The 35 test centres nearest to Copford Green, 15 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
35 centres · nearest to Copford Green first
Marks Tey Motor Works, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB
4/5 Unit Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1ED
Maldon Road, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LT
Westside Centre, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
Unit 1 Westside Centre, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
Workshop and MOT Centre, Unit 8, Westside Centre, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
187 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PB
Unit 3 Tollgate East, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8RQ
Unit A, Angora Business Park, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AB
Unit 7, Moss Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0LF
Aldford Service Station, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PU
Unit 2, 217 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RN
Gosbecks Road, Colchester, CO2 9JS
Spendpenny Forge, Tey Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
West Lodge Road, Colchester, CO3 3NL
Ireton Road, Colchester, CO3 3AT
55 Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JQ
84 Maldon Road, Colchester, CO3 3AL
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LL
Colchester Road, Coggeshall, CO6 1RP
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28.1% of cars in CO postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Trident Motors in Colchester (CO6 1EB) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of Copford Green in a straight line. There are 15 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 Copford 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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