The 37 test centres nearest to Preston, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to Preston first
London Road, Langley, Hitchin, SG4 7PJ
Unit 2-4 Hillcrest, Stevenage Road, Ashbrook, Hitchin, SG4 7JY
34 Queen Street, Hitchin, SG4 9TS
Cavendish Road, Stevenage, SG1 2ET
Unit 5, Hyatt Trading Estate, Babbage Road, Stevenage, SG1 2EQ
Unit 2, Hyatt Trading Estate, Babbage Road, Stevenage, SG1 2EQ
Queen Street, Hitchin, SG4 9TN
Gunnelswood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2UG
62 Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ
Unit 11 Stevenage Enterprise Centre, Orchard Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 3HH
Unit 24 Stevenage Enterprise Centre, Orchard Crescent, Off Julians Road, Stevenage, SG1 3HH
59 - 60 Walsworth Road, Hitchin, SG4 9SX
25 Orchard Road, Stevenage, SG1 3HE
91 Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2TT
Garage at Kings Road, And Rear of 51-52, Nightingale Road, Hitchin, SG5 1RE
Nightingale Road, Hitchin, SG5 1RQ
100 High Street, Stevenage, SG1 3DW
Norton Green Road, Stevenage, SG1 2BA
Unit 5 Modular Business Park, Norton Road, Stevenage, SG1 2FZ
Pound Avenue, Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 3JB
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25.4% of cars in SG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Langley Garage (Stevenage) Ltd in Hitchin (SG4 7PJ) is about 2.2 miles from the middle of Preston in a straight line. There are 7 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), 3 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 Preston 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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