The 31 test centres nearest to Dunkirk, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
31 centres · nearest to Dunkirk first
49 the Street, Boughton, Faversham, ME13 9BA
Bull Lane, Boughton, Faversham, ME13 9AH
Lamberhurst Farm, Dargate, Faversham, ME13 9ER
Unit 1 Groombridge Yard, Bigbury Road, Chartham Hatch, Canterbury, CT4 7NE
Central House, Ashford Road, Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7HH
1 Stour Valley Business Park, Ashford Road, Chartham, CT4 7HF
Stour Valley Business Park, Ashford Road, Chartham, Kent, CT4 7HF
13b Cockering Road, Thanington, Canterbury, CT1 3UA
Long Reach Roundabout, Borstal Hill, Whitstable, CT5 4PA
Unit 5 Jackson Road, Wincheap Estate, Canterbury, CT1 3RF
Unit 4 Sunrise Complex, Simmonds Road, Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RA
Simmonds Road, Wincheap Industrial Estate, Canterbury, CT1 3RA
Simmonds Road, Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RA
80 to 82 Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RS
Stone Street Garage, Stone Street, Faversham, ME13 8PH
19 Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3TB
Unit 10, Upper Brents Industrial Estate, Faversham, ME13 7DL
Unit 1a, Broad Oak Trading Estate, Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PW
Unit 45c, Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Millstrood Road, Whitstable, CT5 3PS
4 Oaten Hill Place, Canterbury, CT1 3HJ
Before you book
25.3% of cars in ME postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Oak Motors (Kent) Limited in Faversham (ME13 9BA) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Dunkirk in a straight line. There are 7 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 Dunkirk 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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