The 40 test centres nearest to Seaton Sluice, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Seaton Sluice first
Beresford Road, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4DP
Holywell Garage, Holywell Village, Whitley Bay, NE25 0LL
Westbourne Terrace, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BE
Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, NE24 3PL
Unit D 19, Delaval Industrial Estate, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0PP
Marine Ave, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LX
Plessey Road, Blyth, NE24 3LU
52-60 Union Street, Blyth, NE24 2ED
Unit Jb1, East Cramlington Industrial Estate, Cramlington, NE23 6XW
11 Earsdon Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
7 - 9 Earsdon Road, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
1 Earsdon Road, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
West Row, Backworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0HZ
Pitt Lane, Seghill Industrial Estate, Seghill, Cramlington, NE23 7DR
Earsdon Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0HH
York Street, Blyth, NE24 1NB
Unit 2, Foxhunters Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UG
Caveys Patch, Unit A, Foxhunters Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UG
Unit F Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LL
Unit B Tower Buildings, Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LL
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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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Mills Garage in Whitley Bay (NE26 4DP) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Seaton Sluice in a straight line. There are 7 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), 1 centre 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 Seaton Sluice 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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