The 10 test centres nearest to Bran End, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
10 centres · nearest to Bran End first
Unit 1 Ford Farm Industrial Units, Braintree Road, Dunmow, CM6 1HU
Oak Park Garage, Chelmsford Road, Dunmow, CM6 1XX
2 Station Road Industrial Park, Station Road, Dunmow, CM6 1EJ
Unit 3, Chelmsford Road Industrial Est, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HD
Unit 16, Oak Industrial Park, Chelmsford Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1XN
Dunmow Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6SA
Unit 21q, Hales Farm, Little Canfield, Essex, CM6 1TQ
Park Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2ND
Park Street, Thaxted, CM6 2ND
Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LT
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24.1% of cars in CM postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Key Motor Services Ltd in Dunmow (CM6 1HU) is about 2.3 miles from the middle of Bran End in a straight line. There are 5 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), 1 centre 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 Bran End 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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