The 40 test centres nearest to Upminster, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Upminster first
128 Upminster Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6PL
38-40 Front Lane, Upminster, RM14 1XW
Sullens Farm, Sunnings Lane, Upminster, RM14 2DQ
45w Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6RJ
Fairkytes Ave, Hornchurch, RM11 1XS
The Moorings Garage, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UB
57 Butts Green Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2JS
123 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XR
241 Elm Park Avenue, Elm Park, Hornchurch, RM12 4RX
185-187 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TE
376-382 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 5TD
The Cardrome, Upper Rainham Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4EU
Gallows Corner, Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BX
77 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5JP
84 Douglas Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1AR
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0DZ
Unit 1b, the Old Brickworks, Church Road, Harold Wood, RM3 0HU
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0EZ
55 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2EU
Unit 4a, Avenue Industrial Estate, Southed Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BY
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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Dymond Mot's in Essex (RM12 6PL) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Upminster in a straight line. There are 28 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 Upminster 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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