The 40 test centres nearest to City of London, 52 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to City of London first
Arch 43-47 Kings Bench Street, London, SE1 0QX
8 Christian Street, London, E1 1SE
145-147 Cannon Street Road, Stepney, London, E1 2LX
Arch 58, Vallance Road, London, E1 5BW
171 Abbey Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3GR
134 Railway Arches, Chapman Street, London, E1 2PH
123 Chapman Street, London, E1 2PH
200 Barnardo Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 9HD
120 - 128 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1JL
Unit 352, The Arches, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BB
387 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal, London, E2 0AN
206 Three Colts Lane, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6JN
25 Coventry Road, Three Colts Lane, London, E2 6JN
164-169 Lukin Street, London, E1 0BN
Arch 206, Penrose Grove, London, SE17 3EZ
281 Clare Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9HD
172 Hadleigh Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0LD
202 Barnardo Street, Shadwell, London, E1 0LL
193 Barnardo Street, London, E1 0LL
Arch 179, 2 Portman Place, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0LQ
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24.5% of cars in SE postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Millenium Motors Se1 Ltd in London (SE1 0QX) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of City of London in a straight line. There are 52 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 City of London 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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