4
Class 4
Cars, taxis and private hire up to 8 seats, motorhomes, and goods vehicles up to 3,000kg.
Your everyday car, a small van, a motorhome.
MOT · VTS 1AKX10
Classes 4, 5 and 7.
Cars, bigger passenger vehicles, and goods vans up to three and a half tonnes. Diesels and catalysts are on the same board as the price.
Which class is the vehicle?
A guide, not a verdict. Seats and design weight decide it. If the plate in the door shuts is unclear, phone the bay.
Pick a vehicle. The class lands here.
MOTs from £45
Class 4 · 5 · 7
Diesel tests
Catalyst tests
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Painted on the board over the doors. Ring to confirm the price and a slot before you drive across.
5
Class 5
Private passenger vehicles and ambulances with 13 or more seats, and playbuses.
A larger minibus.
7
Class 7
Goods vehicles over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight.
A big panel van that sits over the Class 4 weight line.
Early doors.
The workshop opens at 06:30, Monday to Saturday, and runs until 17:00. That is the published day — turn up with a booking if you can, because a class 7 and a queue of cars do not share a bay politely.
Sunday is not a test day. 10:00–13:00 is car sales only.
Prep the call
MOT questions
Classes 4, 5 and 7 — cars and light vans, larger passenger vehicles, and goods vehicles from 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight. The bay also offers diesel tests and catalyst tests. The VTS number is 1AKX10.
The board over the bay reads MOTs from £45. That figure is painted on the workshop, so ring 0191 455 4114 to confirm today's price and whether there's a slot.
It is engine cleaning technology from Spain. On a petrol engine, carbon deposits are dissolved and burnt off in about half an hour. Stan's describe the result as more responsive, smoother and cleaner running. They say they are one of just a few in the country with the machine.
Yes to waiting. There is Stan's aquarium, a television on the news, and a coffee machine. Customers do bring dogs — one review specifically mentions the dog getting a fuss.
Sunday 10:00–13:00 is car sales only. Workshop, MOTs and repairs run Monday to Saturday, 06:30–17:00.
Yes. Affordable used cars are kept at the premises for people to look around. Stock moves, so call before you cross town for a particular motor.