The 39 test centres nearest to Rowlands Gill, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Rowlands Gill first
Site 2 Woodside Walk, Whinfield Ind Estate, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1EH
Pickering Nook, Burnopfield, Newcastle, NE16 6AX
Front Street, Burnopfield, NE16 6EE
Church Street, Winlaton, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 6AW
Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn, Blaydon, NE21 6JJ
Hanover Service Station, Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 6BL
Front Street, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5EE
Stella Filling Station, Stella Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4JU
10 Sunniside Road, Sunniside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE16 5LZ
Central Garage, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7HZ
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
Garden Street, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 4AG
Unit 14a Chainbridge Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 5AB
Swalwell Garage, Market Lane, Swalwell, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE16 3DS
Longrigg Road, Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 3AW
The Workshops, Kip Hill Garage, Stanley, DH9 0LL
Hare Law Garage, Catchgate, Annfield Plain, DH9 8DT
Yard H3 Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate, Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell, NE16 3BQ
Unit 1, View Lane, Stanley, DH9 0DZ
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Glencoe Garage Ltd in Rowlands Gill (NE39 1EH) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Rowlands Gill in a straight line. There are 10 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 Rowlands Gill 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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