The 40 test centres nearest to Portobello, 57 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Portobello first
Off Castle Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7LT
Calder Island Way, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 7AW
Calder Island Way, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 7AW
Calder Island Way, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 7AW
Riverside Business Park, Kirkgate Commercial Centre, Wakefield, WF1 5DJ
Chantry Bridge, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5DR
Russell Street, 82a Thornes Lane, Wakefield, WF1 5RS
Bethal Place, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7QY
Unit 10, Thornes Trading Estate, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, WF1 5QN
Monkton Industrial Estate, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 7AL
Unit 1 and 3, Waldorf Way, Wakefield, WF2 8DH
Waldorf Way, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF2 8DH
Waldorf Way, Wakefield, WF2 8DH
Sunderland Yard, 78 Ings Road, Wakefield, WF1 1TY
Ings Road, Wakefield, WF1 1RF
6 Woods Court, Flanshaw Way, Wakefield, WF2 9LR
24 Ings Road, Wakefield, WF1 1DZ
250 Doncaster Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1SD
George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1DR
The Garage, Garden Street, Wakefield, WF1 1DX
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Shawfold Garage in Wakefield (WF2 7LT) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Portobello in a straight line. There are 57 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), 10 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 Portobello 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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