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

CO10 5JB
CO6 5JB
CO10 5JA
CO6 5JA
CO6 5JD
CO10 5JD
CO6 5JW
CO10 5JW
CO6 5JH
CO10 5JH
CO10 5HZ
CO6 5HZ
CO10 5HX
CO6 5HY
CO6 5JL
CO10 5JL
CO10 5JP
CO6 5JP
CO6 5HX
CO6 5JE
CO10 5JE
CO10 5HS
CO6 5HS
CO6 5JN
CO10 5HT
CO6 5HT
CO10 5JN
CO10 5JJ
CO6 5JJ
CO6 5HU
CO10 5HU
CO10 5DY
CO6 5HR
CO10 5HR
CO6 5DW
CO6 5HP
CO10 5HP
CO6 5JR
CO6 5JG
CO10 5JG
CO10 5HF
CO10 5JR
CO6 5HN
CO10 5HN
CO6 5HL
CO10 5HL
CO10 5NR
CO6 5NR
CO6 5HH
CO10 5HH
CO6 5HJ
CO10 5HJ
CO10 5NP
CO6 5NP
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CO6 5DZ
CO10 5JS
CO6 5HW
CO10 5HW
CO10 5DZ
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CO6 5EA
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CO10 5DX
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CO10 5DU
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CO6 5PA
CO10 5WX
CO10 5JT
CO6 5JT
CO6 5BX
CO6 5DN
CO6 5NZ
CO6 5EB
CO10 5NZ
CO6 5BZ
CO10 5JU
CO6 5JU
CO10 5AE
CO6 5DD
CO6 5DP
CO6 5DA
CO10 5NT
CO6 5NT
CO6 5DB
CO6 5PB
CO10 5NS
CO6 5NS
CO10 5PB
CO10 5AB
CO10 5AG
CO10 5QZ
CO10 5EQ
CO10 5QQ
CO10 5AH
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CO10 5JF
CO6 5QA
CO10 5QA
CO10 5NX
CO6 5QD
CO10 5QD
CO10 5QB
CO6 5QB
CO6 5QE
CO10 5QE
CO10 5EB
CO6 5BT
CO6 5BY
CO6 5DL
CO6 5EZ
CO10 5EZ
CO6 5HA
CO10 5HB
CO6 5HB
CO6 5DE
CO6 5EF
IP7 6HA
IP7 6EZ
CO6 5DJ
CO6 5NY
CO10 5NY
IP7 6EY
CO10 5HA
CO10 5ED
CO6 5BQ
CO10 5JX
CO6 5ED
CO6 5PD
CO10 5PD
CO10 5HE
CO6 5HE
CO6 5NU
CO10 5NU
CO6 5JX
CO6 5DG
CO6 5HD
CO6 5BE
CO6 5BD
CO10 5HD
CO6 4RR
CO6 5EX
CO10 5EX
CO6 5BS
CO6 5QG
CO10 5QG
CO6 5BG
CO6 5BP
CO6 5DH
CO10 5PE
CO6 5PE
CO6 4RP
CO6 5AN
CO6 5WZ
CO6 5WY
CO6 5RL
CO6 5WX
CO6 5AJ
CO6 5BB
CO6 5EE
CO6 5AH
CO6 5AL
CO10 5EE
IP7 5NZ
CO6 4RS
CO6 5BA
CO6 5AZ
CO6 5AA
CO6 5AP
CO6 5AT
IP7 5NX
CO6 5AY
CO6 5AR
CO6 5AS
IP7 6ES
CO6 4RN
CO6 4RL
IP7 6HD
CO10 5EU
CO6 5EU
IP7 6EX
CO6 4PS
CO6 5PF
CO10 5PF
CO6 5AB
CO6 5AF
IP7 6ER
CO6 5NW
IP7 5NU
IP7 5NY
CO6 5EH
CO10 5EH
IP7 6ET
CO6 4PN
CO6 5AD
CO10 5ET
CO6 5LG
CO10 5LG
CO6 5AG
CO6 4PZ
IP7 6EU
IP7 5PA
CO6 5AX
CO10 5ES
CO6 5ES
CO6 5AU
IP7 5NT
CO6 4PX
CO6 4PR
CO6 4UH
CO6 5AE
CO6 4PP
CO6 4UJ
IP7 6EP
CO6 4QA
CO10 5EG
CO6 4PW
IP7 6HB
CO6 4QB
CO6 4UQ
CO10 5JY
CO10 5LX
CO6 5EG
CO6 5PZ
CO10 5PZ
CO6 5PY
CO10 5PY
CO6 5LX
CO6 5ET
CO6 5JY
CO10 5EL
IP7 6EW
CO6 5EL
CO10 5PW
CO6 5AQ
IP7 6EN
CO6 5PG
CO10 5PG
CO6 4FS
CO6 5LU
CO10 5LU
CO10 5EJ
CO6 5BF
CO6 4PL
CO10 5PX
CO6 5PX
CO10 5ER
CO6 4RW
CO6 4PT
CO6 5ER
CO6 5EJ
CO6 4RH
CO6 4RJ
CO10 5LT
CO6 5EP
CO6 5LT
CO10 5EP
CO6 4TE
CO6 4RQ
IP7 5NS
CO6 4SD
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CO6 4RE
CO6 5LS
CO10 5LS
CO6 4RB
IP7 5RE
CO10 5PH
CO6 4RG
CO6 4QZ
IP7 5PB
CO6 4RD
IP7 6EL
CO6 4QY
IP7 5RQ
CO6 5EN
CO10 5PT
CO10 5EN
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IP7 5FB
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CO6 4QX
CO6 4QQ
CO6 4PU
CO6 5PU
CO10 5PU
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CO6 4QE
CO6 4QD
CO6 4QJ
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CO6 4QF
CO10 5JZ
CO6 5JZ
CO6 4QH
CO6 4QG
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CO6 4XD
CO6 4TN
CO10 5LE
CO6 4QW
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CO10 5PJ
CO6 5PJ
IP7 5RJ
CO6 5LY
CO6 5PT
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CO6 4PH
CO6 4QN
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CO6 4QR
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CO10 5LQ
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CO10 5LY
IP7 5PD
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CO6 5LA
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CO10 5PR
IP7 5PG
CO10 5LH
CO6 4NS
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CO6 5LH
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IP7 5NR
CO6 4PQ
CO10 5EY
CO6 4NR
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CO10 5LL
CO10 5PS
IP7 6QB
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IP7 5RD
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CO10 5LF
IP7 6PZ
IP7 6QA
IP7 5RW
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CO6 5LD
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CO10 5LJ
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CO6 5PS
CO6 4NZ
CO6 4NP
IP7 6PY
CO6 4PY
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CO6 4NW
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CO10 5LN
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CO10 5LR
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CO10 5LP
CO6 4PB
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CO6 4PA
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IP7 5RN
CO6 5PP
CO10 5PP
IP7 6PU
CO6 4NX
CO10 5LW
IP7 5RF
CO6 5LW
IP7 5RP
CO6 4PF
IP7 6EB
CO6 4TA
IP7 6EF
IP7 6EE
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IP7 6DZ
IP7 6PS
CO6 4SH
CO6 4QS
CO6 5LZ
IP7 5PF
IP7 6DY
IP7 6ED
IP7 6EJ
IP7 6EA
CO6 5NA
CO10 5NA
IP7 5RL
IP7 6DU
IP7 6DX
IP7 5RR

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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