looking for MOT test site

you picked a bad area to try it,property/rental prices are silly around there,any site with even halfway reasonable passing trade will cost a fortune and business rates etc will be similar,even the backstreet hidden places with little or no passing trade will most likely be priced at levels that will make your eyes water,the old days of underneath the arches for 40 quid a week are long gone.most landlords will want a 10 year lease upfront with all the relevant bank/legal documentation in place before theyll even talk to you and thats BEFORE you try getting ministry approval with all the required updated gear,good luck and have plenty of dosh ready to go....might be worth trying to rent some space from an existing operation,dont cost you nuffin to drop into a few places and ask,if nothing else you may gain a better idea of what is and isnt possible and the costs/perils concerned.good luck.