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

IP6 8HY
IP6 8HZ
IP8 4SP
IP6 8HU
IP8 4SN
IP8 4SS
IP8 4WA
IP8 4WB
IP6 8JA
IP8 4SR
IP8 4QZ
IP6 8JB
IP8 4SL
IP6 8HT
IP6 8HS
IP6 8JD
IP6 8JE
IP6 8HP
IP6 8HQ
IP6 8HR
IP8 4SJ
IP6 8HW
IP6 8HL
IP6 8RB
IP8 4SD
IP8 4QX
IP6 8HJ
IP8 4SG
IP8 4SQ
IP14 2JB
IP8 4SH
IP14 2RS
IP8 4SE
IP8 4QT
IP14 2JD
IP14 2QA
IP8 4RP
IP8 4RG
IP14 2HL
IP8 4RE
IP6 8JY
IP8 4RZ
IP8 4RQ
IP8 4RR
IP8 4RA
IP8 4RF
IP8 4RH
IP6 8JX
IP6 8HN
IP14 2JA
IP14 2JE
IP6 8JZ
IP8 4RJ
IP6 8HH
IP6 8LA
IP7 7DG
IP14 2HH
IP8 4RN
IP6 8HG
IP8 4RL
IP8 4SF
IP14 2HN
IP6 8SB
IP14 2HQ
IP6 8JU
IP8 4RB
IP8 4QS
IP6 8LB
IP8 4QL
IP14 2HJ
IP8 4QR
IP8 4RS
IP6 8RA
IP14 2JF
IP8 4QJ
IP8 4RX
IP8 4RT
IP7 7DS
IP7 7DF
IP6 8JF
IP14 2HZ
IP8 4QG
IP6 8SA
IP8 4PU
IP8 4QH
IP8 4QF
IP6 8JH
IP6 8JT
IP8 4QN
IP8 4QP
IP6 8JJ
IP8 4RW
IP8 4QE
IP6 8JG
IP6 8SJ
IP7 7DZ
IP14 2HW
IP6 8HD
IP6 8LD
IP8 4QD
IP6 8JQ
IP6 8SD
IP6 8RZ
IP6 8JS
IP6 8EZ
IP7 7DQ
IP6 8JL
IP8 4PD
IP7 7DL
IP14 2HG
IP6 8HE
IP6 8RX
IP7 7DW
IP7 7DX
IP6 8LF
IP7 7DH
IP6 8TG
IP7 7DE
IP6 8HA
IP6 8TA
IP8 4QA
IP7 7DJ
IP6 8ES
IP6 8TH
IP14 2HF
IP7 7DN
IP8 4QB
IP6 8EX
IP6 8TB
IP6 8HF
IP8 4PB
IP6 8DA
IP7 7DD
IP8 4DJ
IP6 8TD
IP6 8EW
IP6 8EY
IP8 4BQ
IP8 4PA
IP6 8TJ
IP6 8EU
IP8 4PF
IP6 8JR
IP8 4RU
IP6 8ER
IP6 8ET
IP8 4PE
IP6 8BP
IP8 4PQ
IP7 7RJ
IP6 8SZ
IP6 8EP
IP8 4PT
IP6 8EL
IP7 7SE
IP8 4PH
IP7 7DR
IP8 4PG
IP6 8LQ
IP7 7RH
IP6 8BS
IP6 8DJ
IP6 8BG
IP7 7RF
IP6 8EN
IP6 8BL
IP6 8TF
IP7 7SF
IP7 7RL
IP7 7RD
IP6 8RF
IP6 8BN
IP8 4PR
IP7 7RB
IP6 8EH
IP6 8LE
IP6 8AF
IP6 8RE
IP7 7RQ
IP6 8EJ
IP6 8EQ
IP6 8TE
IP6 8BT
IP7 7SG
IP8 4LP
IP8 4PL
IP14 2HE
IP6 8BU
IP7 7DP
IP8 4PY
IP8 4PJ
IP7 7RE
IP7 7RG
IP6 8BB
IP8 4PP
IP6 8JN
IP7 7FA
IP6 8BJ
IP8 4NA
IP8 4PN
IP8 4PW
IP6 8BW
IP6 8EG
IP6 8TQ
IP6 8AB
IP7 7SD
IP6 8HB
IP6 8RQ
IP6 8HX
IP6 8XD
IP6 8NT
IP6 8SE
IP6 8NZ
IP7 7SQ
IP8 4PX
IP6 8BH
IP6 8AX
IP6 8BD
IP6 8AR
IP6 8BX
IP14 2HD
IP6 8BA
IP6 8BQ
IP6 8RW
IP6 8AL
IP6 8SS
IP6 8AU
IP6 8BE
IP6 8XE
IP6 8NS
IP6 8AP
IP6 8NW
IP7 7RA
IP6 8AZ
IP6 8AY
IP6 8XB
IP6 8XG
IP14 2RP
IP6 8AS
IP6 8AN
IP6 8AT
IP14 2HP
IP6 8XF
IP6 8XH
IP6 8XA
IP6 8BZ
IP7 7RN
IP6 8WD
IP6 8UQ
IP6 8RG
IP6 8LW
IP6 8WW
IP6 8WB
IP6 8WE
IP6 8WG
IP6 8TZ
IP6 8WQ
IP6 8WN
IP6 8WH
IP6 8XZ
IP6 8XY
IP6 8XQ
IP6 8UB
IP6 8DQ
IP6 8AW
IP6 8BY
IP6 8DF
IP6 8JW
IP6 8DB
IP6 8AQ
IP7 6PQ
IP6 8NU
IP6 8DE
IP8 4LR
IP6 8DG
IP6 8GH
IP6 8GP
IP6 8GB
IP6 8SW
IP6 8SU
IP6 8ST
IP6 8SR
IP6 8SQ
IP6 8SP
IP6 8SN
IP6 8SL
IP6 8SG
IP6 8SH
IP6 8SF
IP6 8GZ
IP6 8GY
IP6 8GX
IP6 8GW
IP6 8GU
IP6 8GT
IP6 8GS
IP6 8GF
IP6 8GG
IP6 8GE
IP6 8DL
IP6 8GD
IP6 8GR
IP6 8GN
IP6 8GL
IP6 8GA
IP6 8GQ
IP6 8GJ
IP6 8AE
IP6 8TW
IP6 8DD
IP14 2EE
IP6 8DH
IP6 8AG
IP6 8UA
IP8 4PS
IP7 7RP
IP7 7RW
IP6 8RH
IP6 8RY
IP6 8AD
IP6 8AJ
IP6 8JP
IP6 0NF
IP6 8BF
IP6 8DW
IP14 2HR
IP6 8AH
IP6 8EE
IP8 4NF
IP6 8UD
IP6 8AA
IP6 8TL
IP6 8FE
IP6 8DR
IP6 8EB
IP6 8EA
IP14 2HS
IP6 8EF
IP6 8DP
IP6 8DS
IP7 7RR
IP6 8LS
IP6 8LT
IP7 7DB
IP6 8DT
IP7 7BZ
IP6 8LX
IP7 6PH
IP6 8ED
IP6 8LU
IP7 7RS
IP6 8DN
IP14 2HT
IP6 8DU
IP7 6PL
IP6 8DX
IP6 8LJ
IP6 8LG
IP6 8DY
IP8 4NG
IP6 0ND
IP6 8RU
IP14 2EY
IP6 8LL
IP14 2EX
IP7 7RZ
IP6 0LZ
IP6 8NH
IP6 0LY
IP8 4LN
IP7 7AT
IP14 2HA
IP8 4NQ
IP8 4LS
IP8 4LT
IP6 8RJ
IP6 0LU
IP6 0SF
IP6 0LX
IP14 2EZ
IP6 8DZ
IP6 0NB
IP6 8RL
IP7 6PJ
IP6 8NX
IP14 2ER
IP8 4LX
IP8 4LU
IP14 2ES
IP6 0LT
IP14 2EP
IP7 7DA
IP6 8LP
IP8 4LZ
IP8 4NH
IP6 0NA
IP6 0LP
IP6 8LR
IP7 6PN
IP6 8LY
IP6 8NJ
IP6 8LZ
IP6 0LS
IP6 8LH
IP14 2ND
IP6 0NG
IP6 8PY
IP8 4NJ
IP6 0NP
IP6 0LR
IP7 6PE
IP7 6PD
IP8 4LL
IP8 4LQ
IP7 6PG
IP7 6PB
IP8 4LE
IP6 0NH
IP6 0NQ
IP8 4LF
IP6 0NN
IP6 8PZ
IP6 0LJ
IP6 8RP
IP6 8RN
IP6 0LN
IP14 2NE
IP6 8PU
IP7 6PF
IP8 4LG
IP6 8NN
IP6 8NY
IP6 0NJ
IP6 0NE
IP6 0LL
IP6 8PT
IP6 8NA
IP7 6QD
IP7 7AR
IP14 2ET
IP14 2NB
IP14 2NA
IP7 6FJ
IP14 2HU
IP8 4LD
IP6 0LH
IP6 0LQ
IP6 8NB
IP6 0PR
IP6 8NP

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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