The 13 test centres nearest to Sotherton, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
13 centres · nearest to Sotherton first
Firs Garage, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8BH
London Rd, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8AZ
Wash Lane, Back Road, Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 9DX
The Old Sandpit, Southwold Road, Holton, Halesworth, IP19 8PW
Unit 2 Southwold Road Industrial Estate, Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8PW
Norwich Road, Halesworth, IP19 8HX
Broadway Drive, Norwich Road, Halesworth, IP19 8QR
Norwich Rd, Halesworth, IP19 8BU
Unit 4b Blyth Road Industrial Estate, Halesworth, IP19 8EN
London Rd Garage, London Rd, Halesworth, IP19 8LR
Unit 14, Fountain Way, Reydon Business Park, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6SZ
Unit 24, Fountain Way, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6SZ
Bramfield, Halesworth, IP19 9HT
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R Ashton & Son Ltd in Beccles (NR34 8BH) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Sotherton in a straight line. There are 5 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), 1 centre 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 Sotherton 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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