The 40 test centres nearest to Townsend, 83 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Townsend first
Townsend Garage, Eaves Lane, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, ST2 8JX
Unit 1, Station Industrial Estate, Bucknall Road, Stoke on Trent, ST1 6AH
Leek Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 6AL
Leek Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 6AD
Cromer Road, Northwood, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 6QN
Staffs Test Centre, Unit 3 Oldham Street, Joiners Square, Hanley, ST1 3EY
Unit 6, Palmerston Street, Stoke on Trent, ST1 3EU
Unit E1, Fenton Trade Park, Dewsbury Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2TE
Unit 6 Dewsbury Road, Fenton Ind Est, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2TE
21 Mayer Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Hanley, ST1 2JB
406-416 Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, ST1 3JE
Hulton Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 6AU
Unit 1, 721 Leek Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 3AQ
2 Windermere Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5EG
Clough Street/Mount Pleasant, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4AD
Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 2HZ
J and Z Trading Estate, Gas Works, Dividy Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST2 0AH
276 Ash Bank Road, Werrington, Stoke on Trent, ST9 0JS
109 Marsh Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5QZ
88 90 Cannon Place, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4QA
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Townsend Garage Services in Stoke on Trent (ST2 8JX) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Townsend in a straight line. There are 83 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), 15 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 Townsend 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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