The 40 test centres nearest to Thingwall, 20 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Thingwall first
Prenton Way, North Cheshire Trading Estate, Prenton, CH43 3DU
Unit A1, North Cheshire Trading Estate, Prenton Way, Wirral, CH43 3DU
Parkvale Avenue, North Cheshire Trading Estate, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 3HE
9 Mill Hill Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 4UB
54 Downham Road North, Heswall, CH61 6UW
69 - 71 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7RB
27 Tower Road South, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SY
Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0UF
8 to 10 Milner Road, Heswall, CH60 5RZ
5 the Mount, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 4RE
474 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, CH43 0SE
318 Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8PQ
18 Village Road, Lower Village, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0DZ
Frankby Road, Greasby, CH49 3PF
Chester Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 3SE
Unit 6, 86 Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 6TF
86 Shrewsbury Road, Prenton, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 6TF
143 Manor Drive, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4PJ
111 Greenway Road, Prenton, Wirral, CH42 0NF
Unit D, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2UF
Before you book
29.9% of cars in CH postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Durley Garage and MOT Centre Limited in Prenton (CH43 3DU) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Thingwall in a straight line. There are 20 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), 2 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 Thingwall 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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