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 2NJ
IP9 2NL
IP9 2NU
IP9 2NN
IP9 2NH
IP9 2NT
IP9 2NP
IP9 2NX
IP9 2NW
IP9 2NQ
IP9 2ND
IP9 2PD
IP9 2NA
IP9 2LU
IP9 2LT
IP9 2LS
IP9 2PE
IP9 2NE
IP9 2NB
IP9 2NG
IP9 2LZ
IP9 2BA
IP9 2NF
IP9 2LY
IP9 2XX
IP9 2TY
IP9 2XY
IP9 2TW
IP9 2LN
IP9 2EW
IP9 2SL
IP9 2PF
IP9 2NS
IP9 2LP
IP9 2BF
IP9 2LX
IP9 2AY
IP9 2AZ
IP9 2PB
IP9 2AU
IP9 2DA
IP9 2BU
IP9 2AX
IP9 2AT
IP9 2LR
IP9 2NZ
IP9 2BX
IP9 2AR
IP9 2DB
IP9 2QQ
IP9 2SX
IP9 2BT
IP9 2BY
IP9 2AS
IP9 2BZ
IP9 2DT
IP9 2DX
IP9 2LW
IP9 2PT
IP8 3LX
IP8 3LY
IP9 2BP
IP9 2PA
IP9 2AP
IP9 2DE
IP9 2BS
IP9 2QG
IP9 2DS
IP9 2SU
IP9 2PU
IP9 2BW
IP8 3JU
IP9 1AQ
IP9 2DD
IP9 2BL
IP9 2DR
IP8 3GL
IP8 3LT
IP9 2AE
IP9 2NY
IP8 3LS
IP9 2BN
IP9 2PS
IP9 2SY
IP9 2PJ
IP9 2BD
IP8 3NP
IP8 3LU
IP9 2DF
IP9 2PL
IP9 2DN
IP9 2BB
IP9 2PX
IP9 2AF
IP9 2DW
IP8 3LP
IP9 1AG
IP9 2AN
IP9 2DP
IP8 3LR
IP9 2AH
IP9 2ST
IP9 2PG
IP9 2SS
IP9 2TN
IP9 2AG
IP9 2PW
IP9 2AJ
IP9 2AL
IP9 2PR
IP9 2DL
IP9 2DJ
IP9 2PY
IP9 1AF
IP9 2PP
IP9 2PN
IP9 2TR
IP9 2RS
IP9 2DG
IP9 2TP
IP9 2SP
IP9 2BH
IP9 2QY
IP9 2QL
IP9 1AE
IP9 2WG
IP9 2TU
IP8 3JT
IP9 2DH
IP9 2SN
IP9 2TF
IP8 3JS
IP9 2BJ
IP9 2TT
IP9 2TS
IP9 2BG
IP9 2RZ
IP9 2JL
IP9 2SR
IP9 2QX
IP9 2TA
IP8 3LW
IP9 2QD
IP9 2SW
IP8 3JP
IP9 2QE
IP9 2QF
IP9 2PZ
IP9 2TE
IP9 2GA
IP8 3JW
IP9 2QJ
IP9 2TJ
IP8 3LZ
IP9 2BE
IP9 2TL
IP9 1AH
IP9 2WE
IP9 2RW
IP8 3JH
IP8 3LN
IP9 2QB
IP8 3JJ
IP8 3JF
IP9 2JN
IP9 2QH
IP8 3TD
IP9 2QA
IP9 2TG
IP9 2TB
IP9 2QT
IP9 2SF
IP8 3TF
IP8 3UG
IP9 2RY
IP8 3JY
IP9 2GZ
IP9 2RR
IP8 3UE
IP8 3UD
IP9 2QS
IP9 2PH
IP8 3JR
IP9 2QR
IP8 3TN
IP8 3UA
IP9 2SG
IP8 3TH
IP8 3UJ
IP2 9YP
IP9 2SJ
IP9 2NR
IP8 3LL
IP8 3ZJ
IP8 3ZR
IP8 3WT
IP8 3TL
IP8 3TJ
IP2 9YR
IP8 3UB
IP9 2JH
IP9 2PQ
IP8 3JN
IP8 3UF
IP8 3WB
IP8 3UN
IP8 3TG
IP8 3JQ
IP8 3TE
IP9 2SQ
IP8 3NQ
IP2 9YY
IP2 9ZY
IP9 2JJ
IP2 9YG
IP8 3QT
IP9 2JP
CO11 1PW
IP2 9YX
IP2 9YQ
CO11 1PL
IP8 3TA
IP9 2QP
IP8 3NG
IP2 9YW
IP9 2SH
IP8 3QY
CO11 1PP
IP8 3PH
IP9 2TD
IP2 9YH
IP8 3PJ
IP2 9YJ
IP2 9YS
CO11 1PJ
IP9 2RT
IP2 9YN
IP8 3QZ
IP9 2QW
IP9 2QZ
IP9 2SE
IP2 9YU
IP2 9YF
IP8 3HN
IP8 3QU
IP9 2DQ
IP9 2SB
CO11 1PN
IP9 2JR
CO11 1UJ
IP8 3QX
IP2 9YE
IP9 2LF
IP8 3JD
CO11 1PH
IP8 3SR
IP9 2RU
CO11 1PQ
IP9 2EA
IP8 3JZ
IP2 9YB
IP2 9YA
IP2 9HB
IP9 1AB
IP8 3RB
IP2 9YT
IP9 1AA
CO11 1PF
IP9 2RP
IP2 9YD
IP2 9YL
IP8 3RF
IP2 9RT
IP9 2QN
IP8 3LJ
IP9 2AB
IP9 2XE
IP2 9EU
IP2 9TR
IP9 2LL
IP9 2UB
IP8 3RN
IP8 3RA
IP8 3RE
CO11 1PE
IP9 2SZ
IP8 3JL
IP2 9EY
IP9 2AD
IP9 2UD
IP2 9RL
IP9 1AJ
IP2 9TS
IP2 9WH
IP9 2UF
IP9 2UE
IP9 2XA
IP9 2XD
IP2 9ET
IP8 3RW
IP2 9RJ
IP9 2EB
IP9 2QU
IP2 8NG
IP2 9SR
IP2 9SN
IP9 2UQ
IP9 2XB
IP2 9RH
IP2 9RN
IP9 2XS
IP8 3LA
IP2 0XS
IP2 9EN
IP8 3NA
IP9 2UG
IP9 2HJ
IP2 9JF
IP2 9JQ
IP9 2UA
IP2 9EX
IP8 3ET
IP9 2RX
IP2 9JR
IP8 3RQ
IP2 9RQ
IP9 2UL
IP2 9XT
IP8 3RL
IP9 2UH
IP2 9EE
IP2 9UA
IP2 9RW
IP2 9XS
IP2 9EL
IP9 2HP
IP9 2UJ
IP2 8NF
IP9 2LJ
IP9 2XP
IP9 2XR
IP2 9SP
IP2 9QX
IP2 9ES
IP2 9UU
CO11 1NY
IP9 2EE
IP2 9TJ
IP8 3SG
IP2 9RP
CO11 1PD
IP2 9JE
IP2 9RG
IP9 1AL
IP2 9JG
IP2 9TN
IP9 2HS
IP2 9JH
IP8 3RH
CO11 1NZ
IP2 9JJ
IP2 9LH
IP2 9JL
IP8 3SF
IP2 9LQ
IP9 2XN
IP8 3RP
IP2 8ND
IP9 2XH
IP2 9QY
IP2 9UW
IP2 9DF
IP9 2XL
CO11 1FG
IP2 9SD
IP9 2HW
IP9 2XQ
IP2 9UB
IP2 9LG
IP2 9LE
IP8 3RJ
CO11 1PB
IP8 3SJ
IP2 9TW
IP9 2AA
IP9 2ED
IP8 3HY
IP2 8NQ
IP9 2EP
IP9 2UZ
IP2 9QT
IP2 9UN
IP2 9RX
IP2 9UL
IP9 2XW
IP8 3NB
IP2 9QU
IP2 9RR
IP2 9LF
IP9 1AD
IP9 2TQ
IP9 2RA
IP2 9ED
IP9 1BB
IP2 9SE
CO11 1NX
IP9 2HR
IP2 9RU
IP2 9EF
IP9 2XG
IP2 9JN
IP9 2SD
IP2 9RF
IP9 2UY
IP2 9SW
IP9 2JX
IP9 2HN
IP9 2XJ
IP8 3RR
IP9 2WU
IP9 2WT
IP9 2WB
IP8 3LF
IP2 9JD
IP2 9UQ
IP2 9UD
CO11 1PU
IP9 2ER
IP2 9TP
IP2 9QN
IP8 3SE
IP2 9JW
IP9 1BD
IP2 9JP
IP2 9EB
IP8 3SD
IP9 2EF
CO11 1PS
IP2 9JX
IP8 3LG
IP2 9RY
IP2 9QZ
IP2 9SF
IP9 2XF
IP2 9JY
IP2 8NL
IP2 9QR
IP2 9EJ
IP2 9QH
IP8 3EY
IP9 2HQ
IP2 9EH
IP2 9QJ
IP2 9UG
IP8 3JA
IP8 3HT
IP2 9JU
IP8 3SQ
IP8 3RG
IP2 9UJ
IP8 3LB
IP9 2UX
IP2 9LA
IP2 9HY
IP9 2RB
IP8 3SN
IP2 9RZ
IP8 3HS
IP8 3NF
IP9 2HH
IP8 3RD
IP8 3SB
IP2 9DP
IP2 9LD
IP2 8NH
CO11 1PR
IP9 2RD
IP8 3ND
IP8 3HU
IP9 2RF
IP2 9HX
IP2 9JZ
IP2 9UE
IP8 3JB
IP2 9RE
IP2 9RA
IP9 2UU
IP8 3EX
IP2 9HZ
IP8 3EU
IP9 2SA
IP2 9LB
IP2 9EZ
IP8 3LQ
IP2 9QF
IP2 9TH
IP9 2UR
IP2 0XU
IP2 0XX
IP8 3SA
IP2 9EA
IP8 3HZ
IP9 2HG
IP9 2RG
CO11 1PT
IP8 3TS
IP2 9XZ
IP2 9RB
IP2 8LT
IP8 3SZ
IP2 9QQ
IP2 9GA
IP2 9XA
IP2 9XB
IP2 9TA
IP8 3HR
IP8 3JE
IP9 2UT
IP9 2LH
IP2 9ER
IP9 2ES
IP2 9DZ
IP2 9XX
IP2 9QL
IP2 9QG
IP9 2HE
IP2 9EG
IP8 3QS
IP2 9XG
IP2 8LU
IP9 1AN
IP2 9LL
IP8 3LD
IP8 3TX
CO11 1QD
IP2 8SA
IP2 8NJ
IP2 9PU
IP9 2EG
CO11 1PA
CO11 1PZ
IP2 9HU
IP9 2HF
IP2 9QS
IP2 9TF
IP2 9HQ
IP2 9JS
IP2 9JT
IP2 9XQ
IP8 3QR
IP2 9PS
IP2 9UF
IP2 9JA
IP2 9TE
IP2 9UH
IP2 9UZ
IP2 9YZ
IP2 9UR
IP2 9QW
IP2 9TQ
IP2 9HA
IP2 9HS
IP2 9GW
IP2 9XU
IP2 9XY
IP2 8RS
IP2 9DY
IP2 9NF
IP2 8QW
IP2 9QP
CO11 1NS
IP2 8LX
IP8 3LH
IP8 3RT
CO7 6XL
IP2 0XY
CO11 1QG
CO11 1QA
IP2 9PX
IP2 9QE
IP9 2RQ
IP8 3SY
IP2 9PY
IP8 3TT
IP2 9EQ
IP9 2HD
IP2 0SW
IP8 3RX
IP2 8QP
IP2 8LS
IP8 3ST
IP2 9DN
IP9 2HB
IP2 9RD
IP2 9SS
IP2 8QN
IP9 2UP
IP8 3RY
IP9 1AW
IP2 8LP
IP2 9PT
IP2 0SN
CO11 1NR
IP2 8QJ
IP8 3JX
IP8 3HW
IP2 9DL
CO11 1NT
CO7 6XN
IP8 3TQ
IP9 2ET
IP2 9NE
CO11 1QE
IP2 9DX
IP2 9DJ
IP2 9PW
IP2 8QL
IP9 1AR
IP9 2JS
IP9 2LQ
IP2 9LN
CO7 6XD
IP2 8QR
IP2 9PP
IP8 3HX
CO7 6XE
IP9 2EZ
IP8 3SL
IP2 8RB
IP2 9UX
IP2 9PR
IP2 9TB
CO7 6XB
IP2 9TD
IP2 9PZ
IP2 9JB
CO7 6XF
CO7 6XA
IP2 8QS
IP8 3RZ
IP2 9LW
IP9 2HA
IP8 3HE
IP9 2EU
IP2 8RA
IP2 8QG
IP9 2UW
IP2 9HT
IP9 2EQ
IP2 0QZ
IP9 2UN
IP2 9UY
IP2 9QD
IP2 9XL
IP2 9EW
IP2 9ND
IP2 9PN
CO7 6XG
IP2 9DT
IP2 9NG
IP8 3SP
IP2 8LR
IP2 8QT
IP2 9BZ
CO7 6XR
IP2 8LN
IP9 2LG
IP2 9DU
IP9 2RE
IP2 0RA
CO7 6XJ
IP9 1AP
IP2 9DH
IP9 2EY
IP2 9NA
IP9 2EX
IP9 2HT
IP2 9DG
IP9 2JT
IP2 0RU
IP2 9PL
IP2 9EP
IP2 9DS
IP2 8QF
IP2 8QZ
IP9 2JU
IP2 9LZ
CO7 6XP
IP2 9PH
CO7 6WY
IP9 2HX
IP2 9PJ
IP2 9QB
IP2 8QE
CO7 6XH
IP9 1BE
CO7 6WS
CO7 6WA
CO7 6UX
IP2 8LW
CO7 6XQ
IP2 8QH
IP8 3LE
IP2 0RB
IP2 0RX
IP2 9DQ
IP2 9QA
IP2 9NQ
CO11 1NP
IP8 3RS
CO11 1TQ
IP9 2HL
IP2 8QY
IP2 9NH
IP2 9BY
IP2 8QD
IP2 8QU
IP2 0RD
IP2 9BU
IP2 8QQ
IP2 9ST
IP2 9NB
IP2 9BW
IP2 9BQ
IP9 2RH
IP2 9NP
IP9 1DQ
IP2 8QX
IP2 0RY
IP2 0RT
IP2 0SE
CO7 6UY
IP2 0SA
CO11 1TG
IP2 9BX
IP2 9LX
IP9 2JQ
IP2 9BJ
IP9 2JA
IP2 8LL
IP2 9NW
IP8 3SW
IP9 1AX
IP2 9LY
CO11 1TD
IP2 8RD
IP2 9BT
IP2 8LJ
IP2 0RH
CO11 1TF
IP8 3SU
IP2 9NJ
CO7 6XS
CO7 6XW
IP2 0SB
IP2 0RJ
IP2 9BL
IP2 9BP
IP2 0RZ
IP2 0SF
IP2 8LY
IP2 9DW
IP2 9BS
IP2 9BH
IP2 0RS
IP9 2HY
CO11 1TS
CO11 1TH

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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