The 40 test centres nearest to Higher Folds, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Higher Folds first
James Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JJ
Unit 3, Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL
Castle Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8EG
Chapel Street, Leigh, WN7 2AP
363-365 Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7DX
142 - 146 Chapel Street, Leigh, WN7 2AL
Tyldesley Tyres & Exhaust, Primrose Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8BQ
18 Manchester Road, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8DP
Unit 3 Brook Mill, High Street, Leigh, WN7 2AD
Unit 2, Hrlsc, Rear of Holden House, Holden Road, Leigh, WN7 1EX
Croft Yard, Kay Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9GR
115 Manchester Road, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8DL
Johnson Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0RB
95 Leigh Road, Leigh, WN7 1QY
Lovers Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0PG
Chaddock Lane, Astley, Manchester, M29 7JY
Bolton Road Service Station, Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9JG
Unit 4 Atherton Ind Estate, Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9RB
Wigan Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0GD
Unit 10, Welch Hill Mill, Arthur Street, Leigh, WN7 4DJ
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29.3% of cars in WN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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James Street Garage in Manchester (M29 8JJ) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Higher Folds in a straight line. There are 28 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), 6 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 Higher Folds 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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