The 40 test centres nearest to Blackford, 25 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Blackford first
Harker Service Station, Harker, Carlisle, CA6 4DT
Dobies Business Park, Parkhouse Road, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA3 0GW
Chandler Way, Parkhouse, Carlisle, CA3 0JY
Chandler Way, Parkhouse, Carlisle, CA3 0JY
Unit F10, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SH
Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, CA3 0JR
Grearshill Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0ET
Grearshill Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0ET
572 Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0ET
66a - 66b Millbrook Road, Carlisle, CA3 0EU
44 Parkhill Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0EX
30 Parkhill Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0EX
Unit 5, Site 9, Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HA
Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HA
Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HA
Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HA
78 Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HB
Wakefield Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HE
48 Westmoor Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0HD
Kingmoor Park East, Carlisle, CA6 4SQ
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27.4% of cars in CA postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Robert Little Garages Ltd in Carlisle (CA6 4DT) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Blackford in a straight line. There are 25 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), 6 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. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Blackford 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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