The 24 test centres nearest to Great Braxted, 13 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Great Braxted first
Maypole Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, CM8 3NW
2 Hall Road, Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8NN
7 Moss Road, Witham, CM8 3UQ
Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AD
31 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
12 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
London Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9AU
164 Enterprize Court, Eastways Industrial Estate, Witham, CM8 3YS
The Grove Garage, Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2BA
75 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HB
5 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0LG
Unit 11 Enterprise Court, Eastways Industrial Estate, Station Road, Witham Essex, CM8 2TJ
Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AX
Units 3 - 4, Goldkey Industrial Estate, High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9JT
Railway Garage, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9NR
Griggs Way, Gershwin Park, Witham, CM8 1ZR
Triangle Garage, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4HH
Unit 2, Triangle Garage, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NL
Unit 6c, The Street Industrial Estate, Heybridge, CM9 4XB
Unit 6, Power Hall Farm, Terling Road, Witham, CM8 1LU
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Beacon Hill Garage in Witham (CM8 3NW) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Great Braxted in a straight line. There are 13 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 Great Braxted 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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