Penshaw Car Centre
Station Road, Mount Pleasant, Washington, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7PW
MOT stations / Houghton Le Spring
Penshaw Car Centre
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Houghton Le Spring. Site number 29651.
What Penshaw Car Centre can test
- Class 1: Motorcycles up to 200cc
- Class 2: Motorcycles over 200cc
- Class 4: Cars, vans and minibuses
Before you book
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 26 Feb 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
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