The 40 test centres nearest to Avenham, 83 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Avenham first
Unit 2, Oak Street, Preston, PR1 3XD
Unit 3, Greaves Street, Preston, PR1 3AG
Market Street West, Preston, PR1 2HP
Riverside, Broadgate, Preston, PR1 8JR
Deepdale Street, Preston, PR1 5BD
Marsh Lane, Preston, PR1 8YN
93-95 Campbell Street, Preston, PR1 5LX
144 Marsh Lane, Preston, PR1 8RR
Unit D, Alma Street, (Off St. Pauls Road), Preston, PR1 1UH
Unit 3, Bute Mill, Great George Street, Preston, PR1 1TJ
Kent Street Garage, 6-10 Kent Street, Preston, PR1 1PJ
Swan Street, Preston, PR1 5NA
Hartington House, Hartington Road, Preston, PR1 8PQ
Strand Road, Preston, PR1 8DT
North Road, Frank Street, Preston, PR1 1RU
188 Marsh Lane, Preston, PR1 8RT
Wellfield Road Garage, Wellfield Road, Preston, PR1 8SN
Wellfield Road, Preston, PR1 8SN
Unit A2, South Ribble Industrial Estate, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4AN
7 Egbert St, Preston, PR1 1DQ
Before you book
27% of cars in PR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
Oak Street Garage Ltd in Preston (PR1 3XD) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Avenham in a straight line. There are 83 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 Avenham 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.
Keep reading