Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Inspection stations 1 Darwen MOT Centre Darwen Mot Centre, Unit 1A, Apex Trading Estate, Lower Eccleshill Road BB3 0RP
Share Kind Darwen Lancashire % United Kingdom Repair shops 40 1,749 2.3 68,661 Car dealers 16 881 1.8 33,928 Body shops 7 159 4.4 5,313 Parts stores 7 234 3.0 7,741 Tyre shops 7 210 3.3 7,958 Fuel stations 6 325 1.8 13,004 Motorcycle shops 6 154 3.9 4,801 Car washes 5 256 2.0 9,356 Driving schools 5 243 2.1 9,628 Towing 1 53 1.9 1,708 Inspection stations 1 15 6.7 567 Rental & leasing 1 134 0.7 5,568
% = Darwen / Lancashire
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 11 11 garages in Darwen are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, all of them on cars; 3 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 2 test motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes Anchor Service Station Blackburn Road BB3 0AB 4 Auto Tek Unit 2, Provident Garage, Cotton Hall Street BB3 0DW 4, 7 Central MOT Centre (Darwen) Ltd Unit 2, Lodge Bank Works, Taylor Street BB3 1DQ 4 Ciceley Commercials Ltd Junction 4 Intersection M65, Commercial Way BB3 0DB 4, 5, 7 Darwen Tyre and Exhaust Services Birchall Avenue BB3 0JT 4, 5, 7 Formula One Autocentres 18-20 Duckworth Street BB3 1QE 4 Greens MOT Centre Robin Bank, Robin Bank Road BB3 0DE 1, 2, 4 Hoddlesden Garage Johnson New Road, Hoddlesden BB3 3NN 4 Lower Darwen MOT and Service Centre The Workshop, Sandy Lane BB3 0PU 4 Sunnybank Motors Grimshaw Street, Darwen BB3 2QJ 4 Wendy's MOT Shop Unit 2 111 Watery Lane BB3 2EB 1, 2, 3, 4
DVSA, Active MOT test stations (September 2026) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · classes: 1–2 motorcycles, 3 three-wheelers, 4 cars and vans up to 3,000 kg, 5 vehicles with more than 12 passenger seats, 7 goods vehicles 3,000–3,500 kg
Brands and chains
Texaco 2
BP 1
Mercedes-Benz 1
Formula One Autocentres 1
Shell 1