The 40 test centres nearest to Oreston, 61 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Oreston first
48 Oreston Road, Oreston, Plymouth, PL9 7JQ
56 Oreston Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7JQ
Unit 14-17 Grace Mill, Maxwell Road, Plymouth, PL4 0SN
Units 7 & 8 Grace Mill Business Park, Cattedown, Plymouth, PL4 0SN
Smiths Wharf, Billacombe Road, Plymouth, PL9 7HP
4-6 Radford Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9DH
City Engineer, Macadam Road, Prince Rock, Plymouth, PL4 0RZ
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
220 Cattedown Road, Cattedown, Plymouth, PL4 0RW
7 Cattewater Road, Cattedown, Plymouth, PL4 0SE
Unit 205-216, Faraday Mill Business Park, Plymouth, PL4 0ST
Unit 6, Broxton Drive, Plymouth, PL9 7BG
Unit 8 Broxton Drive, Pomphlett Farm Industrial Estate, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7BG
1 Broxton Drive, Pomphlett Farm Industrial Estate, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7BG
85 Cattedown Road, Plymouth, PL4 0PN
8 Holland Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 9BP
1 & 2 Clare Place, Coxside, Coxside, Plymouth, PL4 0JW
36 Sutton Road, Plymouth, PL4 0HE
8 Sutton Road, Plymouth, PL4 0HE
Rear of 154 Exeter Street, Plymouth, PL4 0HG
122 Exeter Street, Plymouth, PL4 0AS
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34.7% of cars in PL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Hoskings Garage Ltd in Plymouth (PL9 7JQ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Oreston in a straight line. There are 61 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), 11 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. The nearest council-run centre is Plymouth City Council, 0.6 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Oreston 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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