The 40 test centres nearest to Shotgate, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Shotgate first
Unit 7 Buckingham Square, Hurricane Way, Wickford, SS11 8YQ
17 & 18 Hodgson Court, Wickford Business Park, Wickford, SS11 8XR
10 Hurricane Close, Shotgate, Wickford, SS11 8YR
16 Robert Way, Heron Industrial Estate, Wickford, SS11 8DD
Unit 9, Westfleet Ind Estate, Robert Way, Wickford, SS11 8BN
Unit 1 Saffron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
7 Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
Unit 5a Russell Court, Russell Gardens, Wick Lane, Wickford, SS11 8QU
Unit 1a, Byron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8QG
Rear of Little Spinney, London Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8UA
1 Lower Southend Road, Wickford, SS11 8AB
69 Runwell Road, Wickford, SS11 7HL
Unit 1, Arterial Park, Chelmsford Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7FY
Chelmsford Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8SY
Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7RJ
1 Woolaston Crescent, Burnt Mills, Basildon, SS13 1QD
23 Buckwin Square, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1BJ
Unit 8 Noble Square, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1LS
28 Nobel Square, Burnt Mills, Basildon, SS13 1LP
Ridley Road, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, SS13 1EG
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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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Plantexpand Limited in Wickford (SS11 8YQ) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Shotgate in a straight line. There are 45 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), 21 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 Shotgate 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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