The 38 test centres nearest to Prittlewell, 48 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Prittlewell first
Unit 4 Priory Works, Priory Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 6LD
Rear of 555 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5QF
Tickfield Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 6LL
555 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5FB
Vale Works, Vale Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5DP
Unit 3, 401 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5PQ
Unit 16 Robert Leonard Industrial Site, Stock Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5QD
Unit 2, Robert Leonard Industrial Estate, Stock Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5QD
Unit 4g Sunray Works, Stanfield Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5DQ
Unit 3 Craftsman Square, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend on Sea, SS2 5RH
Unit 7 Craftsman Square, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend on Sea, SS2 5RH
11 Craftsman Square, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 5RH
247 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5PE
Inverness Garage, Inverness Avenue, West Cliff on Sea, SS0 9DY
61 London Road, Southend on Sea, SS1 1PF
Unit 3 Boscombe Mews, Boscombe Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JD
329 Southchurch Road, Southend on Sea, SS1 2PE
119 - 123 St Helens Road, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 7LF
270/272 Westborough Road, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 9PU
Southend Airport, Southend on Sea, SS2 6YF
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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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D G M Service Centre 2006 Limited in Southend on Sea (SS2 6LD) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Prittlewell in a straight line. There are 48 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), 9 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 Prittlewell 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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