The 40 test centres nearest to Lower Kersal, 83 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lower Kersal first
Unit 1, 294 Whit Lane, Salford, Manchester, M6 6JF
Parkhouse Bridge Estate, Langley Road, Salford, M6 6JQ
Great Cheetham Street West, Salford, Manchester, M7 9DN
2 Grove Street, Salford, Manchester, M7 9ZN
Rear of 411 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, Manchester, M7 4ED
Cumberland MOT Test Centre, Lissadel Street, Salford, M6 6GG
Hilton Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XJ
Unit 3, 13-17 Grecian Street, Salford, M7 1JF
Unit 7, Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Manchester, M25 9WD
Unit 10 Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WD
2 Cheltenham Street, Salford, M6 6WY
191 Bolton Road, Irlams Oth Height, Salford, M6 7NU
78 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 8XB
Units 1-2, No. 2 Kent Street, Off Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1UN
184 Bury New Road, Manchester, M8 8DY
Bury New Road, Salford, M8 8DY
Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR
55 Broughton Lane, Salford, M8 9UE
Units 21-26 Girton Street, Cambridge Industrial Area, Salford, M7 1UR
170 Waterloo Road, Manchester, M8 8AE
Before you book
27% of cars in M postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Paynes MOT Centre in Manchester (M6 6JF) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Lower Kersal in a straight line. There are 83 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), 14 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 Lower Kersal 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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