The 40 test centres nearest to Lower Knowle, 91 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lower Knowle first
Unit 19 Barnack Trading Estate, Novers Hill, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 5QE
81 Hartcliffe Way, Bristol, BS3 5RN
Unit 18 Honeyfield Business Park, Hartcliffe Way, Bristol, BS3 5RN
Vale Lane, Bristol, BS3 5SD
Unit C, Malago Vale Trading Estate, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 5BQ
Hartcliffe Way, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 5RJ
Unit 307 Central Park, Petherton Road, Bristol, BS14 9BZ
Unit 405e Central Park, Bristol, BS14 9BZ
Unit 3, Malago Road Trade Park, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4JQ
Hodson and Phillips Ltd, 103/109 Whitehouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4DN
79 Whitehouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4DN
Unit 6b, Malago Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4JR
Unit 3, Sheene Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4EG
Clarke Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4DX
Units 3 & 4, Whitehouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4DW
435 - 437 Wells Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2QW
237 West Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3PZ
Unit 200 South Liberty Lane, Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2TW
School Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4 3BW
228-230 Bedminster Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 5NQ
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Dam. Wright Auto Centre Ltd in Bristol (BS3 5QE) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Lower Knowle in a straight line. There are 91 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), 13 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 Lower Knowle 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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