The 40 test centres nearest to Altham, 32 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Altham first
Filling Station, Whalley Road, Read, Simonstone, BB12 7NZ
Friendship Mill, Unit 3, Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
6 North Street, Hapton, BB12 7LD
Park Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ED
Unit 1, Ightenhill Street, Padiham, BB12 8PY
Wood Street Garage, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UD
Unit 7, Alan Ramsbottom Way, Heys Lane Industrial Estate, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UR
Heys Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UA
Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 5EG
Whitegate Garage, Cowley Crescent, Padiham, BB12 8SX
Off Blackburn Road, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, BB5 5JH
Unit 6 Walmsley Court, Clayton Business Park, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, BB5 5JQ
Belgarth Road, Accrington, BB5 6AH
Units A & B, Brindley Close, Network 65 Business Park, Burnley, BB11 5TD
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Caldervale Road, Burnley, BB12 0EJ
Mill Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7NN
12 Washington Street, Accrington, BB5 6TG
Lane Ends Garage, Lowerhouse, Burnley, BB12 6LN
Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 1AD
Barnes Street, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 6RN
Before you book
24.1% of cars in BB postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Read MOT Centre in Burnley (BB12 7PN) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Altham in a straight line. There are 32 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), 11 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 Lancashire County 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 Altham 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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