The 40 test centres nearest to New Town, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to New Town first
Vantage Point, Snodland Bypass, Snodland, ME6 5SL
1 Rocfort Road, Snodland, ME6 5NQ
1 Sundridge Hill, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LH
Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3RL
Unit 9, Ballard Business Park, Cuxton Road, Strood, ME2 2NY
Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9SQ
480 Maidstone Road, Bluebell Hill Village, Chatham, ME5 9QL
Camer Park Road, Meopham, DA13 0AL
1 Bryant Road, Strood, ME2 3EG
Snodhurst Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0TB
2 Priory Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2EG
Unit 3 Mill Hall Business Estate, Aylesford, ME20 7JZ
Unit 2 Yew Tree Industrial Estate, Mill Hall, Aylesford, ME20 7ET
Unit 9 Yew Tree Industrial Estate, Mill Hall, Aylesford, ME20 7ET
271 to 287 Dale Street, Chatham, ME4 6QR
736 London Road, Larkfield, Maidstone, ME20 6BG
778 London Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6BE
Formula One Autocentres, Knight Road, Strood, ME2 2AQ
25 Commercial Road, Strood, ME2 2AD
Unit 1b Commercial Road, Strood, ME2 2AD
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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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Big Motoring World Group in Snodland (ME6 5SL) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of New Town 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), 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 New Town 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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