The 7 test centres nearest to Maxton, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
7 centres · nearest to Maxton first
St Boswells Garage, St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0EW
Sites 2 and 3 Charlesfield Industrial Estate, St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0HH
Charlesfield Industrial Estate, Charlesfield, St Boswells, TD6 0HH
Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PL
Bowden Road, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Langlands Mill, Newton, St Boswells, TD6 0SF
Kelso Road, Jedburgh, TD8 6SL
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28.5% of cars in TD postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Park's Toyota St Boswells in Melrose (TD6 0EW) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of Maxton in a straight line. There are 6 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), 2 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. The nearest council-run centre is Scottish Borders Council, 2.5 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Maxton 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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