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

IP17 1RD
IP17 1RB
IP17 1QX
IP17 1RE
IP17 1QU
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IP17 1RF
IP17 1QN
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IP17 1SR
IP17 1FB
IP17 1ST
IP17 1SP
IP17 1TE
IP17 1LX
IP17 1GJ
IP17 1SS
IP12 2EQ
IP12 2EF
IP17 1RZ
IP17 1RY
IP17 1QS
IP17 1JU
IP17 1SB
IP12 2AE
IP12 2EE
IP17 1NQ
IP17 1RX
IP17 1JT
IP17 1NT
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IP17 1NL
IP17 1HW
IP17 1HN
IP17 1HS
IP12 2EH
IP17 1HP
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IP17 1JN
IP17 1LU
IP17 1HR
IP17 1HQ
IP17 1QB
IP17 1JR
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IP17 1LD
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IP12 2ED
IP17 1HT
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IP17 1LB
IP17 1RU
IP17 1RT
IP17 1HG
IP17 1PJ
IP12 2EL
IP17 1PH
IP12 2HN
IP12 2EG
IP17 1PL
IP17 1NH
IP17 1US
IP17 1JD
IP17 1JY
IP12 2EJ
IP17 1NE
IP17 1HU
IP17 1PW
IP12 2EA
IP17 1ND
IP17 1JS
IP17 1NW
IP12 2EB
IP17 1JP
IP17 1HX
IP12 2DU
IP17 1FF
IP17 1QD
IP17 1RL
IP17 1HY
IP12 2DZ
IP17 1NP
IP12 2DX
IP17 1NJ
IP17 1NF
IP17 1AQ
IP17 1LA
IP17 1RS
IP17 1JZ
IP17 1PR
IP17 1GZ
IP17 1HZ
IP17 1NN
IP17 1JW
IP17 1LZ
IP12 2DY
IP17 1LE
IP17 1HD
IP17 1PP
IP17 1PU
IP17 1PY
IP17 1NR
IP17 1PX
IP17 1JA
IP17 1HE
IP17 1HB
IP12 2DT
IP17 1RR
IP12 2DJ
IP17 1JB
IP12 2DL
IP12 2DH
IP17 1PS
IP12 2EN
IP12 2DN
IP17 1PT
IP17 1RP
IP17 1NG
IP17 1HA
IP13 0BJ
IP17 1LF
IP12 2ES
IP17 1NX
IP17 1LJ
IP12 2DP
IP13 0BL
IP12 2DS
IP12 2DR
IP17 1PZ
IP12 2DQ
IP17 1JL
IP17 1NU
IP12 2EP
IP17 1LL
IP12 2JY
IP12 2DW
IP17 1LG
IP17 1XD
IP17 1LN
IP17 1PA
IP17 1JE
IP12 2HY
IP17 1XE
IP17 1XA
IP12 2ER
IP17 1LH
IP12 2ET
IP17 1TL
IP17 1ER
IP12 2DE
IP12 2HQ
IP12 2JX
IP12 2JZ
IP17 1LQ
IP17 1PB
IP17 1XB
IP17 1DQ
IP17 1EN
IP13 0BP
IP17 1BY
IP17 1DG
IP17 1ET
IP17 1JF
IP17 1XH
IP12 2LA
IP17 1TN
IP17 1NZ
IP17 1NY
IP17 1XL
IP17 1TG
IP17 1ES
IP17 1XJ
IP17 1LW
IP17 1EP
IP17 1BZ
IP12 2HE
IP17 1DW
IP12 2JS
IP12 2JU
IP17 1BU
IP17 1DJ
IP17 1XS
IP17 1DD
IP17 1TQ
IP17 1DZ
IP13 0BH
IP12 2JT
IP17 1DF
IP17 1DR
IP12 2JR
IP17 1DP
IP17 1DN
IP17 1JH
IP17 1EH
IP17 1DX
IP17 1GF
IP17 1BX
IP17 1DB
IP17 1AZ
IP17 1TJ
IP17 1FJ
IP17 1DS
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IP17 1AE
IP17 1EU
IP17 1JG
IP17 1AF
IP17 1BT
IP17 1BW
IP17 1BL
IP17 1BN
IP17 1AD
IP17 1EL
IP12 2EU
IP12 2JP
IP17 1DT
IP17 1WA
IP17 1BJ
IP17 1AB
IP17 1AH
IP13 0BW
IP17 1FG
IP17 1AG
IP17 1BH
IP17 1BF
IP17 1EG
IP17 1AJ
IP17 1BQ
IP17 1GL
IP17 1FE
IP17 1EQ
IP12 2DD
IP17 1GN
IP17 1EA
IP17 2PX
IP17 1ZD
IP17 2LB
IP17 9AL
IP17 2WE
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IP17 1YJ
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IP17 9AP
IP17 9AN
IP17 9AJ
IP17 9AG
IP17 9AA
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IP17 3WA
IP17 3PB
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IP17 2WY
IP17 2WD
IP17 2WB
IP17 2WA
IP17 2PT
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IP17 1YX
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IP17 1WD
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IP17 1ED
IP17 1PD
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IP12 2JL
IP12 2JN
IP12 2HU
IP12 2JJ
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IP17 1EY
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IP17 1WQ
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IP12 2DB
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IP17 1DL
IP13 0BG
IP17 1DY
IP17 1AS
IP12 2JA
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IP12 2HH
IP12 2TL
IP12 2PE
IP12 2SG
IP12 2HS
IP12 2RQ
IP17 1WN
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IP13 0BN
IP17 1EZ
IP17 1TR
IP12 2JF
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IP12 2JH
IP17 1EE
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IP13 0BE
IP17 1YH
IP17 1YB
IP17 1YR
IP17 1WU
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IP17 1XQ
IP12 2DG
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IP17 1YF
IP17 1LT
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IP12 2HF
IP17 1WL
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IP17 1XU
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IP13 0BD
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IP17 1WB
IP17 1TD
IP12 2JB
IP17 1WE
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IP17 1AR
IP17 1TW
IP17 1AT
IP12 2JD
IP17 1GB
IP17 1UE
IP17 1TH
IP12 2HZ
IP17 1UF
IP12 2JE
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IP17 1TY
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IP17 1JJ
IP17 1UG
IP17 1TX
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IP17 1WG
IP17 1TU
IP17 1PE

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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