Spearman Motorcycles
Unit 2, Rear of 42-60 Ethelbert Road, Margate, CT9 1SB
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Margate. Site number S003578.
Unit 2, Rear of 42-60 Ethelbert Road, Margate, CT9 1SB
This station is not approved for class 4, so it can’t test an ordinary car. Use a different garage in Margate.
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 CT (Canterbury) postcode area failed 24.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 238,572 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.82% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.33% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.94% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.44% | 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.
The End Garage, Upper Grove, Margate, CT9 1QT
3 Thanet Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1UA
11 Addington Street, Margate, CT9 1PN
1 To 11 Harold Road, Cliftonville, CT9 2HT
The Garage, Wyndham Avenue, Cliftonville, CT9 2PR