The 40 test centres nearest to Blackrod, 19 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Blackrod first
Greenlands Garage, Station Yard, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5JE
460 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SU
The Garage, Margaret House, Huyton Road, Adlington, PR7 4HD
78 Market Street, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4HF
Unit 11 - Scot Lane Industrial Estate, Scot Lane, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SL
Rear of 101, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5QQ
Unit 20 Horwich Loco Ind Est, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5UE
Unit 5, Pearlbrook Industrial Estate, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PX
Harrisons Yard, Harrison Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AH
Gorton Fold Testing Station, Gorton Fold, Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7BX
Unit 1, Iron Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PU
Units 13-15 Futura Park, Aspinall Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6PG
Unit 2 Stirling Industrial Estate, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6DU
34a Bradley Hall Estate, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ
Unit 135 Bradley Hall Industrial Estate, Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ
Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XF
Unit 1, Leyland Mill Lane, Wigan, WN1 2SA
The Mount, Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1DA
Unit 2b Kirklees Industrial Estate, Cale Lane, New Springs, Wigan, WN2 1HF
25a the Rear of High Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0HA
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Greenlands Garage in Bolton (BL6 5JE) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Blackrod in a straight line. There are 19 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), 5 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 Wigan Council, 3.3 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 Blackrod 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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