The 40 test centres nearest to Fulwell, 49 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Fulwell first
Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1QE
Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1JE
Unit 3, Old Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 0HR
Newcastle Road, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR5 1RP
27 Zetland Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, SR6 0EQ
Scots Bank, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2BG
Monk Street / Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR6 0DB
2 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0BY
42-44 North Bridge Street, Sunderland, SR5 1AH
Unit 1, Pottery Road, Low Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2BP
14 Hay Street, Sunderland, SR5 1BG
Inkerman Street, Sunderland, SR5 2BN
Burntland Avenue, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2ET
Unit 16b, Southwick Industrial Estate, Sunderland, SR5 3TX
36 - 38 Wear Street, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2BH
Alexandra Avenue, Hylton Riverside, Sunderland, SR5 2TB
Unit 24, North Hylton Enterprise Park, Hepworth Road, Sunderland, SR5 3JT
Riverside Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
Unit 25 Southwick Industrial Estate, Riverside Road, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
Castle Town Way, Riverside Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
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Pulman Volkswagon in Sunderland (SR5 1QE) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Fulwell in a straight line. There are 49 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), 11 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 Fulwell 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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