The 40 test centres nearest to Chelston, 32 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Chelston first
Mallock Road Garage, Mallock Road, Chelston, Torquay, TQ2 6AF
25-27 Sherwell Valley Road, Torquay, TQ2 6EJ
Bute Court Garage, Belgrave Road, Torquay, TQ2 5HP
1 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 5BQ
16 Upton Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AH
230 Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AR
Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AU
1 Berachah Road, Torquay, TQ1 3AX
Orient Road, Paignton, TQ3 2PB
331 to 335 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2EP
18 to 22 Wrights Lane, Torquay, TQ1 4HN
Unit 3, Barton Road Industrial Estate, Barton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NS
Unit 4, Barton Industrial Estate, Barton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NS
45 Seaway Road, Paignton, TQ3 2NX
106 Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4EX
R/O 288 Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2EU
Whitehill Garage, Whitehills Industrial Estate, Woodland Close, Torquay, TQ2 7BD
Oldway Garage, Old Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2TG
233 Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2HW
137 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AJ
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Chelston Motor Services Ltd in Torquay (TQ2 6AF) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Chelston in a straight line. There are 32 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), 3 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 Chelston 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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