The 40 test centres nearest to Grange Villa, 23 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Grange Villa first
Unit 1, Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2RG
Unit 22, Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, DH2 2RG
Brookside Works, Craghead Industrial Estate, Stanley, DH9 6HA
Middles Road, Craghead, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 6AN
Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2NG
Pelton Fell Road, Chester Le Street, DH2 2NG
Spring Service Station, Pelton Lane, Chester Le Street, DH2 2LU
Southlands Garage, Chester Road, Stanley, DH9 0DQ
Unit 15, Drum Industrial Estate, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH2 1AG
The Workshops, Kip Hill Garage, Stanley, DH9 0LL
Unit 1, View Lane, Stanley, DH9 0DZ
Anthony Street, Stanley, DH9 8AF
Clarence Terrace, Chester Le Street, DH3 3DG
Block 3, Charlaw Lane Industrial Estate, Acorn Close Lane, Sacriston, DH7 6AN
Unit 1, Colliery Workshops, Charlaw Lane, Sacriston, DH7 6AN
Southmoor, Stanley, DH9 7AT
Edward Square, Low Chare, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QF
189 Front Street, Chester Le Street Co Durham, DH3 3AX
Durham Road Trading Estate, Birtley, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 2BQ
Park Road South, Chester Le Street, DH3 3LS
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A Hedley (Motor Engineers) Ltd in Chester Le Street (DH2 2RG) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of Grange Villa in a straight line. There are 23 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. The nearest council-run centre is Durham County Council, 3.8 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Grange Villa 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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