The 40 test centres nearest to Thrales End, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Thrales End first
17 Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2UA
74 - 76 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2SP
Unit 1, 48 Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4UN
Unit 3 Batford Mill, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BZ
Unit 3, Southdown Ind Est, Harpenden, AL5 1PW
1 High Street, Redbourn, AL3 7LE
Unit 6 Redbourn Industrial Estate, High Street, Redbourn, AL3 7LG
Kimpton Road, Luton, LU2 0TB
Unit 3b, Telmere Industrial Estate, Albert Road, Luton, LU1 3QF
43-45 Windmill Road, Luton, LU1 3XL
Unit 3, New Town Road, Luton, LU1 3EA
127-135 Park Street, Luton, LU1 3HG
Unit 4, Windmill Trading Estate, Thistle Road, Luton, LU1 3XJ
71a Latimer Road, Luton, LU1 3XD
Unit 7 Flowers Industrial Estate, Latimer Road, Luton, LU1 3XA
Unit 6 (19), Flowers Industrial Estate, Latimer Road, Luton, LU1 3XA
3 Gloucester Road, Luton, LU1 3HX
157/165 Castle Street, Luton, LU1 3AL
Unit F Holly Street, Luton, LU1 3XG
51 - 67 Chapel Street, Luton, LU1 5DA
Before you book
23.9% of cars in AL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Brayleys Cars Ltd in Harpenden (AL5 2UA) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Thrales End in a straight line. There are 8 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), 5 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 Thrales End 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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