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

IP14 4TN
IP14 4TL
IP14 4HU
IP14 4JZ
IP14 4HT
IP14 4TU
IP14 4JD
IP14 4JB
IP14 4TW
IP14 4JE
IP14 4JU
IP14 4JX
IP14 4JA
IP14 4TJ
IP14 4TX
IP14 4HY
IP14 4HZ
IP14 4JF
IP14 4TF
IP14 4TH
IP14 4TG
IP14 4TQ
IP14 4NG
IP14 4NJ
IP14 4NZ
IP14 4NQ
IP14 4HX
IP14 4JG
IP14 4NH
IP14 4TE
IP14 4SS
IP14 4SR
IP14 4QP
IP14 4JQ
IP14 4QW
IP14 4ST
IP14 4TR
IP23 8JH
IP14 4SX
IP14 4NF
IP14 4NL
IP14 4NE
IP14 4JH
IP14 4QN
IP14 4SY
IP14 4QX
IP23 8JG
IP14 4SU
IP23 8JF
IP14 4JJ
IP14 4QL
IP14 4ND
IP14 4QR
IP14 4RY
IP14 4JL
IP14 4NN
IP23 8LS
IP14 4LT
IP14 4NW
IP14 4RW
IP14 4NB
IP14 4QJ
IP14 4LX
IP14 4LS
IP14 4LZ
IP14 4LR
IP23 8JE
IP14 4NA
IP14 4UB
IP14 4RT
IP23 8JW
IP14 4PQ
IP14 4UH
IP14 4LU
IP23 8JJ
IP14 4LP
IP14 4QS
IP14 4LY
IP14 4NR
IP14 4QH
IP14 4NT
IP23 8EN
IP14 4NS
IP14 4JY
IP14 4HS
IP14 4HR
IP14 4LN
IP14 4NX
IP23 8JZ
IP23 8JD
IP14 4LW
IP14 4NY
IP14 4QQ
IP23 8LR
IP14 4EP
IP14 4RA
IP23 8HX
IP14 4QZ
IP14 4QU
IP14 4SZ
IP14 4TA
IP14 4RB
IP23 8HZ
IP23 8HS
IP14 4LL
IP14 4HP
IP14 4RD
IP23 8JA
IP23 8LP
IP23 8HY
IP23 8JY
IP23 8GZ
IP23 8HR
IP14 4QT
IP14 4RG
IP23 8JB
IP14 4JN
IP23 8JU
IP14 4LJ
IP23 8JS
IP23 8HT
IP14 4SP
IP23 8JP
IP14 4RE
IP23 8JT
IP23 8BF
IP23 8JQ
IP23 8JR
IP23 8JX
IP14 4SQ
IP23 8BG
IP23 8HQ
IP14 4LH
IP23 8FE
IP23 8HP
IP14 4JR
IP23 8HW
IP23 8NG
IP14 4SG
IP23 8HN
IP23 8HU
IP14 4RF
IP23 8JL
IP14 4UE
IP14 4UA
IP23 8NB
IP23 8HL
IP14 4LG
IP23 8LU
IP14 4LQ
IP14 4LF
IP14 4JW
IP14 4QG
IP14 4QF
IP14 4HN
IP23 8LX
IP23 8LY
IP14 4SA
IP14 4SF
IP23 8HE
IP14 4SN
IP23 8LT
IP23 8ND
IP23 8NE
IP23 8LZ
IP14 4NU
IP22 1LU
IP22 1LX
IP23 8NF
IP23 8ZR
IP23 8YZ
IP23 8NQ
IP23 8NA
IP14 4HW
IP22 1LT
IP14 4SH
IP14 4TB
IP22 1LQ
IP14 4RQ
IP14 4SJ
IP14 4TS
IP14 4SL
IP14 4SE
IP14 4RZ
IP14 4TD
IP14 4HL
IP14 4TP
IP22 1LY
IP14 4QE
IP23 8JN
IP23 8LL
IP14 4LE
IP14 5SR
IP14 5SS
IP14 4SW
IP14 4HJ
IP14 4SB
IP23 8NH
IP22 1LS
IP14 4SD
IP23 8HG
IP23 8HH
IP14 4HH
IP23 8HJ
IP23 8HF
IP22 1LR
IP14 5SX
IP23 8LJ
IP23 8HD
IP14 5SP
IP31 3BN
IP23 8HB
IP23 8GH
IP14 5TG
IP23 8LH
IP14 4LD
IP14 5SW
IP23 8HA
IP14 5SN
IP31 3BY
IP14 4RH
IP14 5ST
IP14 4LB
IP23 7EF
IP14 5SU
IP22 1LJ
IP23 8EH
IP23 8EW
IP14 5SY
IP23 8EP
IP14 5SL
IP31 3BX
IP31 3BL
IP23 7EE
IP23 7ES
IP14 4RJ
IP31 3JF
IP23 7EL
IP14 4QD

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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