The 13 test centres nearest to South Petherton, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
13 centres · nearest to South Petherton first
Travers Yard, Silver Street, South Petherton, TA13 5BY
Old School Farm, Bower Hinton, Martock, TA12 6JY
Water Street, Martock, TA12 6JW
West Street, Stoke Sub Hambdon, TA14 6QL
North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6ER
Unit 5 Oakland Court, Martock Business Park, Martock, TA12 6HP
Yeovil Road, Haselbury, Crewkerne, TA18 7PH
8 East Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AB
Unit 5 Lower Coombe, Coombe Farm, Crewkerne, TA18 8RL
Unit 4, Crewkerne Business Park, Crewkerne, TA18 7HJ
Tintinhull, Yeovil, BA22 8PF
The Garage, Isle Brewers, Fivehead, Taunton, TA3 6QL
Unit 9, Ilton Business Park, Ilton, Ilminster, TA19 9DU
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Western Engineering Services in South Petherton (TA13 5BY) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of South Petherton 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 South Petherton 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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