The 40 test centres nearest to Howley, 66 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Howley first
Unit 1, School Brow Retail Park, Warrington, WA1 2TA
Blackhurst Street, Off Mersey Street, Warrington, WA1 2BP
Battersby Lane, Warrington, WA2 7DZ
Victoria Garage, Knutsford Road, Warrington, WA4 1AB
Unit 2, Old Road, Warrington, WA4 1AW
Marsh House Lane, Warrington, WA1 3QX
Motor House, Orford Lane, Warrington, WA2 7AH
Unit 1, Erwood Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NW
23 Padgate Lane, Warrington, WA1 3RS
Unit 2c, Palatine Industrial Estate, Causeway Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6QQ
Unit 8a/9, Warrington Central Trading Estate, Bewsey Road, Warrington, WA2 7LP
Unit 18 Manor Industrial Estate, Lower Wash Lane, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1PL
Dallam Lane, Warrington, WA2 7NT
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6QP
Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NY
Unit 1 Longford Street, Warrington, WA2 7PG
201 Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7PE
653 Knutsford Road, Warrington, WA4 1JJ
255 Manchester Road, Bruche, Warrington, WA1 3NJ
Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 8HY
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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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Formula One Autocentres Limited in Warrington (WA1 2TA) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Howley in a straight line. There are 66 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), 13 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 Howley 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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