The 40 test centres nearest to Prestolee, 78 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Prestolee first
Unit 10 Fishbrook Ind Est, Green Lane, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8NX
6 Fishbrook Industrial Estate, Stoneclough Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8EL
54b Manchester Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8NZ
Springfield Garage, 9-17 Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8JN
High Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NB
Albert Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1JH
113-115 Albert Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9EA
Unit C1, Edgefold Industrial Estate, Plodder Lane, Bolton, BL4 0LS
Unit 2, Gladstone Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7EG
Unit 5b, 1 Horrowby Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BU
Off Harrowby Street, Farnworth, BL4 7BU
Worsley Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9LU
Units 5 & 6, Egerton Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7ER
Heaton Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BS
Unit 15 Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BT
Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BT
Britannia Works, Gower Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7EY
24-26 Gower Street, Farnworth, BL4 7EY
Whoolden Street, Off Egerton Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7EP
Unit 28a, Grecian Mill, Worsley Road North, Manchester, M28 3QW
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Auto Stop Garage in Bolton (BL4 8NX) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Prestolee in a straight line. There are 78 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), 14 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 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, 1.7 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 Prestolee 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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