Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Share Kind Dover Kent % United Kingdom Repair shops 47 2,091 2.2 68,661 Car dealers 26 1,018 2.6 33,928 Rental & leasing 12 140 8.6 5,568 Car washes 12 262 4.6 9,356 Fuel stations 10 320 3.1 13,004 Driving schools 8 358 2.2 9,628 Tyre shops 7 219 3.2 7,958 Body shops 6 155 3.9 5,313 Parts stores 5 232 2.2 7,741 Towing 3 36 8.3 1,708 Tuning & customisation 3 75 4.0 2,509 Motorcycle shops 2 115 1.7 4,801 Inspection stations 1 21 4.8 567
% = Dover / Kent
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 18 18 garages in Dover are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, 17 of them on cars; 5 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 1 tests motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes Cherry Tree Garage 19 Cherry Tree Avenue CT16 2NL 4 D.p.lead & Sons Ltd Kearsney Garage, London Road, River CT16 3AB 4 Direct Service Vehicle Care Unit 10, Poulton Business Centre, Poulton Close CT17 0HL 4 East Kent Automotive Ltd Units 8 & 9 Five Oaks Business Park, Geddinge Lane, Wootton CT4 6RY 4, 7 Ejw Autos Limited Warehouse E, Poulton Close, Rochester CT17 0HL 4 Elms Vale Garage 7 To 13 Elms Vale Road CT17 9NZ 4 Empire Motors ltd Unit 17/18 White Cliffs Business Park, Honeywood Road, Whitfield CT16 3EH 4 Eythorne Garage Services Ltd 4 Sandwich Road, Eythorne CT15 4AA 3, 4, 7 Halfords Autocentre Unit 4 Dover Trade Park, Honeywood Parkway, Whitfield CT16 3PT 4 Hollis Motors 1 Crabble Hill, Buckland CT17 0RS 4 Kwik Fit - Dover Cherry Tree Avenue CT16 2NH 4 MOT Dover Ltd Unit 1 Eric Road CT17 0TE 4, 5, 7 Perrys Dover Honeywood Parkway, White Cliffs Business Park, Whitfield CT16 3PT 4, 5, 7 PJB Vehicle Services Limited 1 Poulton Close, Dover CT17 0HL 4, 7 Poulton Service and Exhaust Centre Hollow Wood Road, Poulton Industrial Estate CT17 0UB 3, 4 Road Star Cycles Victoria Park Mews, Castle Hill CT16 1QP 1, 2 T H Motors Dover 373 - 375 Folkestone Road, Dover CT17 9JR 4 Watling Tyres and MOT Cherry Tree Avenue CT16 2NH 4
DVSA, Active MOT test stations (September 2026) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · classes: 1–2 motorcycles, 3 three-wheelers, 4 cars and vans up to 3,000 kg, 5 vehicles with more than 12 passenger seats, 7 goods vehicles 3,000–3,500 kg
Brands and chains
bp 3
BP 2
Ford Motor Company 2
Enterprise 1
Esso 1
Europcar 1
Halfords 1
Hertz 1
HiQ Tyres & Autocare 1
Kwik Fit 1