The 38 test centres nearest to Forest Hill, 74 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Forest Hill first
Unit 6 Dulwich Business Centre, Malham Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1AG
Grove Close, London, SE23 1AS
201-213 Dartmouth Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 4QY
129 Brockley Rise, Brockley, SE23 1NJ
104b Newlands Park, Sydenham, SE26 5NA
153-161 Sydenham Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5HB
Unit A4, Bell Green Retail Park, Spine Road, Bell Green, London, SE26 4PU
13-15 Sydenham Road, Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, SE26 4PR
193 Sydenham Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5HF
27 Catford Hill, Catford, London, SE6 4NU
5a Catford Hill, Catford, London, SE6 4NU
Unit 6 Abbey Trading Estate, Bell Green Lane, Sydenham, London, SE26 5TW
Unit 1 Abbey Trading Estate, Bell Green Lane, Sydenham, London, SE26 5TW
Fordmill Depot, 27 Fordmill Road, Catford, SE6 3JH
Unit 6 & 7 the Bronze Works, Kangley Bridge Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5AY
Unit 2, Broomsleigh Business Park, Worsley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BN
11a Barry Road, London, SE22 0HX
Unit 21 Bellingham Trading Estate, Franthorne Way, Catford, London, SE6 3BX
Unit 1, 160 Bromley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2NZ
243-251 Bromley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2RA
Before you book
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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Rodney Garages Ltd in London (SE23 1AG) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Forest Hill in a straight line. There are 74 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), 10 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 Forest Hill 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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