The 40 test centres nearest to Aberfan, 12 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Aberfan first
Bryntaff, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4PJ
Oaklands, Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4SY
Cardiff Rd, Mountain Ash, CF45 4EY
New Cardiff Road, Mountain Ash, CF45 4EY
Merthyr Road Garage, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4HU
Abercynon Road, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, CF45 3HX
Main Road, Ynysboeth, Abercynon, CF45 4BT
Little Mill Garage, Glynbargoed Road, Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil Cbc, CF46 5RT
New Cardiff Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AG
Canal Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AG
Canal Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AG
Park View Terrace, Abercwmboi, Aberdare, CF44 6AA
Pentrebach Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YB
Pentrebach Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YA
Pentrebach Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YA
Pentrebach Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YA
Pentrebach Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YA
Pentrebach Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YA
Unit 3, C1 Trade Park, Aberaman, Aberdare, CF44 6DA
The Garage, Unit 24 Aberdare Enterprise Centre, Aberaman Industrial Estate, Aberdare, CF44 6DA
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Bryntaff Garage in Merthyr Tydfil (CF48 4PJ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Aberfan in a straight line. There are 12 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), 4 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 Aberfan 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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