The 37 test centres nearest to Margaretting, 14 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to Margaretting first
Main Road, Margaretting, Ingatestone, Chelmsford, CM4 0EQ
Stock Lane, Ingatestone, CM4 9QL
Stock Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8PW
Unit E2, Pools Lane, Highwood, Chelmsford, CM1 3QL
Unit 4c Five Tree Works, Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LD
Barnard Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8RS
Westway, Chelmsford, CM1 3BH
Westway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3BH
Unit 3, 42 Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
17 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
30 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
Rodney Way, Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AF
17 Writtle Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3BS
2 Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3EH
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
Unit 2c Baddow Park, West Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7SY
Unit 12b Reeds Farm, Cow Watering Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 3SB
The Coach House, Staplegrove, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0RR
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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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Speedwell Service Station in Chelmsford (CM4 0EQ) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Margaretting 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 Margaretting 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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