The 40 test centres nearest to North Florida, 38 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to North Florida first
Haydock Lane, East Lancs Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 9UY
Millfield Lane, Haydock, WA11 9UA
The Unit, Vicarage Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0UJ
Unit A, 71 - 77 Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, WN4 9PJ
Blackbrook Road, Blackbrook, St Helens, WA11 0AD
8 Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PL
The MOT Centre, Vista Road, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9ER
Low Bank Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9RW
Borron Road Service Centre, Newton Le Willows, WA12 0EN
Derbyshire Hill Road, Parr, St Helens, WA9 2LH
3 5 and 7 Cross Lane, Newton Le Willows, Warrington, WA12 9PT
Princess Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9DE
Unit A2 Duke Street, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9QX
Hacketts Garage, Soughers Lane, Bryn, Wigan, WN4 0JX
Units 2-3, Victoria Road, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9RL
453 Wigan Road, Bryn, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0DD
Merton Bank Road, St Helens, WA9 1HP
Redgate Road, South Lancs Industrial Estate, Bryn, Wigan, WN4 8DT
20 - 22a High Street, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9SN
34 Helen Street, Golbourne, Warrington, WA3 3RL
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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Vans Northwest Ltd in St Helens (WA11 9UY) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of North Florida in a straight line. There are 38 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), 12 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 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, 2.7 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 North Florida 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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