Road, South Croydon, CR2 6UR
1 Holland Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 5RF
Before you book
22.1% of cars in CR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Pta Motoring Centre in Croydon (CR0 8BJ) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Upper Shirley in a straight line. There are 74 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 Upper Shirley 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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