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Garages near London

The garage nearest the middle of London that DVSA authorises for cars and vans is Millenium Motors Se1 Ltd, 1.9 km to the east. 861 more are within 16 km.

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MOT test centres near London

London at a glance

8,866,180 people live in London (ONS mid-2021 estimate, Greater London). This page covers the middle of the city; each of the 32 London boroughs below has a page of its own. Of the 862 garages within 16 km, one is within 2 km of the centre and 45 within 5 km. 787 of them are independents, 224 take vans up to 3,500kg and 145 test motorcycles.

Garages near London

The 12 nearest, by distance from the middle of London.

Further out, within 16 km

850 more, from 3.9 km to 16.0 km away; the 60 nearest are listed here and the rest on the pages of the towns below.

What the MOT data says about London

Figures for the SE postcode area, where 5 of the 10 garages nearest London sit, from every MOT recorded in 2025.

76.11%pass first time
72.32%national average
10.9average age, years
72,934average miles at test

More firms near London

City of Westminster is the nearest town with its own page, 2.1 km away. Of the 32 listed, Brent has the most garages, 115.

TownDistanceGarages
City of Westminster2.1 km0
Kensington and Chelsea3.7 km5
Islington4.5 km11
Southwark4.5 km27
Camden5.2 km24
Tower Hamlets6.4 km27
Hackney6.5 km19
Hammersmith and Fulham6.8 km53
Wandsworth7.1 km24
Lambeth8.0 km37
Haringey8.9 km53
Lewisham9.8 km49
Waltham Forest11.3 km49
Newham11.7 km42
Brent11.9 km115
Merton11.9 km44
Greenwich12.6 km41
Barnet13.3 km43
Ealing15.5 km65
Enfield15.8 km46
Kingston upon Thames16.3 km27
Redbridge16.4 km28
Richmond upon Thames16.8 km20
Sutton16.8 km28
Croydon17.7 km64
Hounslow17.7 km53
Harrow17.8 km37
Barking and Dagenham18.0 km64
Bromley18.5 km32
Bexley19.5 km56
Hillingdon22.2 km61
Havering25.0 km35

London is in Greater London. Every town in Greater London.

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Garages in London come first, then the rest by distance from the middle of London. How this site is put together.