The 40 test centres nearest to Pocket, 84 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Pocket first
3b Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5PX
153-155 Gibbon Street, Bolton, BL3 5LW
Gilnow Road Service Station, Gilnow Road, Bolton, BL1 4LL
159 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5AH
Units 1 & 2, Morris Green Business Park, Fearnhead Street, Bolton, BL3 3PE
St Pauls Mill, Caroline Street, Bolton, BL3 6SX
Unit Gm2, St Paul's Mill, Barbara Street, Bolton, BL3 6UQ
Henry Lee Street, St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PT
Technical Services Dlo, Wellington House, Wellington Street, Bolton, BL3 5DX
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
97-99 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6HH
Unit 1, Pelham Street, Morris Green, Bolton, BL3 3JB
Woodbine House, Unit 1 Off Pelham Street, Bolton, BL3 3JB
Shaw Street Garage, 92-94 Shaw Street, Bolton, BL3 6HU
Albion Warehouse, Fletcher Street, Bolton, BL3 6ND
Unit 3, Nile Street, Bolton, BL3 6BW
Warwick House, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, BL3 6BS
Bridgeman Street, Bolton, BL3 6BS
Back of Haslam House, Nortex Mill, 105 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3AS
Burns Street, Bolton, BL3 6DA
Providence Street, Off Thynne Street, Bolton, BL3 6AY
Before you book
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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A & S Car Care Centre Limited in Bolton (BL3 5PX) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Pocket in a straight line. There are 84 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, 0.6 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 Pocket 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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