The 34 test centres nearest to Kinmel Bay, 23 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
34 centres · nearest to Kinmel Bay first
The Square, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, LL18 5LU
Old British Gas Works, Westbourne Avenue, Rhyl, LL18 1EE
Unit 5b, Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, LL18 5JZ
Unit 1, Glan Y Morfa Industrial Estate, Rhyl, LL18 2AD
Unit 3 Pario Business Park, Towyn Road, Towyn, Abergele, LL22 9HB
Wellington Road, Rhyl, LL18 1LE
Unit 28, Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate, St Asaph Avenue, Kinmel Bay, LL18 5JA
Marsh Road, Rhyl, LL18 2AB
111 Marsh Road, Rhyl, LL18 2AB
Unit 4 Snownest Court, Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, LL18 5JY
Richmond Garage, Towyn Road, Towyn, Abergele, LL22 9HE
13-19 Kwick Fit Centre, Elwy Street, Rhyl, LL18 1BS
Unit 9-10, Bridge Business Park, Marsh Road, Rhyl, LL18 2DF
59 Ffordd Las, Rhyl, LL18 2EE
63 Fforddlas, Rhyl, LL18 2EE
Unit A4, Cefndy Road Employment Park, Cefndy Road, Rhyl, LL18 2HJ
Unit 23b, Allitts Industrial Estate, Vale Road, Rhyl, LL18 2PD
116 Vale Road, Rhyl, LL18 2PD
Unit 2 Glan Morfa Garage, Seafield Drive, Belgrano, Abergele, LL22 9AH
Eliot Buildings, Rhyl Road, Rhuddlan, LL18 2TR
Before you book
29.4% of cars in LL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Shaws Service Station in Rhyl (LL18 5LU) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Kinmel Bay in a straight line. There are 23 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. The nearest council-run centre is Denbighshire County Council, 2.8 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 Kinmel Bay 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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