The 40 test centres nearest to North Shore, 43 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to North Shore first
Warley Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RR
Rear of 35-37 Westminster Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QE
197 Dickson Road, Blackpool, FY1 2HQ
Unit 2, Imperial Garages, Dickson Road, Blackpool, FY1 2HQ
133-143 Dickson Road, Blackpool, FY1 2EU
Layton Depot, Plymouth Road, Blackpool, FY3 7HW
288 -300 Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY1 3QS
98-100 Dickson Road, Blackpool, FY1 2BU
Unit 2b, Fox Industrial Estate, Holyoake Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 0QX
11 Mowbray Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7UN
129-131 Layton Road, Layton, Blackpool, FY3 8HH
Units 1 & 3 Cerbera Way, Bristol Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 0UX
Unit 1a, Robson Way, Blackpool, FY3 7PP
48 Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0DJ
351 Blackpool Old Road, Poulton Le Fylde, FY3 7LX
88-90 Rear of Ribble Road, Central Blackpool, Blackpool, FY1 4AD
Normoss Road, Blackpool, FY3 8QL
1 -5 Westmorland Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 5LG
Unit 5, Back of Kingsland Grove, Blackpool, FY1 5NW
Progress Works, Henry Street, Blackpool, FY1 5JG
Before you book
31.8% of cars in FY postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Foxs Garage in Blackpool (FY1 2RR) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of North Shore in a straight line. There are 43 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), 8 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 North Shore 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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