The 40 test centres nearest to Eltham, 54 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Eltham first
43-45 Eltham High St, Eltham, London, SE9 1DH
R/O 8/9 Tudor Parade, Well Hall Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6SX
Rear of 369 Footscray Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 2EH
729 Sidcup Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 3AQ
701-725 Sidcup Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 3AQ
1 Avery Hill Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 2BD
16-20 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QW
40-43 Artillery Place, Woolwich, London, SE18 4AE
2-4 Bellegrove Parade, Welling Way, Welling, DA16 2RE
Rear of 243-259 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 8PR
7 Baring Road, London, SE12 0JP
189 Bellegrove Road, Welling, DA16 3RA
55 Meadowcourt Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9DU
214-226 Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6RR
86 Herbert Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 3PP
309-315 Wellington Parade, Blackfen Road, Blackfen, DA15 9NG
4-6 Halfway Street, Sidcup, DA15 8LL
Unit 8c, Halfway Street, Sidcup, DA15 8LL
Reynolds Place, Blackheath, London, SE3 8SX
143-149 Main Road, Sidcup, DA14 6PB
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Ancaster Group Limited in London (SE9 1DH) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Eltham in a straight line. There are 54 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), 4 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 Eltham 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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