The 40 test centres nearest to Hirst, 27 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hirst first
Morpeth Road, Ashington, NE63 8PX
Unit 22 Arch Enterprise Workspace, Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 0EF
1 to 2 Cavendish Gardens, Ashington, NE63 0EN
Unit 5, Lintonville Parkway, Lintonville, Ashington, NE63 9RH
West View, Ashington, NE63 0RZ
Newbiggin Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 0TB
Rear of 160 Woodhorn Road, Ashington, NE63 9EW
Unit 7, Remschied Way, Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 8UB
Unit 4, Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 8UB
Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 8UB
Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, NE63 9UN
Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, NE63 9UN
Unit 7, Merchant Court, North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0YH
11 Freeman Way, Ashington, NE63 0YB
Unit 6, Freeman Way, North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0YB
Newbiggin Road, Off Freeman Way, North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0YB
111 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RS
5 Armstrong Way, North Seaton, Ashington, NE63 0YD
Unit 11, Castle Island Way, North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0XL
Stakeford Depot, East View, Stakeford, Choppington, NE62 5TR
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
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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Kwik Fit in Ashington (NE63 8PX) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Hirst in a straight line. There are 27 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. The nearest council-run centre is Northumberland County Council, 1.3 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 Hirst 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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