The 40 test centres nearest to Fairlop, 60 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Fairlop first
181 Forest Road, Hainault, IG6 3HZ
Unit G Forest Industrial Park, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HL
Unit 8, Bracken Industrial Estate, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HX
Coventry Service Station, 366-370 Horns Road, Barkingside, IG6 1BT
Unit 6, Roebuck Trading Estate, 15-17 Roebuck Road, Hainault, IG6 3TU
Unit 4 Hainault Business Park, 2 - 8 Roebuck Road, Hainault, IG6 3JP
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
714 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG6 1HU
10 Gants Hill Crescent, Ilford, IG2 6TU
1 Greengate Parade, Horns Road, Ilford, IG2 6BE
14 Meads Lane, Ilford, IG3 8QA
480 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6LE
Unit 1, Northgate Park, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BG
Redbridge Transport, Ley Street Depot, Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7QZ
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Cookes Corner, Wangley Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4BW
623-630 Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8AF
R/O Ims House, Collier Row Road, Romford, RM5 2BH
Before you book
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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V-Tech Workshop in Hainault (IG6 3HZ) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Fairlop in a straight line. There are 60 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), 9 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 London Borough of Redbridge, 2.0 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 Fairlop 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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