The 40 test centres nearest to Cousland, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cousland first
21 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2LT
The Garage, Duries Park, Elphinstone, Tranent, EH33 2LN
The Wynd, Ormiston, EH35 5HN
Unit 1a, Wallyford Industrial Estate, Wallyford, EH21 8QJ
Unit 7, Easthouses Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 4DJ
56 Easthouses Road, Easthouses, Dalkeith, EH22 4EL
10-12 Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1JZ
6 Croft Street, Dalkeith, EH22 3BA
15 Old Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1JL
Old Craighall, Musselburgh, EH21 8SE
5 to 7 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
2a Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
Units 4/5, Mayfield Business Centre, 33 Suttieslea Road, Mayfield, Dalkeith, EH22 4AD
Unit 5 Merryfield Business Centre, Macmerry, EH33 1ET
2 - 6 Ormiston Road, Tranent, EH33 2DR
100 High Street, Tranent, EH33 1HH
46 Pinkie Road, Musselburgh, EH21 7AH
Redburn Garage, Mid Road, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
Unit 3, The Old Bakery, Mid Road Industrial Estate, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
11a Newbattle Road, Newtongrange, EH22 4RN
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29.8% of cars in EH postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Hope Park Service Station in Tranent (EH33 2LT) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Cousland in a straight line. There are 10 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), none of the centres within 3 miles are approved, so try the area page.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. The nearest council-run centre is Midlothian Council, 4.6 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 Cousland 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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