The 40 test centres nearest to Paddock Wood, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Paddock Wood first
Hop Pocket Lane, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DQ
62 Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6AF
Unit 8, Eldon Way, Paddock Wood, TN12 6BE
Top Barn, Gedges Hill, Matfield, TN12 7EA
The Annex, Rear of Five Oak Green, Test Centre, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6RE
Front Rhs, 104 Branbridges Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5HH
Waterside Garage, Branbridges Road, East Peckahm, Tonbridge, TN12 5HH
49 Branbridges Road, East Peckham, TN12 5HD
Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR
Twyford Court, Hampstead Lane, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6HG
Little Cacketts Farm, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, TN12 8BX
Goudhurst Road, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, TN12 8AD
Unit 3, Mill Farm, Hunton Road, Marden, TN12 9QX
Woodsgate Corner, 68 High Street, Pembury, TN2 4NG
Brook Farm, Oak Green Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0QN
Brook Farm, Five Oak Green Road, Tonbride Kent, TN11 0QN
Unit 8, Kingstanding Business Park, Kingstanding Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UP
Unit 12.2, Kingstanding Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UP
Mercedes Benz of Tonbridge, Vale Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 1TB
Vale Rise, Tonbridge Kent, TN9 1TB
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27.5% of cars in TN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Station Garage in Paddock Wood (TN12 6DQ) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Paddock Wood in a straight line. There are 9 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), 1 centre 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 Paddock Wood 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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