The 40 test centres nearest to Backmuir, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Backmuir first
Tealing Garage, Tealing, Dundee, DD4 0QY
Jack Martin Way, Claverhouse Business Park, Dundee, DD4 9FF
Unit 2a,, Ainslie Street, Dundee, DD5 3RR
Unit 3 Baluniefield Trading Estate, Balunie Drive, Dundee, DD4 8UT
Douglas Road, Dundee, DD4 8JX
East Kingsway Works, Kingsway East, Dundee, DD4 7HG
Pitairlie Garage, Newbigging, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3RH
28 Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 1AN
20 Balgray Place, Dundee, DD3 8SH
Fort Street Motors Ltd, 57-61 Fort Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2AB
Paul Bowers Motors, 31 - 33 Clepington Street, Dundee, DD3 7PS
Units 5, 8 & 9, 22 Old Glamis Road, Dundee, DD3 8JA
Unit 2, 22 Old Glamis Road, Dundee, DD3 8JA
20 Dalhousie Road, Barnhill, Dundee, DD5 2SW
534 Strathmartine Road, Dundee, DD3 9DP
19 Buchanan Street, Dundee, DD4 6SD
11 Maitland Street, Dundee, DD4 6RW
14 - 18 Dura Street, Dundee, DD4 6RX
15 Panmure Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2ER
17 Panmure Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2ER
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Robert Hally & Sons Ltd in Dundee (DD4 0QY) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Backmuir in a straight line. There are 5 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), 4 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 Backmuir 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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