Allen's Motor Repairs
Unit 3, Treysa Place, Porthleven, Helston, TR13 9FJ
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Helston. Site number S003557.
Unit 3, Treysa Place, Porthleven, Helston, TR13 9FJ
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the TR (Truro) postcode area failed 31.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 189,440 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 14.02% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11.1% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 10.43% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.44% | 5.95% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
Unit 10 Rosevear Units, Trewithick Road, Breage, Helston, TR13 9PZ
Lakeside Garage, Penrose, Helston, TR13 0RA
Hilltop, Penzance Road, Helston, TR13 0AF
The Workshop, Tyacke Road, Helston, TR13 8RR
85 Meneage Street, Helston, TR13 8RD