The 17 test centres nearest to Scarcewater, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Scarcewater first
Carnemough Farm, Grampound Road, Truro, TR2 4EL
Penhale, Fraddon, St Columb, TR9 6NA
Gwendra Road, St Stephen, St Austell, PL26 7LB
Narrow Lane, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5EE
Chapel Town, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5YA
Penwyn Garage, Hendra Road, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8EQ
Lodge Way, Indian Queens, St Columb, TR9 6TF
Unit 1 A30 Business Park, Lodge Way, Indian Queens, St Columb, TR9 6FZ
Lrd Southwest, Toldish, Indian Queens, St. Columb, TR9 6HL
Fourwinds Garage, Mitchell, Newquay, TR8 5AS
Hewaswater, St Austell, PL26 7JF
Carland Cross, Truro, TR8 5AY
Cleers, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8ND
The Garage, Tregony Road, Probus, Truro, TR2 4TE
Treswallen Garage, Grampound, Truro, TR2 4SW
21 Cooperage Road, Trewoon, St Austell, PL25 5SH
The Old Trihorn, Quintrell Downs, Newquay, TR8 4LJ
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J K Motors (Sw) Ltd in Truro (TR2 4EL) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Scarcewater in a straight line. There are 6 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), 4 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 Scarcewater 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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