The 40 test centres nearest to Cockerton, 52 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cockerton first
79 Cockerton Green, Darlington, DL3 9EG
Utilities House, Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0XJ
Unit 14, Levy Industrial Estate, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0QA
West Auckland Road, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0UX
Unit 4 Grange Units, Faverdale North, Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH
1 - 5 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7BJ
Unit 4, Meynell Road, Darlington, DL3 0YQ
410 Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0RP
165 - 169 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1UB
Rear of 163 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1TZ
Progress Way, Darlington, DL1 1TE
Oxford Street, Darlington, DL1 1QZ
1 Westmoreland Street, Darlington, DL3 0NX
8 Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
Unit 6c, Albert Road, Darlington, DL1 2PD
Unit 2, 111 Eastmount Road, Darlington, DL1 1LE
Chesnut Street, Darlington, DL1 1QQ
Chestnut Street, Darlington, DL1 1RJ
Unit 13 Cleveland Trading Estate, Darlington, DL1 2PB
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Cockerton Green Garage in Darlington (DL3 9EG) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Cockerton in a straight line. There are 52 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 Cockerton 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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