The 36 test centres nearest to Fordstreet, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
36 centres · nearest to Fordstreet first
Aldford Service Station, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PU
Spendpenny Forge, Tey Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2EE
4/5 Unit Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1ED
Marks Tey Motor Works, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB
187 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PB
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
Unit 3 Grove Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AJ
Unit 3 Tollgate East, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8RQ
55 Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JQ
Unit A, Angora Business Park, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AB
Unit 7, Moss Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0LF
The Barn Garage, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PH
The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EJ
Unit 2, 217 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RN
Maldon Road, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LT
124 Bergholt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5AJ
West Lodge Road, Colchester, CO3 3NL
Gosbecks Road, Colchester, CO2 9JS
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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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Auto Aid UK Limited in Colchester (CO6 3PU) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Fordstreet in a straight line. There are 11 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 Fordstreet 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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