The 26 test centres nearest to Totnes, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
26 centres · nearest to Totnes first
Babbage Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JA
Babbage Road, Totnes Industrial Estate, Totnes, TQ9 5JA
Babbage Road Industrial Estate, Totnes, TQ9 5JA
Malt Mill Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NH
Unit 1 the Paddocks, Burke Road, Totnes, TQ9 5XT
Arbow Garage, Unit 3, Burke Road, Totnes, TQ9 5XL
Broadmarsh Park, Wills Road, Totnes, TQ9 5XN
Unit 8 Webbers Way, Webbers Yard, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6JY
Longcombe Cross, Totnes, TQ9 6PL
Red Post Cross, Totnes, TQ9 6NQ
Paignton Road, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, TQ9 6QE
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
Yalberton Road, Paignton, TQ4 7PJ
Unit 1, Miglo Industrial Estate, Yalberton Road, Paignton, TQ4 7QW
Churscombe Cross, Marldon, Paignton, TQ3 1NA
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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Harrisons Garage Totnes Ltd in Totnes (TQ9 5JA) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Totnes in a straight line. There are 9 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), 2 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 Totnes 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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