The 40 test centres nearest to New Herrington, 24 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to New Herrington first
Herrington Burn, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4JW
14 Catherine Road, New Herrington Ind Estate, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7BG
Park View, Shiney Row, Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 4QR
Shiney Row Garage, Front Street, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7DX
Units 4-8, The Former British Coal Power Station, Philadeplhia Lane, Newbottle, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4TG
Station Road, Mount Pleasant, Washington, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7PW
Quarry Row, Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4AU
Stoney Gate, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4NJ
Unit 23c Dubmire Industrial Estate, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 5RJ
Newbottle Street, Newbottle, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4AS
Newbottle Street, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH4 4AS
Station House, Fencehouses, County Durham, DH4 6AA
Rear of Cooperative Terrace, Station Road, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6AA
Market Place Industrial Estate, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AN
Unit 10, Market Place Industrial Estate, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AN
Unit 1a, Marketplace Industrial Estate, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AN
Woodstone Village, Industrial Estate, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6DU
10 Wilden Road, Washington, NE38 8QB
Station Road, Pattinson South Industrial Est, District 8, Washington, NE38 7LW
32 Sedling Road, Wear Industrial Estate, Washington, NE38 9BZ
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Burn Garage in Houghton Le Spring (DH4 4JW) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of New Herrington in a straight line. There are 24 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), 4 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 New Herrington 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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