The 40 test centres nearest to Merchant City, 112 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Merchant City first
Unit 1, 19 Mcfarlane Street, Glasgow, G4 0TL
40 Barrack Street, Glasgow, G4 0TZ
151 Kyle Street, Glasgow, G4 0DS
135 Milton Street, Glasgow, G4 0DH
1 Swan St, Glasgow, G4 0AX
30 Pinkston Road, Glasgow, G4 0DD
144 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HZ
100 West Street, Glasgow, G5 8AW
140 Salkeld Street, Glasgow, G5 8HE
345 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3AD
389 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3AD
320 Pinkston Road, Glasgow, G4 0LP
Unit 7, Citypark Industrial Estate, 376 Townmill Road, Glasgow, G31 3AN
Unit 3, City Park Industrial Estate, 91 Milnbank Street, Glasgow, G31 3AH
44 Rogart Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, G40 2AA
70-72 Regart Street, Glasgow, G40 2AA
7 Summer Street, Glasgow, G40 3TB
100 Cathcart Road, Glasgow, G42 7BH
19-25 Scotland Street, Glasgow, G5 8NB
15 - 17 Ground Floor Scotland Street, Glasgow, G5 8NB
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Philips Garage Ltd in Glasgow (G4 0TL) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Merchant City in a straight line. There are 112 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), 17 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 Merchant City 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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