The 39 test centres nearest to Stoke, 57 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Stoke first
Great Whip Street, Ipswich, IP2 8EY
Unit 8, Great Whip Street, Ipswich, IP2 8EY
Unit 2a, Ipswich Trade Centre, Commercial Road, Ipswich, IP1 1UZ
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
14-28 Unity Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0AP
2 Holywells Close, Ipswich, IP3 0AW
4 - 5 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, IP3 8AX
170-172 St Helens Street, Ipswich, IP4 2LH
West End Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DZ
West End Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DZ
Unit 5 Handford Business Park, Ipswich, IP1 2BH
209 Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0AH
Bridge Works, 223 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LF
112-116 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LL
1 Belvedere Road, Ipswich, IP4 4AB
189 Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AA
20 Tower Mill Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AQ
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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Chancery Garage Ltd in Ipswich (IP2 8EY) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Stoke in a straight line. There are 57 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), 14 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 Stoke 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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