GLS Autocare ltd
- Car servicing and repairs
- MOT testing
- Diagnostics
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bacup is a Rossendale hill town, and its garages in Lancashire are spread between the town centre, the Stacksteads end and the road towards Whitworth. The page covers 20 businesses, all in Rossendale, with a trade that leans towards general servicing and MOTs for cars, vans and 4x4s, plus a few unusual specialists. Together they hold 672 Google reviews.
GLS Autocare has the longest story. It began in 1993 as a solo venture on Daniel Street, moved to Coupland Street in 2000, and built its own MOT testing station in 2015 for Class 4 cars and light commercial vehicles. The workshop does most mechanical repairs and has air conditioning refill equipment. It is rated 4.9 from 101 reviews. The Glen Servicing MOTs Car and Van servicing in Stacksteads works on cars, vans and 4x4s of all makes, petrol and diesel, with MOTs, diagnostics, brakes, clutches, exhausts and tyres. It is rated 4.3 from 101 reviews. Both of these sit among the longer-established names in the valley, and each holds 101 reviews.
NewLine Autos & MOT works from Unit 1 at Heightbarn Mill, off Newline, and takes on all aspects of motor vehicle repairs. It is rated 4.9 from 35 reviews. Shore Service Station sits between Bacup and Whitworth, works on all makes and models, books in MOTs with a pre-MOT check, and also does exhaust repair and welding, rated 4.9 from 61 reviews. Whitworth Bar Garage Ltd, rated 4.8 from 52 reviews, serves Bacup as a repair shop with a mechanic on the premises. G M L Auto Services covers diesel and petrol cars, vans and 4x4s, but its rating rests on one review.
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Mobile work suits the hill roads. Bacup mobile mechanic & car sales offers mobile repairs, servicing and MOTs and sells used cars. It is rated 5.0 from 91 reviews. Fletchers garage has 15 years of experience and describes work from tyres through to engine builds, rated 5.0 from 11 reviews. Bacup Auto Centre, Solomons Bacup and C P S Self-Drive each have only a handful of reviews, so their ratings carry little weight yet.
Bodywork and specialist trades add variety. Glen Mill Bodyshop in Stacksteads does insurance-approved accident repairs, resprays, dent removal and alloy wheel refurbishment, and serves Rossendale, Bury, Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington. It is rated 5.0 from 32 reviews. DA Autoline Services & Exhaust Fabrications builds custom exhaust systems and sells Land Rover parts and conversion kits for Series Land Rovers, Defender, Discovery, Freelander and Range Rover, rated 5.0 from 6 reviews. Rossendale Classic & Performance appears as a repair shop, restoration service and MOT centre, rated 4.2 from 19 reviews. Market Street Service Station is mainly a petrol station, with propane exchange and a car wash, rated 4.0 from 34 reviews.
Garages from outside the town also name Bacup as ground they cover: Rossendale Exhaust Centre in Rawtenstall, Unity Tyres & AutoCare in Accrington and Gillibrand Accident Repair Centre in Blackburn. Local garages name Accrington, Blackburn and Burnley as places they work. Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Burnley, Accrington and Padiham each have their own page. The gov.uk list of clean air zones names none in Lancashire, so a repair trip up the valley carries no zone charge.
The Glen Servicing MOTs Car and Van servicing in Stacksteads carries out MOTs with a free re-test service and offers MOT preparation, interim and full servicing. It is rated 4.3 from 101 reviews.
Bacup mobile mechanic & car sales offers mobile vehicle repairs, servicing and MOTs, and also sells used cars. It is rated 5.0 from 91 reviews, all five stars.
Glen Mill Bodyshop in Stacksteads does insurance-approved accident repairs, resprays, dent removal and alloy wheel refurbishment. Gillibrand Accident Repair Centre in Blackburn also names Bacup as an area it covers.
DA Autoline Services & Exhaust Fabrications builds custom exhaust systems and sells Land Rover parts and conversion kits. Rossendale Exhaust Centre in Rawtenstall names Bacup as an area it covers.
GLS Autocare built its own MOT station for Class 4 cars and light commercial vehicles. The Glen Servicing MOTs Car and Van servicing and G M L Auto Services also work on vans and 4x4s.