The 40 test centres nearest to Portico, 55 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Portico first
555 Prescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3BZ
Nutgrove Road, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5PW
28 to 30 New Road, Eccleston Lane Ends, Prescot, Liverpool, L34 6JT
373 to 375 Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 8LD
101 Warrington Road, Prescot, Liverpool, L34 5ST
Unit 3 Ashley Business Centre, East Street, Prescot, L34 5RR
Tasker Terrace, Rainhill, L35 4NX
Bridge Road, Prescot, Liverpool, L34 5TD
Belmont Street, Doulton Street, St Helens, WA10 4PA
Unit 7, Victoria Works, Rainhill, L35 0LB
Hope Street, Prescot, L34 6HB
Knowsley Road, St Helens, WA10 4PH
232 Boundry Road, St Helens, WA10 2PZ
Unit 1, Glover Street, St Helens, WA10 3LF
61 Eccleston Street, St Helens, WA10 2PF
Canal Street, St Helens, WA10 3JG
Unit 1 Eurolink Business Park, Harrier Court, Lea Green, St Helens, WA9 4YR
Unit 2 Lingholme Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 2NJ
Lowe Street South, St Helens, WA10 2QU
148-152 Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, WA10 6RA
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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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Psd Service Centre in St Helens (WA10 3BZ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Portico in a straight line. There are 55 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), 8 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, 2.3 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 Portico 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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