The 40 test centres nearest to Bates Cottages, 23 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Bates Cottages first
Holywell Garage, Holywell Village, Whitley Bay, NE25 0LL
Westbourne Terrace, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BE
Unit D 19, Delaval Industrial Estate, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0PP
West Row, Backworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0HZ
Pitt Lane, Seghill Industrial Estate, Seghill, Cramlington, NE23 7DR
Beresford Road, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4DP
Unit Jb1, East Cramlington Industrial Estate, Cramlington, NE23 6XW
Earsdon Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0HH
11 Earsdon Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
7 - 9 Earsdon Road, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
1 Earsdon Road, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
New York Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0ER
Unit 1 Front Street, Klondyke, Cramlington, NE23 6RF
New York Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0TS
Central Garage, High Pit, Cramlington, NE23 6RB
Algernon Industrial Estate, New York Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0NA
Marine Ave, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LX
Unit 4, Algernon Industrial Estate, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0NB
Front Street, Annitsford, Cramlington, NE23 7QS
Unit 24 Wesley Court, Benton Square Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9BS
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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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Holywell Garage in Whitley Bay (NE25 0LL) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Bates Cottages 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), 7 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 Bates Cottages 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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