Nick Doncaster Cars Limited
Grove Farm, Chapel Lane, Bucklesham, IP10 0BS
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Bucklesham. Site number V103208.
Grove Farm, Chapel Lane, Bucklesham, IP10 0BS
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the IP (Ipswich) postcode area failed 23.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 368,391 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.33% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.58% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.96% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.7% | 6.1% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
Unit 14, Springbank Farm, Foxhall, Ipswich, IP10 0AQ
Honda House, Felixstowe Road, Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 0DE
20 Betts Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RH
28 Betts Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RH
Unit 2 Anson Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RG