The 17 test centres nearest to Roborough Down, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Roborough Down first
Yelverton Business Park, Crapstone, Yelverton, PL20 7PE
Moorland Villas, Yelverton, PL20 6DT
1 Moorland Villas, Yelverton, PL20 6DT
Crapstone, Yelverton, PL20 7PJ
Plymouth Road, Horrabridge, Yelverton, PL20 7RJ
Unit 14, Devonshire Meadows, Broadley Park Road, Plymouth, PL6 7EZ
Unit 1 Porsham Close, Belliver, Roborough, Plymouth, PL6 7DB
Hensbury Lane, Bere Ferrers, Yelverton, PL20 7LA
Southway Drive, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6QW
Coombe Lane, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LF
Unit 5, Cannon Mill Business Park, Plymbridge Road, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 7LH
Gazelle House, 60 St Modwen Road, Plymouth, PL6 8LJ
Tavistock Road, Plymouth, PL6 8BB
87 Station Road, Bere Alston, Yelverton, PL20 7EW
Unit 43 - 46, Christian Mill Business Park, Plymouth, PL6 5DS
Christian Mill Business Park, Tamerton Foliot Road, Plymouth, PL6 5DS
Unit 23, Plymouth Road Industrial Estate, Tavistock, PL19 9QN
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J Barton and Sons Motor Engineers in Yelverton (PL20 7PE) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Roborough Down in a straight line. There are 7 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 Roborough Down 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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