The 40 test centres nearest to Blackwell, 56 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Blackwell first
Croft Road, Darlington, DL3 8TL
Croft Road, Darlington, DL3 8TL
1 - 5 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7BJ
198 Nesham Road, Darlington, DL1 4DF
121 Yarm Road, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RZ
Utilities House, Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0XJ
1b Brunswick Street, Darlington, DL1 1SP
1 Brunswick Street, Darlington, DL1 1SP
79 Cockerton Green, Darlington, DL3 9EG
Rear of 163 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1TZ
165 - 169 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1UB
Oxford Street, Darlington, DL1 1QZ
Chesnut Street, Darlington, DL1 1QQ
The Old Brewery, Ridsdale Street, Darlington, DL1 4EG
Chestnut Street, Darlington, DL1 1RJ
Progress Way, Darlington, DL1 1TE
East End Garage, 79 to 79a Milton Street, Darlington, DL1 4ET
Unit 2, 111 Eastmount Road, Darlington, DL1 1LE
Unit 6c, Albert Road, Darlington, DL1 2PD
Unit 4, Meynell Road, Darlington, DL3 0YQ
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Evans Halshaw Ford Darlington in Darlington (DL3 8TL) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Blackwell in a straight line. There are 56 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 11 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Blackwell as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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