The 38 test centres nearest to Banks, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Banks first
29a Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Unit 2 Slaidburn Ind. Est, Slaidburn Road, Southport, PR9 9YF
Fylde Road, Southport, PR9 9XP
135-137 Fylde Road, Southport, PR9 9XP
147a High Park Road, Southport, PR9 7BY
20 Devonshire Road, Southport, PR9 7BX
201 the Marshes Lane, Mere Brow, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6JS
80 Leyland Road, Southport, PR9 9JA
131a Hart Street, Southport, PR8 6DY
29a Hawkeshead Street, Southport, PR9 9BL
3b St Lukes Road, Southport, PR9 0SH
26 Blackgate Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6US
Scarisbrick New Road, Kew, Southport, PR8 5RG
Unit 15 Kensington Industrial Estate, Southport, PR9 0NY
Town Lane, Kew, Southport, PR8 5JH
12 Forest Road, Southport, PR8 6ST
Mornington Road, Southport, PR9 0TR
Tower Garage, 172 Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6UD
59/61 Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5JF
53 - 55 Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5JF
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27% of cars in PR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Hales Autos in Southport (PR9 8EY) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Banks in a straight line. There are 7 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), 1 centre 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 Banks 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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