The 17 test centres nearest to Hawkchurch, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Hawkchurch first
Unit 8, Millwey Rise Industrial Estate, Axminster, EX13 5HU
Units 6 Abc, Millweyrise Industrial Estate, Axminster, EX13 5HU
Unit 3 Yonder Hill, Chard, TA20 4QR
Unit 2, Yonder Hill Industrial Estate, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QR
Horseshoe Road, Thorncombe, Chard, TA20 4PS
Marshwood, Bridport, DT6 5QD
Castle Street, Axminster, EX13 5NP
1 & 3 Castle Gates, Castle Hill, Axminster, EX13 5RL
Axminster MOT Centre, Woodmead Road, Axminster, EX13 5PQ
Kittwhistle, Blackdown, Beaminster, DT8 3LG
The Myrtles, Forton, Chard, TA20 4HB
Bluebell Halt, Trappers Road, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3TJ
Unit 1a, Uplyme Road Industrial Estate, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LS
Millfield Trading Estate, Chard, TA20 2BB
Units 4 - 6, Millfield Industrial Estate, Chard, TA20 2BB
Unit 8b, Millfield Industrial Estate, Chard, TA20 2BB
3 Willoughby Place, Millfield Industrial Estate, Chard, TA20 2BB
Before you book
34.3% of cars in EX postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Axe Valley Motors (Axminster) Ltd in Axminster (EX13 5HU) is about 2.2 miles from the middle of Hawkchurch in a straight line. There are 6 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), 1 centre 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 Hawkchurch 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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