The 39 test centres nearest to Dalston, 78 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Dalston first
Arch 442, Behind Hackney Down Railway, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1LZ
30 Bentley Road, London, N1 4BY
18a Englefield Road, London, N1 4JU
372 Helmsley Place, Hackney, London, E8 3SB
2-6 Lamb Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3PL
2c Prince George Road, London, N16 8BY
Unit 352, The Arches, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BB
104 - 106 Well Street, Hackney, London, E9 7JA
293 Arch, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9HA
288a Clare Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9HA
290 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9HA
2a Vyner Street, London, E2 9DG
51a Kenninghall Road, Clapton, London, E5 8BS
281 Clare Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9HD
51 Stamford Hill, London, N16 5TB
Unit 4 Frogmore Industrial Estate, Kelvin Road, Islington, London, N5 2PL
1a Gunton Road, Clapton, London, E5 9JT
387 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal, London, E2 0AN
48 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UH
43-45 Stamford Hill, London, N16 5SR
Before you book
22.2% of cars in E postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Hope Garage in London (E8 1LZ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Dalston in a straight line. There are 78 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), 7 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 Dalston 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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