The 24 test centres nearest to Purleigh, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Purleigh first
Unit 1 Quest Park, Wycke, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
West Station Road, Maldon, CM9 6TS
Oak Corner, Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6TF
Unit 8, Mapledean Industrial Estate, Maldon Road, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, CM3 6LG
Unit 12a and 12b, West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TR
Unit 12h West Station Yard, Spital Road, Maldon, CM9 6TR
Unit 8a West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TR
11 the Street, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, CM3 6JP
6 Redhills Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5UP
12 Redhills Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5UP
Unit 2, Bancrofts Road, Eastern Industrial Estate, South Woodham Ferrer, CM3 5UQ
Unit 3 Haltgate House, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5PL
Fullbridge, Maldon, CM9 4LE
17 Station Road, Maldon, CM9 4LQ
1 Haltgate House, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JB
Tyre Bay, Queen Elizabeth Ii Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SY
Haltwhistle Road, Western Industrial Estate, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5ZA
Danbury Business Park, Maldon Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4QJ
Unit 2, Heybridge House Industrial Est, The Causeway, Maldon, CM9 4XL
Unit 6c, The Street Industrial Estate, Heybridge, CM9 4XB
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Formula One Autocentres Limited in Essex (CM9 6UZ) is about 2.2 miles from the middle of Purleigh 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), 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 Purleigh 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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