The 40 test centres nearest to Dowslands, 37 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Dowslands first
50 to 52 Silver Street, Taunton, TA1 3DL
Queen Street, Taunton, TA1 3AX
37a St James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JR
Priory Bridge Road, Taunton, TA1 1QD
Unit 4, Priory Trading Estate, Priory Bridge Road, Taunton, TA1 1QB
Castle Street, Tangier, Taunton, TA1 4AU
Greenbrook Terrace, Taunton, TA1 1UU
Castle Street, Taunton, TA1 4AB
Priory Way, Taunton, TA1 2BB
Priory Way, Taunton, TA1 2BB
Priory Bridge Road, Taunton, TA1 1PP
Deangate Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2UH
Staplehay, Trull, Taunton, TA3 7HB
Toneway, Taunton, TA1 2EJ
Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5AX
Unit 2a & 3b, Elite Cameron Premises, Albemarle Road, Taunton, TA1 1BJ
Belvedere Trading Estate, Taunton, TA1 1BH
Units 1 2 4 and 5, Watcombe House, Railway Street, Taunton, TA2 6HF
144a Priorswood Road, Taunton, TA2 8DN
Priorswood Road, Taunton, TA2 8DN
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Silver Street Taunton in Taunton (TA1 3DL) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Dowslands in a straight line. There are 37 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 Dowslands 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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