The 37 test centres nearest to Horwood, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to Horwood first
Unit 13, Little Court, Gammaton Road, Bideford, EX39 4FG
Gammaton Road, East the Water, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4FG
Unit 2f, Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 4LQ
Quay Lane, Instow, Bideford, EX39 4JR
Bidna Yard, Hubbastone Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1LZ
129 Yelland Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3EE
Nutaberry Hill, Bideford, EX39 4EA
Unit 6 Nuttabery Yard, Bideford, N. Devon, EX39 4EA
The Pill, Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2PF
Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2PF
Kynocks Industrial Estate, East the Water, Bideford, EX39 4DT
Unit 4 Willow Tree Court, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3TD
Lauder Lane, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3TA
Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3NH
Torridge Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1NG
Units 1 & 2, Oakwood Close, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3NJ
Handy Cross, Clovelly Road, Bideford, EX39 3ET
Unit 5 Clifford Park, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 3HN
Unit 9, Habat Enterprise Park, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 3HN
Unit 1, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3HN
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Andys Auto Services in Bideford (EX39 4FG) is about 2.3 miles from the middle of Horwood 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 Horwood 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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