The 40 test centres nearest to Parr, 48 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Parr first
Derbyshire Hill Road, Parr, St Helens, WA9 2LH
Gaskell Street, St Helens, WA9 1PX
Lancots Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3EX
Sutton Road, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3DL
Unit 12, Sutton Oak Drive, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3PH
6 Lancotts Lane, Sutton Fold, St Helens, WA9 3GL
11 Extension View, St Helens, WA9 3NT
Jackson Street, St Helens, WA9 1AW
Jackson Street, St Helens, WA9 1AW
Unit 18c Jackson Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1AN
Hardshaw Brook Depot, Parr Street, St Helens, WA9 1JR
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Blackbrook Road, Blackbrook, St Helens, WA11 0AD
Sherdley Road, St Helens, WA9 5AD
Sherdley Road, St Helens, WA9 5AD
Atlas Street, St Helens, WA9 1JY
Unit 15, Wharton Street, St Helens, WA9 5AA
Delphwood Drive, St Helens Linkway, St Helens, WA9 5JE
Unit 9 Canal Bank Industrial Park, Navigation Road, St Helens, WA9 1LR
Parr Street, St Helens, WA9 1JU
31 Parr Street, St Helens, WA9 1JU
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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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Horseshoe Garage in St Helens (WA9 2LH) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Parr in a straight line. There are 48 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. The nearest council-run centre is St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, 1.1 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 Parr 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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