The 40 test centres nearest to Fobbing, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Fobbing first
Southend Road B1420, Corringham, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 9ET
London Road, Fobbing, Essex, SS17 9HD
69 - 71 Victoria Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0HZ
Elmcroft, High Road, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 3AA
12 Corringham Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0AH
Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QY
South Hill, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6JD
4a the Gloucesters, Luckyn Lane, Basildon, SS14 3BA
British Rail Car Park, Laindon Station, Laindon, Essex, SS15 6AB
Unit R, Wrexham Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6PX
28 to 32 High Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6NR
Units 5 and 6, Durham Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6PH
Fiveways House, Pipps Hill Industrial Estate, Howard Chase, Basildon, SS14 3BD
Eastmayne, Basildon, SS13 1BW
Unit 17, Carnival Park, Carnival Close, Basildon, SS14 3WN
Unit 7, Basildon Trading Centre, Miles Gray Road, Basildon, SS14 3GD
Unit R1 Harribert House, Chester Hall Lane, Basildon, SS14 3DA
Unit 2 Basildon Trade Centre, Miles Gray Road, Basildon, SS14 3BZ
Church Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5SH
Unit 5 Sandhurst, Kings Road, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Canvey Island, SS8 0SA
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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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Eastern Garage in Stanford Le Hope (SS17 9ET) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of Fobbing in a straight line. There are 8 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), 1 centre 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 Fobbing 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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