The 40 test centres nearest to Briar Hill, 69 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Briar Hill first
14 Rothersthorpe Avenue, Rothersthorpe Avenue Ind Estate, Northampton, NN4 8JH
Unit 1, Rothersthorpe Avenue Industrial Estate, Northampton, NN4 8JH
Unit 51, Rothersthorpe Crescent, Rothersthorpe Avenue Industrial Estate, Northampton, NN4 8JD
1 Letts Road, Northampton, NN4 8HQ
7a Letts Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8HQ
Units 6-8 Minton Business Centre, Main Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8ES
55 St James Road, Northampton, NN5 5RA
101 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JP
85 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JP
60 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JP
Unit 20 Millbrook Close, St James Mill Business Park, Northampton, NN5 5JF
Unit 23 Millbrook Close, St James Business Park, Northampton, NN5 5JF
Towcester Road, Northampton, NN1 1BQ
Westbridge Depot, St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
24 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW
Unit 1 Beckett Retail Park, St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JA
St James Road, Northampton, NN5 5HU
19a Cotton End, Northampton, NN4 8BS
Unit 4, Southfield Avenue, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8AQ
Unit 3 the Old Co-Op Dairy, Southfield Avenue, Northampton, NN4 8AQ
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Clifton Garage Northampton in Northampton (NN4 8JH) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Briar Hill in a straight line. There are 69 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), 15 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 Briar Hill 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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