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

IP13 8BE
IP13 8BD
IP13 8BJ
IP13 8BG
IP13 8BB
IP13 8BL
IP13 8BQ
IP21 5LW
IP13 8BH
IP21 5LS
IP13 8AZ
IP13 8BA
IP13 7NZ
IP13 7NJ
IP13 7NY
IP13 8BP
IP13 8AY
IP21 5LF
IP21 5LR
IP13 8BN
IP13 7NL
IP13 7NH
IP21 5LU
IP13 8BW
IP13 8BS
IP13 8AX
IP21 5LT
IP21 5LP
IP21 5LJ
IP13 8BU
IP21 5LE
IP13 8DA
IP13 7NP
IP21 5LH
IP21 5LX
IP13 7NR
IP21 5LD
IP13 7NN
IP13 7NS
IP13 8BZ
IP13 8BT
IP13 8BX
IP13 7NQ
IP13 8EF
IP13 8EG
IP21 5NS
IP13 7PA
IP21 5LG
IP13 7NX
IP13 7NW
IP13 8AJ
IP13 8AL
IP13 8BY
IP13 8EQ
IP13 7ND
IP13 7LY
IP21 5LY
IP13 7LU
IP13 8AT
IP13 7PF
IP13 8HE
IP21 5NQ
IP13 7LZ
IP13 7NA
IP13 7NB
IP13 7LT
IP13 7NU
IP13 7NT
IP13 7PB
IP21 5NP
IP21 5LB
IP13 7LS
IP13 8AQ
IP21 5NL
IP13 8AN
IP13 8AH
IP13 8HL
IP13 8HJ
IP21 5EP
IP21 5JX
IP13 8AG
IP13 8EH
IP13 8EJ
IP13 8EL
IP21 5JS
IP21 5JP
IP13 7LX
IP13 8AR
IP13 7PD
IP13 7HF
IP13 7JA
IP13 7LR
IP13 8AU
IP13 7HY
IP13 8HN
IP13 7LP
IP13 8HG
IP13 7JG
IP13 7RQ
IP13 8AF
IP13 7HG
IP13 7HZ
IP21 5ES
IP13 7JW
IP21 5JT
IP21 5LA
IP13 7PG
IP13 7HX
IP21 5EL
IP13 8AE
IP13 7JL
IP21 5ER
IP13 8AW
IP13 8AS
IP13 7JN
IP13 8AP
IP13 8HD
IP13 8HH
IP13 8AA
IP21 5JB
IP13 8DG
IP13 8DB
IP13 8EA
IP13 8AB
IP13 8DD
IP13 8HF
IP13 8HQ
IP13 9QX
IP21 5JZ
IP13 8JF
IP21 5LL
IP13 7HR
IP21 5JN
IP21 5HY
IP21 5JE
IP13 8JG
IP21 5JF
IP21 5HW
IP13 8JQ
IP13 8EW
IP21 5LN
IP13 9QY
IP13 7HU
IP13 8DZ
IP13 8EE
IP13 8BF
IP13 7NE
IP13 8DY
IP21 5JY
IP13 8AD
IP21 5HU
IP21 5HX
IP21 5JU
IP21 5JA
IP21 5HD
IP13 8EB
IP21 5EF
IP13 8ED
IP13 7HS
IP13 8DQ
IP13 8JH
IP21 5HT
IP13 7GX
IP13 8DX
IP13 7HT
IP21 5JR
IP21 5NJ
IP13 8EN
IP21 5HS
IP21 5JQ
IP21 5NN
IP13 7JB
IP13 7NF
IP21 5EG
IP21 5HZ
IP13 7NG
IP21 5LQ
IP13 8ET
IP13 9RB
IP13 9QZ
IP13 8DU
IP21 5JD
IP13 9QU
IP13 7HP
IP21 5JH
IP21 5JG
IP21 5EH
IP13 7EQ
IP13 8DJ
IP21 5HG
IP13 9QS
IP13 8DT
IP13 8DL
IP21 5JW
IP13 9RA
IP13 8DH
IP13 9QR
IP13 9QT
IP21 5JJ
IP13 8DR
IP13 8DS
IP13 8DN
IP13 8JA
IP13 7HN
IP13 8DW
IP13 8HP
IP13 8DP
IP13 7HW
IP13 9QP
IP13 8HW
IP13 7PQ
IP13 9QW
IP13 9JQ
IP13 9JN
IP13 8HB
IP21 5HH
IP13 7PE
IP13 7HH
IP21 5SZ
IP21 5EE
IP13 7HL
IP21 5EQ
IP21 5HQ
IP21 5HJ
IP21 5DZ
IP21 5TA
IP13 7JD
IP21 5HP
IP13 8HA
IP21 5EJ
IP21 5HL
IP13 7JJ
IP21 5DY
IP13 8EZ
IP13 7JE
IP13 8HZ

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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