The 37 test centres nearest to St Osyth, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to St Osyth first
Hurst Green Garage, 43 to 45 Hurst Green, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0EZ
Crossways Garage, Crossways Road, Jaywick, Essex, CO15 2NA
Oak Business Park, Wix Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 OAT
25 Morses Lane, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0SF
84 Church Road, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0QH
Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
Allen Place, Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
10 Agincourt Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3EB
107 Old Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3AL
60 London Road, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9RB
177a Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
179 Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
60 Carnarvon Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6QA
Unit 4a (Rear of Norwood), Bentley Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9BX
14 to 16 Agate Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 1RA
Rear of 36 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TB
Hockley Business Centre, Valley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4AG
Unit 28 Sadds Yard, Skelmersdale Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6BP
24 the Street, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9LD
43 North Road, Great Clacton, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4DD
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Streetcars Hurst Green Garage Ltd in Colchester (CO7 0EZ) is about 2.0 miles from the middle of St Osyth in a straight line. There are 8 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), none of the centres within 3 miles are approved, so try the area page.
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 St Osyth 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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