The 36 test centres nearest to Dowlais, 23 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
36 centres · nearest to Dowlais first
Unit 2 Phoenix Industrial Estate, Goat Mill Road, Dowlais, CF48 3TD
Penydarren, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9HE
Unit 7a, Pant Industrial Estate, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2SR
Bryniau Rd, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2SR
Unit 30a Pant Industrial Estate, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2SR
Pant Ind Est, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2SR
Merthyr Industrial Estate, Pant, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2BN
Old Rhymney Rd, Dowlais Top, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2YG
Old Drill Hall, Pontmorlais West, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UT
18-20 Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8NL
Plymouth St, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0TT
Yew Street, Rear of Lower High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8EB
Ernest Street Ser Station, Rear of Warlow St, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0YP
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
Pentrebach Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YB
Willows House, Abercanaid Industrial Estate, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YF
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J K S Auto Services in Dowlais (CF48 3TD) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Dowlais in a straight line. There are 23 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), 6 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 Dowlais 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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