A used vehicle dealer built around disclosure
Hamilton Street Motors Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 17099531 and trades from Unit 1a Fletcher Mill on Hamilton Street in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Because buying used should not feel like a gamble
Most people who walk onto a used vehicle forecourt in Lancashire are quietly worried about one thing: that the machine looks fine in the sunshine and turns out to be somebody else is problem. That worry is not paranoia. It is the predictable result of an industry where condition is described in adjectives rather than written down.
Our answer is deliberately unglamorous. Every vehicle on the yard has a condition sheet. Every fault we already know about is on that sheet. Every figure we agree goes on a single written page with the fees shown separately. There is no headline price that grows legs at the desk.
We are a small business, which means we cannot compete on volume or on advertising spend. What we can do is be the dealer that somebody in Darwen or Accrington recommends to a friend because the experience was straightforward.
Registered facts, not brand storytelling
All of the following can be checked against the public register.
Four rules we do not bend
These are the working rules behind every transaction, from a 125cc commuter to a light commercial van.
Disclose before you commit
The condition sheet is presented before money is discussed, not after. If we know a vehicle has a fault, a scuff or an unusual history, it is written down.
- Known faults listed in plain English
- No verbal-only assurances about condition
- Findings available to read and to copy
- Second look encouraged, including by your own mechanic
One written figure
Everything you pay appears on a single sheet: the vehicle figure, the part-exchange allowance, and each service fee at its published rate.
- Fees published on our pricing page
- No desk-side additions after agreement
- Deposit terms written down at the time
- Signed invoice on collection
No credit broking
We are a dealer, not a lender. We do not arrange credit agreements and we do not earn commission from anybody else arranging one for you.
- No finance commission
- Regulated providers recommended, never appointed
- Cash and bank transfer accepted
- Cleared funds before release
Paperwork done properly
New keeper slips, online keeper changes, plate retention and tax guidance are handled as part of the sale rather than left to you.
- V5C/2 completed at handover
- Online keeper change submitted same week
- Private plate retention forms prepared
- Insurance and VED guidance in writing
The people who turn up on Hamilton Street
The first-time rider
A CBT booked and a budget in mind. We start with 125cc machines, explain what A1 and A2 actually mean for insurance, and put the running costs on paper before you choose.
The returning rider
Off two wheels for a decade or more. We take you through what has changed, from ride-by throttle to ABS, then put you on something forgiving rather than something fast.
The fair-weather weekend rider
A bike used mostly on dry Sundays needs different advice from a commuter machine: battery care, storage and how to avoid flat spots over winter.
Unit 1a Fletcher Mill, off Hamilton Street
The yard sits on the eastern side of Blackburn, within easy reach of the town centre and a short run from junction 5 of the M65. That puts us roughly fifteen minutes from Darwen, twenty from Accrington and under half an hour from Burnley or Preston on a clear road.
Customers travel in from Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, the Ribble Valley, Rossendale, Chorley and Bolton, and a fair number come over from the Yorkshire side because they have been told the condition sheets are worth the trip.
- Hamilton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4AJ
- Minutes from Blackburn town centre and the M65
- Covering Darwen, Accrington, Burnley, Clitheroe and Preston
- Viewings by appointment so the vehicle is ready when you arrive
Twelve stock categories, one checking routine
Come and look at the yard before you decide anything
No appointment is needed to telephone, and an appointment is always worth making if you are travelling in from outside Blackburn. Ask for the condition sheet when you arrive — we will hand it over without being asked twice.