The 39 test centres nearest to Restalrig, 59 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Restalrig first
75a Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh, EH7 6LF
64 Craigentinny Avenue North, Seafield, Edinburgh, EH6 7LJ
109 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7NY
64 Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7LQ
7a Piersfield Place, Edinburgh, EH8 7BP
Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7LD
70 Moira Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 6RY
20 Sunnybank Terrace, Lower London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5TW
90 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7LA
Unit 4b, Carron Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7RE
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
34 to 36a Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QW
Block 2, Unit 1, West Telferton Industrial Estate, Edinburgh, EH7 6UL
7 Sunnyside, Edinburgh, EH7 5RA
13 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5SN
118 Duke Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8HR
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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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Thompsons Motors Ltd in Edinburgh (EH7 6LF) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Restalrig 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), 9 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 Restalrig 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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