The 40 test centres nearest to Canvey Island, 13 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Canvey Island first
Unit C (2) Charfleets Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 OPQ
Marine Garage, 258 Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7DR
365 Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0JQ
Canvey Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0PA
Unit 5 Mulberry Road, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Canvey Island, SS8 0PR
Charfleets Industrial Estate, Canvey Island, SS8 0PR
Unit 5 Sandhurst, Kings Road, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Canvey Island, SS8 0SA
296a London Road, Oak Road South, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2DD
320 London Road, Hadleigh, SS7 2DD
1647 - 1653 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SQ
2b Armstrong Road, Manor Trading Estate, Benfleet, SS7 4PP
95 to 97 Rectory Grove, Leigh on Sea, SS9 2HW
41/43 Glendale Gardens, Leigh on Sea, SS9 2AT
Woodmans Garage, 343 Rayleigh Road, Thundersley, SS7 3XA
234 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 5UP
1000a London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 3NE
Unit 1/2 Airborne Close, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, SS9 4ES
12 Dundonald Drive, Leigh on Sea, SS9 1NB
251 Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 4QP
Stadium Way, Benfleet, SS7 3NL
Before you book
23% of cars in SS postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Saxons MOT Services in Essex (SS8 OPQ) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Canvey Island in a straight line. There are 13 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 Canvey Island 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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