The 40 test centres nearest to Sabden, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Sabden first
Padiham Road, Sabden, Clitheroe, BB7 9EW
Filling Station, Whalley Road, Read, Simonstone, BB12 7NZ
Friendship Mill, Unit 3, Whalley Road, Read, Burnley, BB12 7PN
Unit 1, Ightenhill Street, Padiham, BB12 8PY
Park Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8ED
Unit 3, Whalley Industrial Park, Clitheroe Road, Whalley, Clitheroe, BB7 9AH
Caldervale Road, Burnley, BB12 0EJ
Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EE
Whitegate Garage, Cowley Crescent, Padiham, BB12 8SX
Unit 2, Primrose Business Park, Primrose Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1DR
Greenacre Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1ED
Unit 1, Upbrooks Industrial Estate, Clitheroe, BB7 1PL
Unit 4 & 5 Albion Court, Waterloo Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1NS
Workshop, Salthill Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1NU
6 North Street, Hapton, BB12 7LD
Lane Ends Garage, Lowerhouse, Burnley, BB12 6LN
Bawdlands Garage, Bawdlands, Clitheroe, BB7 2LA
Unit 4, Deanfield Way, Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe, BB7 1QS
Unit 1, Deanfield Drive, Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe, BB7 1QJ
Chatburn Service Station, Clitheroe Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4JY
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Brookside Garage (Sabden) Ltd in Clitheroe (BB7 9EW) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Sabden in a straight line. There are 8 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), 1 centre 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, 4.0 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 Sabden 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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