The 35 test centres nearest to Rowling Street, 19 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
35 centres · nearest to Rowling Street first
Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EG
Monument Way, Ashford, TN24 0HB
Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, TN24 0HB
Monument Way, Orbital Business Park, Ashford, TN24 0HB
Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HB
The Parade, Orbital Park, Ashford, TN24 0HT
The Parade, Orbital Park, Ashford, TN24 0HT
Plot C, Arrow Head Road, Waterbrook Park, Ashford Kent, TN24 0FL
The Boulevard, Orbital Business Park, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Unit A, Orbital One, Crowbridge Road, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Unit 8 Orbital Park, Hall Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0SP
Marsh Road Garage, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2JE
Unit 8 No 3, Ellingham Way, Ashford, TN23 6NF
Unit 99, Ellingham Industrial Estate, Ashford, TN23 6LZ
Unit 93 Ellingham Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6LZ
The Courtyard, Orbital Park, Ashford, TN24 0FJ
Unit 2 Kpc Business Centre, Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BP
Crowbridge Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0GR
Moat Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0TT
Unit 1-2 Chunnel Estate, Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 7HJ
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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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F D M S Limited in Ashford (TN23 3EG) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Rowling Street in a straight line. There are 19 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), 8 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 Rowling Street 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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