The 40 test centres nearest to Toxteth, 82 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Toxteth first
Sefton Street, Liverpool, L8 6QP
Sefton Street, Liverpool, L8 6PZ
146 Windsor Street, Liverpool, L8 8EH
Unit 1, Station Trading Park, Sefton Street, Liverpool, L8 5SN
67 Sefton Street, Liverpool, L8 6PY
22 to 30 Ashwell Street, Liverpool, L8 5RU
27 to 29 Threlfall Street, Liverpool, L8 4QL
444 Park Road, Liverpool, L8 9RF
30 to 40 Jamaica Street, Liverpool, L1 0AF
31 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN
13a Yanwath Street, Liverpool, L8 0XP
106 -108 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L7 4JQ
46 Harbord Street, Liverpool, L7 6GA
1 Pall Mall, Liverpool, L3 7TB
23 to 25 Rock Lane East, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1PE
4 Clint Road West, Liverpool, L7 5DB
6 Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5EH
365 New Chester Road, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1LB
Unit 2 Valiant Way, Lairdside Technology Park, New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HS
10 Ark Royal Way, New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HT
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Stoneacre in Liverpool (L8 6QP) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Toxteth in a straight line. There are 82 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), 10 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 Toxteth 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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