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 Cumbria

LA12 7PH
LA12 7PG
LA12 7PJ
LA12 7PQ
LA12 7PR
LA12 7SP
LA12 7PN
LA12 7PF
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LA12 7PL
LA12 7PZ
LA12 7TA
LA12 7SW
LA12 7SR
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LA12 7PD
LA12 7QB
LA12 7PB
LA12 7PE
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LA12 7PW
LA12 7SZ
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LA12 7QD
LA12 7QU
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LA12 7TD
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LA12 7QE
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LA12 8EB
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LA12 8DU
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LA12 7WG
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LA12 7QF
LA12 7RS
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LA12 7DG
LA12 8HB
LA12 8DX
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LA12 7RR
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LA12 8DY
LA12 7QH
LA12 7DS
LA12 7DP
LA12 7QA
LA12 7QQ
LA12 7UN
LA12 7GN
LA12 7GP
LA12 7GQ
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LA12 7GH
LA12 7GL
LA12 7DR
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LA12 8BX
LA12 7DQ
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LA12 8BT
LA12 8HT
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LA12 7HQ
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LA12 7DJ
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LA12 7SG
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LA12 8HD
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LA12 7BT
LA12 7ES
LA12 7HB
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LA12 7EU
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LA12 7ER
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LA12 8PH
LA17 7AB
LA12 8ER
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LA17 7UN
LA12 7NP
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LA12 7NL
LA12 7EL
LA12 7JN
LA12 7BJ
LA12 7JU
LA12 7EJ
LA12 8HU
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LA12 7DT
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LA12 7FL
LA12 7EQ
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LA12 7XA
LA12 7JZ
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LA12 7DZ
LA12 7EF
LA12 7BG
LA12 7EG
LA12 7JY
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LA12 7BQ
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LA12 7FB
LA12 7UA
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LA12 7FE
LA12 7JH
LA12 7BB
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LA12 7JQ
LA12 7HZ
LA12 7TP
LA12 7JE
LA12 7HU
LA12 7ED
LA12 7DY
LA12 7FH
LA12 7TR
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LA12 7UD
LA12 7EE
LA12 7TQ
LA12 7QW
LA12 7HT
LA12 7JB
LA12 7HX
LA12 7DX
LA12 7QT
LA12 8DA
LA12 7HP
LA12 7TG
LA12 7AY
LA12 7RY
LA12 7BD
LA12 9AT
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LA12 7AX
LA12 7BA
LA12 7HR
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LA12 7LS
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LA12 7HS
LA12 7JD
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LA12 7BE
LA12 7JS
LA12 7QL
LA12 7LE
LA12 7FN
LA12 7FR
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LA12 7JG
LA12 8EE
LA12 7HW
LA12 7LT
LA12 7LJ
LA12 9AR
LA12 7AH
LA12 7LQ
LA12 7LN
LA12 9AZ
LA12 9AW
LA12 7AR
LA12 9AD
LA12 0AG
LA12 7AF
LA12 9AN
LA12 7AQ
LA12 9AU
LA12 7LF
LA12 7AS
LA12 7AT
LA12 7XB
LA12 7AG
LA12 7XD
LA12 7AU
LA12 7AB
LA12 0UE
LA12 0GH
LA12 0GL
LA12 0GF
LA12 0GB
LA12 9YD
LA12 9WN
LA12 9WW
LA12 9YA
LA12 9YB
LA12 9WX
LA12 9WP
LA12 9WQ
LA12 9WU
LA12 9GJ
LA12 9SN
LA12 9WL
LA12 9GL
LA12 9BH
LA12 9GG
LA12 9GH
LA12 9GA
LA12 8WX
LA12 8WB
LA12 7WW
LA12 8WA
LA12 8GG
LA12 8WY
LA12 7XF
LA12 8YY
LA12 8YX
LA12 7WU
LA12 7WS
LA12 7WR
LA12 7WP
LA12 7WQ
LA12 7UL
LA12 7WN
LA12 8GF
LA12 7LW
LA12 7HN
LA12 7GA
LA12 7GF
LA12 7GR
LA12 7GS
LA12 7GJ
LA12 7GB
LA12 7GD
LA12 7GE
LA12 2AL
LA12 7AA
LA12 2AJ
LA12 2AH
LA12 2AD
LA12 2AG
LA12 0WZ
LA12 0WW
LA12 0WT
LA12 0WU
LA12 0WS
LA12 0WQ
LA12 0WR
LA12 9AP
LA12 9AY
LA12 0AF
LA12 0BN
LA12 9AE
LA12 9BA
LA12 0TP
LA12 7ZZ
LA12 7LZ
LA12 0UR
LA12 9AL
LA12 0AE
LA12 7LP
LA12 7LL
LA12 7LG
LA12 7NT
LA17 7XS
LA12 7TJ
LA12 7LU
LA12 7AE
LA12 7UW
LA12 7UJ
LA12 7AL
LA12 7AD
LA12 0AA
LA12 0AD
LA12 7XE
LA12 0BL
LA12 7AW
LA12 9AJ
LA12 0AW
LA12 0AB
LA12 9AX
LA12 9AB
LA12 9AF
LA12 9AQ
LA12 9AG
LA12 9DH
LA12 9BD
LA12 0AQ
LA12 0AH
LA12 0AJ
LA12 8EF
LA12 9BB
LA12 9AH
LA12 0BP
LA12 9BQ
LA12 9BG
LA12 8PQ
LA12 7NH
LA12 8HE
LA17 7YB
LA12 7NF
LA12 7NA
LA12 0AN
LA12 7LX
LA12 0BY
LA12 0AL
LA12 0BJ
LA12 9BE
LA12 9AA
LA12 0AU
LA12 0UU
LA12 0AR
LA12 0BT
LA12 7UB
LA12 7NB
LA12 7TN
LA12 9FE
LA12 0AS
LA17 7XT
LA12 0BG
LA12 7AN
LA12 9SY
LA12 7AJ
LA12 7RX
LA12 0EL
LA12 0BH
LA12 0BX
LA12 0BQ
LA12 8BY
LA12 8BZ
LA12 0BD
LA17 7YD
LA12 7ND
LA12 7AP
LA12 0AX
LA12 0BW
LA12 8HZ
LA12 0DA
LA12 0DB
LA12 0BZ
LA12 0AZ
LA12 9EW
LA12 0BA
LA12 9SZ
LA12 0BB
LA12 0DG
LA12 0BU
LA12 9SX
LA12 7NQ
LA12 0AY
LA12 9DJ
LA12 0DE
LA12 7NG
LA12 0DN
LA12 7NE
LA17 7XZ
LA12 0DW
LA12 9DW
LA12 9DS
LA12 0DF
LA12 0DL
LA12 0DJ
LA12 7NJ
LA12 0DH
LA12 0DQ
LA17 7YA
LA12 9ER
LA12 9BN
LA12 0DR
LA12 9DG
LA12 9FB
LA12 7SE
LA12 0DP
LA12 0DS
LA12 9DF
LA12 0EN
LA12 9DT
LA12 9DN
LA12 9BT
LA12 0ER
LA12 9BP
LA12 0DU
LA12 0DZ
LA12 9DU
LA12 9DE
LA12 0DX
LA12 9DD
LA12 9BL
LA12 9BZ
LA12 0DT
LA12 0EW
LA12 9BR
LA17 7TJ
LA12 7QR
LA12 0EU
LA12 9BY
LA12 9BJ
LA12 0EA
LA12 0EP
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LA12 9BU
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LA12 9DX
LA12 0ET
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LA12 7SF
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LA12 8HF
LA12 0EG
LA17 7XN
LA12 0EY
LA12 0HB
LA17 7XX
LA12 0EF
LA17 7XY
LA12 0EB
LA12 9EA
LA12 9DZ
LA12 0EQ
LA12 0HD
LA17 7TQ
LA12 9HU
LA12 9ED
LA12 9EP
LA12 9ES
LA17 7UX
LA17 7UL
LA12 9DQ
LA12 9DP
LA12 9EE
LA12 7NU
LA12 0EH
LA12 9EU
LA12 8EH
LA12 9HS
LA12 0EJ
LA12 0NX
LA12 9ET

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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