The 40 test centres nearest to Fratton, 63 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Fratton first
201 205 Fratton Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5EZ
71 Claremont Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5AP
Durham Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1NA
94 East Surrey Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1NA
Unit 7k the Pompey Centre, Dickinson Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ER
Unit 6 Partnership Business Park, Rodney Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8DF
Unit 2 Cluster Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ST
Unit 3, 10 Rodney Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8SY
Unit 1, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8SY
Units 3/2a & 3/2b, The Pompey Centre, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO4 8SY
10 Rodney Road, Southsea, PO4 8SY
Unit 2 Southsea Works, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8SP
1 Baffins Road, Milton, Portsmouth, PO3 6BD
37 Liss Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8AP
141 Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8QZ
Unit 2, Copnor Bridge Business Centre, 2 Milton Road, Copnor, Portsmouth, PO3 6AP
Northcote Road Garage, 1-3 Northcote Road, Southsea, PO4 0LH
51 53 St Pauls Road, Southsea, PO5 4AA
34b Exmouth Road, Southsea, PO5 2QL
164 Haslemere Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 9AS
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Halfords Autocentre in Portsmouth (PO1 5EZ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Fratton in a straight line. There are 63 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), 8 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 Fratton 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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