T O Bassett and Son Limited
Forge Garage, Little Bayham, Lamberhurst, TN3 8BB
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Lamberhurst. Site number 87977.
Forge Garage, Little Bayham, Lamberhurst, TN3 8BB
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the TN (Ashford) postcode area failed 22.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 413,202 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.17% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.41% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.62% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.43% | 6.1% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
Cousley Wood Garage, Cousley Wood, Wadhurst, TN5 6EP
Wadhurst Business Park, Faircrouch Lane, Wadhurst, TN5 6PT
Woodsgate Corner, 68 High Street, Pembury, TN2 4NG
North Farm Road, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3EA
65 To 69 Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1TN