Marshall and Spanners Automotive LTD
The Old Foundry, North Road, Tow Law, DL13 4JS
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Tow Law. Site number S005962.
The Old Foundry, North Road, Tow Law, DL13 4JS
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 DL (Darlington) postcode area failed 25.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 179,025 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.71% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.28% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.69% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.52% | 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.
Brickflats Garage, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AX
Dene View Garage, Satley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4HT
West Road, Crook, DL15 9PD
Chapel Garage, Russell Street, Waterhouses, Durham, DH7 9AR
New Road, Crook, DL15 8LA