The 9 test centres nearest to Brackenthwaite, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
9 centres · nearest to Brackenthwaite first
Syke Road, Wigton, CA7 8AB
Unit 23b, Syke Park, Syke Road, Wigton, CA7 9NE
The Coal Depot, Wigton, CA7 9JJ
Water Street, Wigton, CA7 9AW
Unit 3,The Stampery, Burnfoot, Wigton, CA7 9HN
Unit 1, Station Yard, Station Road, Wigton, CA7 9BA
Central Garage, Thursby, Carlisle, CA5 6NU
The Garage, Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PF
Unit 3 C/O F Brown, Cardewlees, Carlisle, CA5 6LF
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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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S & A Bell in Wigton (CA7 8AB) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Brackenthwaite in a straight line. There are 6 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), 3 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 Brackenthwaite 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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