The 40 test centres nearest to Whitley, 68 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Whitley first
5 the Micro Centre, Gillette Way, Reading, RG2 0LR
Unit 1, 10 Longbarn Lane, Reading, RG2 7SZ
16-20 Long Barn Lane, Reading, RG2 7SZ
Formula One Autocentres, 5 Hyperion Way, Reading, RG2 0HG
Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 0LJ
88-90 Northcourt Avenue, Reading, RG2 7HQ
4 Arkwright Road, Reading, RG2 0LU
36 Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX
Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX
Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX
21-23 Boulton Road, Reading, RG2 0NH
Unit 4, 17 Boulton Road, Reading, RG2 0NH
M S Autos, Unit 3, 17 Boulton Road, Reading, RG2 0NH
Unit 9, Tunbridge Jones Business Park, Reading, RG2 0JT
11 Craddock Road, Reading, RG2 0JT
Unit 2, Tunbridge Jones Business Park, Cradock Road, Reading, RG2 0JT
Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0GH
272 Elgar Road South, Reading, RG2 0BZ
Unit 5 Worton Grange Industrial Est, Imperial Way, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0TG
Worton Drive, Reading, RG2 0TG
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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MOT Bay South Reading in Reading (RG2 0LR) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Whitley in a straight line. There are 68 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), 13 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 Whitley 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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