The 40 test centres nearest to Chigwell Row, 24 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Chigwell Row first
Unit D, 11-17 Fowler Road, Hainault, IG6 3UJ
Unit 3, Beaver Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3UT
Unit 4 Hainault Business Park, 24-26 Fowler Road, Ilford, IG6 3UT
Unit 32c Fowler Road, Ilford, IG6 3UT
Unit 6, Roebuck Trading Estate, 15-17 Roebuck Road, Hainault, IG6 3TU
Unit 4 Hainault Business Park, 2 - 8 Roebuck Road, Hainault, IG6 3JP
Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Unit 2 Browning Farm, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Unit 3 , Taylors, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DQ
Unit 8, Bracken Industrial Estate, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HX
Unit G Forest Industrial Park, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HL
181 Forest Road, Hainault, IG6 3HZ
Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3UE
Unit 1a, the Seedbed Centre, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3TQ
Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TQ
3 Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3SD
9 Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate, Oakwood Hill, Loughton, IG10 3TZ
R/O Ims House, Collier Row Road, Romford, RM5 2BH
Unit 1, Northgate Park, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BG
Oakwood Hill Depot, 180 Oakwood Hill, Loughton, IG10 3FQ
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
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19.9% of cars in IG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Car Doctors in Hainault (IG6 3UJ) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Chigwell Row in a straight line. There are 24 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), 8 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. The nearest council-run centre is Epping Forest District Council, 2.3 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Chigwell Row 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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