The 21 test centres nearest to Messing, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Messing first
5 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0LG
75 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HB
Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AD
Units 3 - 4, Goldkey Industrial Estate, High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9JT
Railway Garage, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9NR
London Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9AU
Maldon Road, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LT
Colchester Road, Coggeshall, CO6 1RP
Marks Tey Motor Works, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB
4/5 Unit Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1ED
9 Priors Way, Coggeshall Industrial Estate, Coggeshall, CO6 1TW
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
187 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PB
7 Moss Road, Witham, CM8 3UQ
31 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
12 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
164 Enterprize Court, Eastways Industrial Estate, Witham, CM8 3YS
Unit A, Angora Business Park, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AB
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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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Underwoods Garage Tiptree Limited in Colchester (CO5 0LG) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of Messing 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 Messing 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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