The 40 test centres nearest to Lamb Corner, 12 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lamb Corner first
Unit 10 School Farm Buildings, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Upper Street, Stratford St Mary, Colchester, CO7 6LW
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7QR
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 9TD
Hill Garage, Fox Street, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7PP
Jubilee Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RY
3 Wyncolls Road, Colchester, CO4 9HU
2 Heckworth Close, Severalls Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9TB
4 Newcomen Way, Colchester, CO4 9YR
Wyncolls Road, Severalls Park Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9HS
206 Long Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2EH
The Garage, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RL
Unit 5 Causeway End, Station Road, Manningtree, CO11 2LH
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XD
Axial Way, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Scotts Corner, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 4HS
Riverside Avenue West, Station Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 1UN
Cattawade, Manningtree, CO11 1RE
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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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Langham Testing Station in Colchester (CO4 5PB) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Lamb Corner in a straight line. There are 12 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 Lamb Corner 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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