The 40 test centres nearest to North Ockendon, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to North Ockendon first
Sullens Farm, Sunnings Lane, Upminster, RM14 2DQ
38-40 Front Lane, Upminster, RM14 1XW
Unit 1, Ardmore Road, South Ockendon, RM15 5TH
Unit 6 Hall Lane Farm, Little Warley, Hall Lane, West Horndon, CM13 3EN
128 Upminster Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6PL
Unit 6, Childerditch Industrial Park, Childerditch Hall Drive, Brentwood, CM13 3HD
45w Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6RJ
The Moorings Garage, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UB
9 High Street, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4BP
Fairkytes Ave, Hornchurch, RM11 1XS
Adjacent 2 Ship Lane, South Ockendon, Aveley, RM15 4HB
Unit A1 Wick Place Industrial Estate, Brentwood Road, Essex, RM14 3TL
57 Butts Green Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2JS
123 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XR
241 Elm Park Avenue, Elm Park, Hornchurch, RM12 4RX
Unit 10d Noakes Industrial Estate, New Road, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9EB
Rykel House, Purfleet Road, Aveley, RM15 4DT
Purfleet Road, Aveley, RM15 4XT
185-187 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TE
Unit 6, Thurrock Commercial Centre, Juliette Way, Purfleet, RM15 4YG
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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Ricks Car Care in Upminster (RM14 2DQ) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of North Ockendon 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), 2 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 North Ockendon 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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