The 40 test centres nearest to Rift House, 32 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Rift House first
A J S Catcote MOT Centre, Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4HJ
Oxford Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5RU
194 Stockton Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5DE
Unit 1, 5 Oxford Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5SS
Spring Gardens, Hartlepool, TS25 5AD
Unit 6b, Usworth Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PD
Security House, Usworth Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PD
115 - 117 Park Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9HR
60 Dalton Street, Hartlepool, TS26 9EL
2b Waldon Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7QN
Unit 29b, Parkview Industrial Estate, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PE
Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PE
Waldon Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7QA
Casebourne Road, Longhill Industrial Estate, Hartlepool, TS25 1PJ
Teesbay Retail Park, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1XJ
14 to 16 Thornville Road, Hartlepool, TS26 8DY
Green Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7LD
Burn Road, Hartlepool, TS24 7LD
Unit 6b Ullswater Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1UE
Baltic Street, Hartlepool, TS25 1PS
Before you book
28% of cars in TS postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Ajs Catcote MOT Centre in Hartlepool (TS25 4HJ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Rift House in a straight line. There are 32 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 Hartlepool Borough Council, 2.0 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 Rift House 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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