The 40 test centres nearest to Hedworth, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hedworth first
4 Hutton Street, Boldon Colliery, Tyne & Wear, NE35 9LW
Unit 18, Bensham Street, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LN
Unit 2, Didcot Way, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9PD
Unit 6, Tynepoint Industrial Estate, Shaftsbury Avenue, Jarrow, NE32 3RA
Boldon Business Park, West Boldon, Sunderland, NE36 0BQ
Unit 11, Shaftesbury Avenue, Jarrow, NE34 9PH
Unit 14, Elswick Way Industrial Estate, South Shields, NE34 0LW
Newcastle Road, South Shields, NE34 9PQ
Newcastle Road, South Shields, NE34 9QE
Boldon Lane, South Shields, NE34 0NB
Fleet Management, Hudson Street, South Shields, NE34 0NT
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Palmer Street, Jarrow, NE32 3JJ
Unit 13b Bladen Street Industrial Estate, Jarrow, NE32 3HN
Curlew Road, Jarrow, NE32 3DX
Palmers Bank, Wardley, NE10 8AU
Victoria Road West, Hebburn, NE31 1UD
Unit 3 A-B, Victoria Industrial Estate, Victoria Road West, Hebburn, NE31 1UB
40 Glen Street, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 1NU
Glen Street Works, Glen Street, Hebburn, NE31 1NE
2 Mitre Place, South Shields, NE33 5TB
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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Moto-Tec MOT Centre Ltd in Tyne & Wear (NE35 9LW) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Hedworth in a straight line. There are 45 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), 14 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 South Tyneside Council, 1.8 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 Hedworth 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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