The 39 test centres nearest to Freston, 22 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Freston first
701 Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9RZ
2 Augusta Close, The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, IP3 9SS
1 Augusta Close, Ipswich, IP3 9SS
Units 2 & 4 Ransome Park, Ipswich, IP3 9RT
Number One Ransomes Way, Ipswich, IP3 9SP
Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9BE
2 Altitude Business Park, The Drift, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QP
30 the Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, IP3 9SJ
Crane Boulevard, Futura Park, Ipswich, IP3 9SQ
9 Crane Boulevard, Ipswich, IP3 9SQ
Crane Boulevard, Futura Park, Ipswich, IP3 9SQ
Unit 10 Crane Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9SQ
15 Holywells Road, Ipswich, IP3 0DL
37-41 Holywells Road, Ipswich, IP3 0DL
37-41 Holywells Road, Ipswich, IP3 0DL
Units A6-A8, Holywells Industrial Estate, Holywells Road, Ipswich, IP3 0DL
2 Holywells Close, Ipswich, IP3 0AW
14-28 Unity Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0AP
76 the Havens, Ransomes Industrial Estate, Ipswich, IP3 9BF
Great Whip Street, Ipswich, IP2 8EY
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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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Kwik-Fit in Ipswich (IP3 9RZ) is about 2.4 miles from the middle of Freston in a straight line. There are 22 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), 7 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 Freston 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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