The 28 test centres nearest to Nithside, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
28 centres · nearest to Nithside first
77 College Street, Dumfries, DG2 0AD
46 Academy Street, Dumfries, DG1 1DA
130-132 Terregles Street, Dumfries, DG2 9DX
2 St Mary's Street, Dumfries, DG1 1HD
Unit 5, Huntingdon Business Park, Huntingdon Road, Dumfries, DG1 1NF
Huntingdon Road, Dumfries, DG1 1NF
54 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JU
1 Brooms Road, Dumfries, DG1 2SH
27-29 Balmoral Road, Dumfries, DG1 3BE
The Garage, Station Road, Maxweltown, Dumfries, DG2 9RL
90-94 Annan Road, Dumfries, DG1 3EQ
Troqueer Road, Dumfries, DG2 7DF
Mini Roundabout, Annan Road, Dumfries, DG1 3EW
Unit 2 Building 3, Old Robertsons Sawmill, Kellwood Road, Dumfries, DG1 4HF
Dalbeattie Road, Cargenbridge, Dumfries, DG2 8LW
Downsway Industrial Estate, Tinwald Downs Road, Heathhall, Dumfries, DG1 3QL
Unit 3 Irongray House, Irongray Road, Dumfries, DG2 0HS
Cargen Tower, Garroch Business Park, Dumfries, DG2 8PN
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
361 Annan Road, Dumfries, DG1 3JR
365 Annan Road, Dumfries, DG1 3JR
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25% of cars in DG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Huntly's Garage in Dumfries (DG2 0AD) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Nithside in a straight line. There are 28 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), 7 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. The nearest council-run centre is Dumfries & Galloway Council, 1.7 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Nithside 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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