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 Leicestershire

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LE5 2PF
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LE5 2RL
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LE7 8QF
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LE5 2RB
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LE5 1DQ
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LE5 1ER
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LE5 2HZ
LE5 2LT
LE5 2RJ
LE5 2QN
LE5 1ET
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LE5 2LN
LE5 1ND
LE7 9PQ
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LE5 1FA
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LE5 2LP
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LE5 1WB
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LE5 1EG
LE5 2EE
LE5 1BN
LE5 2EB
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LE7 3RR
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LE7 3RL
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LE5 6PN
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LE5 1AT
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LE5 6LB
LE5 6PY
LE5 1BQ
LE5 1DB
LE5 1PF
LE5 2EU
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LE5 2DJ
LE5 1AG
LE5 6LH
LE5 1UF
LE5 6JE
LE5 6JF
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LE5 2DD
LE7 3RQ
LE5 1BS
LE7 9BZ
LE5 2DZ
LE5 1UE
LE5 2GT
LE5 6NJ
LE5 6JD
LE5 2DG
LE5 2DA
LE5 6PT
LE5 6LE
LE5 0TS
LE5 6SY
LE5 6NL
LE5 6RA
LE5 6ST
LE5 1UD
LE5 1PW
LE5 0BF
LE5 6RE
LE5 6ND
LE5 2DH
LE7 8RJ
LE7 3RJ
LE5 1PU
LE5 6JA
LE7 8QE
LE5 2DN
LE7 8QD
LE5 1AF
LE7 3QE
LE7 3QD
LE5 0TJ
LE5 6SW
LE5 1AE
LE5 0TQ
LE5 1TS
LE5 2AF
LE5 0TR
LE5 2DF
LE5 2BA
LE5 6LJ
LE7 3RB
LE5 0TH
LE5 6JG
LE7 9BY
LE5 6XH
LE5 2BB
LE5 1EE
LE5 6XA
LE5 6RD
LE5 6SR
LE5 1TU
LE5 2AL
LE5 1FX
LE5 2FE
LE5 2AJ
LE5 6SU
LE5 1AD
LE5 6SB
LE5 6LN
LE5 1DH
LE5 0TF
LE7 3QH
LE5 6SX
LE5 2AH
LE5 6SS
LE5 2AG
LE5 6SF
LE5 6XL
LE7 3QL
LE7 8QL
LE5 6SE
LE5 1DU
LE5 6SN
LE7 8QN
LE7 8QH
LE7 3QN
LE5 6XJ
LE7 8QB
LE5 6XE
LE5 2AB
LE5 2AA
LE5 6SP
LE5 1BB
LE5 1EJ
LE5 2BF
LE5 2YN
LE5 2YG
LE5 2YH
LE5 6SG
LE7 3QB
LE5 6XF
LE5 6XN
LE5 2AE
LE5 1HW
LE5 6SQ
LE5 2AD
LE5 6SH
LE5 6LP
LE7 8QA
LE7 3QA
LE5 6SJ
LE5 6XP
LE5 6RB
LE5 1EB
LE5 6HF
LE5 2AP
LE5 6SL
LE5 1TT
LE5 6SA
LE5 2AN
LE5 2AR
LE5 6XQ
LE5 6HH
LE5 1TZ
LE5 1TL
LE5 1EA
LE5 6XB
LE5 4RA
LE5 2AQ
LE5 6TJ
LE5 6TD
LE5 6XD
LE5 6SD
LE5 6LR
LE5 6TB
LE5 6TH
LE5 6JH
LE5 6XG
LE5 2FJ
LE7 9DA
LE5 1AQ
LE5 6TA
LE5 6HN
LE5 6TQ
LE5 6TS
LE5 4DP
LE5 1NW
LE5 1AS
LE5 0TE
LE5 4EP
LE5 6TG
LE5 2FH
LE5 1AU
LE7 3RN
LE5 4EH
LE5 1TN
LE5 6TN
LE5 1QZ
LE5 4RD
LE4 9TZ
LE5 6GA
LE5 0RF
LE5 4EL
LE5 0TA
LE5 1AL
LE5 0BE
LE5 0BD
LE4 7TZ
LE4 9AS
LE5 0TP
LE5 1TY
LE5 0RH
LE5 4EW
LE5 0TB
LE5 4EG
LE5 4DJ
LE5 6TL
LE5 6TP
LE5 2BE
LE4 9AU
LE5 6WU
LE5 6YB
LE5 6WH
LE5 0TT
LE5 4EA
LE5 2FD
LE5 4EE
LE4 9HQ
LE4 9LP
LE5 1HU
LE5 1AJ
LE5 4ED
LE5 6XS
LE4 9AQ
LE5 6HE
LE4 9UX
LE4 9AX
LE4 7UX
LE5 0TG
LE5 6TE
LE4 9AL
LE5 0ZZ
LE5 6TR
LE5 6XR
LE4 7HR
LE5 6GJ
LE5 6TF
LE4 9AP
LE4 9AN
LE5 0TU
LE5 4DL
LE5 1AA
LE5 4ET
LE5 1AZ
LE4 9AR
LE4 9HR
LE5 4EX
LE5 1AB
LE5 6HB
LE4 9HT
LE4 7HT
LE4 9AT
LE5 1AR
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LE5 4DW
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LE5 6HA
LE5 4EY
LE4 7DE
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LE5 6GH
LE5 0RD
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LE4 9AW
LE5 4EU
LE5 4EZ
LE5 4EB
LE5 4EN
LE5 4DQ
LE5 4UG
LE5 0UB
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LE7 8QG
LE7 3QG
LE5 6HL
LE5 1AH
LE5 6HJ
LE5 4EF
LE5 2BD
LE5 2BH
LE4 7WX
LE5 6FL
LE4 9FT
LE4 7FT
LE4 9WX
LE4 9HU
LE5 6XU
LE5 6FJ
LE4 9AY
LE4 7HU
LE5 4UN
LE5 4LY
LE7 9DQ
LE5 6TT
LE5 0TX
LE5 6TU
LE5 0RG
LE4 9HS
LE4 9AZ
LE4 9WY

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
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