The 40 test centres nearest to Kingsholm, 54 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Kingsholm first
Car Department, Mercia Road, Gloucester, GL1 2SQ
41 Worcester Street, Gloucester, GL1 3AJ
Priory Road, Gloucester, GL1 2RQ
Blade House, A40 Northern Bypass, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9DJ
Unit 1, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3PZ
Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 9HN
Kingsbarton Street, Off Eastgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1QX
2e All Saints Road, Gloucester, GL1 4EE
7 Severn Road, Gloucester, GL1 2LE
11a Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL1 5BE
Triangle Park, Metz Way, Gloucester, GL1 1AH
Gloucester College, Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ
Llanthony Industrial Estate, Llanthony Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HL
Unit 1 Severnside Trading Estate, Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HS
Unit 2, Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HG
Unit 3, Glevum Works, Upton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4LA
Units 11 - 12, Eastville Close, Eastern Avenue Trading Estate, Gloucester, GL4 3SJ
151 Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5JL
Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, GL4 3BS
Unit H, 4 - 6 Spinnaker Road, Gloucester, GL2 5FD
Before you book
30.2% of cars in GL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Wessex Garages (Gloucester) in Gloucester (GL1 2SQ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Kingsholm in a straight line. There are 54 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), 12 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 Kingsholm 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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