The 40 test centres nearest to The Rookery, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to The Rookery first
Units 1, 2 & 3a, Fisher Industrial Estate, Wiggenhall Road, Watford, WD18 0FN
Colne Bridge Retail Park, Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2JG
252-272 Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2JJ
Watford Arches Retail Park, Watford, WD17 2JJ
Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2JX
58b Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0EN
25-29 Harwoods Road, Watford, WD18 7RB
Tolpits Garage, 1 Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 7QG
R/O 12-14 Wippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7LU
Unit 8, Finway Court, Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7EN
16 Bushey Hall Road, Watford, WD23 2EA
7 - 9 Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2EB
Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2QE
Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SE
Park Avenue, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2GD
3 Green Hill Crescent, Watford Business Park, Watford, WD18 8JG
36a Queen Marys Avenue, Watford, WD18 7JP
200 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JS
Unit D, 18 Caxton Way, Watford Business Park, Watford, WD18 8UA
152 High Street, Bushey, WD23 3DH
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25.8% of cars in WD postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Halfords Autocentre in Watford (WD18 0FN) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of The Rookery 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), 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 The Rookery 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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