The 39 test centres nearest to Castle Hill, 48 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Castle Hill first
667 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 6JZ
83 Dales Road, Ipswich, IP1 4JR
16a Deben Road, Ipswich, IP1 5EN
237 Dales Road, Ipswich, IP1 4JY
1 Goddard Road East, Ipswich, IP1 5NY
4 Goddard Road East, Ipswich, IP1 5NY
Unit 11, 41 Olympus Close, Ipswich, IP1 5LJ
47-51 Waveney Road, Ipswich, IP1 5DF
2 Goddard Road, Ipswich, IP1 5PN
Unit F, 14 Goddard Road, Ipswich, IP1 5NP
301-305 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 4BP
20 Tower Mill Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AQ
189 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AA
Unit 1, Boss Hall Industrial Estate, Sproughton Road, Ipswich, IP1 5BN
Unit 47 & 48 Boss Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5BN
112-116 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LL
Unit 8, Farthing Road Industrial Est, Ipswich, IP1 5AP
Wolsey House, Sproughton Road, Ipswich, IP1 5AN
Unit 1,2,3 Elm House, Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4DD
Unit 5b Elton Park Business Centre, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0DD
Before you book
28.6% of cars in IP postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Group 1 Ipswich BMW in Ipswich (IP1 6JZ) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Castle Hill in a straight line. There are 48 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 13 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Castle Hill as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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