The 40 test centres nearest to Rainford, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Rainford first
57 Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8EZ
101-103 Ormskirk Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DD
Unit 21-22, Mill Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8LS
Bushey Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7TB
7a Paddock Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PL
Unit 13 Lodge Works, Ashcroft Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirkby, L33 7TW
Unit 9, Ashcroft Road, Knowsley Industrial Park North, Liverpool, L33 7TW
Unit 1, 2 Ashcroft Road, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7TW
Stockpit Road, Knowsley Industrial Estate, Liverpool, L33 7TQ
Unit 5, Derby Works, Birchall Road, Liverpool, L33 7TD
148-152 Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, WA10 6RA
41-43 Dentons Green Lane, Dentons Green, St Helens, WA10 2QF
Unit 3, 33 Greenhey Place, Skelmersdale, WN8 9SA
36 Greenheys Place, East Gillibrands, Skelmersdale, WN8 9SA
Unit 3b 11 Glebe Road, East Gillibrands, Skelmersdale, WN8 9JP
131 Upholland Road, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7EG
Unit 2 Lingholme Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 2NJ
Gale Road Industrial Park North, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7YB
8 Hill Street, St Helens, WA10 2SS
2 Westgate, Skelmersdale, WN8 8AZ
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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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Blacks Garage in St Helens (WA11 8EZ) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Rainford in a straight line. There are 9 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), 4 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 Rainford 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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