The 40 test centres nearest to Breightmet, 92 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Breightmet first
Unit 17 Vale Street Industrial Estate, Vale Street, Bolton, BL2 6QF
Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PY
301 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6BB
Victoria Automobile Engineers, 164 Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 2HN
Dept of Competitive Services, Bradley Fold Trading Estate, Bradley Fold Road, Bolton, BL2 6RS
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Recreation Street Garage, Robert Street, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3RT
Unit 45, Tonge Bridge Industrial Estate, Tonge Bridge, Bolton, BL2 6BD
Unit 8b Riversdale Ind Estate, Hacken Lane, Bolton, BL3 1SJ
20 Radcliffe Moor Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WY
Lever Bridge, Radcliffe Road, Bolton, BL3 1RS
81 Bury New Road, Bolton, BL2 2BN
Radcliffe Tyre Centre, Radcliffe Moor Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WL
The Palace, Bury Old Road, Bolton, BL2 2BZ
Unit 19 Raikes Clough Industrial Estate, Raikes Lane, Bolton, BL3 1RP
Unit 5b, Raikes Clough Industrial Estate, Raikes Lane, Bolton, BL3 1RP
92 Mill Street, Bolton, BL1 1UG
Morris Street, Bolton, BL2 2BL
9 Bury New Road, Bolton, BL1 1UH
Unit 1 Lowercroft Business Park, Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3PA
Folds Road, Bolton, BL1 2ST
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M.e.n.d Car & Commercial Ltd in Bolton (BL2 6QF) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Breightmet in a straight line. There are 92 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), 12 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, 1.3 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 Breightmet 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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