The 17 test centres nearest to Elmswell, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Elmswell first
Unit 2 Station Road Industrial Estate, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HR
The Workshop, Grove Lane, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9HN
Church Street, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9QT
Place Farm, Tostock, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9PG
Woolpit Road, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LU
Haughley Service Area, Haughley, Stowmarket, IP14 3PY
Unit B Corern Farm, Woolpit Road, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 ORZ
Church Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9AL
Unit 9-10, 2-6 Stowmarket Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, IP14 4EE
Peace Haven, Heath Road, Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9BJ
Shop Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LG
Thetford Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3SX
Station Garage, Beyton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3QX
Thedwastre Place, Station Hill, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3QU
Station Garage, Broad Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4HP
Stowuplands Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5AG
Unit 7a, Charles Industrial Estate, Stowupland Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5AH
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Promech in Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9HR) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Elmswell in a straight line. There are 6 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), 4 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 Elmswell 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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