The 15 test centres nearest to Debden, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
15 centres · nearest to Debden first
Brooklands Garage, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2UT
High Street, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3PE
Carnation Nurseries, Cambridge Road, Newport, Essex, CB11 3TR
Water Tower Barn, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishops Stortford, CM22 6BH
1 the Shires, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AN
Unit 5, Shirehill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AQ
Unit 4, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AQ
Unit 5 & 6 Dencora Park, Shirehill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, CB11 3GB
Station Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LB
Unit 5 Wrights Yard, Top Road, Wimbish Green, Saffron Walden, CB10 2XJ
66 High Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1EE
Park Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2ND
Park Street, Thaxted, CM6 2ND
42 Golds Business Park, Elsenham, Bishops Stortford, CM22 6JX
Slade Farm, Little Walden Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UZ
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A H Brooks & Son Ltd in Essex (CB10 2UT) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Debden in a straight line. There are 8 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 3 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Debden as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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