The 16 test centres nearest to Rake End, 12 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
16 centres · nearest to Rake End first
Unit 1, Arcadia Park, Wheelhouse Road, Rugeley, WS15 1UZ
Mossley Garage, Off Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1DG
Unit 13, Blythe House Farm, Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley, WS15 3QQ
Unit 1 Trent Business Park, Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2WB
Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2HQ
3 Tannery Close, Off Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2HS
14 Bryans Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2JN
Market Street, Rugeley, WS15 2JH
Unit 1- 19 Brereton Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1DN
Unit 1 Rydal Estate, Colton Road, Rugeley, WS15 3HF
Units 1 & 2 the Old Dairy, Redbrook Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1QU
Sheep Fair, Rugeley, WS15 2AT
Tewnalls Lane, Elmhurst, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8HE
The Smallholding, Kingsley Wood Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UF
Station Yard, Main Road, Colwich, ST17 0XD
Cannock Wood Road, Rawnsley, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 0PZ
Before you book
27.9% of cars in WS postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Arcadia Auto Centre in Rugeley (WS15 1UZ) is about 1.5 miles from the middle of Rake End in a straight line. There are 12 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), 6 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 Rake End 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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