The 39 test centres nearest to Hooker Gate, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Hooker Gate first
Site 2 Woodside Walk, Whinfield Ind Estate, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1EH
Central Garage, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7HZ
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn, Blaydon, NE21 6JJ
Hanover Service Station, Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 6BL
Church Street, Winlaton, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 6AW
Main Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TX
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
Pickering Nook, Burnopfield, Newcastle, NE16 6AX
Front Street, Burnopfield, NE16 6EE
Stella Filling Station, Stella Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4JU
Ryton Garage, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
Haugh Lane, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4SB
Garden Street, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4AG
Ryton Industrial Estate, Newburn Bridge Road, Blaydon-On -Tyne, NE21 4SQ
Unit 14a Chainbridge Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 5AB
9e Marquis Court, Low Prudhoe, NE42 6PJ
Princess Way Garage, Princess Way, Prudhoe, NE42 6PL
23 Riverside Court, Newburn Haugh Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8SG
Front Street, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5EE
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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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Glencoe Garage Ltd in Rowlands Gill (NE39 1EH) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Hooker Gate in a straight line. There are 11 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), 4 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 Hooker Gate 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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