Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Derbyshire

S45 9AZ
S45 9BA
S45 9AY
S42 6AQ
S45 9AX
S45 0BG
S42 6AE
S45 0BQ
S42 6AF
S45 0BH
S42 6AG
S45 0BE
S42 6AJ
S45 9QE
S42 6AH
S42 6AD
S45 0BL
S45 9AP
S45 9QF
S42 6AN
S45 9QJ
S45 9QR
S42 6AR
S45 9QQ
S45 9QG
S45 9QH
S45 9QP
S45 9AS
S45 9RA
S42 6AL
S45 9QZ
S45 9QD
S45 9QB
S45 9QS
S45 9QY
S45 9QW
S42 6AW
S45 9RE
S42 6AS
S45 9PN
S45 0BW
S45 9PW
S45 9AR
S45 9QX
S45 0BB
S45 9QL
S45 9RB
S45 9QU
S45 9PJ
S45 9QT
S45 9QN
S42 6AT
S45 9PL
S45 9RD
S45 9PH
S45 9PS
S45 9PR
S42 6AB
S42 6AA
S45 9PG
S45 9PP
S45 9PU
S45 9PT
S45 9AU
S45 9AT
S45 9ER
S45 9AW
S45 9ET
S45 9ES
S42 6HT
S45 0EU
S45 9BD
S45 9EP
S42 6HS
S45 9RF
S42 6HU
S45 9PZ
S42 6HA
S42 6HF
S45 9EW
S45 9PY
S42 6HX
S45 0BD
S45 0BA
S45 9RH
S42 6HG
S45 9RG
S45 9PX
S42 6AP
S42 6HB
S45 9AN
S42 6HD
S42 6AU
DE55 6FF
S45 9PQ
S45 0ES
S45 9EN
S45 9DT
S45 9DU
S45 9DS
S42 6HE
S42 6HY
DE5 6FF
S42 6JB
S45 9DX
S42 6JD
S45 9EU
S45 9DZ
S45 9EA
S45 9BB
S45 9NT
S45 9DY
S45 9DW
S45 9EB
S45 9AG
S45 9JB
S45 9JA
S42 6JE
S45 9NS
S45 9PF
S45 9EL
S42 6JA
S45 9EG
S45 9AE
S42 6HQ
DE5 6FG
DE55 6FG
S45 9JD
S45 0ET
DE5 6FH
DE55 6FH
S45 9PE
S45 9EE
S45 0FA
S42 6JF
S42 6JH
S45 9NX
S42 6HZ
S45 9AB
S45 9JE
S45 9LH
S45 9ED
S45 9HT
S45 9LJ
S42 6AZ
S45 9NR
S45 9PA
S45 9AF
S45 9DP
S42 6JJ
S45 9EF
S45 9LQ
S45 9AL
S45 9EJ
S45 0EX
S45 9PB
S45 9LG
S42 6JQ
S45 9AJ
S45 9JS
S45 9AQ
S45 9JN
S42 6JG
S45 9JR
S45 9EH
S45 9EQ
S45 9LF
S45 0EY
S42 6AY
S45 0BU
S45 0BY
S45 9AH
S45 9JG
S45 9NG
S45 9RJ
S45 9JP
S45 9HY
S45 9LE
DE55 6FJ
S45 9YX
S45 9YT
S45 9JL
DE5 6FJ
S45 9JQ
DE55 6FR
S45 9YY
S45 9YZ
S45 0AL
S42 6BA
S45 9HB
S45 9PD
S45 0BS
S45 0AD
S45 9LD
S45 0AJ
S45 9JT
S45 9JH
S42 6AX
S45 9HF
S45 0ER
S42 6HJ
S45 9LT
S45 0BX
S45 0BN
S45 9JJ
S45 0AA
S45 9LB
S45 0AE
S45 9LS
S45 9HG
S45 0HG
S45 9GY
S42 6HH
S45 9JY
S45 0AB
S45 9NU
S45 9HD
S45 9LA
S45 0BT
DE55 6FL
S45 9HU
S45 0BP
DE5 6FL
S45 9HQ
S45 0AH
S45 9JU
S45 0EP
S42 6JZ
S45 9LU
S45 0EW
S45 9HE
S45 9JX
S45 9JZ
S45 9NY
DE5 6FE
S45 9HN
S45 9HH
S45 0AQ
S45 9LY
S45 9HJ
S42 6LA
S45 0YU
S42 6HN
DE55 6FE
S45 9NJ
DE5 6FD
DE55 6FD
S42 6LB
S45 0AZ
S45 9RW
S45 0AX
S45 0BZ
S45 9NZ
S45 0AN
S45 9AA
S45 0AG
S45 9NH
S45 0YT
S45 0AU
S45 9HS
S45 0AS
S45 0AT
S45 0AY
S45 0AP
S45 0HA
S45 9HL
S45 0DA
S45 9RN
S42 6FF
S42 6FG
S45 0AR
S45 9TT
S45 9LX
S42 6LQ
S42 6JY
S45 9TU
S45 9TE
S45 9HW
DE5 6FB
DE55 6FB
S45 9NP
S45 9HR
S45 9RP
S42 6BB
S45 0AW
S45 9BJ
S45 0HB
S45 9HP
S42 6LD
S45 9NQ
S45 9NW
S45 0HF
S45 9TG
S45 9TF
S42 6LE
S45 9RR
S45 9BL
S42 6LF
S45 9NB
S45 9TB
S45 9LZ
S45 9TN
S45 9TD
S45 9TH
S42 6RF
S45 9RT
S45 9RS
S45 9NA
S45 9TJ
S42 6EP
S45 9RU
S42 6JW
S45 0EZ
DE5 6FP
S45 9TR
S45 9DJ
DE5 6EW
S45 9TA
DE55 6EW
S45 9TL
S45 9SB
S45 9RL
S45 9DQ
DE55 6EX
S45 9BN
S45 9SN
S45 9SL
S45 9RX
S45 9NE
S42 6ER
S45 9NF
S45 9DN
S45 9ND
S45 9NL
S45 0JR
S42 6RH
S45 0HE
S45 9SU
S45 0HW
S45 9ST
S45 9DL
S45 9BW
S42 6DG
S45 9BG
S45 9DF
S42 6RG
S42 6EN
S45 9LW
S45 9SA
S45 9DG
S45 9DH
S45 9RZ
DE55 6FP
S45 9LR
S42 6DF
S45 9RY
S45 0DR
S45 9LP
S45 9LN
DE5 6EU
DE55 6EU
S45 9LL
S45 0HT
S42 6LG
S45 9SW
S45 0LQ
S45 0HN
S45 0JW
S45 9NN
S45 9SX
S45 9DE
S42 6EW
S45 9JF
S45 9SP
DE5 6FN
DE55 6FN
S42 6RJ
S45 9DA
S45 9FA
S45 9DR
S42 6RQ
S42 6YE
S45 9SF
DE5 6ET
S45 9SJ
S45 9SY
S45 9DD
S42 6DD
DE5 6EX
S45 0DB
S45 0JP
S45 9BP
S42 6YF
S45 9SZ
S45 9FB
S42 6DE
S45 9SR
S45 9BE
S42 6ZU
S42 6ZW
S42 6ZX
S42 6ZZ
S42 6ZH
S42 6ZR
S42 6ZS
S42 6LH
S42 6YQ
S45 9SD
S45 9SS
S45 9SE
S45 9SQ
S45 9DB
S42 6YH
S42 6YG
S45 9BZ
S45 9SG
S45 9EX
S45 9EZ
S42 6YW
S45 9BF
S45 9SH
S45 0HD
S45 9JW
S42 6YJ
S45 9BS
S42 6YD
S42 6XY
S45 9BH
S42 6RE
DE55 6ET
S42 6YP
S42 6LW
S42 6EL
S45 9AD
S45 9BU
S45 0LG
S42 6ZG
S42 6ZJ
S42 6ZL
S42 6ZN
S42 6YZ
S42 6ZD
S42 6ZF
S42 6ZB
S42 6YN
S42 6JX
S42 6YA
S42 6DB
S42 6YB
S45 0DT
S45 9FD
S45 9BT
S42 6YL
S42 6XX
S45 0DX
S45 9HZ
S42 6XZ
S42 6LJ
S42 6FA
S42 6BF
S45 9HX
S42 5JS
S45 9BX
S45 0DD
S42 6EJ
S45 0DU
S42 6FE
S45 0JZ
S45 0DW
S45 0DS
S42 6UL
S42 6LN
S42 6DT
S42 6EG
S42 6EZ
S42 6EE
S45 0JN
S45 9BY
S42 6FB
S42 6EH
S45 0JY
S45 0DY
S42 6LL
S42 6DP
S42 6UP
S42 6GA
S42 6DW
S42 6DX
S42 5NB
DE55 6EL
S42 6XU
S42 6DH
S42 6DA
DE5 6EL
S42 6EF
S42 6UW
S42 5JD
S42 5JA
S45 9HA
S42 6DR
S42 6EQ
S42 6FD
S42 6BU
S42 5HY
S42 5JF
S42 6UR
S45 0EA
S42 6DU
S42 6BX
S42 6UN
S42 6LP
S45 0DZ
S45 0EG
S42 6DJ
S42 6UJ
S42 5HT
S42 6DY
DE5 6ER
S42 5HX
S42 5JE
S42 5HZ
S42 6BG
S42 5JB
S42 6XW
S42 6RD
DE55 6FZ
DE5 6FZ
S42 6XS
S42 6DS
S42 5JJ
S42 5JQ
S42 6DZ
S42 5HU
S45 9BQ
S42 6EA
S42 6BP
S42 6EB
S42 5GG
S42 6UT
S42 6BH
S42 5JH
S42 6DQ
S42 5JN
DE55 6FW
DE5 6FW
S42 6ED
S42 5HS
S42 6XR
S42 6BD
DE55 6GA
DE5 6GA
S42 6ES
S42 6TZ
S42 6XJ
S42 6DL
S42 5GA
S42 6DN
S42 6EY
S45 0EF
S42 5JG
S42 6ET
S42 6BN
S42 5JL
S42 6EX
S42 6BY
S42 6BL
S42 6UY
S42 5RT
S42 5QS
S42 6QZ
DE55 6FT
DE5 6FT
S42 6UU
S42 6EU
S42 6XG
DE55 6AP
DE55 6HG
S45 0DE
S42 6BE
S45 0EB
S42 6XE
DE5 6FY
S42 6BW
S42 5RR
S42 6QQ
S42 6XP
S42 6XF
S42 6XD
S42 6QH
S42 6PJ
S42 6PW
S42 6BZ
S42 6WT
S42 6WX
S42 5JY
S42 5HR
S42 5JW
DE55 6FX
DE5 6FX
S42 6UZ
S42 6BJ
S42 5QT
S45 0HP
S42 6LR
S42 6RB
DE55 6FY
S42 6QN
S42 5JP
S42 6BS
DE55 6GL
S42 5QW
S42 5UF
S42 6XQ
S42 5LJ
S42 6TD
S42 5UA
S45 0JS
DE5 6GL
S42 5JU
S42 5LU
DE55 6GB
DE5 6GB
S42 6RA
S42 5UD
S42 6UH
S42 6XA
DE55 6GJ
S42 5LS
S42 6QY
S42 6BQ
DE5 6GJ
S42 5LT
S42 5QR
S42 6XB
S42 5JR
S42 6BT
S42 5LL
S42 6UX
S42 5JT
S42 5JZ
S42 6TA
S42 6NL
S42 6XH
S42 5UB
DE5 6ES
DE55 6ES
S42 5HH
S42 5LX
S42 5XD
S42 6PX
S42 5NY
DE55 6GD
DE5 6GD
DE5 6HB
DE55 6HD
S42 6QJ
S42 5LY
S45 0HR
S42 5HJ
DE5 6HD
S42 6QL
S45 0JT
S42 6PY
S45 0EE
DE55 6GH
S42 5HN
DE5 6GH
S42 6PZ
S42 5HQ
S42 5LP
S42 6NW
S42 6TB
DE55 6GF
DE5 6GF
S42 6NP
DE5 6GE
S42 6QF
DE55 6GE
S42 6PS
S42 5HL
S42 5UU
S42 5LR
S42 6QG
S42 5LZ
S45 0LJ
DE5 6GN
DE55 6GN
DE5 6GG
S42 5HW
S42 6NJ
DE55 6GG
S45 0ED
S42 5NZ
S42 6TE
S45 0JU
S42 6NQ
S45 8DL
S42 6QX
S42 6PR
S42 5LW
DE55 6GX
DE5 6GX
S42 5LN
DE55 6GP
DE5 6GP
S42 6QB
S42 6TF
DE5 6AP
DE55 6GQ
DE5 6GQ
DE55 6GY
DE5 6GY
S42 5LH
DE5 6EN
S42 6UE
S42 6TH
S42 6NF
S42 5LQ
S42 6LU
S42 6QD
S42 6PP
DE55 6HF
S42 6TG
S42 5HP
S42 6PL
S42 6ND
S42 6NN
S42 6QR
S42 6TX
S45 8DJ
S42 6TY
S45 0HS
S42 6WD
S42 6WR
S42 6NR
S42 6PN
S42 6JU
S42 5LG
S42 5PH
S42 6TR
S45 8DG
S42 6NH
S42 6PU
S42 6TP
S42 6QW
S42 6NE
S42 6UA
S42 6NG
S42 5NF
S42 6NX
S42 6TW
S42 6TU
S45 8DA
S42 5PJ
S42 5BY
S42 6PF
S42 5ND
S42 6QU
S45 8DQ
S42 6RU
DE5 6DG
DE55 6DG
S45 8DH
S42 5QN
S42 6NU
DE55 6HB
S42 6RT
S42 6PT
S45 0LH
S40 9TA
S45 0JQ
S42 6NZ
S45 0HU
S45 0JX
S42 6TJ
S42 6PH
S42 6NT
S42 6SL
S42 6TN
S42 5PN
S42 6SE
S42 6NY
S42 6QA
S42 6PQ
S42 6RZ
S42 5PW
DE55 6EN
DE5 6AQ
S45 0DH
DE55 6EF
S42 6RP
S42 5NG
S42 5PP
S42 6TT
S42 6SF
S42 6ST
DE55 6AQ
DE5 6DE
S42 6NB
S42 6NA
S42 6NS
S42 5LE
DE55 6EE
S42 5QJ
S42 6WB
DE55 6DE
S42 6JS
S42 6JT
DE5 6EF
S42 5QH
S42 5XA
DE4 5FT
S42 5LF
S45 8DW
S45 8DE
S45 8DN
S42 6UB
S42 5LD
S42 6SX
DE5 6DF
DE55 6DF
DE55 6GW
DE5 6EG
S42 6SJ
DE55 6EG
S42 6RY
DE55 6AN
S42 6RR
S42 6PG
S42 6SH
S42 6TQ
S42 6RX
S42 5QP
S42 5PR
S45 8HW
S42 5WA
S42 6SD
S42 6SQ
S42 6RS
S42 5AH
S45 0DQ
DE5 6GW
S42 6SN
S42 6SA
S45 8DR
S42 5PQ
S42 6RL
S42 6SB
S40 1QW
DE55 6GZ
DE5 6GZ
S45 8DZ
S42 6QE
S45 8DP
S42 5AG
S42 5QD
DE5 6HA
DE55 6HA
S42 5AN
S45 0LL
S42 5PE
S42 5EG
S42 5NE
S42 5AJ
S45 8DF
S42 5LB
S42 5QB
S42 5PD
S42 6SS
S42 5AE
S42 6RW
S42 6RN
S42 5AL
S42 6TS
S42 6SG
S42 5NA
S42 5PB
S42 5NQ
S42 5PF
S42 5PZ
S42 5AQ
S42 6SW
S42 6PE
S42 5QG
S42 5UE
S42 5AF
S42 5QQ
S42 5PG
S42 5PS
S45 8DY
S42 5LA
S42 5QE
S42 5FA
S45 8BP
S42 6LZ
S42 5NH
DE55 6ED
S42 6SR
S42 5PY
S45 0DF
S42 6TL
S42 5AW
DE5 6AN
S42 5QA
S42 6QP
S42 5AP
S45 8DB
S42 5FB
DE55 6HE
DE5 6HE
S42 6SP
DE55 6BZ
S42 5NW
S42 6UD
S42 5ET
S42 6SU
DE5 6EH
DE55 6EH
S42 5NJ
S42 5EZ
S42 5AD
S45 8DD
S42 5QF
S45 8DU
S42 5HA
S45 8DS
S42 5AB
S45 0LN
S42 5EU
DE55 6DD
DE5 6DD
S42 5AX
DE4 5FW
S42 5PA
S42 5PT
S45 8DT
DE55 6AR
DE5 6AR
S42 5PX
S42 5ZT
S42 5YT
S45 8HN
S42 5GZ
S42 5WY
S42 5ZS
S42 5YY
S42 5YH
S42 5YW
S42 5YJ
S42 5YP
S42 5JX
S42 5YN
S42 5AA
S45 8DX
S42 5ES
S42 5NP
S42 5PU
S42 5AZ
S45 8AS
S42 5EX
S42 5BF
S42 6QS
S42 5EP
S45 8HR
DE55 6ER
DE4 5GF
S42 5AS
S42 5EY
S42 5AR
S45 0HY
S45 0JA
S42 5AU
S45 8AR
S42 5NL
S42 6PB
S42 6QT
S42 5AY
DE55 6GT
S45 8EL
S42 5AT
S45 0HX
DE5 6GT
DE55 6ZY
DE55 6ZX
S42 5BB
DE55 6EP
S42 5HD
S45 8HP
S42 5HB
DE55 6BW
DE5 6BW
S42 5EW
DE5 6EJ
DE5 6GU
DE55 6EJ
DE5 6DB
S45 0HZ
S42 5HE
S42 5NN
DE55 6GU
S42 5BA
S42 5ER
S42 5BD
DE55 6BU
DE5 6BU
DE5 6GR
DE55 6HQ
DE5 6HQ
DE55 6GR
S45 8HS
DE4 5GE
DE5 6GS
DE5 6BQ
DE55 6BQ
DE55 6GS
S42 5EJ
S45 8HL
S42 5DY
DE55 6BN
DE55 6DB
S45 8HX
S42 6LY
S45 8HY
DE55 6AS
DE5 6AS
S42 5BL
S42 5DL
S42 5ED
S42 5BE
S45 8EP
S42 5BG
DE5 6BN
DE55 6BR
DE5 6BR

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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