The 40 test centres nearest to The Byres, 16 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to The Byres first
Unit 1a, Wallyford Industrial Estate, Wallyford, EH21 8QJ
Old Craighall, Musselburgh, EH21 8SE
46 Pinkie Road, Musselburgh, EH21 7AH
108 Market Street, Musselburgh, EH21 6QA
Unit 34, Fisherrow Industrial Estate, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RU
21 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2LT
10-12 Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1JZ
The Garage, Duries Park, Elphinstone, Tranent, EH33 2LN
Unit 7/2, New Hailes Industrial Estate, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6SY
15 Old Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1JL
6 Croft Street, Dalkeith, EH22 3BA
Unit 7, Easthouses Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 4DJ
Eastfield Garage, Milton Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 2HH
High Street, Prestonpans, EH32 9SB
Redburn Garage, Mid Road, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
Unit 3, The Old Bakery, Mid Road Industrial Estate, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
56 Easthouses Road, Easthouses, Dalkeith, EH22 4EL
5 to 7 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
2a Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
7 Whitehill Road, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR
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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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Smith Motors Autocentre in Wallyford (EH21 8QJ) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of The Byres in a straight line. There are 16 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), 3 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 The Byres 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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