Newcastle bookings are by phone, not online. Call 02 7252 1390.

We are going to explain why rather than just putting a form in front of you, because being straight about coverage is more useful than pretending it is seamless.

Why phone only

Our testers are based around Sydney. Newcastle is genuinely covered — we come, we test, the price is the same $249 — but the trip has to be scheduled around the rest of the week rather than slotted into an online calendar that might promise you a Tuesday morning we cannot actually make.

An online booking system that takes your money and then rings you to reschedule is worse than a phone number. So: phone number.

Call and we will tell you honestly when we can be there. Often it is sooner than you would expect, particularly if there is already a job heading that way.

Where we go

Newcastle city, Hamilton, Merewether, Mayfield, Lambton, New Lambton, Charlestown, Kotara, Adamstown, Wallsend, and the surrounding suburbs. Ring us about anything further afield and we will give you a straight answer rather than a maybe.

What Newcastle buyers are up against

Search for an EV battery test in Newcastle and Google returns national providers with the region struck through — it cannot find a page that matches, so it serves you Sydney companies instead. Meanwhile the local results are 12-volt battery shops and auto electricians, because no high-voltage testing business has bothered to be present here.

The practical effect is that Newcastle used-EV buyers are inspecting the most expensive component in the car by looking at a number on the dashboard. That number is a prediction from recent driving, not a tested State of Health result.

There is also no AVILOO-partnered tester listed anywhere in the Hunter or on the Central Coast, which is worth knowing if you have been trying to find one.

What you get

The same service as everywhere else. We come to wherever the car is — a seller's home, a dealership, a workplace. The car does not move. The test is non-invasive and takes minutes. You get a written report at the appointment and a numbered certificate anyone can verify independently.

Call us

02 7252 1390. Or email admin@evbatterylab.com.au if that suits you better and we will call back.

If you are buying a car that happens to be in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong or the Central Coast, book online instead — those areas are all on the normal system.

What State of Health is normal · Check the battery warranty terms for any brand