The 40 test centres nearest to Bank Top, 19 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Bank Top first
Unit 3 Paylors Yard, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9NQ
Unit 3, Gradys Yard, Throckley, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 9EP
Unit 2, Westway Industrial Park, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9HW
The Garage, Newburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8PR
Unit 8, Winnings Courtyard, Newburn, NE15 9RU
Ryton Garage, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
Denton Road, Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7JA
Darras Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE20 9TN
Ryton Industrial Estate, Newburn Bridge Road, Blaydon-On -Tyne, NE21 4SQ
Haugh Lane, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4SB
Main Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TX
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
24b Warkworth Street, Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8DX
23 Riverside Court, Newburn Haugh Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8SG
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
4 Crispin Court, Newbiggin Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1BF
Unit 1 Hadrian House, Redburn Road, Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1NB
Unit 1, Westerhope Small Business Park, Redburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1NF
Front Street, Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6XY
Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn, Blaydon, NE21 6JJ
Before you book
26.5% of cars in NE postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Pitstop MOTs in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (NE15 9NQ) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Bank Top in a straight line. There are 19 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 Bank Top 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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