The 40 test centres nearest to Pen-y-garn, 13 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Pen-y-garn first
Main Road, Taffs Well, Gwaelod Y Garth, Cardiff, CF15 9HJ
Halfway Garage, Rear of 85-91 Cardiff Rd, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7PQ
Unit 2 Fairfield Industrial Estate, Main Road, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 8LA
Moy Road Industrial Estate, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7QR
Ynys Bridge, Heol Yr Ynys, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NT
Unit 1 Newtown Industrial Estate, Llantwit Fadre, CF38 2EE
Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1PY
Radyr Train Station, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8AA
Unit 27 Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5UR
Tynant Garage, The Woodlands, Pontypridd, CF38 2DU
Old Station Yard Main Road, Cross Inn, Pontyclun, Llantrisant, CF72 8AZ
The Vauxhall Centre, Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5SP
Mwyndy Garage, Miskin, Pontyclun, CF72 8PN
Cross Inn Road, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8AY
Upper Boat, Pontypridd, CF37 5YE
Blackbrook Garage, Penrhos, Caerphilly, CF83 1NF
Unit 9b Upper Boat Trading Estate, Treforest, CF37 5BP
Newbridge Road, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8EX
Cardiff Road, Hawthorn, Pontypridd, CF37 5AA
Western Industrial Est, Lon-Y-Llyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
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Garth Tyre & Auto Services in Cardiff (CF15 9HJ) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of Pen-y-garn in a straight line. There are 13 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 Pen-y-garn 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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