Lawrence A Smith
Lawrona, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SS
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Orkney. Site number 3142BX.
Lawrona, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SS
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the KW (Kirkwall) postcode area failed 23.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 25,926 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.56% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 9.64% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.71% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.91% | 5.95% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
Marness Garage, St Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1SF
Manse Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1BS
Castle Garage, Castle Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1HD
Craigfield Road, St Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1TB