The 40 test centres nearest to Basford, 94 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Basford first
Maybank Service Station, High Street, Maybank, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 0JA
Chapel Street, May Bank, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9LY
530 Shelton New Road, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6DH
Units 8 and 9, Seagrave Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1LB
Brunswick Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1HL
Unit 4, Salem Street, Etruria, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5PR
117a Liverpool Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9EW
89 to 91 Liverpool Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2AY
Liverpool Road, Cross Heath, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9HF
64 Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4BN
219 Liverpool Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 9HW
Clough Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4AS
Cobridge Road, Etruria, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5LG
Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council, Central Depot, Knutton Lane, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SL
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Euro Axles, Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2TA
4 Pool Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2NA
Cobridge Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5JQ
Winton House, Newlands Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2RQ
Deansgate Garage, Keele Road, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 2HN
Unit 1 Winton House, Stoke Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2RW
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Ac Auto 1 Ltd in Newcastle Under Lyme (ST5 0JA) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Basford in a straight line. There are 94 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 Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council, 1.1 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 Basford 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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