The 22 test centres nearest to Winscales, 15 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
22 centres · nearest to Winscales first
Joseph Noble Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4JH
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4JW
Unit 3, Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall West, Workington, CA14 4HX
Lillyhall West, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4HX
Gate House, Hallwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JR
Lillyhall West, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PE
Unit 6 Barfs Road, Distington, Cumbria, CA14 5TG
Clay Flatts Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 2TD
Unit 1, 322 Mossbay Road, Workington, CA14 5AF
Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AW
Unit B, Reedlands Road, Clay Flatts Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 3YF
116 Vulcans Lane, Workington, CA14 2ND
Lowther Road, Clay Flatts Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 2TQ
4 & 5 Peart Road, Derwent Howe, Workington, CA14 3YT
Dean Cross, Lamplugh, Workington, CA14 4RH
Dunmail Park, Siddick Road, Workington, CA14 1NQ
Walkmill Service Station, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven, CA28 8UU
Unit 4 Lowca Lane Business Park, Lowca Lane, Workington, CA14 1BQ
Whitehaven Industrial Estate, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven, CA28 8YD
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Loop Road North, Whitehaven, CA28 6EA
Before you book
27.4% of cars in CA postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Lloyd Motor Group in Workington (CA14 4JH) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Winscales in a straight line. There are 15 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), 3 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. The nearest council-run centre is Cumberland Council, 4.4 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Winscales 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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