The 40 test centres nearest to Moorgate, 52 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Moorgate first
1 Calico Street, Blackburn, BB2 4HX
1 Calico Street, Blackburn, BB2 4HX
Hollin Bank, Bolton Road, Blackburn, BB2 4HL
Hollin Bridge Street, Blackburn, BB2 4BA
Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, BB2 4RA
Sharples Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QT
Mayfield Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QN
North Side Buildings, Mayfield Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QN
The Workshop, Sandy Lane, Lower Darwen, BB3 0PU
Witton Garage, Vauxhall Street, Witton, Blackburn, BB2 1XD
Throstle Street, Blackburn, BB2 1TQ
Unit 1, 67 Canterbury Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HT
Unit 1, Pearson Street, Blackburn, BB2 2ES
2 - 16 Canterbury Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HP
163 Wensley Road, Blackburn, BB2 6SS
Weir Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AN
Lower Audley Street, Grimshaw Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 3DY
Unit 5/7, Tattersall Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AG
Birchall Avenue, Darwen, BB3 0JT
136 Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
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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Ewood MOT & Service Centre in Blackburn (BB2 4HX) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Moorgate in a straight line. There are 52 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), 14 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 Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council, 1.6 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 Moorgate 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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