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

CO9 4AT
CO10 8UH
CO9 4AS
CO10 8UF
CO10 8UG
CO10 8UJ
CO10 8UB
CO9 4AX
CO9 4AH
CO10 8UE
CO10 8UD
CO9 4AR
CO9 4AY
CO9 4AJ
CO9 4AZ
CO9 4AF
CO9 4AB
CO9 4AE
CO9 4AD
CO10 8TA
CO9 4AL
CO9 4AQ
CO9 4DD
CO9 4DB
CO9 4BD
CO9 4DA
CO9 4BA
CO9 4BQ
CO9 4BE
CO9 4AG
CO9 4BS
CO9 4BB
CO10 8UA
CO10 8TB
CO9 4AN
CO9 4AA
CO9 4BG
CB9 7XW
CO10 8HS
CO10 8TD
CO9 4AW
CB9 7XN
CO10 8HT
CO10 8HU
CO9 4BZ
CO10 8JF
CO9 4BY
CB9 7JU
CO10 8HR
CO9 4AP
CB9 7XH
CB9 7XL
CO10 8JE
CO9 4BJ
CO10 8HP
CB9 7XJ
CO10 8FF
CO10 8JA
CO10 8HN
CO9 4BH
CO10 8RL
CO9 4BL
CB9 7XP
CO10 8HL
CB9 7XR
CO10 8HW
CO10 8JB
CO9 4BW
CO9 4BN
CO10 8JD
CO10 8JG
CO9 4RQ
CO9 4RT
CB9 7XF
CB9 7XQ
CO9 4RS
CB9 7XG
CO9 4ST
CO9 4RP
CO9 4RR
CO10 8JL
CO9 4SR
CO9 4RN
CO10 8JJ
CO9 4PJ
CO9 4BX
CO9 4RX
CO9 4RL
CO10 8PW
CO9 4RU
CO9 4WE
CO9 4WB
CO9 4SW
CO10 8HJ
CO9 4SP
CO9 4RY
CB9 7ZH
CO9 4SJ
CO9 4SN
CB9 7XS
CO9 4SL
CO9 4RZ
CB9 7QN
CB9 7BW
CO9 4SG
CB9 7XE
CO10 8JN
CB9 7XT
CB9 7YT
CO9 4SA
CB9 7YU
CO9 4BP
CB9 7XX
CO9 4SH
CO9 4SE
CB9 7XD
CO9 4SQ
CO10 8LH
CB9 7YX
CB9 7XY
CO10 8JP
CO10 8JH
CB9 7XB
CB9 7BS
CO10 8GZ
CO10 8JW
CB9 7XA
CB9 7UN
CB9 7UY
CO10 8JR
CB9 7UZ
CO9 4PH
CO10 8JS
CB9 7BP
CO10 8JT
CO9 4DE
CB9 7QW
CO10 8JQ
CO9 4PG
CB9 7QP
CO9 4BU
CO10 8HZ
CO10 8JU
CB9 7UW
CO9 4SY
CO9 4RJ
CO10 8HH
CB9 0NR
CO9 4JQ
CO10 8HX
CB9 0NS
CB9 0NU
CB9 0NW
CB9 7YH
CB9 0NT
CB9 0NY
CB9 7QQ
CB9 0NP
CB9 7NA
CB9 7PT
CB9 7NB
CB9 7QL
CB9 7NE
CB9 0NJ
CB9 0NF
CB9 7UX
CB9 0NN
CB9 7NT
CB9 7PS
CB9 0NG
CB9 0NL
CB9 7NH
CB9 7YQ
CB9 7QG
CB9 7PH
CB9 7QJ
CB9 7XZ
CB9 0NH
CB9 0LS
CB9 7PU
CB9 7PX
CB9 7PR
CB9 7UB
CB9 7ZL
CB9 7ZS
CB9 7WP
CB9 7WY
CB9 7SZ
CB9 7RL
CB9 0NQ
CB9 7QH
CB9 7XU
CB9 7PW
CB9 0LT
CB9 0NE
CB9 7PN
CB9 0LQ
CB9 0LY
CB9 7NJ
CB9 0LR
CB9 7DW
CO10 8DS
CB9 0LE
CB9 7PL
CB9 7NS
CB9 7NL
CB9 7NY
CB9 7QT
CB9 0LA
CO9 4NT
CB9 0LG
CB9 7NX
CB9 7NG
CB9 0LF
CB9 7NU
CB9 7BG
CB9 7PJ
CB9 7FD
CB9 0LU
CB9 7BN
CO9 4RH
CB9 0LB
CO9 4BT
CB9 0NA
CB9 7GB
CB9 7QR
CB9 0BF
CB9 7EJ
CB9 7NF
CB9 0LX
CB9 0BT
CB9 0PL
CB9 0LP
CB9 7QZ
CO10 8HY
CB9 0LH
CB9 0NB
CB9 7QS
CB9 0LW
CB9 7NR
CB9 7DN
CB9 0JT
CB9 0JE
CB9 0LZ
CO10 8DT
CB9 7UT
CB9 7NN
CB9 7UR
CO9 4NR
CB9 7BL
CB9 7QY
CB9 7DF
CB9 7EZ
CB9 7UU
CB9 0PB
CB9 7DH
CB9 7WJ
CB9 7NW
CO9 4NX
CB9 0LN
CB9 7DB
CB9 7AZ
CO9 4PA
CB9 0PJ
CB9 7NP
CB9 7EB
CB9 7BZ
CB9 0LJ
CB9 0PA
CB9 0LL
CB9 7DL
CB9 7DQ
CB9 7PZ
CB9 7GD
CB9 7GU
CB9 7HJ
CB9 7DE
CO9 4NP
CO9 4RB
CB9 8QE
CB9 7ZE
CO10 8HQ
CB9 7HT
CB9 7QX
CB9 7ZD
CB9 0PH
CO10 8LD
CB9 7UL
CB9 8QD
CB9 7HS
CB9 8QF
CB9 7PA
CB9 8QB
CB9 0PR
CB9 7BY
CB9 0PU
CB9 8QA
CB9 7ZF
CB9 7EA
CB9 7DR
CB9 7HU
CB9 0PQ
CO9 4NZ
CB9 7UJ
CO9 4ND
CB9 0JS
CB9 7EF
CB9 7ZG
CB9 0JZ
CB9 8QL
CB9 8PX
CB9 0JR
CB9 7QU
CB9 7DP
CB9 7EE
CB9 8QG
CB9 0JY
CB9 7DG
CB9 7BU
CB9 7BJ
CB9 8EL
CB9 0JX
CB9 0JW
CB9 8QQ
CO9 4NE
CO10 8DR
CB9 7DX
CB9 0JP
CB9 8PP
CO9 4LR
CB9 8EN
CO10 8HG
CB9 0BL
CB9 7BB
CB9 7DJ
CB9 7EN
CB9 0ET
CB9 7EW
CB9 8QJ
CB9 8QH
CB9 8FD
CB9 8PU
CB9 7ED
CB9 0EZ
CB9 0EW
CB9 0JN
CB9 0JL
CO9 4RE
CB9 0EP
CB9 7TB
CB9 0JF
CB9 8EJ
CB9 8QN
CB9 7BX
CB9 7EX
CB9 0JJ
CB9 7UQ
CB9 0JG
CB9 0JH
CB9 7EG
CO9 4DH
CO9 4GE
CO9 4DP
CO9 4DN
CO9 4DL
CB9 7AE
CB9 7EU
CB9 8PW
CB9 8EH
CO10 8LF
CB9 8NS
CB9 8NX
CO10 8HE
CB9 0JU
CO9 4PW
CO9 4LL
CO9 4HF
CO9 4EQ
CO9 4EP
CB9 8PR
CO10 8JX
CB9 0JA
CO10 8LG
CO10 8FA
CB9 7DT
CB9 8EQ
CB9 7EY
CO10 8HB
CB9 0BA
CB9 8NW
CB9 7ER
CB9 7EP
CO9 4JN
CB9 7EQ
CB9 0AZ
CB9 8PN
CB9 0AY
CO9 4RA
CO9 4NG
CB9 7ES
CB9 0HZ
CB9 8EG
CO10 8LB
CB9 8NU
CB9 7DS
CO10 8NT
CB9 8EP
CB9 0XQ
CO10 8NU
CB9 0RE
CB9 0RB
CB9 0RD
CB9 0AX
CB9 7ET
CO10 8JY
CB9 8EF
CB9 0BW
CB9 8EE
CB9 8PQ
CB9 8ES
CB9 0BJ
CO9 4JS
CB9 0HL
CB9 0HD
CB9 0HF
CB9 0HH
CB9 0BH
CB9 8NR
CB9 0HY
CB9 8SA
CB9 8ED
CB9 0AT
CB9 0AU
CO9 4PD
CB9 7DU
CO10 8LL
CB9 8PT
CO10 8LQ
CO10 8FJ
CO9 4RG
CB9 0HU
CB9 8DT
CB9 8DY
CB9 0AS
CB9 8DU
CB9 8PL
CB9 8AP
CB9 8EA
CB9 0HX

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.
site index
site map