The 39 test centres nearest to Duddingston, 59 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Duddingston first
2 Milton Road West, Edinburgh, EH15 1LF
25 Baileyfield Road, Edinburgh, EH15 1BT
200 Sir Harry Lauder Road, Edinburgh, EH15 2QA
1b Bath Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH15 1HA
9/1 Bellfield Lane, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 2BL
Block 2, Unit 1, West Telferton Industrial Estate, Edinburgh, EH7 6UL
12 - 21 High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 1DW
70 Moira Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 6RY
7a Piersfield Place, Edinburgh, EH8 7BP
20 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1ED
20c Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH15 1ED
20d Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1ED
22 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1ED
40a Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1ED
7 Whitehill Road, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
Whitehill Road, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
Plot 3, Kinnaird South, Newcraighall, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
Whitehill Road, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
Whitehill Road, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
14 the Wisp, Edinburgh, EH16 4SQ
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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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Halfords Autocentre in Edinburgh (EH15 1LF) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Duddingston in a straight line. There are 59 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. 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 Duddingston 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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