The 40 test centres nearest to Cranham, 24 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cranham first
38-40 Front Lane, Upminster, RM14 1XW
The Moorings Garage, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UB
128 Upminster Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6PL
Sullens Farm, Sunnings Lane, Upminster, RM14 2DQ
57 Butts Green Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2JS
Unit 6 Hall Lane Farm, Little Warley, Hall Lane, West Horndon, CM13 3EN
Fairkytes Ave, Hornchurch, RM11 1XS
45w Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6RJ
Unit 1b, the Old Brickworks, Church Road, Harold Wood, RM3 0HU
Oakbank Yard, 53 Nags Head Lane, Brentwood, CM14 5NL
Unit 6, Childerditch Industrial Park, Childerditch Hall Drive, Brentwood, CM13 3HD
123 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XR
Gallows Corner, Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BX
376-382 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 5TD
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0DZ
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0EZ
A12 Colchester Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0GU
Unit 4a, Avenue Industrial Estate, Southed Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BY
8 Avenue Industrial Estate, A(127) Southend Arterial Road, Gallows Corner, Romford, RM3 0BY
16 Avenue Industrial Estate, Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BY
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20.6% of cars in RM postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Cranham Garage in Upminster (RM14 1XW) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Cranham 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), 5 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. 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 Cranham 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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