The 24 test centres nearest to Bethel, 19 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Bethel first
Bucklers Lane, St Austell, PL25 3JN
Unit 1, Stennack Road, Holmbush, St Austell, PL25 3JQ
37 Mount Charles Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3LB
20 Mount Charles Road, Mount Charles, St Austell, PL25 3LD
14 Lytton Place, St Austell, PL25 4PE
Woodland Road, St Austell, PL25 4QY
Unit 12 St Austell Bay Business Park, Par Moor Road, St Austell, PL25 3RF
East Hill Garage, East Hill, St Austell, PL25 4TR
St Austell Road, St Blazey Gate, Par, PL24 2EE
Unit 2b, Pentewan Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5BU
West Hill, St Austell, PL25 5EY
Trevarrick, Truro Road, St Austell, PL25 5JN
12 to 14, The Round House Industrial Est, Harbour Road, Par, PL24 2BB
St Andrews Road, Par, PL24 2LX
Penince, St Blazey, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2SU
Unit 1, Sunny Corner, Penince, Par, PL24 2SU
21 Cooperage Road, Trewoon, St Austell, PL25 5SH
Kingswood, London Apprentice, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7AR
Tywardreath Highway, Par, PL24 2RN
Tywardreath Garage, Fore Street, Tywardreath, Par, PL24 2QP
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34.7% of cars in PL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Bethel Garage Ltd in St Austell (PL25 3JN) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Bethel in a straight line. There are 19 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), 7 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 Bethel 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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