R Alderson & Sons
Chapel Garage, Russell Street, Waterhouses, Durham, DH7 9AR
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Durham. Site number 1ALS17.
Chapel Garage, Russell Street, Waterhouses, Durham, DH7 9AR
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the DH (Durham) postcode area failed 22% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 153,480 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.21% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.33% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.39% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.81% | 5.95% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
Units 5 and 6, Co-Op Buildings, Newhouse Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9JX
Old Colliery Buildings, Durham Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9NR
Unit 6 Esh Winning Industrial Estate, County Durham, DH7 9PT
The Old Fire Station, Langley Street, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9TZ
Hedley Terrace, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9TA