The 40 test centres nearest to Lower House, 40 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lower House first
Neighbourhood Services, Lowerhouse Lane Depot, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AW
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
231 Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HL
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 1, Todds Drum Buidlings, Ditton Road, Widnes, WA8 0PJ
33 Ditton Road, Widnes, WA8 0PP
172 Hale Road, Widnes, WA8 8SZ
Bold Street, Widnes, WA8 7RY
Bold Street, Widnes, WA8 7RY
Unit 2, Violet Street, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7SB
20a Ditchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 8QS
7 Victoria Road, Widnes, WA8 0PT
4 Market Street, Widnes, WA8 7SN
22 Widnes Road, Widnes, WA8 6AD
Unit 8, Anderson Trading Estate, Croft Street, Widnes, WA8 0NQ
Appleton Village, Widnes, WA8 6EQ
Unit 4 Marshgate, Widnes, WA8 8UA
Unit 3b, Queensway Trading Estate, Widnes, WA8 0FD
Before you book
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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Halton Borough Council in Widnes (WA8 7AW) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Lower House in a straight line. There are 40 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), 11 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, 0.4 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 Lower House 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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