The 40 test centres nearest to South End, 61 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to South End first
Pioneer Park, 200 Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9BW
Pioneer Park, 200 Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9BW
Unit 3 Stargate Business Centre, Ampthil Road, Bedford, MK42 9HB
The Transport Yard, Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9JJ
2a Ombersley Road, Bedford, MK42 9JX
290a Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9QL
Unit 10, Cauldwell Walk Industrial Estate, Bedford, MK42 9DT
Unit 1a, Cauldwell Walk, Bedford, MK42 9DT
Unit 2, Cauldwell Walk, Bedford, MK42 9DT
Unit 4 Eastside, Cauldwell Walk, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9DT
76 College Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LU
3 College Street, Kempston, MK42 8LU
2 Haynes Road, Bedford, MK42 9PE
Telegraph House, Windsor Road, Bedford, MK42 9TA
Unit 33, Woburn Road Industrial Estate, Woburn Road, Kempston, MK42 7QN
332 Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9RU
18a London Road, Bedford, MK42 0NS
18j London Road, Bedford, MK42 0NS
Unit 2, Windsor Road, Manor Park, Bedford, MK42 9SU
52-60 Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AB
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Evans Halshaw Ford Bedford in Bedford (MK42 9BW) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of South End in a straight line. There are 61 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), 12 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 South End 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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