The 40 test centres nearest to Cranes, 40 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cranes first
Eco House, Honywood Road, Basildon, SS14 3DS
Unit 1 Paycocke Mews, Basildon, SS14 3HU
Units 18 to 19 Bakers Court, Paycocke Road, Basildon, SS14 3EH
Unit 16 Pembrooke Centre, Gardens Lane South, Basildon, SS14 3HY
Unit 3, Repton Close, Basildon, SS13 1LE
Eastmayne, Basildon, SS13 1BW
1 Archers Field, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1DN
Unit 4 Harvey Close, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1EY
Units 5 and 6 Harvey Road, Nevendon Industrial Estate, Burnt Mills, Basildon, SS13 1DA
Ridley Road, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1EG
28 Nobel Square, Burnt Mills, Basildon, SS13 1LP
Unit 8 Noble Square, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1LS
Unit 17, Carnival Park, Carnival Close, Basildon, SS14 3WN
4a the Gloucesters, Luckyn Lane, Basildon, SS14 3BA
1 Woolaston Crescent, Burnt Mills, Basildon, SS13 1QD
Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QY
23 Buckwin Square, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1BJ
306 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0JZ
Unit R1 Harribert House, Chester Hall Lane, Basildon, SS14 3DA
Fiveways House, Pipps Hill Industrial Estate, Howard Chase, Basildon, SS14 3BD
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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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Marcs Tyres & Autocare in Basildon (SS14 3DS) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Cranes in a straight line. There are 40 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), 19 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 Cranes 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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