The 32 test centres nearest to Woodvale, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
32 centres · nearest to Woodvale first
603 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3NG
1 Mill Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3HU
19 Stephenson Way, Formby, L37 8EG
50 Stephenson Way, Formby, L37 8EG
28 Stephenson Way, Formby Business Park, Formby, L37 8EG
Unit 20 Stephenson Way, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8EG
109 Altcar Road, Formby Business Park, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
107 Altcar Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
97 Altcar Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8DL
29 Bedford Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4HU
12 Moss Road, Southport, PR8 4HZ
151 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AN
77c Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6QX
114a Southbank Road, Southport, PR8 6QL
32 Linaker Street, Southport, PR8 6RP
70 Eastbank Street, Southport, PR8 1EF
78 to 88 Tulketh Street, Southport, PR8 1BX
30 Virginia Street, Southport, PR8 6RU
Town Lane, Kew, Southport, PR8 5JH
12 Forest Road, Southport, PR8 6ST
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Chapel House Southport Limited in Southport (PR8 3NG) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Woodvale in a straight line. There are 11 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), 2 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 Woodvale 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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