The 40 test centres nearest to New Town, 72 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to New Town first
Unit 49 , Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue, Reading, RG6 1AZ
165 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HY
Unit 2, Cantay House, Ardler Road, Reading, RG4 5AE
Tilbury Close, Chiltern Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5JF
7 Weldale Street, Reading, RG1 7BX
Unit 1 Robert Court Industrial Estate, Britten Road, Reading, RG2 0AU
Unit 23, Britten Road, Reading, RG2 0AU
3 - 5 Caversham Bridge, Reading, RG4 8AA
272 Elgar Road South, Reading, RG2 0BZ
47 Milford Road, Reading, RG1 8LG
2 Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0JZ
25-27 Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0JZ
Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0JZ
Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0JZ
Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0JZ
88-90 Northcourt Avenue, Reading, RG2 7HQ
29 Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0ST
181 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HD
173 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HD
Unit 9, Tunbridge Jones Business Park, Reading, RG2 0JT
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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Wac Autotech in Reading (RG6 1AZ) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of New Town in a straight line. There are 72 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), 9 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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