The 13 test centres nearest to Formby, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
13 centres · nearest to Formby first
19 Stephenson Way, Formby, L37 8EG
50 Stephenson Way, Formby, L37 8EG
28 Stephenson Way, Formby Business Park, Formby, L37 8EG
Unit 20 Stephenson Way, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8EG
109 Altcar Road, Formby Business Park, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
107 Altcar Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
97 Altcar Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
603 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3NG
1 Mill Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3HU
13-15 Little Crosby Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 2TE
Little Crosby Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 2TE
58 Water Street, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TB
2 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 3BJ
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25.9% of cars in L postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Auto Services (Formby) Limited in Formby (L37 8EG) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Formby in a straight line. There are 7 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), 1 centre 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 Formby 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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