The 40 test centres nearest to Low Fell, 65 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Low Fell first
598 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6HY
689 - 691 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HB
Joicey Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5YL
Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, NE9 5QP
Unit 382f, Jedburgh Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0BQ
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JS
Unit 7, Fells Road, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0NN
Unit 7, Tenth Avenue West, Tvte, Gateshead, NE11 0HL
Unit 15 Octavian Way, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
17 Octavian Way, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
Princess Way, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0PZ
Second Avenue, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0ND
Cramer Dykes, Durham Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 4AP
Saltwell Road, Gateshead, NE8 4TE
Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, NE8 4DS
St James Square, Gateshead, NE8 3RQ
Old Sunderland Road, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0AR
Unit 1, R/O Coxon Terrace, Sunderland Road, Gateshead, NE10 0AQ
Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1US
Eslington Park, Dunston, Gateshead, NE8 2TZ
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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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Halfords Autocentre in Gateshead (NE9 6HY) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Low Fell in a straight line. There are 65 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 Gateshead Council, 1.9 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 Low Fell 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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