The 40 test centres nearest to Kidbrooke, 58 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Kidbrooke first
R/O 8/9 Tudor Parade, Well Hall Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6SX
Reynolds Place, Blackheath, London, SE3 8SX
55 Meadowcourt Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9DU
40-43 Artillery Place, Woolwich, London, SE18 4AE
117-119 Charlton Road, Charlton, London, SE3 8TL
43-45 Eltham High St, Eltham, London, SE9 1DH
7 Baring Road, London, SE12 0JP
144 Lee High Road, Lewisham, London, SE13 5PR
51 Marischall Road, Lewisham, London, SE13 5LE
2 Horn Lane, Greenwich, London, SE10 0RT
35 Nightingale Grove, Lewisham, London, SE13 6HE
Unit 15 Meridian Trading Estate, Bugsby Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7SJ
Unit 10, Ropery Business Park, Anchor and Hope Lane, London, SE7 7RX
86 Herbert Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 3PP
Unit 1 Lombard Trading Estate, Anchor and Hope Lane, Charlton, London, SE7 7SN
1-2-3 Hillreach, Woolwich, London, SE18 4AJ
29a Penhall Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8RX
Unit 5, 19-21 Penhall Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8RX
110 St Mildreds Road, Lee, London, SE12 0RG
34 Hardens Manorway, London, SE7 8LP
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J & K Rackley and Sons Auto Repairs in London (SE9 6SX) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Kidbrooke in a straight line. There are 58 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), 11 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 Kidbrooke 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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