The 23 test centres nearest to Gillingham, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
23 centres · nearest to Gillingham first
Station Road Garage, Station Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QA
Unit 1, Old Market Centre, Gillingham, SP8 4QQ
The Workshop, Stour Motors, Queen Street, Gillingham, SP8 4DY
Unit 3, Brickfields Industrial Estate, Gillingham, SP8 4JH
Unit 21, Brickfields Business Park, Gillingham, SP8 4PX
Unit 46-47, Brickfields Business Park, Gillingham, SP8 4PX
Peacemarsh, Gillingham, SP8 4HB
Back Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LF
Arnolds Garage, Sherborne Causeway, Shaftsbury, SP7 9PX
West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RJ
Bittles Green, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NX
Quarry Industrial Estate, Mere, BA12 6LA
Zeals Garage, Zeals, Warminster, BA12 6NL
Talbot Garage, Salisbury Street, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6HE
Bell Street, Shaftsbury, SP7 8AR
Unit 8 Semley Business Park, Station Road, Semley, Shaftesbury, SP7 9AN
16a Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
17c Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
Unit 4 Longmead Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
Unit 3 and 4, Nddc Units, Longmead Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
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Station Road Garage 1912 Limited in Gillingham (SP8 4QA) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Gillingham in a straight line. There are 11 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), 3 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 Gillingham 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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