The 40 test centres nearest to Gaer, 49 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Gaer first
Toyota House, Maesglas Retail Park, Newport, NP20 2NN
Unit 5 Venta House, 9a Port Street, Maesglas Retail Park, Newport, NP20 2NS
Usk Way, The Old Town Dock, Newport, NP20 2DS
1 Capel Crescent, Newport, NP20 2QF
Unit 3, 26 Coomassie St, Pill, Newport, NP20 2JP
Coomassie St, Newport, NP20 2JP
Queens Hill, Newport, NP20 5HJ
Frederick Street, Newport, NP20 2XJ
Cross Lane, Newport, NP20 1ES
Unit 4 Granville Street, Newport, NP20 2AE
Lakeside Drive, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8BB
Frederick Street, Newport, NP20 2DR
10 Granville Square, George Street Bridge, Newport, NP20 2AB
Unit 1, Latches Wharf, Mill Parade, Newport, NP20 2JR
Units 6 & 7, Latches Wharf, Mill Parade, Newport, NP20 2JR
Unit 5 Latches Wharf, Mill Parade, Newport, NP20 2JR
41-60 Clarence Place, Newport, NP19 7AB
134 Corporation Rd, Newport, NP19 0BH
Portland St, Pill, Newport, NP20 2BW
Old Town Dock, Off Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BW
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30.8% of cars in NP postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Frf (South Wales) Limited in Newport (NP20 2NN) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Gaer in a straight line. There are 49 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. 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 Gaer 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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