The 7 test centres nearest to St Ola, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
7 centres · nearest to St Ola first
Grainshore Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1FL
Castle Garage, Castle Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1HD
Scotts Road, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1GR
Plot 2, Grainshore Drive, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, KW15 1RE
Crowness Crescent, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, KW15 1GJ
Manse Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1BS
Marness Garage, St Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1SF
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Orkney Motors in Kirkwall (KW15 1FL) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of St Ola 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), 1 centre 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 St Ola 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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