The 40 test centres nearest to Hendra, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hendra first
Unit 1, Herniss Road, Longdowns, Penryn, TR10 9DU
Lanner, Redruth, TR16 6HT
The Workshops, Carnkie, Helston, TR13 0DS
Four Lanes, Redruth, TR16 6QW
United Road, St Day, Redruth, TR16 5HT
Unit 1, Halwin Industrial Estate, Porkellis, Helston, TR13 0LB
Unit 1, Parkengue Road, Kernick Bus Park, Penryn, TR10 9EP
Perranwell Station, Truro, TR3 7PT
Blowinghouse Garage, Treliever Road, Penryn, TR10 8HL
11 Kernick Business Park, Annear Road, Penryn, TR10 9EW
Hawkins Motors Penryn, Browns Hill, Penryn, TR10 8DW
Cto Engineering Workshops, Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, TR16 5AZ
Unit 1a, West End Industrial Estate, Penryn, TR10 8RT
Lambessow, Carn Brea Village, Redruth, TR15 3BL
Point Mills Garage, Point Mills, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RA
Unit 14, Triplet Business Park, Poldice, St Day, Redruth, TR16 5PZ
Unit A9 & A10 Cardrew Business Park, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1SQ
Unit 3 Bells Business Park, Cardrew Industrial Estate, Redruth, TR15 2SS
Glasney Terrace, Penryn, TR10 8LD
Unit 2a, Cardrew Way, Cardrew Industrial Estate, Redruth, TR15 1SS
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33.9% of cars in TR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Cornwall Autogas and MOT Centre in Penryn (TR10 9DU) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Hendra 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), none of the centres within 3 miles are approved, so try the area page.
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 Hendra 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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