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 Cheshire East

CW2 5QJ
CW2 5QH
CW2 5PD
CW2 5PA
CW2 5QE
CW2 5QQ
CW2 5QL
CW2 5QW
CW1 1GJ
CW2 5PF
CW2 5QF
CW2 5PE
CW2 5QN
CW2 5QP
CW2 5PB
CW2 5QG
ST7 8HT
CW2 5PL
CW2 5SB
CW2 5DF
CW2 5PU
CW2 5QS
CW2 5QD
CW2 5PY
ST7 8DY
CW2 5NY
CW2 5NU
CW2 5FE
CW2 5QB
CW2 5PZ
CW2 5PS
CW2 5PX
CW2 5PT
CW2 5FG
CW2 5RZ
CW2 5NB
CW2 5FZ
CW2 5NP
CW2 5FF
CW3 9AF
CW2 5NZ
CW2 5PG
CW2 5SP
CW2 5FL
CW2 5FR
CW2 5FP
CW2 5NR
CW2 5SL
CW2 5FJ
CW2 5RW
CW2 5BF
CW2 5SN
CW2 5SG
CW3 9AQ
CW2 5SJ
CW2 5SQ
CW2 5FH
CW2 5TA
CW2 5TB
CW2 5TD
CW2 5BQ
ST7 8DX
CW3 9AE
CW2 5TL
CW2 5SH
CW2 5SD
CW2 5QZ
ST7 8DP
ST7 8DS
CW3 9BB
ST7 8HP
CW3 9AD
CW3 9AG
ST7 8HU
CW3 9AH
CW3 9AU
ST7 8DT
ST7 8HS
CW3 9AJ
CW2 5NX
ST7 8HR
CW3 9BQ
ST7 8DU
CW2 5GJ
CW2 5GP
CW2 5GQ
CW2 5GH
CW3 9AB
CW3 9AN
ST7 8DR
CW2 5NT
CW2 5PQ
CW2 5GN
CW2 5GX
CW3 9GB
ST7 8DN
ST7 8DW
CW2 5LE
CW2 5QA
CW3 9AP
CW2 5GW
CW2 5GU
CW2 5NA
CW3 9AL
CW3 9AT
CW3 9AW
CW3 9AA
CW3 9AR
CW3 9AX
CW3 9AS
CW3 9FZ
CW3 9DP
CW3 9AY
CW2 5ND
CW2 5LG
CW1 1UQ
CW1 1UH
CW2 5LF
CW1 5UX
CW1 1UX
ST7 8DL
ST7 8HX
CW2 5NE
CW2 5FX
CW2 5LD
ST7 8AW
CW2 5WT
CW2 5WX
CW2 5WY
CW2 5RR
CW2 5WQ
CW2 5WS
CW2 5PN
CW1 5UH
CW2 5LQ
CW2 5FY
CW1 5UU
CW1 1UU
CW2 5LZ
CW2 5RP
CW2 5GS
CW2 5FW
CW3 9BH
ST7 8HW
CW2 5LH
CW2 5QT
CW2 5QU
CW2 5RN
CW2 5SA
CW2 5QX
CW2 5LY
CW2 5PH
CW2 5GR
ST7 8JH
CW2 5GL
CW2 5GT
CW2 5QY
ST7 8EQ
CW2 5NN
ST7 8EJ
CW1 1UT
CW1 5UT
CW2 5GG
CW1 1UF
CW1 5UF
CW1 1UZ
ST7 8EG
CW2 5LN
ST7 8HB
CW2 5GF
ST7 8EB
CW1 1UJ
CW1 1XB
ST7 8EH
CW1 5XB
CW1 5UY
CW1 1UY
ST7 8DJ
CW2 5LJ
ST7 8EZ
CW2 5LU
ST7 8JF
CW2 5NS
ST7 8JG
CW2 5GD
CW3 9AZ
ST7 8ED
CW1 1UR
CW2 5GE
ST7 8HA
CW1 5UR
CW2 5PR
ST7 8HN
CW1 5UE
ST7 8JQ
ST7 8EY
CW2 5LP
ST7 8EL
ST7 8EP
CW2 5LT
ST7 8HD
CW2 5LX
CW1 5UJ
CW2 5LS
CW2 5LW
ST7 8JW
CW1 1UE
ST7 8EF
CW2 5LR
ST7 8EX
ST7 8JD
ST7 8HL
CW1 5XE
ST7 8DH
CW2 5NW
ST7 8ER
CW1 5XW
ST7 8DF
CW1 5XP
CW1 1XW
CW1 1XP
ST7 8EA
ST7 8JE
CW1 1XE
CW2 5NF
ST7 8JN
CW2 5LL
CW1 1XA
CW1 5XA
CW2 5PJ
ST7 8AN
ST7 8ES
ST7 8EU
ST7 8HE
ST7 8DG
ST7 8DE
ST7 8DA
ST7 8EE
ST7 8EN
CW1 6UB
CW2 5XB
CW2 5XN
ST7 8ET
ST7 8BZ
ST7 8DZ
ST7 8DQ
ST7 8HF
CW3 9BL
CW2 5QR
ST7 8DB
ST7 8DD
CW1 6UE
ST7 8EW
CW3 9BJ
CW1 6UL
CW1 1UL
CW3 9BA
CW2 5NG
ST7 8JJ
CW3 9BS
ST7 8JA
CW1 6UH
CW1 6UA
CW2 5RS
CW1 1UA
CW1 1UB
CW1 1ZW
CW1 1UD
ST7 2JL
ST7 8AH
ST7 8AU
ST7 8AX
ST7 8QH
CW1 1YR
ST7 8AT
CW1 6UZ
CW1 6ZW
CW1 6UR
ST7 8JB
ST7 8AP
CW3 9BX
CW1 6UD
ST7 8AR
ST7 8QE
ST7 8JP
ST7 8NX
ST7 8AZ
ST7 8BF
ST7 8JR
ST7 8BU
CW1 6UY
CW3 9BU
ST7 8AS
CW3 9GD
CW1 1XD
ST7 8LP
ST7 8AG
CW3 9BW
CW3 9GE
CW1 5XD
CW3 9BP
ST7 8AL
ST7 8JL
ST7 2JP
ST7 8QF
ST7 8QX
ST7 8QJ
CW2 5NQ
CW1 1GQ
CW3 9BN
ST7 2JT
ST7 2JR
CW2 5NL
ST7 8AQ
ST7 2GP
ST7 8QG
CW1 1XN
ST7 2JW
ST7 2JS
ST7 8NE
ST7 8LR
CW3 9BT
ST7 8NT
ST7 8LJ
ST7 8AY
ST7 8QD
ST7 8QQ
ST7 2TU
ST7 2AY
ST7 8AF
ST7 2JN
ST7 8QL
CW1 5TB
CW1 5XF
ST7 2JJ
ST7 8QY
ST7 8LH
ST7 2JY
ST7 2UA
ST7 8QB
ST7 8QA
CW3 9BY
ST7 8LL
ST7 2HX
ST7 8AE
CW2 5NH
ST7 8BL
ST7 8NJ
CW1 5XN
ST7 8BY
CW1 1TB
ST7 2JZ
ST7 2UE
ST7 8QS
CW1 1UP
CW1 5UP
ST7 8PZ
ST7 8LQ
ST7 2UB
ST7 8QR
ST7 8AD
ST7 2TX
CW3 9DA
ST7 2JX
ST7 8LN
ST7 2JU
ST7 8NP
ST7 8QW
CW5 7NR
ST7 8BT
ST7 2NZ
CW3 9BZ
ST7 2HZ
CW1 1XF
ST7 8LW
ST7 2HU
ST7 2LB
ST7 8PY
CW3 9DQ
ST7 8NL
ST7 2LD
ST7 8NR
ST7 2UL
ST7 8NF
ST7 2LY
ST7 2LA
ST7 2LL
ST7 2NX
ST7 2TY
ST7 2UW
ST7 8AB
ST7 8NW
ST7 8PR
CW2 5RH
ST7 2UN
CW2 5JR
ST7 2RY
CW2 5BA
ST7 2LJ
ST7 8BH
ST7 8NN
ST7 2LR
ST7 2LG
ST7 8LG
ST7 2NY
ST7 2LE
ST7 2LS
ST7 8PP
ST7 8PW
ST7 2XH
ST7 8AA
ST7 8RA
ST7 2LF
CW2 5JW
ST7 8PL
ST7 8BJ
ST7 2LQ
CW1 6NF
CW2 5NJ
ST7 2LH
ST7 8LF
ST7 2XJ
ST7 8PN
ST7 8QP
CW2 5JN
ST7 2GU
ST7 8ND
ST7 2JF
CW2 5GY
ST7 2GL
ST7 2TA
ST7 2JH
CW1 1TA
CW1 6ND
CW2 5LA
CW1 5TA
CW3 9DJ
CW2 5HY
ST7 2TR
ST7 8PS
CW2 5JP
CW2 5AX
ST7 2EL
CW2 5GZ
ST7 2XY
ST7 2GQ
ST7 2UT
ST7 2FY
ST7 2GJ
ST7 8NG
ST7 2XL
ST7 8WB
ST7 8WA
CW2 5JL
ST7 8PX
ST7 2HY
ST7 8RB
ST7 2TT
CW2 5JS
CW1 5HW
ST7 2JG
ST7 2YJ
CW1 6ZX
CW2 5LB
CW1 6NG
ST7 2GH
CW3 9DL
ST7 8LB
ST7 2GF
ST7 8RH
CW1 6NB
CW2 5BB
CW1 1UW
ST7 2US
ST7 8LA
CW2 5RD
ST7 8LU
ST7 8PT
CW2 5JJ
ST7 8PU
ST7 8RE
ST7 8NQ
ST7 2XZ
ST7 2TE
CW2 5RJ
CW1 5UW
CW2 5RG
ST7 2XU
CW1 5SZ
CW1 6NA
CW1 5TJ
CW1 5SU
CW1 1SU
CW1 1SZ
ST7 2TZ
ST7 2JQ
ST7 2XR
CW1 5SX
CW1 1SX
ST7 2TW
ST7 8LT
ST7 2GG
ST7 8LE
CW2 5RA
CW1 1TJ
CW2 5RX
CW2 5RU
ST7 2XX
CW2 5AZ
ST7 8NB
ST7 2UD
ST7 8NH
CW2 5RQ
CW3 9DE
ST7 8LD
ST7 8BQ
CW1 5SS
CW1 1SS
CW1 5ST
CW1 5TD
CW1 1TD
CW2 5RB
CW1 1ST
ST7 2YW
ST7 2XA
CW3 9DH
ST7 2YL
CW2 5RY
CW2 5FA
CW2 5RT
CW2 5FS
CW2 5GB
CW2 5RL
CW2 5PW
CW1 1QU
CW1 6YW
CW1 1YW
CW2 5JH
CW2 5RE
CW1 5QU
CW1 5SY
CW1 1SY
ST7 2XG
CW1 5QT
ST7 8PJ
ST7 2HQ
ST7 2TL
CW1 5RX
CW2 5AU
CW2 5AY
CW2 5RF
CW1 5QS
CW1 1QS
ST7 8NS
ST7 2TJ
ST7 2XF
ST7 8PG
ST7 2YN
ST7 2UZ
CW1 5TE
CW1 1TE
ST7 2WQ
ST7 2WD
CW1 6BP
CW1 6BU
CW1 6XY
CW1 1XY
ST7 2XB
ST7 8LS
ST7 2HH
CW2 5JZ
ST7 2HF
ST7 2JB
CW1 5SN
ST7 2HE

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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