The 40 test centres nearest to Lobley Hill, 77 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lobley Hill first
Second Avenue, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0ND
Princess Way, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0PZ
Unit 7, Fells Road, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0NN
Eslington Park, Dunston, Gateshead, NE8 2TZ
8 - 11 Ellison Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SS
Brama Teams Industrial Park, Ropery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE8 2RD
2 Clockmill Road, Dunstan, Gateshead, NE8 2QX
Saltwell Road, Gateshead, NE8 4TE
Unit 15 Octavian Way, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
17 Octavian Way, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
Unit 7, Tenth Avenue West, Tvte, Gateshead, NE11 0HL
Collingwood Garage, Dunston Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9EE
Dunston Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9EE
Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1US
Unit 1, Contract House, Wellington Road, Dunston, NE11 9HS
Unit 382f, Jedburgh Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0BQ
Halifax Place, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9JZ
598 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6HY
689 - 691 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HB
St James Square, Gateshead, NE8 3RQ
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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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Tyrespot Gateshead in Gateshead (NE11 0ND) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Lobley Hill in a straight line. There are 77 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 Lobley Hill 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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