Guidance

Find a vehicle approval and specialist test centre

Find a test centre where you can get an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) or Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
9 December 2013
Last updated
1914 MayJuly 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations

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Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test centre locations

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Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test centre locations

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Details

You can find a test centre that carries out:

You need to say which of these test centres you want to use when you apply for a vehicle approval test.

Published 9 December 2013
Last updated 1914 MayJuly 2023 + show all updates

  1. Added Purfleet (Ensign Bus Company) to the list of Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test centre locations. Updated the vehicle categories information for Purfleet (Ensign Bus Company) in the list of Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations.

  2. Updated the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations to include the types of vehicles that can be tested at Southampton (Northam) from 1 June 2023.

  3. Updated the list of Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test centre locations to show that 2-wheeled vehicles can now be tested at Yeading.

  4. Removed Southampton (Empress Road) from the list of Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations. Removed content about weight restrictions at Exeter, Derby, Nottingham and Leighton Buzzard. Updated 'passenger cars' to 'passenger vehicles (including motor caravans, ambulances and hearses)'.

  5. Removed Bournemouth from the list of Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test centres.

  6. Removed Andover (J and J Conversions Ltd) from Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations.

  7. Removed weight restrictions at Yeading.

  8. Removed Aberdeen from list of IVA, MSVA and COIF testing sites.

  9. Updated IVA vehicle categories information about Southampton (Bitterne Road West).

  10. Replaced the map with 3 separate attachments so you can find a test centre location by test type.

  11. First published.