The 21 test centres nearest to Higher Change, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Higher Change first
Unit 1, Height Barn Mill, Height Barn Lane Off Newline, Bacup, OL13 0DB
Shore Service Station, Brittania, Bacup, OL13 9SL
Unit 4 Shawclough Garages, Shawclough Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9JZ
Glen Service Station, Newchurch Road, Stacksteads, Bacup, OL13 0NN
Unit 1 & 2, Hugh Business Park, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 7BT
Unit 2a Canteen Mill Ind Est, Lydgate, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EX
The Bakery, Gauxholme Fold, Todmorden, OL14 7PW
Royd Street, Harley Bank, Todmorden, OL14 5JL
Engine House, Blind Lane, Todmorden, OL14 5HZ
Square Garage, Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6SX
Central Garage, Stansfield Road, Todmorden, OL14 5DL
Coupland Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8QQ
Fallbarn Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 7NT
Units 1 & 2 Laneside Court, Fallbarn Road, Rossendale, BB4 7NT
Brookside Garage, Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, BB10 4SH
140 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8SZ
Unit 8, The Corn Exchange, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8EU
Water Street, Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, BB4 8AP
Phoenix Garage, Halifax Road, Todmorden, OL14 5SG
Unit 3, Brookside Garage, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8LZ
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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Newline Autos in Bacup (OL13 0DB) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Higher Change 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), 1 centre 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 Higher Change 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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