The 38 test centres nearest to Rochford, 44 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Rochford first
84-86 West Street, Rochford, SS4 1AS
9 Featherby Way, Purdeys Industrial Estate, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1LD
Unit 47 Purdeys Industrial Estate, Rochford, SS4 1ND
Unit 1, Swaines Industrial Estate, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RG
Unit 3 Roacheview Business Park, Millhead Way, Purdeys Industrial Estate, Rochford, SS4 1LB
Southend Airport, Southend on Sea, SS2 6YF
Aviation Way, Southend Airport, Southend, Essex, SS2 6UN
Unit 15, Aviation Way Industrial Estate, Southend on Sea, SS2 6UN
Unit 7, Robert Leonard Industrial Park, Southend on Sea, SS2 6UN
Unit 19 Aviation Way, Robert Leonard Industrial, Estate, Southend on Sea, SS2 6UN
Unit 8 Robert Leonard Industrial Park, Aviation Way, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6UN
Rochford Business Park, Cherry Orchard Way, Rochford, SS4 1GP
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 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
Unit 14 Laurence Ind Estate, Eastwoodbury Lane, Eastwood, Southend on Sea, SS2 6RH
2 Comet Way, Southend on Sea, SS2 6XR
Rear of 555 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5QF
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W H Whittingham & Son Ltd in Rochford (SS4 1AS) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Rochford in a straight line. There are 44 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), 8 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 Rochford 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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