The 21 test centres nearest to Tipton St John, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Tipton St John first
Tipton St John, Sidmouth, EX10 0AF
Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0ER
West Hill Garage, West Hill Road, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1TP
Riverside House, Exeter Road, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NR
Mill Street, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1AB
Central Garage, Brook Street, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1EZ
Unit 11, Alexandria Industrial Estate, Sidmouth, EX10 9HL
Unit 6, Alexandria Industrial Estate, Alexandria Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9HL
Station Yard, Station Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9DN
Church Street, Sidford, Sidmouth, EX10 9QP
Cotford Road, Sidbury, Sidmouth, EX10 0SQ
Coombelake, Fairmile, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NG
Salcombe Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8PT
Unit 3 Moorview Industrial Estate, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2QT
Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3BG
1 Iron Bridge Industrial Estate, Gittisham, Honiton, EX14 3AN
Kingsdown Garage, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0PD
Unit 13 Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Unit 5e, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Unit 46, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury, Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
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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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The Tipton Garage in Sidmouth (EX10 0AF) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Tipton St John in a straight line. There are 11 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), 2 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 Tipton St John 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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