The 25 test centres nearest to Ely, 14 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
25 centres · nearest to Ely first
3a Castlehythe, Ely, Cambridge, CB7 4BU
Unit 8 Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4DT
Southern By Pass, Ely, CB7 4DT
137 Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1DG
Unit 22, The Dock, Ely, CB7 4GS
21 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Chettisham Garage, Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1SA
Chettisham Garage, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1SA
Unit 9, Chettisham Business Park, Chettisham, Ely, Cambridge, CB6 1RY
21 Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NW
Unit 17a Lancaster Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NW
Downham Garage, 23a Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2ST
78 Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
Unit 3, Newham Park, Sedgeway, Common Road, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HZ
Black Bank Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2TZ
Ely Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1HJ
Unit 4, Saxon Business Park, A10 Bypass, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1XX
Unit 5 Mount Pleasant Farm, Pymoor, Ely, CB6 2DY
1 Crown Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1PP
Unit 16, 141 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1JJ
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28% of cars in CB postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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St Peters Garage in Cambridge (CB7 4BU) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Ely in a straight line. There are 14 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), 6 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 Ely 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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