The 40 test centres nearest to Acton Gate, 17 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Acton Gate first
Part Moss, Pit Garage, Moss Pit, Stafford, ST17 9HQ
Units 21 & 23 Dunston Farm, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB
Walton on the Hill, Stafford, ST17 0JX
Unit 2 Stoney Lane, Dunston Heath, Dunston, Stafford, ST18 9AQ
Radford Bank, Lichfield Road, Stafford, ST17 4PQ
Shrewsbury Road, Stafford, ST17 4DL
Cannock Road, Brocton, Stafford, ST17 0ST
88 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4AH
123 Lichfield Road, Stafford, ST17 4LF
Unit 6 7 and 8, Island Garage, Lichfield Road, Stafford, ST17 4JU
Lichfield Road, Stafford, ST17 4JZ
Station Garage, Victoria Road, Stafford, ST16 2DT
15 Foregate Street, Stafford, ST16 2NZ
10 Stafford Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5AX
Snows Yard, Greyfriars Place, Stafford, ST16 2PG
Unit 2a, Browning Street, Stafford, ST16 3AT
Greyfriars Place, Stafford, ST16 2SD
Greyfriars, Stafford, ST16 2SA
Alexandra Road, Stafford, ST16 4DE
Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5AS
Before you book
28.2% of cars in ST postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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J13 MOTs Ltd in Stafford (ST17 9HQ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Acton Gate in a straight line. There are 17 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), 3 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 Acton Gate 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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