The 40 test centres nearest to Alkrington Garden Village, 70 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Alkrington Garden Village first
Unit 7 Middleton Central Industrial Estate, Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1QZ
Greenside Way, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SW
Unit 1, 151 Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2LD
Springvale, Townley St, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1AT
Unit 4, Moston Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SE
John Lee Fold, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2LR
Chain Bar Garage, Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 5RT
Unit D, Broadgate Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA
Unit 3 Swan Mill, Foxdenton Lane, Middleton Junction, Middleton, M24 1QR
Unit 2, Mills Hill Trading Estate, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EF
29b Cromer Industrial Estate, Cromer St, Off Jubilee Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2LX
Unit 3, Sovereign Works, Factory Lane, Blackley, Manchester, M9 3AF
53 Middleton Old Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8DS
719 Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4GF
Rear of 86 Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2QA
355 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8WQ
7-9 Gill Street, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HA
Unit 2 - 3 Brookside Works, Clough Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 4FP
Unit 12, Brookside Works, Clough Road, Moston, Manchester, M9 4FP
Unit 7, 2 Melbourne Street, Manchester, M9 4EH
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Halfords Autocentre in Manchester (M24 1QZ) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Alkrington Garden Village in a straight line. There are 70 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), 17 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 Alkrington Garden Village 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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