The 40 test centres nearest to Horkesley Heath, 23 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Horkesley Heath first
The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EJ
Brook House Farm, Boxted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HH
Axial Way, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XD
55 Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JQ
124 Bergholt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5AJ
4 Newcomen Way, Colchester, CO4 9YR
2 Heckworth Close, Severalls Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9TB
Scotts Corner, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 4HS
4 Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, Colchester, CO1 1BX
3 Wyncolls Road, Colchester, CO4 9HU
89 95 North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1SB
103 North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1SB
Wyncolls Road, Severalls Park Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9HS
Unit 3 Grove Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AJ
Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LE
Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 9TD
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LL
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
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Great Horkesley Garage in Colchester (CO6 4EJ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Horkesley Heath in a straight line. There are 23 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), 5 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 Horkesley Heath 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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