The 16 test centres nearest to Bardsea, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
16 centres · nearest to Bardsea first
Unit 5c, North Lonsdale Road Ind Est, Noth Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9DL
North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9EB
Morecambe Road Industrial Estate, Morecambe Road, Ulverston, LA12 9FU
Canal Side, North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9ER
Lightburn Road Garage, Lightburn Road, Ulverston, LA12 0AU
The Ellers, Ulverston, LA12 0AA
Longrigg Service Station, Hooks Lane, Little Urswick, Ulverston, LA12 0PR
Park Road, Swarthmoor, Ulverston, LA12 0HH
Rowe Head Garage, Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RR
Greenodd, Ulverston, LA12 7RE
Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7LS
Mile Road Garage, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7LS
Ashworth Street Garage, Ashworth Street, Dalton in Furness, LA15 8SH
Cemetery Hill, Dalton-In-Furness, LA15 8LL
Mill Brow, Barrow-In-Furness, LA13 0PE
Billings Road, Dalton in Furness, LA13 0PF
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Keith Edwards Motors in Ulverston (LA12 9DL) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Bardsea in a straight line. There are 10 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), 4 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 Bardsea 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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