The 13 test centres nearest to Wharles, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
13 centres · nearest to Wharles first
Selbourne Farm, Lodge Lane, Preston, PR4 3YH
Treales Road, Treales, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 3SR
New Hollins Garage, Brock Road, Great Eccleston, Preston, PR3 0XE
99a Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2HD
Sunnybank Mill, Sunnybank Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JE
Behind Texaco Garage, Blackpool Road, Newton With Scales, Preston, PR4 3RE
Ribby Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2BB
Garstang Road, St Michaels on Wyre, Preston, PR3 0TJ
The Garage, Preston Old Road, Clifton, Preston, PR4 0YB
Unit 5a Clifton Business Park, Preston New Road, Clifton, Preston, PR4 0XQ
Unit 11clifton Business Park, Preston New Road, Preston, PR4 0XQ
686 Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DR
506-508 Garstang Road, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5HE
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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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Elswick Motors Ltd in Preston (PR4 3YH) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Wharles 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 Wharles 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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