The 39 test centres nearest to Lochend, 63 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Lochend first
109 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7NY
34 to 36a Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QW
7 Sunnyside, Edinburgh, EH7 5RA
20 Sunnybank Terrace, Lower London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5TW
75a Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh, EH7 6LF
13 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5SN
51 Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5PD
118 Duke Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8HR
16 to 18 Gordon Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 8NA
Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7LD
90 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7LA
19 - 21 Arthur Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5DA
Unit 4b, Carron Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7RE
64 Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7LQ
64 Craigentinny Avenue North, Seafield, Edinburgh, EH6 7LJ
9/11 Jane Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5HE
5 Steads Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5DY
7a Piersfield Place, Edinburgh, EH8 7BP
17 Pirrie Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5HY
6 Mcdonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LU
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Andrew Tulloch in Edinburgh (EH6 7NY) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Lochend in a straight line. There are 63 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), 8 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 Lochend 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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