The 40 test centres nearest to Brafferton, 18 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Brafferton first
Unit 12f, Carlbury Road, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BH
Whinfield Drive, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AU
E463 Woodham Road, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6HT
St Cuthberts Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DX
St Cuthberts Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DX
356 Hilton Road, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6EN
Unit 19 Leaside, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DE
16/17 Gurney Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UJ
Leaside North, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DU
Horndale Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DS
Unit 1, Ridgeway, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6SP
White Horse Garage, 551 to 553 North Road, Darlington, DL1 3AB
Shafto Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5QW
136 Lowson Street, Darlington, DL3 0HN
8 Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
410 Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0RP
Unit 4 Grange Units, Faverdale North, Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH
1 Westmoreland Street, Darlington, DL3 0NX
West Auckland Road, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0UX
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G H Palin and Sons in Newton Aycliffe (DL5 6BH) is about 1.5 miles from the middle of Brafferton in a straight line. There are 18 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), 5 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 Brafferton 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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