The 40 test centres nearest to Barkby, 38 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Barkby first
173 Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8DH
29-30 Dukes Close, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8EY
Churchill Garage, 132 Churchill Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8DE
1 Cannock Street, Leicester, LE4 9HR
75 Cannock Street, Leicester, LE4 9HR
Units 1 & 2, 315 Humberstone Lane, Leicester, LE4 9JR
23 New Star Road, Leicester, LE4 9JD
Unit 9, 1487 Melton Road, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3FP
1489 Melton Road, Queniborough Industrial Estate, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3FP
14 the Halfcroft, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LD
16 the Half Croft, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LD
714-718 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8BD
376 Thurmaston Boulevard, Leicester, LE4 9LE
37 Highmeres Road, Leicester, LE4 9LZ
15 Highmeres Road, Leicester, LE4 9LZ
7 Fletton Close, Thurmaston Lane, Leicester, LE4 9LP
511 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7SJ
Unit 2b, Trevanth Road, Troon Industrial Estate, Leicester, LE4 9LS
Unit 3, 113 Barkby Road, Leicester, LE4 9LG
220 Long Furrow, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3ZL
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Gp Motors & Sons Ltd in Leicester (LE4 8DH) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Barkby 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), 8 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 Barkby 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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