The 40 test centres nearest to St Michaels, 26 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to St Michaels first
Quarry Terrace, 16 Marldon Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3QZ
20 Roundham Road, Paignton, TQ4 6DW
130 to 132 Dartmouth Road, Paignton, TQ4 6ND
Unit 1, Miglo Industrial Estate, Yalberton Road, Paignton, TQ4 7QW
Unit 4, Western Business Park, Brixham Road, Paignton, TQ4 7BR
Yalberton Road, Paignton, TQ4 7PJ
233 Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2HW
Patrick House, Blythe Way, Yalberton Industrial Estate, Paignton, TQ4 7QP
Aspen Way, Yalberton Industrial Estate, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7QR
Jupiter House, Aspen Way, Yalberton Industrial Estate, Paignton, TQ4 7QR
Oldway Garage, Old Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2TG
Long Road, Paignton, TQ4 7BL
R/O 288 Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2EU
Mercedes House, Kemmings Close, Paignton, TQ4 7TW
45 Seaway Road, Paignton, TQ3 2NX
331 to 335 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2EP
Orient Road, Paignton, TQ3 2PB
Unit 31, Woodview Road, Torbay Business Park, Paignton, TQ4 7HP
Unit 11, Torbay Business Park, Woodview Road, Paignton, TQ4 7HP
Unit 25, Torbay Business Park, Woodview Road, Paignton, TQ4 7HP
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Paddock Motors (Torbay) Limited in Devon (TQ3 3QZ) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of St Michaels in a straight line. There are 26 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 St Michaels 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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