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

IP31 1LZ
IP31 1EJ
IP31 1LX
IP31 1LY
IP31 1NA
IP31 1EH
IP31 1EL
IP31 1LT
IP31 1LU
IP31 1LW
IP31 1LP
IP31 1LR
IP31 1LN
IP31 1LS
IP31 1EG
IP31 1ED
IP31 1LH
IP31 1LJ
IP31 1EE
IP31 1RF
IP31 1EN
IP31 1RD
IP31 1QX
IP31 1NT
IP31 1SZ
IP31 1LQ
IP31 1QE
IP31 1HB
IP31 1BJ
IP31 1BQ
IP31 1BH
IP31 1QY
IP31 1QZ
IP31 1RB
IP31 1RE
IP31 1RG
IP31 1RQ
IP31 1SB
IP31 1RJ
IP31 1RH
IP31 1QN
IP31 1QR
IP31 1EP
IP31 1QW
IP31 1EW
IP31 1QL
IP31 1QP
IP31 1EY
IP31 1ET
IP31 1EX
IP31 1QJ
IP31 1RR
IP31 1BF
IP31 1ES
IP31 1RS
IP31 1ER
IP31 1EZ
IP31 1SA
IP31 1QH
IP31 1EU
IP31 1HA
IP31 1QQ
IP31 1RT
IP31 1RL
IP31 1RU
IP31 1RX
IP24 2QY
IP31 1PZ
IP31 1JY
IP31 1JX
IP24 2QX
IP31 1LA
IP31 1JU
IP31 1JT
IP31 1JL
IP31 1JS
IP24 2QU
IP31 1JN
IP24 2PS
IP24 2PY
IP31 1JJ
IP31 1JR
IP24 2QS
IP31 2JP
IP31 1JP
IP31 1RY
IP31 1HD
IP31 1JH
IP31 1PY
IP24 2QR
IP24 2PR
IP31 2JN
IP31 1PX
IP24 2QT
IP31 1AQ
IP31 1QA
IP24 2PP
IP31 1JQ
IP31 1PU
IP31 1RZ
IP31 1AU
IP31 1JG
IP24 2PN
IP31 1JF
IP31 1AH
IP31 1AF
IP31 1AE
IP31 2PQ
IP31 1AG
IP31 1PA
IP31 1PB
IP31 1AZ
IP31 1AD
IP31 1BG
IP31 1AT
IP31 1AY
IP31 1AN
IP31 1AB
IP31 1AS
IP31 1AR
IP31 1AL
IP31 2HD
IP31 1AJ
IP24 2QP
IP31 1AA
IP31 1BE
IP31 1NZ
IP31 1PL
IP31 1WG
IP31 1WR
IP31 1PW
IP31 2HB
IP31 2GY
IP31 2HA
IP31 1AW
IP31 1NY
IP31 1AX
IP31 2EZ
IP31 2GA
IP31 1PJ
IP31 1NX
IP31 2QB
IP24 2QJ
IP31 1HU
IP31 2JQ
IP31 2HF
IP31 2EX
IP31 2JE
IP31 1BA
IP31 2EU
IP31 2JF
IP31 1BB
IP31 2NA
IP31 2EW
IP31 2HQ
IP31 2EY
IP31 1PT
IP31 2HR
IP31 2HE
IP31 2HN
IP31 2HG
IP31 2HP
IP31 2PY
IP31 2HW
IP31 2GJ
IP31 2NH
IP31 2GL
IP31 2HJ
IP24 2QW
IP31 1BD
IP31 2XU
IP31 2XP
IP31 2XR
IP31 2XQ
IP31 2WF
IP31 2WX
IP31 2LU
IP31 2UX
IP31 2NQ
IP31 2WL
IP31 2XS
IP31 2WJ
IP31 2TZ
IP31 2PZ
IP31 2HL
IP31 2ES
IP31 2HH
IP31 1PP
IP31 2EH
IP31 2ET
IP31 2HT
IP31 2EJ
IP31 2EP
IP31 2HS
IP31 2NJ
IP31 2HY
IP31 2JD
IP31 2RR
IP31 2JW
IP31 2ER
IP31 2HX
IP31 1AP
IP24 2PL
IP31 2EL
IP31 2JA
IP31 2HZ
IP31 2UR
IP31 2QJ
IP31 1PS
IP31 1PH
IP31 2SP
IP31 2PA
IP31 2NL

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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