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

CB8 7QP
CB8 7RG
IP28 8YB
CB8 7QN
IP28 8YH
IP28 8XZ
IP28 8XY
CB8 7QH
IP28 8NE
CB8 7QW
IP28 8TJ
IP28 8YA
IP28 8YL
IP28 8XU
IP28 8ZB
IP28 8XW
CB8 7QL
IP28 8XF
IP28 8TZ
IP28 8GT
IP28 8XB
IP28 8TN
IP28 8GS
IP28 8TL
IP28 8GY
IP28 8XS
IP28 8GU
IP28 8TH
IP28 8GQ
IP28 8GZ
IP28 8XT
IP28 8JU
IP28 8TW
IP28 8QX
IP28 8GR
IP28 8LW
IP28 8GW
IP28 8LN
IP28 8GX
IP28 6SS
IP28 8NQ
IP28 8JX
IP28 8LP
IP28 8LH
IP28 8LL
IP28 8UY
IP28 8GF
IP28 8LD
IP28 8LJ
IP28 8GL
IP28 8XP
IP28 8JT
IP28 8JJ
IP28 8XN
IP28 8JS
IP28 8TG
IP28 8UZ
IP28 8UR
IP28 8GE
IP28 8XL
IP28 8TQ
IP28 8YT
IP28 8JP
IP28 8XH
IP28 8XJ
IP28 8TF
IP28 8FQ
IP28 8TE
IP28 8XQ
IP28 8GJ
IP28 8TP
IP28 8TA
IP28 8JR
IP28 8JW
IP28 8LB
CB8 7FG
IP28 8TT
IP28 8XR
IP28 8JY
IP28 8JN
IP28 8LE
IP28 8LF
CB8 7QY
IP28 8FX
IP28 8FW
IP28 8LR
IP28 8JL
CB8 7RA
IP28 8XG
IP28 8GN
CB8 7QG
IP28 8TB
IP28 8GP
IP28 8WJ
IP28 8TR
CB8 7QR
CB8 7QQ
IP28 8FT
IP28 8FR
IP28 8LA
IP28 8TS
IP28 8WW
IP28 8FP
IP28 8TX
IP28 8XD
IP28 8JZ
IP28 6SU
IP28 8WP
IP28 8HJ
IP28 8FN
IP28 8UT
IP28 8LG
IP28 8JQ
IP28 8WS
IP28 8TY
IP28 8FS
IP28 8US
IP28 8WU
IP28 8WQ
IP28 8JH
IP28 8FL
IP28 8ER
IP28 8WR
IP28 8SL
IP28 8TD
IP28 8WT
IP28 8WY
IP28 8WX
IP28 8XA
IP28 8GH
IP28 8GA
IP28 8FJ
IP28 8FY
IP28 8GB
IP28 8GD
IP28 8FH
IP28 6SR
IP28 8LQ
CB8 7QX
CB8 7QJ
CB8 7QF
IP28 6ST
IP28 8WG
CB8 7QE
IP28 6SH
IP28 6WJ
IP28 6WF
IP28 6WG
CB8 7QS
IP28 6SW
CB8 7QD
IP28 6SX
IP28 6BW
CB8 7PT
CB8 7FE
CB8 7RE
IP28 6BS
CB8 7PY
IP28 6BN
CB8 7PR
CB8 7RB
CB8 7PU
CB8 7PP
CB8 7PS
CB8 7RH
CB8 7PQ
CB8 7FF
CB8 7QA
CB8 7QB
CB8 7PX
CB8 8QX
CB8 7PN
CB7 5PZ
CB8 8FA
CB8 7PZ
CB8 8QY
CB8 8HL
IP28 6SN
CB8 8GF
CB8 7RF
CB8 8QU
CB8 7RJ
CB7 5QQ
CB8 8QT
CB8 8GY
CB8 7PW
CB8 7QT
CB8 8JY
CB8 7RQ
IP28 6BF
CB8 7UU
CB8 7UA
CB7 5GR
IP28 8EW
CB8 8QS
IP28 6BP
IP28 6BU
CB8 7PL
CB7 5PX
IP28 6TA
CB7 5PS
CB7 5PT
IP28 6SP
IP28 6SG
CB8 8RR
IP28 6SJ
IP28 6NU
IP28 6BL
IP28 6TH
IP28 6SQ
CB7 5QG
IP28 6SA
IP28 8SR
CB7 5PP
CB7 5QF
IP28 6SZ
IP28 6SL
IP28 6SB
IP28 8SD
CB7 5PU
IP28 6SD
IP28 6SF
CB7 5PN
IP28 6SE
IP28 6BJ
CB7 5QE
IP28 6BG
CB7 5PR
IP28 8SN
IP28 8UQ
IP28 8JG
IP28 8SB
CB8 8QR
IP28 8SA
IP28 8SJ
CB7 5QH
IP28 8RZ
IP28 8SH
CB8 8PR
IP28 6TB
IP28 8JF
IP28 6BH
IP28 8JE
IP28 8XX
IP28 6AZ
IP28 6NX
IP28 6BQ
IP28 8SQ
IP28 8SF
IP28 6DG
IP28 8RU
CB8 8RP
IP28 8HX
IP28 6AY
IP28 8RX
IP28 8HT
IP28 6BA
IP28 8HU
IP28 8SP
CB8 8QZ
IP28 8HZ
IP28 8RY
IP28 8HY
IP28 6AU
IP28 6BE
IP28 8SG
IP28 6AX
IP28 6AL
CB8 8WG
CB8 8WE
IP28 6TD
IP28 6BT
IP28 8SE
IP28 6BB
IP28 8QZ
IP28 8QY
IP28 6AN
IP28 6BD
CB7 5QJ
IP28 6AP
CB8 8SW
IP28 6AJ
IP28 8JA
CB8 8SN
IP28 7DX
IP28 8SW
CB8 8SU
IP28 6AW
CB8 8SP
IP28 8NJ
IP28 6AQ
IP28 7DS
IP28 7DT
CB8 8SR
IP28 8JD
IP28 7FF
IP28 6AT
IP28 6AD
IP28 8JB
IP28 7DU
IP28 6AR
CB7 5QB
IP28 7FG
CB8 8SQ
CB8 8SG
IP28 7DY
IP28 6AA
IP28 7DR
IP28 6AF
CB8 8SS
IP28 6AG
CB8 8SZ

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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