The 40 test centres nearest to Church End, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Church End first
Unit 18b- 20 Double Arches Business Park, Eastern Way, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
13 - 16 Clipstone Brook, Cherry Courtway, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4GP
Unit 6b, Commerce Way, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Grendall Lane, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, LU5 6GJ
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
17-19 High Street, Toddington, Bedfordshire, LU5 6BX
1 King Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1BY
R/O 63 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EQ
Unit 4, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TH
45 Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RS
27 Eden Way, Pages Industrial Park, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4TZ
Chalk Hill, Watling Street, Dunstable, LU6 1RS
The Garage, Hill View Lane, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9BN
The Garage, R O 28 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EA
Unit 4 Chassis Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4DD
Unit 1 Chassis Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4DD
48 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SW
1 Firbank Way, Chartmoor Business Park, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4YP
3 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Unit 27, Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FF
Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LF
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Essential Fleet Services Limited in Leighton Buzzard (LU7 9LF) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Church End in a straight line. There are 10 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), 4 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 Central Bedfordshire Council Sandy MOT Station, 2.8 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 Church End 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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