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The Street, Shotley, IP9 1LG
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Shotley. Site number 66999.
The Street, Shotley, IP9 1LG
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.
Lower Harlings, Shotley Gate, Ipswich, IP9 1RQ
Unit 5 Phoenix Industrial Park, Parkeston Quay, Harwich, CO12 4EL
Unit 7 Pheonix Industrial Park, Harwich, CO12 4EL
66 West Street, Harwich, CO12 3DB
Deans Close, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4JA