The 40 test centres nearest to Affetside, 15 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Affetside first
Recreation Street Garage, Robert Street, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3RT
The Garage, Bury Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3DT
Unit 1 Lowercroft Business Park, Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3PA
Tottington Road, Bury, BL8 1SW
Stewart Street Garage, Stewart Street, Bury, BL8 1SU
Unit 2 & 3, Woolfold Trading Estate, Alston Street, Bury, BL8 1SF
Victoria Automobile Engineers, 164 Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 2HN
Unit 17 Vale Street Industrial Estate, Vale Street, Bolton, BL2 6QF
Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PY
134 Holland Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NX
The Yard, Warwick Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NS
Croston Road, Bury, BL8 1AJ
301 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6BB
Unit 3, Back Blackburn Road West, Bolton, BL1 8NB
Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2QR
Crostons Road, Bury, BL8 1AA
Station Garage, Railway Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AL
Unit 45, Tonge Bridge Industrial Estate, Tonge Bridge, Bolton, BL2 6BD
Wellington Street, Bury, BL8 2AX
228 Waterloo Street, Bolton, BL1 8HU
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James Gradwell & Son in Bolton (BL2 3RT) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Affetside in a straight line. There are 15 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), 8 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 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, 3.2 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 Affetside 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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