The 39 test centres nearest to Percy Main, 79 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Percy Main first
Colebrook & Burgess Ltd, Unit A1 High Flatworth, Tyne Tunnel Estate, North Shields, NE29 7UZ
117 Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6UA
Unit 6, Saturn Court, Orion Business Park, North Shields, NE29 7BY
Unit C3 Stephenson Street, Wallsend, NE28 6UE
Curlew Road, Jarrow, NE32 3DX
Unit 2, Vroom Car Retail Park, North Shields, NE29 7SN
Unit 7, Lawson St, North Shields, NE29 6TF
Unit 5/6, Thrift Street, North Shields, NE29 6TJ
Vroom Car Retail Park, Orion Business Park, North Shields, NE29 7TE
3 Bewicke Road Industrial Estate, Wallsend, NE28 6LX
3a Cecil Street, North Shields, NE29 0DH
Norham Road, Coast Road, North Shields, NE29 8RN
53 Queen Alexandra Road West, North Shields, NE29 9AA
Silverlink Park, Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE28 9ND
Octogon House, The Silverlink, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE28 9ND
The Silverlink Business Park, Wallsend, NE28 9ND
The Silverlink, Wallsend, NE28 9ND
7e Westmorland Road, North Shields, NE29 8TB
Plot M, Portberry Street, South Shields, NE33 1QX
Palmer Street, Jarrow, NE32 3JJ
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Colebrook & Burgess Ltd in North Shields (NE29 7UZ) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Percy Main in a straight line. There are 79 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. 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 Percy Main 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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