The 19 test centres nearest to Lower Padworth, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
19 centres · nearest to Lower Padworth first
Units 8&9, Beenham Industrial Area, Grange Road, Reading, RG7 5PP
Southend Road, Southend, Reading, RG7 6ES
Anchor Business Park, A4 Bath Road, Padworth, Reading, RG7 5JE
Unit 15, Youngs Industrial Estate, Paices Hill, Aldermaston, RG7 4PW
Unit 21, Youngs Industrial Estate, Paices Hill, Aldermaston, RG7 4PW
10 High Street, Theale, Reading, RG7 5AN
60-62 Victoria Road, Mortimer, Reading, RG7 3SG
Staceys Ind Park, White House Farm, Silchester Road, Tadley, RG26 3PY
Silchester Garage, Pamber Road, Silchester, Berkshire, RG7 2NU
Bath Road, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7SE
Unit 9 Brick Kiln, Silchester Road, Tadley, RG26 3PX
Sabre House, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UU
The Old Dairy, 28 Mulfords Hill, Tadley, Basingstoke, RG26 3JE
Tow Acres, Tidmarsh Lane, Tidmarsh, Reading, RG8 8HG
Tadley Hill, Tadley, RG26 3PL
Unit 3 Pipers Court, Berkshire Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ER
Unit 7, Pipers Court, Berkshire Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4ER
Station Tyres & Service Centre, Block A Pipers Industrial Estate, Pipers Way, Thatcham, RG19 4NA
Pipers Lane Industrial Estate, Thatcham, RG19 4NA
Before you book
25% of cars in RG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Beenham MOT Centre in Reading (RG7 5PP) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Lower Padworth 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 Lower Padworth 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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