The 28 test centres nearest to Porthaethwy, 16 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
28 centres · nearest to Porthaethwy first
Henffordd Garage, Menai Bridge, LL59 5RW
Unit 2, Four Crosses, Pentraeth Road, Menai Bridge, LL59 5RP
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Farrar Road, Bangor, LL57 1LJ
Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2NU
Holyhead Road, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, LL61 5SX
347 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1YH
Nant Y Mount, Capel Y Graig, Bangor, LL57 2SQ
Menai Foundry, Beach Road, Bangor, LL57 1BU
Lon Glan Mor, Bangor, LL57 1DG
Unit 4, Plot 19, Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor, LL57 4YH
Unit 2, Plot 2 Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor, LL57 4YH
Llansadwrn, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5SN
Central Garage, Bangor Street, Y Felinheli, Bangor, LL56 4PZ
Star Workshops, Star, Gaerwen, LL60 6AW
Star Workshops, Star, Gaerwen, LL60 6AW
Tregarth, Bangor, LL57 4AY
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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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Pentraeth Automotive Limited in Menai Bridge (LL59 5RW) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Porthaethwy in a straight line. There are 16 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), 4 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 Porthaethwy 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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