The 40 test centres nearest to Plainmoor, 29 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Plainmoor first
Westhill Garage, Chatto Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HY
1 Berachah Road, Torquay, TQ1 3AX
18 to 22 Wrights Lane, Torquay, TQ1 4HN
Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AU
230 Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AR
106 Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4EX
16 Upton Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AH
55 to 57 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3SN
Unit 3, Barton Road Industrial Estate, Barton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NS
Unit 4, Barton Industrial Estate, Barton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NS
1 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 5BQ
Happaway Road, Barton, Torquay, TQ2 8ES
Whitehill Garage, Whitehills Industrial Estate, Woodland Close, Torquay, TQ2 7BD
Bute Court Garage, Belgrave Road, Torquay, TQ2 5HP
Tormohun House, Telmar House, Barton Hill Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JG
Broomhill Way, Torquay, TQ2 7QL
Mallock Road Garage, Mallock Road, Chelston, Torquay, TQ2 6AF
137 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AJ
141 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AJ
Yeomans Citroen, 151 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AJ
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Moss Engineering in Torquay (TQ1 4HY) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Plainmoor in a straight line. There are 29 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 Plainmoor 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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