The 40 test centres nearest to Gayton, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Gayton first
The Garage, 17 Blisworth Road, Gayton, Northampton, NN7 3HL
Unit 7 Jbj Business Park, Northampton Road, Blisworth, Northampton, NN7 3DW
School Road, Pattishall, Towcester, NN12 8NE
(Plot 100) Swan Valley Way, Rothersthorpe, Northamapton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9DS
Old Forge Garage, Watling Street East, Fosters Booth, Near Towcester, NN12 8LB
Units 1 & 6 West Baulk Properties, Bugbrooke Road, Kislingbury, Northampton, NN7 4AY
Old Tiffield Road, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 6PF
A5 Roundabout, Greens Norton Road, Greens Norton, Towcester, NN12 8QE
Unit B1 Wreford Yard, Ransome Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8AD
Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton, NN4 9HZ
2 - 8 Stratford Road, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NJ
168 to 170 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6DB
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
Unit 20 Millbrook Close, St James Mill Business Park, Northampton, NN5 5JF
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B and M T Cockerill in Northampton (NN7 3HL) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Gayton 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 Gayton 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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