The 14 test centres nearest to Clapton, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
14 centres · nearest to Clapton first
Kittwhistle, Blackdown, Beaminster, DT8 3LG
Unit 5 Lower Coombe, Coombe Farm, Crewkerne, TA18 8RL
Unit 4, Crewkerne Business Park, Crewkerne, TA18 7HJ
8 East Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AB
Unit 3 Crewkerne Station Business Park, Station Road, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8AU
Middle Street, Misterton, Crewkerne, TA18 8LY
Horseshoe Road, Thorncombe, Chard, TA20 4PS
Marshwood, Bridport, DT6 5QD
The Myrtles, Forton, Chard, TA20 4HB
Tunnel Road, Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Yeovil Road, Haselbury, Crewkerne, TA18 7PH
Unit 4c, Broadwindsor Road Trading Estate, Beaminster, DT8 3DP
Unit 3 Yonder Hill, Chard, TA20 4QR
Unit 2, Yonder Hill Industrial Estate, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QR
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Kittwhistle Garage in Beaminster (DT8 3LG) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Clapton in a straight line. There are 6 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), 2 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 Clapton 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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