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

CO8 5JH
CO8 5JJ
CO8 5JL
CO8 5LF
CO8 5JE
CO8 5JN
CO8 5JG
CO8 5LG
CO8 5JD
CO8 5JB
CO8 5LH
CO8 5FL
CO8 5LA
CO8 5AQ
CO8 5JA
CO8 5JQ
CO8 5DB
CO8 5LL
CO8 5LD
CO8 5LN
CO8 5HZ
CO8 5DA
CO8 5AB
CO8 5ED
CO8 5BS
CO8 5EF
CO8 5BT
CO6 3WT
CO6 3WY
CO6 3WZ
CO6 3WW
CO6 3WJ
CO6 3WR
CO6 3WP
CO6 3WF
CO6 3WH
CO6 3WG
CO8 5WZ
CO6 3WA
CO8 5WE
CO8 5WA
CO6 3PW
CO6 3QX
CO6 3PA
CO8 5AF
CO6 3WX
CO6 3WS
CO6 3WU
CO6 3WQ
CO8 5XF
CO6 3WE
CO6 3WD
CO8 5ZB
CO6 3WB
CO8 5WF
CO6 3TP
CO6 3QW
CO6 3PD
CO6 3NF
CO6 3JH
CO6 3FB
CO8 5HU
CO8 5EQ
CO8 5JW
CO8 5BX
CO8 5EG
CO8 5LB
CO8 5AA
CO8 5AD
CO8 5JZ
CO8 5BY
CO8 5DD
CO8 5DE
CO8 5BD
CO8 5AE
CO8 5DG
CO8 5JF
CO8 5WY
CO8 5HY
CO8 5DQ
CO8 5DF
CO8 5EJ
CO8 5JU
CO8 5BZ
CO8 5BU
CO8 5BE
CO8 5EH
CO8 5LS
CO8 5LW
CO8 5EL
CO8 5EN
CO8 5BG
CO8 5DH
CO8 5BQ
CO8 5LJ
CO8 5AG
CO8 5EW
CO8 5HT
CO8 5BB
CO8 5JP
CO8 5DL
CO8 5EB
CO8 5JR
CO8 5JX
CO8 5AL
CO8 5AJ
CO8 5AW
CO8 5AR
CO8 5AN
CO8 5JS
CO8 5AH
CO8 5DJ
CO8 5BP
CO8 5BH
CO8 5BN
CO8 5EP
CO8 5EA
CO8 5AS
CO8 5BW
CO8 5BJ
CO8 5DY
CO8 5JT
CO8 5ER
CO8 5BL
CO8 5AP
CO8 5DN
CO8 5ET
CO8 5ES
CO8 5JY
CO8 5EU
CO8 5BA
CO6 3AA
CO8 5AT
CO8 5HS
CO8 5DX
CO8 5DW
CO6 3BA
CO8 5DZ
CO8 5AU
CO10 5NG
CO6 5NG
CO10 5NF
CO10 0NY
CO10 0NU
CO6 5NF
CO10 5NE
CO6 4NF
CO8 5AY
CO6 5NE
CO6 4ND
CO6 3AZ
CO10 0NX
CO6 3PE
CO6 4LY
CO8 5DP
CO8 5AX
CO8 5HR
CO10 0NZ
CO6 3AG
CO8 5DU
CO8 5HD
CO10 0PA
CO8 5AZ
CO8 5EY
CO6 4NG
CO6 3AB
CO6 3AE
CO8 5HE
CO8 5HA
CO8 5HQ
CO6 3AD
CO8 5EX
CO8 5HF
CO6 3AU
CO8 5HB
CO6 3SD
CO6 3FD
CO8 5HG
CO8 5HP
CO8 5HW
CO6 5NB
CO6 3AF
CO10 0NT
CO10 5NB
CO10 5LZ
CO6 2BD
CO10 5ND
CO6 5ND
CO6 3BD
CO10 0PH
CO6 4NQ
CO8 5EE
CO8 5DS
CO8 5DR
CO6 3AY
CO8 5HH
CO6 2BH
CO6 2QF
CO6 2BQ
CO6 5NA
CO10 5NA
CO6 3AX
CO6 4NB
CO6 5LZ
CO8 5HJ
CO8 5EZ
CO6 4NE
CO6 2BE
CO6 4JQ
CO10 5NQ
CO6 5NQ
CO6 4PF
CO6 2BG
CO6 2AR
CO6 3AT
CO6 5LW
CO10 5LW
CO6 4PG
CO8 5HN
CO6 5LR
CO10 5LR
CO6 3AR
CO6 2BB
CO6 4NA
CO10 5LP
CO6 5LP
CO6 4UL
CO10 7LY
CO10 0GT
CO6 3AW
CO6 4YZ
CO6 4YF
CO6 4YB
CO6 4WE
CO6 4YA
CO6 4WB
CO6 4UW
CO8 5DT
CO6 4NH
CO10 0NS
CO6 4UZ
CO6 2AS
CO6 3AS
CO6 4JW
CO6 4PE
CO6 4PD
CO8 5HL
CO6 4PY
CO6 3AQ
CO6 2BJ
CO6 3AN
CO10 7LU
CO10 7LT
CO6 4LZ
CO6 2QG
CO6 4NN
CO6 4NW
CO6 4PB
CO10 5LN
CO6 5LN
CO10 5LY
CO6 4UU
CO6 4UT
CO6 4NP
CO6 5LY
CO6 4PA
CO10 7PD
CO6 3AP
CO6 4RF
CO6 4NR
CO10 5LF
CO6 2QE
CO6 4FG
CO6 5LJ
CO10 5LJ
CO6 4NZ
CO6 4UN
CO6 4NS
CO6 2AX
CO10 5LL
CO10 0PB
CO10 7LX
CO6 5LL
CO6 2AZ
CO6 2AT
CO6 3AH
CO6 4PQ
CO6 2QH
CO10 0NR
CO6 4NJ
CO6 2BN
CO6 4UP
CO6 2AY
CO6 4UR
CO6 2BA
CO6 2BU
CO6 2BL
CO6 4NL
CO6 4US
CO6 5LH
CO6 2QQ
CO10 5LH
CO6 4LS
CO6 4LX
CO6 4NX
CO10 7LZ
CO6 4LU
CO6 4NY
CO10 0PD
CO6 4DW
CO10 0NP
CO9 2NY
CO6 4PU
CO10 0PE
CO6 4PH
CO6 3NS
CO10 7NR
CO6 5LS
CO10 5LS
CO6 4DP
CO6 2AU
CO10 0PF
CO10 0NW
CO10 5LT
CO6 2BP
CO6 2AP

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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