The 16 test centres nearest to Colton, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
16 centres · nearest to Colton first
Cock Street, Barford, Norwich, NR9 4BD
Unit 2, Ashtree Works Mill Road, Barnham Broom, Norwich, NR9 4DE
Unit 1b, Enterprise Court, Greens Road, Dereham, NR20 3TQ
Forest Way, Dereham Road, Norwich, NR5 0JH
Forest Way, Dereham Road, Norwich, NR5 0JH
The Street, Hockering, Dereham, NR20 3HJ
Villa Farm, Watton Road, Bawburgh, Norwich, NR9 3LQ
Unit 6, 12 Robberds Way, Bowthorpe Industrial Estate, Norwich, NR5 9JF
397-399 Dereham Road, New Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0SE
8-10 Norwich Common, Wymondham, Norwich, NR18 0SP
238 Fakenham Road, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6QW
Church Farm, Norwich Road, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3AS
Main Road, North Tuddenham, Dereham, NR20 3DE
91-93 Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norwich, NR18 0SH
Unit 13, Drayton Industrial Park, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6RL
27 Penfold Drive, Wymondham, Norwich, NR18 0WZ
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28.9% of cars in NR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Frettenham Service Station in Norwich (NR9 4BD) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Colton 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 Colton 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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