The 40 test centres nearest to Lords Wood, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lords Wood first
Hall Wood Business Park, North Dane Way, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8YE
Unit 3 Revenge Business Centre, Revenge Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8UD
Units A & B, Altbarn Industrial Estate, Revenge Road, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8UD
Snodhurst Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0TB
480 Maidstone Road, Bluebell Hill Village, Chatham, ME5 9QL
Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9SQ
Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JW
The Old Forge, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3LX
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5XJ
Unit 6, Premier Business Park, Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5EQ
Unit 9 Crusader Close, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, ME8 0SW
Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5AU
70 - 76 Luton High Street, Chatham, ME5 7LJ
161 Fairview Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0PX
271 to 287 Dale Street, Chatham, ME4 6QR
Bailey Drive, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, ME8 0PZ
Bailey Drive, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham Kent, ME8 0PZ
101 to 109 Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BP
Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3RL
426 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LE
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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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Mach 1 Automotive Ltd in Kent (ME5 8YE) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Lords Wood in a straight line. There are 28 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), 8 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 Lords Wood 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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