The 40 test centres nearest to The Lawe, 60 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to The Lawe first
14 Franklin Street, South Shields, NE33 1PR
Tanners Bank, North Shields, NE30 1JH
11 Northumberland Street, North Shields, NE30 1DS
Hudson Street, North Shields, NE30 1DL
129 Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 1ED
137 Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 1ED
Unit 7, Lawson St, North Shields, NE29 6TF
Unit 5/6, Thrift Street, North Shields, NE29 6TJ
Tudor Road, South Shields, NE33 4PQ
Maxwell Street, South Shields, NE33 4PU
Western Approach, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 5QU
Station Road, Millbank Industrial Estate, South Shields, NE33 1ED
Unit 1, Egerton Road, South Shields, NE33 4TB
3a Cecil Street, North Shields, NE29 0DH
140a Commercial Road, South Shields, NE33 1RQ
5 - 7 Tynemouth Road, Tynemouth, NE30 4AY
134 Laygate Lane, South Shields, NE33 4JD
117 Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6UA
Plot M, Portberry Street, South Shields, NE33 1QX
Unit 5, Nicholson Buildings, Mitre Place, South Shields, NE33 5BD
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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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Leighton Motors Car Sales Ltd in South Shields (NE33 1PR) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of The Lawe in a straight line. There are 60 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), 13 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 South Tyneside Council, 2.0 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 The Lawe 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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