The 40 test centres nearest to Rettendon, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Rettendon first
Unit 13a Old Church Road Inds Est, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8AB
Unit 20 Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8AB
Units 2, 3 & 4, Ivanhurst Industrial Estate, Old Woodham Rd, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7QL
Haltwhistle Road, Western Industrial Estate, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5ZA
Unit 3 Haltgate House, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5PL
1 Haltgate House, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JB
Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7RJ
69 Runwell Road, Wickford, SS11 7HL
Unit 2, Bancrofts Road, Eastern Industrial Estate, South Woodham Ferrer, CM3 5UQ
Tyre Bay, Queen Elizabeth Ii Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SY
6 Redhills Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5UP
12 Redhills Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5UP
1 Lower Southend Road, Wickford, SS11 8AB
Chelmsford Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8SY
Unit 5a Russell Court, Russell Gardens, Wick Lane, Wickford, SS11 8QU
Unit 1a, Byron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8QG
Unit 1 Saffron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
7 Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
Unit 9, Westfleet Ind Estate, Robert Way, Wickford, SS11 8BN
16 Robert Way, Heron Industrial Estate, Wickford, SS11 8DD
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Hanningfield Motor Company Ltd in Chelmsford (CM3 8AB) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Rettendon in a straight line. There are 10 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 Rettendon 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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