The 40 test centres nearest to Holmston, 38 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Holmston first
1 Maybole Road, Ayr, KA7 2PZ
26 Maybole Road, Ayr, KA7 2PZ
38 Fort Street, Ayr, KA7 2DE
127 Prestwick Road, Ayr, KA8 8ND
4 Lochside Road, Heathfield, Ayr, KA8 9TA
16-18 Peebles Street, Ayr, KA8 8DR
73 Heathfield Road, Ayr, KA8 9HE
Unit 1 Lochside Works, 151 Lochside Road, Ayr, KA8 9LJ
Whitletts Roundabout, High Road, Whitletts, Ayr, KA8 0LL
1 High Road, Whitletts, Ayr, KA8 0LL
High Road, Ayr, KA8 0LL
6 Whitfield Drive, Heatherfield Industrial Estate, Ayr, KA8 9RX
1b Whitfield Drive, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Ayr, KA8 9RX
22 Whitfield Drive, Ayr, KA8 9RX
16 New Road, Ayr, KA8 8EX
49 New Road, Ayr, KA8 8DA
9 - 13 Peebles Steet, Ayr, KA8 8DP
Old Bridge Road, Heathfield, Ayr, KA8 9SX
7c Old Farm Road, Ayr, KA8 9ST
47-53 Green Street, Ayr, KA8 8BQ
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Halfords Autocentres in Ayr (KA7 2PZ) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Holmston in a straight line. There are 38 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 Holmston 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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