The 39 test centres nearest to Bamford, 63 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Bamford first
Woodhouse Garage, Forsyth Street, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7RF
Unit 23, Hooley Bridge, Bamford Road, Heywood, OL10 4AP
River Street, Off Bamford Road, Heywood, OL10 4AB
Rochdale Road East, Heywood, OL10 1RJ
Blue Pit Mill, Unit 5 Queensway, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2PG
York Street, Heywood, OL10 4NS
135 York Street, Heywood, OL10 4NS
Unit 3 Coldwall Industrial Estate, Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 7BD
70 Mellor Street, Rochdale, OL12 6AA
Molyneux Street Garage, Molyneux Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QB
Roeacre Park, Rochdale Road, Heywood, OL10 1PN
Primrose Street Garage, Primrose Street, Rochdale, OL12 6AW
Unit 1, Buildings on the West Side of Norman Road, Norman Road, Rochdale, OL11 4HS
Unit 2, Holmes Street, Rochdale, OL12 6AQ
Nixon Street, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3JL
Unit 4-8 Dane Mill, Brigdefield Street, Rochdale, OL11 4EY
Unit 6, Hall Street, Heywood, OL10 1DP
Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2DY
Unit C Foxhill Works, Fox Street, Heywood, OL10 1EA
40 Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4HY
Before you book
25.4% of cars in OL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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I and C Corlett Limited in Rochdale (OL12 7RF) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Bamford in a straight line. There are 63 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), 12 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 Bamford 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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