The 40 test centres nearest to Chequerbent, 40 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Chequerbent first
Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3QH
Unit 4 Westhoughton Industrial Estate, James Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3QR
79 Wingates Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3LP
Unit 4 Atherton Ind Estate, Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9RB
Bolton Road Service Station, Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9JG
Wigan Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2AT
Sunlight Works, Coal Pit Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0FY
Unit 1, Pelham Street, Morris Green, Bolton, BL3 3JB
Woodbine House, Unit 1 Off Pelham Street, Bolton, BL3 3JB
Units 1 & 2, Morris Green Business Park, Fearnhead Street, Bolton, BL3 3PE
Henry Lee Street, St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PT
Croft Yard, Kay Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9GR
Wigan Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0GD
3b Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5PX
Unit Gm2, St Paul's Mill, Barbara Street, Bolton, BL3 6UQ
St Pauls Mill, Caroline Street, Bolton, BL3 6SX
Smallbrook Garage, Smallbrook Lane, Leigh, WN7 5PZ
153-155 Gibbon Street, Bolton, BL3 5LW
Lovers Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0PG
Unit 3, Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL
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24.6% of cars in BL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Affordable Motor Cars Ltd in Bolton (BL5 3QH) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Chequerbent in a straight line. There are 40 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, 2.8 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 Chequerbent 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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