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 Essex

CM7 5EQ
CM7 5EG
CM7 5EH
CM7 5EJ
CM7 5EF
CM7 5EE
CM7 5ED
CM7 5EL
CM7 4QE
CM7 4QB
CM7 5EA
CM7 4QA
CM7 5EB
CM7 5DZ
CM7 5EN
CM7 5EW
CM7 5DY
CM7 4QF
CM6 3BX
CM6 3BU
CM7 4QR
CM7 5GY
CM7 4QD
CM7 5DX
CM7 5DT
CM7 5DU
CM7 5EP
CM7 5DR
CM7 5FT
CM7 5FS
CM7 5DP
CM6 3BY
CM7 5ER
CM7 5DW
CM7 5DN
CM77 6DN
CM7 4PY
CM7 5AZ
CM6 3TH
CM7 5AY
CM7 5HX
CM7 4PZ
CM7 4PU
CM7 5BA
CM6 3BZ
CM7 5BG
CM6 3BT
CM6 3BW
CM7 4RS
CM7 5AX
CM7 4BJ
CM7 4RT
CM7 4RY
CM7 4QP
CM7 4FB
CM7 4FA
CM7 4RW
CM7 4PS
CM7 4SJ
CM7 5BB
CM7 4SN
CM7 4RX
CM7 4RU
CM7 4PX
CM7 5HA
CM7 5AU
CM7 4EU
CM7 4RR
CM7 4SL
CM6 3TD
CM6 3TF
CM6 3DA
CM7 4RP
CM7 5AT
CM7 4RZ
CM7 5XA
CM7 4PR
CM77 6XA
CM7 5EY
CM7 4QQ
CM7 4RN
CM7 5BD
CM7 4QW
CM7 4QH
CM7 4PP
CM7 4SG
CM7 4PT
CM7 5DS
CM7 5HU
CM7 4QJ
CM7 4SF
CM7 4QL
CM7 4SE
CM7 5EZ
CM7 4GB
CM6 3RY
CM7 4SD
CM7 4RH
CM7 4RA
CM7 4SB
CM7 4SA
CM7 4RL
CM7 4RQ
CM7 4QG
CM7 4RG
CM7 4RF
CM7 4RE
CM7 4UE
CM6 3BP
CM7 4SP
CM7 4SS
CM7 5FB
CM7 5HT
CM7 4UA
CM7 4RJ
CM7 4SR
CM7 4TH
CM6 3RF
CM6 3RX
CM7 4QN
CM7 5HQ
CM7 5HJ
CM7 5HF
CM7 4ST
CM7 5HN
CM6 3SS
CM6 3BS
CM7 5HL
CM7 5AS
CM7 4SU
CM7 4UD
CM6 3TU
CM7 5HR
CM7 5HD
CM7 4SX
CM6 3RU
CM7 5HW
CM7 5HH
CM7 4SY
CM7 5HB
CM6 3SR
CM6 3RH
CM7 4QX
CM7 5HP
CM6 3SY
CM7 5HS
CM6 3ST
CM7 4TA
CM7 4SZ
CM6 3SU
CM6 3RE
CM6 3RQ
CM6 3QZ
CM6 3SP
CM6 3RN
CM6 3RG
CM6 3TE
CM6 3SX
CM6 3RD
CM6 3RT
CM6 3RJ
CM6 3RZ
CM6 3RL
CM6 3RW
CM6 3RP
CM7 4TJ
CM6 3RA
CM6 3TB
CM6 3SH
CM7 5HE
CM6 3RR
CM7 4TB
CM6 3SA
CM6 3SJ
CM6 3SQ
CM6 3SG
CM7 4AQ
CM7 4LJ
CM6 3SF
CM7 4QU
CM7 4TD
CM7 5BP
CM7 4TE
CM6 3SW
CM6 3SE
CM7 5HG
CM7 4QT
CM6 3SZ
CM7 4TF
CM7 5HY
CM7 8SH
CM7 5DL
CM77 6SH
CM6 3TJ
CM77 6DL
CM6 3SL
CM6 3TA
CM6 3RS
CM7 4AP
CM6 3SN
CM77 6RA
CM7 4AD
CM6 3RB
CM7 4AF
CM7 4BW
CM7 4AG
CM6 3BN
CM6 3QP
CM7 5AP
CM7 5JA
CM7 4TN
CM7 4BX
CM7 5HZ
CM6 3LD
CM7 8SQ
CM77 6SQ
CM7 4TL
CM7 4SW
CM7 4RD
CM7 4HB
CM7 4EZ
CM7 4GD
CM7 4DY
CM7 4EA
CM6 3LF
CM7 5BE
CM7 4BN
CM7 4BT
CM7 4AE
CM7 4BP
CM7 4BU
CM7 4LQ
CM7 4EB
CM7 5AB
CM7 4GX
CM6 3LE
CM7 4BS
CM7 4PJ
CM7 5AA
CM6 3TW
CM6 3UF
CM7 4BL
CM7 4GH
CM7 4EY
CM7 5AE
CM77 6SF
CM7 8SF
CM7 4AL
CM7 4BY
CM7 5JB
CM7 4LH
CM7 4TG
CM7 8SG
CM7 4QY
CM77 6SG
CM7 4TW
CM7 5FU
CM7 5AF
CM7 4TS
CM7 5DH
CM77 6DH
CM7 4ED
CM6 3QW
CM7 4AH
CM7 4TR
CM7 4EE
CM7 5AD
CM7 4EF
CM7 4LW
CM7 4BZ
CM7 4TT
CM7 4UB
CM6 3LB
CM7 4TY
CM7 5AG
CM7 4TP
CM7 4AR
CM6 3AJ
CM7 4AJ
CM7 4EG
CM7 4TZ
CM77 6DJ
CM7 5DJ
CM7 5JD
CM7 5AQ
CM6 3AD
CM7 5AH
CM7 4AN
CM6 3UT
CM6 3UR
CM7 4SQ
CM7 4LG
CM7 8SE
CM6 3LA
CM77 6SE
CM6 3BL

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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