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

IP9 2BX
IP9 2BY
IP9 2BZ
IP9 2BU
IP9 2BT
IP9 2DT
IP9 2DA
IP9 2BP
IP9 2DS
IP9 2BW
IP9 2BS
IP9 2DR
IP9 2LP
IP9 2BN
IP9 2BL
IP9 2DN
IP9 2LR
IP9 2DD
IP9 2DL
IP9 2DB
IP9 2DW
IP9 2DP
IP9 2DJ
IP9 2DE
IP9 2TW
IP9 2TY
IP9 2XX
IP9 2XY
IP9 2EW
IP9 2SL
IP9 2LN
IP9 2PF
IP9 2DH
IP9 2JN
IP9 2LU
IP9 2LT
IP9 2DG
IP9 2BF
IP9 2JL
IP9 2LY
IP9 2LX
IP9 2DF
IP9 2JP
IP9 2JJ
IP9 2JR
IP9 2JH
IP9 2LZ
IP9 2NX
IP9 2EA
IP9 2LF
IP9 2XE
IP9 2DQ
IP9 2XD
IP9 2LL
IP9 2XA
IP9 2XS
IP9 2UB
IP8 3JJ
IP9 2XB
IP9 2EB
IP9 2UD
IP9 2PE
IP9 2HP
IP9 2UE
IP9 2UF
IP9 2HJ
IP9 2UQ
IP9 2UL
IP9 2NB
IP9 2HS
IP9 2JX
IP9 2EE
IP9 2UG
IP9 2UH
IP9 2HW
IP9 2NA
IP9 2NQ
IP9 2LJ
IP9 2UA
IP9 2ND
IP9 2UJ
IP9 2LW
IP9 2NH
IP9 2HR
IP9 2XP
IP8 3JH
IP9 2ED
IP9 2NZ
IP9 2HN
IP9 2EP
IP9 2XH
IP9 2NU
IP9 2UZ
IP9 2NT
IP9 2WB
IP9 2WT
IP9 2WU
IP9 2XR
IP9 2XQ
IP9 2XL
IP9 2HQ
IP9 2EF
IP9 2XN
IP9 2UY
IP9 2ER
IP8 3JP
IP9 2PD
IP9 2XG
IP9 2XW
IP9 2HH
IP9 2NL
IP9 2XJ
IP9 2NJ
IP9 2XF
IP9 2UX
IP9 2NG
IP9 2HG
IP9 2NN
IP8 3JL
IP9 2NY
IP9 2NE
IP9 2LS
IP9 2HE
IP9 2ES
IP9 2HF
IP9 2UU
IP9 2UT
IP9 2UR
IP9 2EG
IP9 2HD
IP9 2LH
IP9 2JS
IP9 2HB
IP9 2ET
IP8 3JW
IP9 2EZ
IP9 2NP
IP9 2PA
IP9 2JT
IP9 2JU
IP9 2HA
IP9 2UP
IP9 2NF
IP9 2EU
IP8 3JQ
IP8 3JF
IP9 2LQ
IP9 2EQ
IP9 2EY
IP9 2EX
IP9 2UN
IP9 2NW
IP9 2UW
IP9 2LG
IP9 2HT
IP9 2HX
IP9 2HL
IP9 2JA
IP9 2JQ
IP9 2HY
IP9 2EH
IP9 2PB
IP9 2DU
IP9 2EJ
IP9 2LE
CO11 1NY
IP8 3JU
IP9 2AW
CO7 6XA
CO7 6WY
CO11 1NZ
IP9 2JW
CO11 1UJ
IP9 2JB
CO7 6XJ
CO7 6WS
CO7 6UX
CO7 6WA
IP9 2HZ
CO7 6XB
IP9 2SX
CO7 6XL
CO7 6XH
CO11 1NX
CO7 6XD
CO7 6XE
CO7 6XF
IP9 2EL
CO11 1PB
CO7 6XN
IP9 2JY
CO7 6UY
CO7 6XG
CO11 1PL
CO11 1PR
CO11 1FG
CO11 1PD
IP9 2LD
CO11 1PF
CO11 1PJ
CO7 6XR
CO11 1NT
IP9 2JE
CO11 1NS
CO7 6XQ
CO11 1PE
CO11 1PQ
IP8 3LX
CO11 1PH
CO7 6XT
IP9 2JG
CO7 6XP
CO11 1PA
CO11 1PW
CO11 1PN
CO7 6QB
IP9 2JF
CO11 1QD
CO11 1PU
IP9 2LB
CO11 1NR
CO11 1QG
CO7 6XS
IP8 3JS
IP9 2BA
CO11 1PS
CO11 1QE
IP8 3JN
IP9 2DX
CO11 1QA
IP8 3LY
IP9 2SU
CO7 6UZ
CO7 6QL
CO11 1NP
CO7 6XW
CO11 1PZ
CO7 6FF
IP9 2JD
IP8 3JR
IP9 2LA
IP9 2JZ
CO11 1PP
CO7 6UU
CO11 1TD
CO11 1TA
CO11 1TQ
CO7 6PZ
CO11 1TE
IP8 3GL
IP9 2NS
CO11 1TF
IP8 3JD
IP8 3LT
CO11 1TG
CO11 1TJ
CO11 1TR
CO11 1TB
CO7 6QA
CO11 1TH
IP8 3LS
CO11 1TL
CO11 1TS
CO11 1SZ
CO11 1ST
CO7 6EF
CO11 1SY
IP8 3EY
CO11 1FF
CO11 1PT
CO11 1SX
IP8 3EZ
IP8 3JY
CO11 1TP
CO11 1SU
IP9 2AU
CO11 1SP
CO7 6XU
CO11 1SS
CO11 1SW
CO11 1SR
CO11 1SN
CO11 1SL
IP8 3JT
CO11 1SE
CO11 1TX
CO11 1SJ
IP8 3ET
IP9 2SY
IP8 3LU
IP9 2TF
IP8 3NP
IP8 3LR
CO11 1SH
IP9 2ST
IP8 3LP
CO11 1TY
CO11 1TU
IP9 2AY
IP8 3HA
IP9 2AZ
IP9 2AR
CO11 1SF
CO11 1NU
IP8 3JZ
CO7 6UT
IP9 2TE
IP9 2TG
CO11 1SG
CO11 1RX
CO7 6US
CO11 1RY
CO11 1TT
IP9 2TA
CO7 6RQ
IP9 2SS
CO11 1SQ
IP9 2AT
CO11 1RU
CO7 6PQ
CO11 1RT
CO11 1SD
CO7 6PJ
IP8 3EX
CO11 1RR
IP9 2AX
CO11 1RS
IP9 2RS
CO11 1RP
IP9 2TB
IP8 3EU
IP8 3HD
IP8 3HY
CO7 6RE
IP9 2SP
IP9 2SR
CO7 6PG
CO7 6RT
IP8 3LZ
CO7 6RJ
CO11 1RN
IP8 3HE
CO7 6PH
IP9 2QQ
CO7 6PX
IP8 3SN
CO7 6RD
IP9 2AS
CO7 6PU
IP8 3LA
CO11 1SB
CO7 6RU
IP8 3JA
IP8 3LW
CO7 6RG
IP9 2SN
IP8 3JB
CO7 6PN
CO11 1RL
CO11 1NN
CO11 1RQ
IP9 2SW
IP8 3LF
CO7 6GB
CO7 6PL
CO11 1SA
IP8 3HT
CO7 6RH
IP8 3HB
CO11 1QQ
CO7 6RR
CO11 1RJ
CO7 6PS
CO11 1RZ
IP9 2BD
IP8 3HZ
CO7 6UR
CO7 6RL
IP9 2TD
IP8 3LN
IP9 2TL
IP9 2TJ
CO11 1NH
IP8 3LG
IP8 3HS
CO7 6PT
CO11 1NL
IP9 2QG
CO11 1RD
CO11 1QY
IP9 2RZ
CO7 6RF
CO7 6PR
CO7 6RS
CO7 6RN
CO7 6UP
CO11 1RH
IP9 2AP
CO11 1RW
CO11 1QX
CO7 6QJ
CO7 6RB
CO7 6UB
IP8 3HU
CO7 6UA
CO11 1QB
CO7 6RP
CO7 6UD
IP8 3HR
CO7 6TZ
IP9 2TQ
CO11 1RF
CO7 6TX
IP8 3LQ
CO7 6RA
CO11 1RB
CO11 1RA
IP9 2SF
IP9 2SJ
CO7 6TU
IP8 3LB
CO11 1QT
CO11 1QZ
CO11 1RG
CO11 1QS
CO7 6QE
CO11 1QR
CO11 1QP
CO11 1NW
CO7 6QF
IP8 3LL
CO7 6SR
CO11 1QW
IP8 3HX
IP9 2PT
CO11 1RE
CO11 1XH
CO11 1XG
CO11 1XA
CO11 1QH
CO11 1PG
CO11 1NJ
CO11 1JY
IP8 3JE
IP9 2TN
IP8 3TH
IP8 3TD
CO11 1QU
CO7 6SU
IP9 2SZ
CO7 6AY
CO7 6TS
IP8 3TF
IP9 2SG
CO11 1QL
CO11 1QN
IP8 3HF
IP9 2RY
IP8 3RF
IP8 3LH
IP8 3TN
IP8 3TG
IP8 3LD
IP8 3TX
IP8 3HW
IP8 3JX
IP9 2SH
IP9 2SQ
IP8 3UG
CO7 6TP
IP8 3SF
IP8 3RB
CO7 6SS
IP8 3SR
IP8 3NA
CO7 6SY
IP8 3TJ
CO7 6TR
IP8 3RN
CO7 6SX
CO7 6QZ
IP8 3UE
IP9 2PU
IP8 3TE
IP8 3SG
CO7 6TT
IP8 3RW
IP8 3UJ
IP8 3TL
IP8 3UD
IP8 3RE
CO7 6TY
CO7 6QH
IP8 3ZJ
IP8 3ZR
IP8 3WT
IP8 3QD
IP9 2TH
IP8 3HG
IP8 3TA
IP8 3SJ
IP8 3UA
IP8 3RA
CO7 6SZ
IP8 3RL
CO7 6SF
CO7 6TW
IP8 3SE
IP8 3NQ
IP2 9RT
IP8 3RQ
IP8 3HN
IP2 0XS
IP8 3TS
CO7 6SJ
CO7 6QG
IP8 3UB
IP8 3RH
IP8 3PH
CO7 6SH
CO7 6RW
IP8 3SQ
CO7 6TJ
CO7 6TN
IP2 9XT
IP8 3UF
IP8 3NG
IP8 3PJ
IP9 2SE
CO7 6QY
IP8 3SD
IP8 3NB
IP8 3QT

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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