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: 14 August 2026
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  1. 14 August 2026

     Added Milton Keynes (Ship My Car) to the list of Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations.

  2. 18 November 2025

     Updated 'Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations'. Noise testing for exhaust modifications over 2 metres in height is now available at: - Livingston (Edinburgh) - Avonmouth (Bristol) - Gillingham - Derby - Chadderton

  3. 15 May 2025

     Removed Chelmsford from the list of Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test centre locations.

  4. 16 April 2024

     Updated the lists of Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) and Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test centre locations to include Castle Donington (My Vehicle Import).

  5. 30 November 2023

     Added Peterborough (Aebi Schmidt UK Limited) to the list of Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test centre locations.

  6. 14 July 2023

     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.

  7. 19 May 2023

     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.

  8. 3 March 2023

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

  9. 15 February 2023

     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)'.

  10. 20 September 2022

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

  11. 13 May 2022

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

  12. 10 December 2021

      Removed weight restrictions at Yeading.

  13. 30 September 2021

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

  14. 17 September 2021

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

  15. 22 April 2021

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

  16. 9 December 2013

      First published.

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:

• Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA)
• Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA)
• Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF)

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