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

IP7 7AQ
IP7 7AH
IP7 7AG
IP7 7AL
IP7 7AJ
CO3 5UN
IP7 7AF
IP7 7AE
IP7 7AN
CO10 9NZ
IP7 7BD
CO10 9NY
IP7 7AD
IP7 7AW
IP7 7AB
IP7 7BA
IP7 7AA
CO10 9NX
IP7 7JG
IP7 7JJ
IP7 7JF
IP7 7JE
IP7 7JH
IP7 7AU
IP7 7JQ
IP7 7LG
IP7 7LQ
IP7 7BB
IP7 6PZ
CO10 9NU
CO6 5PS
IP7 7JL
IP7 6PY
IP7 7GB
CO10 9PL
CO10 9NT
CO10 5PS
CO10 9PN
IP7 7AZ
CO10 9NS
CO10 9NR
CO10 5EY
IP7 7AX
CO10 9PP
CO10 9FJ
CO10 9SU
IP7 7AY
IP7 7DU
IP7 7JN
CO10 0TB
IP7 6PU
CO10 9PA
IP7 7QH
IP7 7QL
IP7 6PX
IP7 7JB
IP7 6PT
CO10 5PR
CO6 5PR
CO10 9NP
CO10 5EN
CO6 5EN
IP7 6PS
CO10 9PB
CO10 0FN
IP7 7JD
IP7 6QA
CO10 5EP
CO6 5PT
CO6 5EP
IP7 6PP
IP7 7QQ
IP7 6PR
CO10 0TD
CO10 9PD
CO6 5ER
CO6 5EJ
CO10 5ER
IP7 7JA
IP7 7HZ
CO10 0SS
CO10 5PP
CO6 5PP
CO10 5PN
CO6 5PN
CO10 5EJ
IP7 7QG
CO10 5PT
IP7 6PW
CO10 0SY
CO6 5EL
CO10 5EL
CO10 5PU
CO6 5PU
IP7 7HU
IP7 7HX
CO10 0SR
CO6 5ET
CO6 5EG
IP7 6QB
IP7 7HY
CO10 0SP
IP7 6HT
CO10 0SW
CO10 0SX
CO10 0SU
CO10 5EG
CO10 9NN
CO10 0GA
CO10 0ST
IP7 7QF
CO10 0SN
CO10 5PL
CO6 5ES
CO10 5ES
CO6 5PJ
CO6 5PL
CO10 5PJ
CO10 9NW
CO10 0SQ
CO6 5PX
CO10 5PX
IP7 7HT
CO10 5ET
CO10 0SH
CO10 5EH
CO6 5EH
CO10 9NL
CO10 0SL
CO10 9NH
IP7 7HS
CO6 5PW
IP7 7QE
CO10 0SG
CO6 5EU
CO10 9NJ
CO10 5EU
CO6 5PY
CO10 5PY
IP7 6HX
CO10 5PW
IP7 6HU
CO10 5RZ
CO10 0RZ
CO6 5PZ
CO10 5PZ
IP7 6HZ
CO10 9PE
IP7 6HS
CO6 5PG
CO10 5PG
IP7 6JA
IP7 7HF
CO10 5EX
IP7 6HD
CO6 5EX
CO10 0TE
CO10 0TH
CO10 0TF
CO10 5EE
CO6 5EE
IP7 7QD
CO10 0TG
IP7 7EE
CO10 5PH
CO10 5HE
CO6 5HE
CO10 5HD
IP7 6HB
CO10 0TA
CO10 0TW
CO6 5HD
IP7 6JB
CO10 9NQ
IP7 7QA
CO10 9RX
IP7 7JW
CO10 0TT
CO10 0TQ
CO6 5PF
CO10 5PF
CO10 5HA
IP7 7LE
CO6 5PH
CO10 9FF
CO10 9NG
CO10 0TR
CO10 0TS
IP7 7HE
IP7 7HB
CO10 5EZ
IP7 6JD
CO6 5HA
CO6 5EZ
IP7 6ET
CO10 9PJ
CO6 5HB
CO10 5HB
CO6 5ED
CO10 9PG
IP7 6EU
IP7 7HD
CO10 9NF
CO6 5EF
IP7 6EX
CO10 5ED
IP7 6JF
IP7 7HG
IP7 6EZ
IP7 6HA
IP7 7QB
CO10 9RJ
CO10 9PF
IP7 6EY
CO10 9NE
IP7 6EW
IP7 7HQ
IP7 6DU
IP7 7SA
IP7 7SB
CO10 9RL
IP7 6HR
CO6 5PE
CO10 5PE
CO10 9TQ
CO10 9TZ
IP7 7EU
CO10 9RN
IP7 7ET
IP7 6EN
IP7 7EX
IP7 6EA
IP7 7EY
IP7 6DX
IP7 7ES
IP7 7BG
CO10 0TN
IP7 6ED
IP7 6RY
IP7 6EL
IP7 6DY
IP7 7EP
IP7 6ES
IP7 7AP
CO10 0TP
IP7 7EA
IP7 7EW
CO10 9RH
IP7 6DT
IP7 7BQ
CO10 9RT
IP7 7DY
CO10 9RY
CO10 9RB
CO10 9RW
IP7 7ER
CO10 5QG
CO6 5QG
IP7 7TG
IP7 7EN
CO10 0TJ
CO10 0RY
CO10 9RU
IP7 6EP
IP7 6EB
CO10 9RS
CO10 9RG
CO10 9SD
IP7 6JG
CO10 0TL
CO10 9LT
CO10 9RQ
IP7 7EL
IP7 7ED
CO10 0SF
IP7 7EB
IP7 7BF

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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