The 40 test centres nearest to Clara Vale, 18 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Clara Vale first
Main Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TX
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
Ryton Garage, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
Unit 3 Paylors Yard, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9NQ
Unit 3, Gradys Yard, Throckley, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 9EP
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
The Garage, Newburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8PR
9e Marquis Court, Low Prudhoe, NE42 6PJ
Unit 2, Westway Industrial Park, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9HW
Unit 8, Winnings Courtyard, Newburn, NE15 9RU
Ryton Industrial Estate, Newburn Bridge Road, Blaydon-On -Tyne, NE21 4SQ
Haugh Lane, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4SB
Princess Way Garage, Princess Way, Prudhoe, NE42 6PL
Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn, Blaydon, NE21 6JJ
Denton Road, Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7JA
The Car & Van Centre, Orchard House, Princess Way, Prudhoe, NE42 6HB
23 Riverside Court, Newburn Haugh Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8SG
Hanover Service Station, Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 6BL
Darras Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE20 9TN
24b Warkworth Street, Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8DX
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Westburn Service Station in Ryton (NE40 4TX) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Clara Vale in a straight line. There are 18 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 Clara Vale 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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