The 40 test centres nearest to Wingates, 29 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Wingates first
Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3QH
79 Wingates Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3LP
Unit 4 Westhoughton Industrial Estate, James Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3QR
Wigan Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2AT
Units 13-15 Futura Park, Aspinall Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6PG
Unit 11 - Scot Lane Industrial Estate, Scot Lane, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SL
Unit 2 Stirling Industrial Estate, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6DU
Unit 1, Iron Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PU
Sunlight Works, Coal Pit Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0FY
Unit 4 Wetheral Close, Hindley Industrial Estate, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HS
460 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SU
Unit 1, Ladies Lane, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 2QG
Smallbrook Garage, Smallbrook Lane, Leigh, WN7 5PZ
Unit 20 Horwich Loco Ind Est, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5UE
Wigan Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0GD
Unit 5, Pearlbrook Industrial Estate, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PX
Greenlands Garage, Station Yard, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5JE
Gorton Fold Testing Station, Gorton Fold, Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7BX
Unit 4 Atherton Ind Estate, Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9RB
Unit 2, Tattenham Works, Leigh Road, Hindley Green, WN2 4SZ
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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 0.2 miles from the middle of Wingates in a straight line. There are 29 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), 9 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, 2.9 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 Wingates 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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