The 39 test centres nearest to Carlton, 40 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Carlton first
Unit 13, Albion Road Industrial Estate, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HW
Unit 5, Wharncliffe Industrial Estate, Carlton Road, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HX
162 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4PX
The Garage, Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8UU
171 Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8UL
161 Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8UL
51a Westgate, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2DS
Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8SY
Unit 9, Sandybridge Lane Industrial Estate, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PH
Station Garage, Wakefield Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6DJ
137 Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1ND
Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1NF
5 Peel Place, Old Mill, Barnsley, S71 1LU
Wentworth Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6DT
Unit 1, Twibell Street, Barnsley, S71 1DG
55a Blacker Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6GS
154 Pontefract Road, Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, S71 1HU
Hoyle Mill, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1JA
Unit 4 Mapplewell Business Park, Blacker Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6BP
Unit B, Mapplewell Business Park, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6BP
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E and S Swift in Barnsley (S71 3HW) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Carlton in a straight line. There are 40 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), 8 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 Carlton 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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