The 39 test centres nearest to Willowbrae, 66 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Willowbrae first
7a Piersfield Place, Edinburgh, EH8 7BP
75a Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh, EH7 6LF
70 Moira Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 6RY
20 Sunnybank Terrace, Lower London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5TW
Block 2, Unit 1, West Telferton Industrial Estate, Edinburgh, EH7 6UL
25 Baileyfield Road, Edinburgh, EH15 1BT
13 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5SN
12 - 21 High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 1DW
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
2 Milton Road West, Edinburgh, EH15 1LF
7 Sunnyside, Edinburgh, EH7 5RA
64 Craigentinny Avenue North, Seafield, Edinburgh, EH6 7LJ
34 to 36a Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QW
109 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7NY
51 Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5PD
1b Bath Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH15 1HA
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Abercorn Garage in Edinburgh (EH8 7BP) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Willowbrae in a straight line. There are 66 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 Willowbrae 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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