The 40 test centres nearest to East Tilbury, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to East Tilbury first
Merrydale Industrial Estate, Linford Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4LQ
Unit 2 Sandy Lane, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4LR
Unit 4 Star Industrial Estate, Off St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4AT
Red Lion Hill, Stanford Road, Orsett, RM16 3BX
Unit A & A1, Criton Engineering Works, Stanford Road, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3DH
12 Corringham Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0AH
69 - 71 Victoria Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0HZ
Daveys Yard, Dock Road, Tilbury, RM18 7PT
Unit S, Daneholes Roundabout, Stanford Road, Grays, RM16 4XS
Units 3-8, Canal Industrial Park, Canal Road, Gravesend, DA12 2PA
Milton Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PP
9 Bentley Street, Gravesend, DA12 2DH
Unit 3, Clipper Park, Thurrock Park Way, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7HG
6a Saddington Street, Gravesend, DA12 1ED
Unit 3 Globe Industrial Estate, Grays, Essex, RM17 6ST
53 Towers Road, Globe Industrial Estate, Grays, RM17 6ST
Unit 11 & 12 Walsham Enterprise Centre, Globe Industrial Estate, Rectory Road, Grays, RM17 6ST
Unit 6, Trafalgar Works, Globe Industrial Estate, Grays Essex, RM17 6ST
Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2LY
36 - 38 Southend Road, Grays, RM17 5NJ
Before you book
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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Riverview MOT in Chadwell St Mary (RM16 4LQ) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of East Tilbury in a straight line. There are 9 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), 3 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 East Tilbury 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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