The 13 test centres nearest to East Bergholt, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
13 centres · nearest to East Bergholt first
The Garage, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RL
Upper Street, Stratford St Mary, Colchester, CO7 6LW
Cattawade, Manningtree, CO11 1RE
Unit 5 Causeway End, Station Road, Manningtree, CO11 2LH
Riverside Avenue West, Station Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 1UN
206 Long Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2EH
Unit 10 School Farm Buildings, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Old Station Yard, Bentley Hall Road, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, IP9 2JL
7 Harwich Road, Mistley, Manningtree, CO11 1ND
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7QR
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 9TD
Jubilee Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RY
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Kmc Automotive Solutions in Colchester (CO7 6RL) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of East Bergholt in a straight line. There are 6 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), 1 centre 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 East Bergholt 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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