Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Suffolk

IP19 0LG
IP19 0AA
IP19 0LA
IP19 0AD
IP19 0AB
IP19 0LQ
IP19 0LB
IP19 0BG
IP19 0LH
IP19 0DY
IP19 0LJ
IP19 0LE
IP19 0BH
IP19 0LD
IP19 0AE
IP19 0BE
IP19 0LL
IP19 0QN
IP19 0BD
IP19 0QW
IP19 0LF
IP19 0BB
IP19 0DU
IP19 0BA
IP19 0LN
IP19 0QP
IP19 0DX
IP19 0AH
IP19 0AU
IP19 0AZ
IP19 0DT
IP19 0AQ
IP19 0AR
IP19 0AT
IP19 0AY
IP19 0AS
IP19 0AX
IP19 0NF
IP19 0AG
IP19 0LW
IP19 0DW
IP19 0LP
IP19 0NE
IP19 0BT
IP19 0NG
IP19 0ND
IP19 0DS
IP19 0NH
IP19 0BN
IP19 0BS
IP19 0JJ
IP19 0DL
IP19 0NQ
IP19 0DH
IP19 0DN
IP19 0BP
IP19 0BW
IP20 0LP
IP19 0AJ
IP19 0BL
IP19 0JQ
IP19 0LU
IP19 0JH
IP19 0BU
IP19 0AN
IP19 0DJ
IP19 0PP
IP19 0PR
IP19 0HR
IP19 0QB
IP19 0PS
IP19 0LR
IP19 0QL
IP19 0LS
IP20 0JZ
IP19 0BX
IP19 0AL
IP19 0QA
IP19 0HP
IP19 0JA
IP19 0LT
IP19 0NJ
IP20 0LR
IP19 0HJ
IP19 0HS
IP19 0JG
IP19 0AW
IP19 0NS
IP19 0JE
IP19 0HN
IP19 0LX
IP19 0HL
IP19 0HT
IP19 0JF
IP20 0LW
IP19 0NR
IP19 0AP
IP19 0PT
IP19 0PU
IP19 0HH
IP19 0NB
IP19 0QH
IP19 0PX
IP19 0QE
IP19 0HF
IP19 0PZ
IP19 0NP
IP19 0JD
IP19 0NT
IP19 0HW
IP19 0DR
IP19 0HU
IP19 0QR
IP19 0DP
IP19 0NW
IP19 0PY
IP19 0PE
IP19 0NN
IP19 0QD
IP19 0DB
IP19 0PW
IP20 0LS
IP19 0HX
IP19 0BY
IP20 0LN
IP19 0JP
IP19 0RA
IP19 0JY
IP19 0NL
IP19 0LY
IP19 9AT
IP19 0LZ
IP19 9AY
IP19 0BZ
IP19 0HQ
IP19 0HE
IP19 0DA
IP19 0NU
IP21 5SE
IP19 0PJ
IP19 9AS
IP19 0JN
IP19 0QF
IP21 5SH
IP19 0NA
IP19 0JS
IP19 9AU
IP19 0QJ
IP19 9AP
IP19 9AX
IP19 0HY
IP19 0NX
IP20 0LL
IP19 9BG
IP20 0LE
IP19 0PN
IP20 0LG
IP20 0LB
IP19 0JR
IP20 0JY
IP19 9BL
IP19 0PH
IP19 0JX
IP19 0JW
IP19 9BA
IP19 9AR
IP19 8PG
IP20 0LY
IP19 9AZ
IP21 5SJ
IP20 0LA
IP19 0ET
IP19 0EU
IP20 0LT
IP19 8TQ
IP19 8DR
IP20 0LH
IP19 0NZ
IP20 0LJ
IP19 8TU
IP19 0PD
IP19 8TN
IP19 0QQ
IP19 8TF
IP19 8DP
IP20 0LQ
IP19 8BN
IP19 8TG
IP19 0NY
IP19 0HG
IP19 0ES
IP19 8TT
IP19 8EJ
IP19 8DS
IP19 8BH
IP19 8TW
IP19 8WA
IP19 8WB
IP19 0RE
IP19 8TJ
IP19 0QG
IP19 0HZ
IP19 0ER
IP19 8BQ
IP19 0RB
IP19 8TH
IP19 0DF
IP19 8TP
IP19 8DT
IP19 0EH
IP19 8DW
IP19 8DN
IP19 8BJ
IP19 8RU

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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