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Ensign Bus Company Limited

MOT test station 1AME78 at Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, South Ockendon RM15 4YF, in Thurrock. Authorised for Class 5. Listed as active on 26 Feb 2026.

123457

Classes authorised

1 of 6

Class 5

Stations within 5 miles

136

452 within 10 miles

Nearest alternative

0.2 miles

Rosina MOT Centre

Phone

01708 865656

as listed by DVSA

Station details

DVSA site number
1AME78
Register status
Listed as active on 26 Feb 2026 (DVSA Active MOT test stations)
Classes authorised
Class 5: Private passenger vehicles with 13 or more seats
Address
Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, South Ockendon
Postcode
RM15 4YF
Council district
Thurrock (46 listed stations)
Map position
full postcode · 51.4939, 0.2317

What Ensign Bus Company Limited can test

ClassVehiclesDVSA max
Class 5Private passenger vehicles with 13 or more seats£59.55 to £80.65

Caps are DVSA statutory maximums; typical charges are this site's observed ranges. Prices are not part of the DVSA register.

About this station

Ensign Bus Company Limited is an MOT test station at Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, South Ockendon, RM15 4YF, in Thurrock (East of England). It appears in DVSA's Active MOT test stations dataset dated 26 February 2026 under site number 1AME78, and is authorised for one of the six MOT test classes: private passenger vehicles with 13 or more seats (Class 5).

It is one of 16 stations in Thurrock authorised for Class 5 private passenger vehicles with 13 or more seats, a class most garages cannot test; 96 stations within 10 miles hold it. It does not test Class 4 cars and light vans, so it is a specialist station rather than a general MOT garage; the 44 Class 4 stations in Thurrock are listed on the district page.

The nearest listed alternative is Rosina MOT Centre in Aveley, 0.2 miles away (Classes 4, 5 and 7). 136 other stations sit within 5 miles and 452 within 10 miles, which makes this a dense area for MOT choice. The five nearest stations lie within 1.1 miles.

The DVSA statutory maximum fee applies to every class this station tests: Class 5 £59.55 to £80.65. Confirm the price with the station before booking; prices are not part of the DVSA register.

Companies House records ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED (company number 02656574) against this station, matched by an exact name and postcode match; its register status on 1 May 2026 was "Active". The company was incorporated on 23 Oct 1991 (34 years on the register), files audit exemption subsidiary accounts, and its registered activity is 49390 Other passenger land transport.

The phone number DVSA lists for the station is 01708 865656. Opening hours, booking and prices are not part of the register; call before travelling.

Nearest MOT Test Stations

The five listed stations closest to RM15 4YF, straight-line distance from the postcode. Stations with motorcycle, van or PSV authorisation link to their own page.

StationTownDistanceClasses
Rosina MOT CentrePurfleet Road, RM15 4XTAveley0.2 miles123457
Motorland MOT Ltd (district list)1A London Road, RM15 4XUEssex0.2 miles123457
Chandlers MOT ServiceUnit 6, RM15 4YGPurfleet0.3 miles123457
New Road MOT Testing Station LtdUnit 10D Noakes Industrial Estate, RM13 9EBEssex0.6 miles123457
Dalin Tyres and Alignment LtdAdjacent 2 Ship Lane, RM15 4HBAveley1.1 miles123457

All 46 stations in Thurrock · East of England · All regions

Registered company

Companies House, Basic Company Data snapshot 1 May 2026; matched by an exact name and postcode match. Register facts only, no officer or personal data.

Registered name
ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED
Company number
02656574
Companies House status on 1 May 2026
Active
Incorporated
23 Oct 1991 (34 years on the register)
Company type
Private Limited Company
Accounts
Files audit exemption subsidiary accounts; last made up to 29 Mar 2025
Registered activity (SIC)
49390 Other passenger land transport
Registered office
AVELEY SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15

Full register entry on ukcompanyfinder.com (a Digital Signet site). Register status is Companies House's wording on the snapshot date; the DVSA list, not the company register, is the authority on whether the station tests.

What an MOT costs at a Class 5 station in East of England

DVSA maximum, Class 4 car

£54.85

Same cap in England, Scotland and Wales

UK typical (Class 4 car)

£30-45

National typical range; this site's regional guide does not split this region out separately.

Free retest

10 days

If the vehicle stays at the station for repair

ClassVehiclesDVSA maxTypical
Class 5Private passenger vehicles with 13 or more seats£59.55 to £80.65£50-80

Caps are the DVSA statutory maximums (unchanged since April 2010, re-verified 24 August 2026); typical charges are this site's observed ranges. The MOT fee is VAT-exempt. See the full fee guide and how to pay less.

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Where this listing comes from

  • Register: DVSA Active MOT test stations (GOV.UK publication), dataset dated 26 Feb 2026. Every station on this page was listed as active on 26 Feb 2026. DVSA updates the list roughly quarterly; authorisations can change between releases, so check with the station before travelling.
  • Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Geography: districts, regions and distances derived from postcodes via postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory). Contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Contains National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026.
  • Company details: Company details from Companies House, Basic Company Data snapshot 2026-05-01, matched by name and postcode; no officer or personal data is used. ukcompanyfinder.com is a Digital Signet site.
  • Not on the register: prices, opening hours, websites and booking. The £54.85 cap and typical charges on this page come from this site's verified fee guide, not from DVSA's station list.
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Updated 2026-06-11