The 21 test centres nearest to Prudhoe, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Prudhoe first
The Car & Van Centre, Orchard House, Princess Way, Prudhoe, NE42 6HB
Princess Way Garage, Princess Way, Prudhoe, NE42 6PL
Unit 2, Station Works, Station Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6NP
9e Marquis Court, Low Prudhoe, NE42 6PJ
Mickley Garage, Stocksfield, NE43 7BQ
2-4 New Ridley Road Garage, Stocksfield, NE43 7LD
Main Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TX
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
Central Garage, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7HZ
Ryton Garage, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn, Blaydon, NE21 6JJ
Unit 3 Paylors Yard, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9NQ
Site 2 Woodside Walk, Whinfield Ind Estate, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1EH
Unit 3, Gradys Yard, Throckley, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 9EP
Haugh Lane, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4SB
Ryton Industrial Estate, Newburn Bridge Road, Blaydon-On -Tyne, NE21 4SQ
The Garage, Newburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8PR
Unit 2, Westway Industrial Park, Throckley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 9HW
Hanover Service Station, Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 6BL
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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The Car & Van Centre in Prudhoe (NE42 6HB) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Prudhoe in a straight line. There are 8 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), 2 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 Prudhoe 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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