The 37 test centres nearest to Mere Brow, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to Mere Brow first
201 the Marshes Lane, Mere Brow, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6JS
29a Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
26 Blackgate Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6US
Plox Brow, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6HB
Unit 1, 63a Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6AQ
Tower Garage, 172 Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6UD
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
95 Causeway Lane, Rufford, L40 1SL
Scarisbrick New Road, Kew, Southport, PR8 5RG
59/61 Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5JF
53 - 55 Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5JF
131a Hart Street, Southport, PR8 6DY
Twin Lakes Industrial Estate, Croston, Preston, PR26 9RF
Town Lane, Kew, Southport, PR8 5JH
Unit 6, Langley Place, Burscough, L40 8JS
Jacksmere Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9RT
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Holmeswood Garage Limited in Preston (PR4 6JS) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Mere Brow in a straight line. There are 6 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 Mere Brow 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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