The 40 test centres nearest to Rise Carr, 55 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Rise Carr first
Unit 4, Meynell Road, Darlington, DL3 0YQ
1 Westmoreland Street, Darlington, DL3 0NX
410 Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0RP
8 Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
Percy Road, Darlington, DL3 0RX
136 Lowson Street, Darlington, DL3 0HN
Unit 6c, Albert Road, Darlington, DL1 2PD
Unit 14, Levy Industrial Estate, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0QA
Unit 13 Cleveland Trading Estate, Darlington, DL1 2PB
Unit 4 Landell Business Park, Forge Way, Cleveland Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL1 2PB
Units 2-3, Forge Way, Cleveland Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL1 2PJ
Unit 4 Grange Units, Faverdale North, Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH
Progress Way, Darlington, DL1 1TE
Unit 1, Lloyds Court, Darlington, DL1 2NX
Unit 2, 111 Eastmount Road, Darlington, DL1 1LE
165 - 169 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1UB
Oxford Street, Darlington, DL1 1QZ
Unit 11, Alliance Industrial Estate, Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
Unit 8, Riverside Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL1 2NG
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Tony Simpson Ltd in Darlington (DL3 0YQ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Rise Carr in a straight line. There are 55 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), 10 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 Rise Carr 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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