Garages in Carnforth, Lancashire

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Carnforth sits at the northern end of the Lancaster district, and all 13 businesses on this page have Lancaster postcodes. The work here reaches out along the Morecambe Bay coast. Warton Hall Garage on Main Street serves Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Silverdale, Arnside, Over Kellet, Lancaster, Morecambe and Kendal, and Black Dog Motors serves Carnforth, Lancaster, Morecambe, Milnthorpe, Kendal and the surrounding area. The 13 businesses have 667 Google reviews between them, with an average rating of 4.8, which makes this a well reviewed set of garages in Lancashire.

Servicing and MOTs are available across the town. Carnforth Service & M O T Centre sits at Unit 2, Kellet Road Industrial Estate, with ample lifts and Bosch diagnostic equipment, and does electrical fault finding, tow bar fitting, air conditioning repairs, welding, remapping and accident repairs. It is rated 4.8 from 76 reviews. Gudgeon’s Repairs Ltd is a garage on Scotland Road, founded in 2020, that services and repairs all vehicles, runs class 4 MOT tests and can prepare vans for a class 7 MOT. Warton Hall Garage was established in Warton in 1969, works on cars and vans of all makes and quotes fixed prices for servicing and most repairs. It is rated 4.8 from 48 reviews.

Main Street Garage, run as AG Auto Services (Morecambe) Ltd, is a family run garage in the village of Bolton-le-Sands, just south of Carnforth. It offers service and repair, MOT preparation, welding, diagnostic work and vehicle tuning and remapping, and it is rated 5.0 from 78 reviews. The government maximum for a car MOT is £54.85, and Warton Hall Garage quotes class 4 MOT tests at that figure.

Best garages in Carnforth

Main Street Garage

5.0(78 reviews on Google)

97b Main Rd, Carnforth

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
  • DVSA-approved MOT test station
01524 823936

Black Dog Motors

4.6(34 reviews on Google)

Unit 1A, Midland Sheds, Scotland Rd, Carnforth

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • Diagnostics
  • Tyres
01524 932007

Micks Garage

4.7(41 reviews on Google)

Unit 2a old station yard, Carnforth

  • DVSA-approved MOT test station
01524 237785

Firms nearby that say they cover Carnforth

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

CANNONS AUTOMOTIVE

5.0(11 reviews on Google)

Unit 7 Southgate, Morecambe

  • Car servicing and repairs
  • MOT testing
  • Diagnostics
07983 652740

KLS Motors

5.0(51 reviews on Google)

Unit 35-36, Galgate Mill, Chapel Ln, Lancaster

  • Tyres
  • Bodywork and paint
01524 751143

Bodywork and conversions are part of the local trade. Scott Wilson Body Shop Ltd combines accident damage and bodywork repair with a full workshop. It does dent and scratch removal, resprays and vehicle restoration, with free written estimates for cars, classics, motorhomes, motorcycles and boats, and mechanical work from an oil change to an engine rebuild. It is rated 5.0 from 59 reviews. Off Grid ECO Camper Van Conversions and Upgrades turns ordinary vans into camper vans, from weekend builds to complete interiors with insulation, electrics and solar. It also repairs camper vans and motorhomes and is rated 5.0 from 44 reviews.

Black Dog Motors is an independent garage just north of Carnforth, opposite Traveller's Choice. It works on cars, vans, light commercial vehicles and HGVs of all makes and models and is rated 4.6 from 34 reviews. Lodge Quarry Garage, near Carnforth, is an MOT centre with a customer restroom, rated 4.7 from 151 reviews, with 140 of them five stars and 9 one star. Micks Garage, Beach Garage Ltd, Lune View Garage Ltd, Town End Garage Ltd and Lonsdale Garage are Carnforth vehicle repair shops with a mechanic on site, rated between 4.6 and 4.9 from between 11 and 41 reviews each.

CANNONS AUTOMOTIVE, based in Morecambe, and KLS Motors, based in Lancaster, name Carnforth as an area they cover. Carnforth drivers pay no clean air zone charge, because the gov.uk list names no zone in the county. Morecambe, Lancaster, Garstang, Fleetwood and Thornton-Cleveleys each have their own page.

Common questions about garages in Carnforth

Which Carnforth garages carry out MOTs on vans?

Gudgeon’s Repairs Ltd on Scotland Road runs class 4 MOT tests and can prepare vans for a class 7 MOT. Carnforth Service & M O T Centre and Scott Wilson Body Shop Ltd both take vans and light commercial vehicles for servicing and repair. Warton Hall Garage works on cars and vans of all makes.

What is the most a Carnforth garage can charge for a car MOT?

The government maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85, checked in November 2026. Warton Hall Garage quotes class 4 MOT tests at that figure. Other garages may set their own fee up to the maximum, so ask when you book.

Who can convert or repair a camper van near Carnforth?

Off Grid ECO Camper Van Conversions and Upgrades turns vans into self-sufficient camper vans and repairs camper vans and motorhomes, fitting water pumps, lithium batteries, DCDC chargers and solar panels. Scott Wilson Body Shop Ltd also takes motorhomes for bodywork repair.

Which Carnforth area garage serves Bolton-le-Sands and Silverdale?

Main Street Garage is in the village of Bolton-le-Sands, just south of Carnforth. Warton Hall Garage, established in Warton in 1969, serves Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Silverdale, Arnside and Over Kellet, as well as Lancaster, Morecambe and Kendal.

Who works on commercial vehicles around Carnforth?

Black Dog Motors, just north of Carnforth opposite Traveller's Choice, works on cars, vans, light commercial vehicles and HGVs of all makes and models. It serves private motorists, local businesses and commercial vehicle operators across Carnforth, Lancaster, Morecambe, Milnthorpe and Kendal.

Which nearby towns have their own garage page?

Morecambe, Lancaster, Garstang, Fleetwood and Thornton-Cleveleys each have a page. CANNONS AUTOMOTIVE in Morecambe and KLS Motors in Lancaster both name Carnforth as an area they cover.

Garages near Carnforth