The 9 test centres nearest to Polopit, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
9 centres · nearest to Polopit first
Huntingdon Road, Thrapston, Kettering, NN14 4NQ
8 Chancery Lane, Thrapston, Northants, NN14 4JL
Bridge Street, Thrapston, Kettering, NN14 4JW
The Workshop, Home Farm, Clopton, Kettering, NN14 3DZ
Aldwincle Garage, 79a Main Street, Aldwincle, Kettering, NN14 3EP
37 Kettering Road, Islip, Kettering, NN14 3JT
Unit 22 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
Unit 6 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
35 High Street, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HT
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29% of cars in NN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Ets Thrapston in Kettering (NN14 4NQ) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Polopit 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), 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 Polopit 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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