The 40 test centres nearest to Thurcaston, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Thurcaston first
37 to 39 Station Road, Cropston, Leicester, LE7 7HG
Unit 8, Coal Cart Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3BY
34-36 Town Green Street, Rothley, Leicester, LE7 7NU
671a Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4NL
Devonshire Court, Leycroft Road, Bursom Industrial Estate, Leicester, LE4 1ET
1a Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7BP
75 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7BP
26 Boston Road, Gorse Hill Ind Est, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1AU
91 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 5QW
5-9 Fairfax Road, Leicester, LE4 7EH
12 Wesley Street, Leicester, LE4 5QG
Unit 1, 3 Wesley Street, Leicester, LE4 5QG
177 Leicester Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7DB
714-718 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8BD
237 - 239 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 5QH
80 Leicester Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7AN
143 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 5QT
152 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0DA
107 Abbey Lane, Leicester, LE4 5QU
Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7AT
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25.5% of cars in LE postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Cropston Garage in Leicester (LE7 7HG) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Thurcaston in a straight line. There are 28 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), 5 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 Thurcaston 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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