The 17 test centres nearest to Phipps Bottom, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Phipps Bottom first
Nash Morgan Building, Whitecroft, Lydney, GL15 4QF
New Road, Parkend, Lydney, GL15 4JA
Cross Hands Garage, Lydney, GL15 4BZ
Forest Road, Lydney, GL15 5LD
Swan Road Garage, Swan Road, Lydney, GL15 5RX
Unit 3 Farmers Stores, Lydney, GL15 5GE
9 the Marina, Harbour Road, Lydney, Gloucester, GL15 5ET
Unit 9, Tufthorn Industrial Estate, Stepbridge Road, Coleford, GL16 8PJ
Old Station Way, Coleford, GL16 8RD
12 High Street, Coleford, GL16 8HF
Bank Street, Coleford, GL16 8BA
Bank Street, Coleford, GL16 8BA
Mile End, Coleford, GL16 7DA
Main Road, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PJ
Five Acres, Coleford, GL16 7QN
Lower Lane, Berry Hill, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8QQ
Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PW
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Forest of Dean Tyres Ltd in Lydney (GL15 4QF) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Phipps Bottom 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. 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 Phipps Bottom 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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