The 40 test centres nearest to Upper Boat, 30 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Upper Boat first
Upper Boat, Pontypridd, CF37 5YE
Unit 9b Upper Boat Trading Estate, Treforest, CF37 5BP
The Vauxhall Centre, Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5SP
Unit 27 Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5UR
Cardiff Road, Hawthorn, Pontypridd, CF37 5AA
Glyndwr Avenue, Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, CF37 5PD
Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1PY
Graig Y Fedw Road, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, CF83 4AS
Unit 1 Newtown Industrial Estate, Llantwit Fadre, CF38 2EE
Main Road, Taffs Well, Gwaelod Y Garth, Cardiff, CF15 9HJ
Blackbrook Garage, Penrhos, Caerphilly, CF83 1NF
The Quarry, Pentrebach Road, Pontypridd, CF37 4BW
Western Industrial Est, Lon-Y-Llyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Unit 21 Western Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Units 9/10, Western Ind Est, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Commercial St, Senghenydd, Caerphilly, CF83 4GY
Unit T, Trecenydd Business Park, Caerphilly, CF83 2RZ
Moy Road Industrial Estate, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7QR
Halfway Garage, Rear of 85-91 Cardiff Rd, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7PQ
Unit 7/8 Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5YH
Before you book
31% of cars in CF postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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MOT centre in Pontypridd (CF37 5YE) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Upper Boat in a straight line. There are 30 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), 11 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 Upper Boat 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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