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

LE8 5UN
LE8 3UN
LE8 5UZ
LE8 5UQ
LE8 3US
LE8 3UQ
LE8 5US
LE8 5LW
LE8 6UY
LE8 3UY
LE8 5UL
LE8 3UP
LE8 3UL
LE8 5UP
LE8 5UE
LE17 5QQ
LE8 6UJ
LE8 5UH
LE8 6BU
LE8 6UD
LE8 3BU
LE8 3UD
LE8 6UF
LE8 6WP
LE8 6WS
LE8 6UL
LE8 3UF
LE8 3UB
LE8 6UH
LE8 3UH
LE8 5UT
LE8 3UT
LE8 3WF
LE8 5WF
LE8 3WE
LE8 5WE
LE8 6UB
LE8 3WG
LE8 5WG
LE8 3WH
LE8 5WH
LE17 5QB
LE8 3UW
LE8 5UW
LE8 5UU
LE8 5UX
LE8 3UU
LE8 3UX
LE17 5QG
LE8 6UE
LE8 3WJ
LE8 5WJ
LE8 3UE
LE8 5WP
LE8 5WQ
LE8 5WA
LE8 3WL
LE8 3WQ
LE8 5WL
LE8 3WA
LE8 5WW
LE8 3WW
LE8 5WU
LE8 3WU
LE8 5RD
LE17 5QF
LE8 5WB
LE8 3WB
LE8 3QA
LE8 5QA
LE8 3RD
LE8 5QZ
LE8 5WT
LE8 3WT
LE8 3PF
LE8 5PF
LE8 3QZ
LE8 5RG
LE8 5PZ
LE8 5WX
LE8 3WX
LE8 5TW
LE8 3TW
LE8 5RB
LE8 3RB
LE8 5TT
LE8 3TT
LE8 5PS
LE8 3PS
LE8 5PY
LE8 3PY
LE8 5TX
LE8 3TX
LE17 5QJ
LE8 6UG
LE8 5QX
LE8 3QX
LE17 5QH
LE8 6LX
LE8 5PW
LE8 3PW
LE8 5TY
LE8 3TY
LE17 5QL
LE8 5WS
LE8 3WS
LE17 5QE
LE8 5RZ
LE8 3RZ
LE8 5YA
LE8 3YA
LE8 5PX
LE8 3PX
LE8 5SL
LE8 3SL
LE8 5PT
LE17 5QA
LE8 3WP
LE8 3QH
LE8 5PU
LE8 3PU
LE8 5QH
LE8 5QE
LE8 3QE
LE8 5XQ
LE8 3XQ
LE8 3RN
LE8 5QY
LE8 3QY
LE8 5RL
LE8 3RL
LE8 5UJ
LE8 3UJ
LE8 3XB
LE8 5QF
LE8 3QF
LE8 5QJ
LE8 3QJ
LE17 5PZ
LE8 5QR
LE8 5RN
LE8 5ZY
LE8 5ZZ
LE8 5ZP
LE8 5YZ
LE8 5WY
LE8 3QR
LE8 5QG
LE8 3QG
LE8 5TA
LE8 3TA
LE8 5QL
LE8 3QL
LE8 3WY
LE8 5RP
LE8 3RP
LE8 5RQ
LE8 3RQ
LE8 5SW
LE8 3SW
LE8 5WZ
LE8 3WZ
LE8 5UR
LE8 3UR
LE8 3UZ
LE8 3TB
LE8 3QQ
LE8 5SU
LE8 3SU
LE8 5TB
LE8 5QQ
LE8 3RE
LE8 5XL
LE8 5RE
LE17 5QT
LE8 3RS
LE8 5UA
LE8 3XL
LE8 5WR
LE8 3WR
LE17 5NW
LE8 3UA
LE8 3SP
LE8 5TE
LE8 3TE
LE8 5RS
LE17 6PG
LE8 5SJ
LE8 3SJ
LE8 5SP
LE8 3RG
LE8 3RA
LE8 5ST
LE8 3ST
LE8 5RA
LE8 5PH
LE8 3PH
LE8 5TZ
LE8 3TZ
LE8 3LX
LE17 5RB
LE17 5PU
LE8 5LZ
LE8 5SS
LE8 3SS
LE17 5PY
LE8 3RJ
LE8 5RJ
LE8 5TD
LE8 3TD
LE8 3QU
LE8 5RF
LE8 5SA
LE8 3SA
LE8 3PA
LE8 5PA
LE8 3WN
LE8 5AD
LE8 3SD
LE8 5WN
LE8 5SQ
LE8 3SQ
LE8 3RF
LE8 3SG
LE8 5RR
LE8 3RR
LE8 5QU
LE8 5SG
LE8 5SD
LE8 5SR
LE8 3SR
LE8 3QD
LE8 5QD
LE8 3QB
LE8 5QB
LE17 6PN
LE8 5SN
LE8 3SN
LE8 5QP
LE8 3QP
LE8 5SB
LE8 3SB
LE8 5RX
LE8 3RX
LE8 5TP
LE8 3TP
LE8 3TU
LE17 5PX
LE8 5TU
LE8 5SF
LE8 3SF
LE8 5UG
LE8 3UG
LE8 5XE
LE8 5SH
LE8 5TN
LE8 3TN
LE8 3SH
LE8 3RY
LE8 5QN
LE8 5RY
LE8 5QS
LE8 3QS
LE8 3RH
LE17 6PQ
LE8 5RH
LE8 5SE
LE8 3QN
LE8 3SE
LE8 5TJ
LE8 3TJ
LE8 3PQ
LE8 3QT
LE8 5QT
LE17 6PW
LE8 5TL
LE8 3TL
LE17 6PJ
LE8 5PQ
LE8 5RW
LE8 3RW
LE8 3PJ
LE8 5PJ
LE8 5TS
LE8 3TS
LE8 5PD
LE8 3PD
LE8 3PL
LE8 5PL
LE8 5TQ
LE8 3TQ
LE17 6PH
LE8 5UF
LE17 6PF
LE17 6PL
LE8 5SZ
LE8 3SZ
LE17 6PE
LE8 3SY
LE8 5SY
LE8 5TG
LE8 3TG
LE8 5RU
LE8 3RU
LE8 5TR
LE8 3TR
LE17 6PD
LE8 3SX
LE8 5SX
LE8 5UY
LE8 3TH
LE8 5UB
LE8 5TH
LE17 5NP
LE17 5NN
LE8 5AH
LE8 5AL
LE8 3PG
LE17 5QU
LE8 5TF
LE8 3TF
LE8 5AF
LE8 5PG
LE17 6PP
LE8 5PE
LE8 3PE
LE17 5ND
LE17 5NJ
LE8 5UD
LE8 5LA
LE8 5RT
LE8 5AB
LE8 5XD
LE17 5NT
LE8 5XA
LE17 5NG
LE8 3RT
LE8 5AG
LE17 5NL
LE8 5BY
LE8 3BY
LE8 5PN
LE8 3PN
LE9 1RA
LE8 5WD
LE8 3WD
LE17 5NF
LE8 5XP
LE8 3XP
LE17 5QN
LE8 5XN
LE8 3XN
LE18 3TW
LE8 1TW
LE8 5AE
LE8 5XR
LE8 3XR
LE18 3UP
LE17 5NQ
LE8 3PB
LE8 5PB
LE8 1TN
LE18 3TN
LE8 3BX
LE8 1TB
LE8 5XG
LE8 3XG
LE8 3NB
LE8 6NB
LE8 5BX
LE17 5QS
LE8 0AF
LE8 1TJ
LE8 5XH
LE8 3XH
LE18 3TJ
LE17 5NR
LE8 1TD
LE18 3TD
LE8 1TL
LE18 3TL
LE8 5XX
LE8 3PR
LE8 5PR
LE9 1RT
LE8 3XX
LE17 5NE
LE8 5XJ
LE8 3XJ
LE18 3TB
LE8 5XU
LE18 3TH
LE8 1TH
LE18 3TG
LE8 1TG
LE8 5XS
LE17 6PX
LE8 5PP
LE8 3PP
LE8 3QW
LE8 5XT
LE8 5QW
LE17 6PR
LE9 1RH
LE17 5QZ
LE8 0BQ
LE8 8BQ
LE8 8AF
LE9 1RS
LE8 4FF
LE8 3FF
LE17 5NA
LE17 6PA
LE8 4HN
LE8 3HN
LE8 6LD
LE9 1RF
LE8 0AQ
LE8 8AQ
LE8 6NA
LE8 3NA
LE17 5LQ
LE17 5LG
LE17 5NH
LE17 5LD
LE17 6PB
LE17 5QX
LE17 5LB
LE8 6PF
LE8 4JD
LE8 3LD
LE8 6PG
LE17 5RD
LE17 5QY
LE8 4JB
LE17 5NB
LE8 6PD
LE17 5LF
LE8 4BQ
LE8 4JE
LE18 3TF
LE17 5QP
LE8 3DU
LE8 1TF
LE8 4BH
LE8 6QX
LE8 4HF
LE8 3HF
LE8 1TE
LE8 6WF
LE8 4BL
LE17 5QW
LE8 6WG
LE8 4DT
LE8 3DT
LE8 4HQ
LE8 3HQ
LE8 6WB
LE8 6QZ
LE8 4AG
LE8 3AG
LE8 4HH
LE8 3HH
LE8 6WE
LE8 4HE
LE8 3HE
LE8 6WA
LE8 0QG
LE9 1UL
LE17 5LH
LE8 4AQ
LE8 6RA
LE8 3AQ
LE8 6AF
LE8 6WD
LE8 6QU
LE8 4HG
LE8 3HG
LE8 4BE
LE8 3BE
LE8 4HS
LE8 3HS
LE8 6QT
LE8 6ZS
LE8 3ZS
LE8 4AR
LE8 3AR
LE8 6QY
LE8 4HJ
LE8 6QW
LE8 3HJ
LE8 6XU
LE8 3XU
LE18 3TE
LE8 3DY
LE8 6XA
LE8 3XA
LE17 5LA
LE8 6QS
LE17 5QR
LE8 4HL
LE8 8DZ
LE9 1UF
LE9 5UF
LE8 4HT
LE8 3HT
LE8 6ZR
LE8 3ZR
LE8 3HL
LE8 6XT
LE8 3XT
LE8 6ZA
LE8 3ZA
LE8 3HR
LE8 4HR
LE17 5JW
LE8 2QW
LE17 5SG
LE9 5UH
LE9 1UG
LE9 5UG
LE8 4AS
LE8 3AS
LE9 1UH
LE8 4BA
LE8 3BA
LE8 4BB
LE8 3BB
LE8 3AD
LE8 2QS
LE8 3HB
LE8 4HB
LE18 2QT
LE8 2QT
LE18 2QW
LE17 5JQ
LE8 6ZB
LE8 3ZB
LE8 6XS
LE8 3XS
LE9 1TY
LE8 4AD
LE8 6ZQ
LE8 3ZQ
LE8 4HD
LE8 6ZT
LE8 3ZT
LE8 6FA

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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