Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Share Kind Nelson Lancashire % United Kingdom Repair shops 56 1,749 3.2 68,661 Car dealers 37 881 4.2 33,928 Fuel stations 7 325 2.2 13,004 Driving schools 6 243 2.5 9,628 Parts stores 6 234 2.6 7,741 Rental & leasing 5 134 3.7 5,568 Tyre shops 5 210 2.4 7,958 Car washes 5 256 2.0 9,356 Body shops 3 159 1.9 5,313 Tuning & customisation 3 61 4.9 2,509 Motorcycle shops 2 154 1.3 4,801 Towing 1 53 1.9 1,708 Auto glass 1 32 3.1 1,523 Inspection stations 1 15 6.7 567
% = Nelson / Lancashire
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 19 19 garages in Nelson are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, 18 of them on cars; 9 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 2 test motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes Auto Care Mot Centre Unit 4, Garden Street BB9 9DN 4 Barrowford MOT Test Centre Sandy Lane Garage, Garnett Street, Barrowford BB9 8NY 4 Bradley MOT Centre Bradley Fold, Off Bankhouse Road BB9 7QJ 4, 7 Brunswick Street MOT Centre Unit E, Riverside Industrial Park, Brunswick Street BB9 0HZ 4, 5, 7 Forest Street MOT Centre Unit 5, Canal Works, Forest Street BB9 7PJ 4, 5, 7 Forshaws BMW & Mini Unit 5, North Valley Forge Business Park, Reedyford Road BB9 8TU 4 Friends Motors Mot Station Unit 3, 35 Norfolk Street BB9 7SY 4 Glenway Systems Limited 14 Glenway, Brierfield BB9 5NH 4 Norfolk St. Garage 52 Norfolk Street BB9 7FG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 P & M Motor Engineers P & M Motor Engineers, Victoria Street BB9 7HL 4, 7 Pendle Mot Centre 140 Leeds Road, Nelson BB9 9XB 4, 7 Pendle Motorcycles 254 Manchester Road BB9 7DE 1, 2 Pendle View MOT Centre Ltd Unit 2, Garden Street BB9 9DN 4 Perrys Nelson Churchill Way, Lomeshaye Industrial Estate BB9 6RT 4 Popular Garage Limited Nora Street, Barrowford BB9 8NS 4 Reedley Service Centre 25 Kenyon Road, Lomeshaye Industrial Estate BB9 5SP 4, 7 Rigg Street Motors Brook Street BB9 9PU 4 Station Garage Back of 86 Colne Road BB9 5NN 4, 7 Vertu Land Rover Nelson Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, 23 Kenyon Road BB9 5SP 4, 7
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
bp 2
Esso 1
Euro car parts 1
Kwik Fit 1
Citroën 1
Perrys 1
Perrys Fuel Distributors 1
Shell 1
Texaco 1
Tyre Bay 1