The 21 test centres nearest to Clapgate, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Clapgate first
Unit 13, Halsford Bridge Industrial Estate, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9RB
Hi Ho Workshops, Wyatts Green Road, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0PJ
Unit 7, Paslow Hall Farm, King Street, High Ongar, CM5 9QZ
24 High Street, Chipping Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DZ
Crownlands Garage, Chelmsford Road, Ongar, CM5 9NW
Bentley Garage, Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9SB
143 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Little End, Ongar, CM5 9PP
High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AE
481 Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9JG
377 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9HZ
Unit K2 Old Tractor Shed, Frieze Hall, Coxtie Green Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5RE
30 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1AD
10 Tallon Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1TF
Unit E2, Pools Lane, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QL
32 Tallon Road, Brentwood, CM13 1TH
Unit A1, Hubert Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JE
Unit 6, Kings Eight, St James Road, Brentwood, CM14 4LF
Unit 1, 134 London Road, Brentwood, CM14 4NS
140 London Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4NS
2 Brook Street, Brentwood, CM14 5LU
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The Garage Ongar Limited in Essex (CM5 9RB) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Clapgate 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 Clapgate 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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