The 40 test centres nearest to Hale Bank, 36 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hale Bank first
Pickerings Road, Halebank Industrial Estate, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8XW
Unit 9b Gold Triangle Industrial Estate, Harrison Street, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8TN
Unit 4 Marshgate, Widnes, WA8 8UA
Unit 2, Westgate, Everite Road Industrial Estate, Widnes, WA8 8RA
33 Ditton Road, Widnes, WA8 0PP
20a Ditchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 8QS
172 Hale Road, Widnes, WA8 8SZ
Unit 1, Todds Drum Buidlings, Ditton Road, Widnes, WA8 0PJ
Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4UN
7 Cormorant Drive, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UD
Unit 2, Leba House, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UH
466 Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7XP
231 Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HL
Neighbourhood Services, Lowerhouse Lane Depot, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AW
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Unit 3b, Queensway Trading Estate, Widnes, WA8 0FD
Lower House Garage, Moor Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AL
Moor Lane South, Widnes, WA8 7AL
Moor Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AL
Rhyl Street, Off Moor Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AL
Unit 2, Violet Street, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7SB
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26.4% of cars in WA postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Hough Green Garage Limited in Widnes (WA8 8XW) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Hale Bank in a straight line. There are 36 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), 10 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. The nearest council-run centre is Halton Borough Council, 1.6 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Hale Bank 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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