The 28 test centres nearest to Loves Green, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
28 centres · nearest to Loves Green first
Unit E2, Pools Lane, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QL
Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, Chelmsford, CM4 0EQ
Unit 12b Reeds Farm, Cow Watering Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 3SB
2 Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3EH
Stock Lane, Ingatestone, CM4 9QL
Boyton Cross, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4LL
Rodney Way, Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AF
Unit 3, 42 Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
17 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
30 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
Westway, Chelmsford, CM1 3BH
Westway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3BH
17 Writtle Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3BS
Unit 7, Paslow Hall Farm, King Street, High Ongar, CM5 9QZ
Unit 2 (Building 470), Bilton Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 2UP
Unit 3 Bilton Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2UP
2-8 Baynes Place, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QX
Hi Ho Workshops, Wyatts Green Road, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0PJ
Crownlands Garage, Chelmsford Road, Ongar, CM5 9NW
Stock Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8PW
Before you book
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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Highwood MOT Centre in Chelmsford (CM1 3QL) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Loves Green 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), 2 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 Loves Green 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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