The 40 test centres nearest to Bigges Main, 89 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Bigges Main first
High Street West, Wallsend, NE28 8QB
1037 Shields Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4SP
Border Road, Wallsend, NE28 6RX
Benfield Renault, 6 Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5XA
4 Cecil Court, Maurice Road Industrial Estate, Wallsend, NE28 6BY
762 Shields Road, Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QN
212 Rothbury Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5DE
Unit 16a, Tremble Holdings, Whitley Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
High Street East, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, NE28 7LB
Stanmore Road, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5SX
Unit 2, Riverside Court, Fisher Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4LT
Blueline Building, Fisher Street, Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4LT
Fisher Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4LT
Davy Bank, East Side, Wallsend, NE28 6UZ
Atlas Garage, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9SR
Bellway Industrial Estatte, Whitley Road, Longbenton, Newcastle, NE12 9SW
Unit 1 Whitley Road, Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9SW
Unit 6, Bellway Industrial Estate, Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9SQ
Four Lane Ends, Benton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7UH
150 the Fossway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XJ
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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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Forster Auto Centre in Wallsend (NE28 8QB) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Bigges Main in a straight line. There are 89 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), 9 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 Bigges Main 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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