The 40 test centres nearest to Fox Street, 40 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Fox Street first
Hill Garage, Fox Street, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7PP
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
Wyncolls Road, Severalls Park Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9HS
Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 9TD
Jubilee Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RY
3 Wyncolls Road, Colchester, CO4 9HU
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7QR
Bromley Road, Colchester, CO4 3JE
2 Heckworth Close, Severalls Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9TB
Scotts Corner, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 4HS
4 Newcomen Way, Colchester, CO4 9YR
Unit 5 Corporation Yard, Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 3BN
Unit 15, Davey Close, Colchester, CO1 2XL
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XD
1 Spurgeon Street, The Hythe, Colchester, CO1 2NS
East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2UQ
Axial Way, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Unit 3c, Hawkins Road, Colchester, CO2 8JY
5 Challenge Way, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2LY
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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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Vernon Haddock Cars Limited in Colchester (CO7 7PP) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Fox Street in a straight line. There are 40 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), 10 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 Fox Street 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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