The 40 test centres nearest to Heighington, 14 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Heighington first
Whinfield Drive, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AU
Unit 1, Ridgeway, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6SP
16/17 Gurney Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UJ
Unit 19 Leaside, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DE
Leaside North, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DU
E463 Woodham Road, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6HT
Unit 12f, Carlbury Road, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BH
356 Hilton Road, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6EN
Horndale Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DS
St Cuthberts Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DX
St Cuthberts Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DX
Middleton Road, Shildon, DL4 1NL
Shafto Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5QW
Robson Street, Shildon, DL4 1EB
West Auckland Road, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0UX
Unit 4 Grange Units, Faverdale North, Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH
5 West Auckland Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9TW
White Horse Garage, 551 to 553 North Road, Darlington, DL1 3AB
8 Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
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Travers Auto Services Ltd in Newton Aycliffe (DL5 6AU) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Heighington in a straight line. There are 14 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 Heighington 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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