Garages in Darwen, Lancashire

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Darwen is a Blackburn with Darwen Council town, and its garages work in the hills and villages around it as much as in the town itself. Formula One Autocentres Darwen names Tockholes, Hoddlesden and Roddlesworth as places it serves, and Hoddlesden Garage Ltd is an MOT centre in the Darwen area. This page carries 45 garages and car trade businesses, all of them within Blackburn with Darwen.

Volkswagen Group work is a local strength. Lodge Bank Garage, which also trades as Central MOT Centre, is an independent family-run garage specialising in Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Cupra, MAN and Transporter models, including hybrid and electric vehicles. It has worked since 2010 from a workshop with nine ramps, ODIS diagnostics and in-house ADAS calibration, and it is rated 4.7 from 135 reviews. LC Benz is an independent Mercedes Benz specialist in Darwen with STAR diagnostic equipment and a factory trained head technician. MechFix Repair handles VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Citroen and Peugeot, and Lower Darwen Car Repairs has specialist knowledge of Ford EcoBoost engines.

Gearbox work is one of the more unusual specialisms. RVN Gearboxes Ltd has over 30 years of experience repairing and reconditioning manual gearboxes for cars, vans and light commercials, and it specialises in Renault, Vauxhall, Nissan and Mercedes units. It is rated 5.0 from 142 reviews. Darwen Tyres & Exhausts Services is a family run garage that has traded for 30 years. It carries out Class 4 and Class 7 MOT testing, servicing and repairs, and fits tyres including Kumho and Vredestein in summer, winter and all weather types.

Best garages in Darwen

Rvn Gearboxes Ltd

5.0(142 reviews on Google)

RVN Gearboxes Watery Lane Garage, Watery Ln, Darwen

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Vans and light commercials
  • Make specialist
07498 378216

MechFix Repair

4.9(57 reviews on Google)

Unit E Nancy St, Darwen

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
07376 697085

K/A Motorworkz LTD

5.0(51 reviews on Google)

Unit 2, rear of, Unity Mill Complex, Kingston Pl, Darwen

  • Car servicing and repairs
07776 379281

LC Benz

4.5(57 reviews on Google)

Cotton Hall St, Darwen

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • MOT testing
  • Diagnostics
01254 774000

Motor Robs Garage

4.8(32 reviews on Google)

Unit 1, Scotshaw Brook Industrial Estate, Branch Rd, Darwen

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
01254 676899

Greens MOT Centre

5.0(67 reviews on Google)

Unit 1 Robin Bank, Robin Bank Road, Darwen

  • MOT testing
  • DVSA-approved MOT test station
01254 761455

Darwen MOT Centre

4.7(119 reviews on Google)

Darwen MOT Centre Unit 1A Apex Trading Estate, Lower Eccleshill Rd, Darwen

  • MOT testing
07354 909755

Mj motors

5.0(12 reviews on Google)

Unit 1a, RiverSide Industrial Estate, Branch Rd, Darwen

07759 727419

Farrington Autos

5.0(5 reviews on Google)

Unit 10 Hollins mill, Hollins Grove St, Darwen

Weldz

5.0(3 reviews on Google)

Unit D1 Whitehall St, Darwen

07512 593850

Firms nearby that say they cover Darwen

Based in another town, and naming Darwen on their own website as an area they work in. Check with the firm before you book.

EV Tech Blackburn

5.0(3 reviews on Google)

Fountain Mill, Unit 9 Carluke St, Blackburn

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
  • Electric and hybrid cars
01254 372029

A Dixon Autos Ltd

4.9(411 reviews on Google)

8 Beech Cl, Blackburn

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
  • Mobile mechanic
07940 911858

WG tuning

4.8(16 reviews on Google)

Saville St, Chorley

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
  • Collection and delivery
01257 277782

Bee Mill Garage

4.8(78 reviews on Google)

Bee Mill, Preston Rd, Longridge

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • MOT testing
  • Diagnostics
01254 878765

MOT testing has a large presence in the town. Greens MOT Centre is rated 5.0 from 67 reviews, all of them five stars. Darwen MOT Centre is rated 4.7 from 119 reviews and has wheelchair accessible parking and entrance. Lower Darwen Mot & Service Centre Ltd is a family run MOT centre with over 20 years in the motor trade. Wendy's MOT Shop is rated 4.8 from 56 reviews. Greens Garage and Anchor Service Station are both vehicle repair shops with a mechanic on site. Formula One Autocentres Darwen offers MOTs, servicing and tyres as a branch of a national chain.

Paint and bodywork is mostly handled by smaller specialists. Auto Spray is rated 4.8 from 65 reviews, ChipsAway Chorley and Darwen is rated 4.9 from 41 and Birkbecks motor body repairs is rated 5.0 from 19. Revive! Bolton is a mobile paint and bodywork repair service with a van, covering Bolton and surrounding areas including Haslingden and Rawtenstall. Mechanics who focus on tuning and performance include Motor Robs Garage, rated 4.8 from 32 reviews, and K/A Motorworkz LTD, rated 5.0 from 51.

Garages in Blackburn name Darwen as an area they cover, including Three Arches Garage Blackburn, EV Tech Blackburn, MS Motors (NW) Ltd, Montague Motor Engineers and Alan Price Automobile Services. WG tuning from Chorley, Bee Mill Garage from Longridge and Kiwi Lancashire Scratch and Dent Repair from Clitheroe also name the town. Darwen garages themselves name Blackburn, Chorley, Rawtenstall and Haslingden as places they work. The neighbouring pages are Blackburn, Accrington, Haslingden, Great Harwood and Rawtenstall. No clean air zone charge applies in Darwen or elsewhere in Blackburn with Darwen.

Common questions about garages in Darwen

Who in Darwen specialises in Volkswagen and Audi cars?

Lodge Bank Garage, also trading as Central MOT Centre, specialises in the VW Group: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Cupra, MAN and Transporter models. It carries out Class 4 MOTs in-house and works on hybrid and electric vehicles. MechFix Repair also works on VW and Audi, and is rated 4.9 from 57 reviews.

Is there a Mercedes specialist in Darwen?

LC Benz is an independent Mercedes Benz specialist based in Darwen. Its head technician is factory trained and the garage uses STAR diagnostic equipment. It is rated 4.5 from 57 reviews. RVN Gearboxes Ltd also repairs Mercedes gearbox units.

Where can I get a Class 7 MOT in Darwen?

Darwen Tyres & Exhausts Services carries out Class 4 and Class 7 MOT testing, along with servicing and mechanical repairs. It is a family run garage that has traded for 30 years and is rated 4.3 from 118 reviews.

Who repairs gearboxes in Darwen?

RVN Gearboxes Ltd repairs and reconditions manual gearboxes for cars, vans and light commercials on all makes and models. It deals with faults like worn synchros and noisy bearings, and specialises in Renault, Vauxhall, Nissan and Mercedes units.

Which Darwen garages repair paint and minor body damage?

Auto Spray, ChipsAway Chorley and Darwen and Birkbecks motor body repairs all do bodywork and paint. Revive! Bolton is a mobile service that repairs minor damage at your home or work and covers Haslingden and Rawtenstall.

Garages near Darwen