The 40 test centres nearest to Brownlow Fold, 77 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Brownlow Fold first
Topping Street, Off Brownlow Way, Bolton, BL1 3UB
Topping Street, Off Brownlow Way, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 3UP
Clyde Mill, Stewart Street, Bolton, BL1 3PA
54/56 Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, BL1 2HQ
Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 2HQ
Unit 3a, Raglan Street, Bolton, BL1 8GR
2 Howard Street, Bolton, BL1 8HS
The Island, 2 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 2HY
94 Wordsworth Street, Bolton, BL1 3JL
228 Waterloo Street, Bolton, BL1 8HU
Unit 3, Back Blackburn Road West, Bolton, BL1 8NB
Back of Haslam House, Nortex Mill, 105 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3AS
J & A Motors, 57 All Saints Street, Bolton, BL1 2ER
66 All Saints Street, Bolton, BL1 2ER
Folds Road, Bolton, BL1 2ST
The Yard, Warwick Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NS
9 Bury New Road, Bolton, BL1 1UH
Brown Street, Bolton, BL1 1TZ
92 Mill Street, Bolton, BL1 1UG
134 Holland Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NX
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Brownlow Way Garage Limited in Bolton (BL1 3UB) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Brownlow Fold in a straight line. There are 77 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), 11 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 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, 1.0 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 Brownlow Fold 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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