The 40 test centres nearest to Porchester, 81 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Porchester first
Cavendish Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4FZ
129 Arnold Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4HF
5 Haywood Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6AB
330 Porchester Road, Nottingham, NG3 6GR
1a Woodthorpe Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 5QH
Cavendish Motors, Cavendish Service Station, 145 Cavendish Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3EE
2a Cornhill Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1GE
67 Westdale Lane, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3JU
301 Carlton Hill, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1GP
37 the Wells Road, St Anns, Nottingham, NG3 3AP
1-15 the Wells Road, St Anns, Nottingham, NG3 3AP
Standard Works, Wells Road, Nottingham, NG3 3AR
80 Rolleston Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7JN
Unit 3 Eagle Close, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7FJ
Brookfield Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7EU
57 Station Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3AR
136 Burton Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3GP
245 Oakdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1AA
Brookfield House, Brookfield Road, Arnold, NG5 7ER
835 Mansfield Road, Daybrook, Nottingham, NG5 3GF
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28.5% of cars in NG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Gedling Garage Limited in Nottingham (NG4 4FZ) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Porchester in a straight line. There are 81 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), 6 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 Porchester 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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