The 18 test centres nearest to Stanford, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
18 centres · nearest to Stanford first
Unit C1, Lympne Distribution Park, Lympne, CT21 4LR
The Garage, Ashford Road (A20), Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6AQ
Unit 4, Pennypot Trading Estate, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6PE
Orchard Garage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BS
22 to 25 Range Road, Industrial Estate, Hythe, CT21 6HG
Anchor Garage, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6QQ
Hillview Garage, Tudor Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4HJ
113-115 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT19 4HQ
Unit 4, Huntsfield Shorncliffe Industrial Estate, North Close, Folkestone, CT20 3UH
Units 8 & 9 North Close, Shorncliffe Industrial Estate, Folkestone, CT20 3UH
2 Park Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4DG
3 Park Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4DG
Kent Auto Panels Ltd, Shorncliffe Retail Motor Park, Ross Way, Folkestone, CT20 3UJ
Shorncliffe Motor Park, Ross Way, Folkestone, CT20 3UJ
Caesars Way, Folkestone, CT19 4AL
325 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4BQ
299 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AZ
Unit 9, Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AG
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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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J F Motors in Lympne (CT21 4LR) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Stanford in a straight line. There are 5 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 Stanford 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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