The 40 test centres nearest to Luton, 51 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Luton first
101 to 109 Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BP
Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5AU
70 - 76 Luton High Street, Chatham, ME5 7LJ
Unit 6, Premier Business Park, Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5EQ
426 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LE
271 Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4LY
264 Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HL
96 - 100 Watling Street, Gillingham, ME7 2LJ
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5XJ
Unit 1 Jenkins Dale, Chatham, ME4 5RD
110 the Brook, Chatham, ME4 4LB
43 Southill Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5SB
31 to 39 Duncan Road, Gillingham, ME7 4LA
21 to 25 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5TP
271 to 287 Dale Street, Chatham, ME4 6QR
50a - 52 Gardiner Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1DW
1 Ferndale Road, Gillingham Kent, ME7 2PD
2b Fox Street, Gillingham, ME7 1HQ
Bailey Drive, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, ME8 0PZ
Bailey Drive, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham Kent, ME8 0PZ
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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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Autotrend Motor Services in Chatham (ME5 7BP) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Luton in a straight line. There are 51 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), 15 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 Luton 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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