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 West And Chester

CH3 9BR
CH3 9BW
CH3 9BP
CH3 9BQ
CH3 9BE
CH3 9BG
CH3 9BH
CH3 9BS
CH3 9BT
CH3 9DA
CH3 9BL
CH3 9BU
CH3 9BJ
CH3 9BN
CH3 9BX
CH3 9BZ
CH3 7RQ
CH3 9BY
CW6 9UG
CW6 0ER
CH3 7RG
CW6 0GP
CH3 9BB
CH3 9DD
CH3 9BD
CH3 9NG
CH3 9NF
CH3 7RH
CH3 7RL
CH3 9AZ
CH3 9BA
CW6 0EG
CH3 9ND
CW6 9UB
CH3 9NE
CW6 0EH
CW6 0HW
CH3 7RJ
CW6 0HU
CW6 0FY
CW6 0EJ
CH3 7RN
CW6 9UE
CH3 9NB
CW6 0EQ
CW6 0EL
CH3 8HL
CH3 7RW
CW6 0EN
CW6 0ES
CW6 0HL
CW6 9UQ
CH3 7RP
CH3 7RR
CW6 0EW
CW6 0HQ
CW6 0EZ
CH3 9NH
CW6 0HD
CW6 0EY
CW6 0EP
CW6 9UD
CW6 0HF
CW6 0HB
CH3 7RS
CW6 0HE
CW6 0UL
CW6 0ET
CH3 7RU
CW6 0HA
CW6 0GZ
CH3 7RT
CW6 9SW
CW6 0UB
CW6 9SN
CH3 9NA
CW6 9SL
CH3 9AX
CH3 9AY
CW6 0UG
CW6 9DQ
CW6 0EU
CW6 0GJ
CW6 9YF
CH3 9NL
CW6 9SP
CH3 8HH
CW6 0UJ
CH3 9RB
CH3 8HJ
CH3 9RD
CW6 0HJ
CW6 0HG
CH3 9QJ
CH3 9RG
CW6 0GU
CH3 9QP
CH3 8HN
CH3 9QR
CH3 9QX
CH3 9QY
CH3 9QW
CH3 7BF
CH3 9QQ
CH3 9QL
CW6 0EX
CW6 0EE
CH3 8HR
CH3 9QZ
CH3 9QG
CH3 9NQ
CW6 0EF
CW6 0HZ
CH3 9QT
CH3 9BF
CW6 0LE
CH3 9QN
CH3 9QH
CW6 9NF
CH3 9QU
CH3 9QS
CH3 9PU
CH3 7RX
CH3 8HE
CH3 9NS
CH3 9NW
CH3 9AE
CH3 9AD
CW6 9NE
CH3 9NJ
CH3 9AF
CH3 9NP
CH3 9QF
CW6 9UA
CW6 9ND
CW6 9UR
CH3 9RE
CW6 9US
CH3 9AS
CH3 9AH
CH3 9DB
CW6 9XD
CW6 9XA
CW6 9XU
CW6 9XX
CW6 9XS
CW6 9XT
CW6 9XH
CW6 9XR
CH3 9PR
CH3 9AA
CW6 9TP
CH3 9AJ
CH3 7RY
CW6 0JG
CW6 0ED
CH3 9PS
CW6 9SR
CW6 0HH
CW6 9TX
CW6 0FD
CW6 0BB
CW6 0UH
CW6 0FG
CW6 0NW
CW6 0QQ
CW6 0FR
CW6 0FJ
CW6 0FL
CW6 0FP
CW6 0FE
CW6 0FF
CW6 0DW
CH3 9RA
CW6 9XB
CH3 8NF
CW6 9YB
CW6 9YD
CW6 9ZR
CW6 9YA
CH3 9PW
CW6 0DT
CH3 9AL
CH3 8HF
CW6 9UU
CW6 0AH
CW6 0FZ
CW6 0UN
CH3 7RZ
CH3 8HP
CH3 9AG
CW6 9UL
CW6 0AD
CW6 0AE
CW6 0DX
CW6 0BD
CH3 9QE
CW6 0WX
CW6 0WY
CW6 0WQ
CW6 0UW
CW6 9WX
CW6 9WS
CW6 9WW
CW6 9WB
CW6 0AJ
CW6 9UT
CW6 0AQ
CW6 0AF
CW6 9UY
CW6 0AG
CH3 9RF
CW6 0DY
CW6 0GA
CW6 0AX
CW6 9UP
CW6 0DZ
CW6 0EA
CW6 9NB
CW6 0TU
CH3 8HG
CW6 0HR
CW6 0DR
CW6 9UW
CW6 0EB
CW6 0AB
CW6 0XZ
CW6 0WF
CW6 0WA
CW6 6AQ
CW6 9PT
CW6 9WU
CW6 9XL
CW6 9WP
CW6 0XF
CW6 9YZ
CW6 9GG
CW6 9XN
CW6 9XP
CW6 9YX
CW6 9YY
CW6 9XQ
CW6 9XW
CW6 0XG
CW6 9FA
CW6 9WE
CW6 9WQ
CW6 9WY
CW6 9XF
CW6 9WZ
CW6 9WR
CW6 9WT
CW6 9WF
CW6 9WJ
CW6 9WN
CW6 9WL
CW6 9WG
CW6 9WH
CW6 9FQ
CW6 9GH
CW6 9UF
CW6 9UZ
CW6 9HT
CW6 9LX
CW6 9FT
CW6 9FY
CW6 9GF
CW6 0XH
CW6 6AZ
CW6 6BJ
CW6 9ED
CW6 6BL
CW6 6BN
CW6 6BB
CW6 6BE
CW6 6BG
CW6 6BF
CW6 0XJ
CW6 0YB
CW6 6AG
CW6 6AJ
CW6 0ZS
CW6 0ZW
CW6 0XQ
CW6 0XW
CW6 0XY
CW6 0XX
CW6 0WG
CW6 0WU
CW6 0XB
CW6 0XE
CW6 0XD
CW6 0WW
CW6 0WZ
CW6 0WH
CW6 0WN
CW6 0WR
CW6 0WP
CW6 0WJ
CW6 0WL
CW6 0TX
CW6 0UX
CW6 0WB
CW6 0WE
CW6 0WD
CW6 0UY
CW6 0UZ
CW6 0FH
CW6 0FT
CW6 0LB
CW6 0FU
CW6 0FN
CW6 6BH
CW6 0DP
CW6 9DF
CW6 6BP
CW6 0AA
CW6 9WD
CW6 0WS
CW6 0FW
CW6 0YZ
CW6 0WT
CW6 9XZ
CW6 9WA
CW6 9GB
CW6 9FN
CW6 6BQ
CW6 6BR
CW6 6AW
CW6 6BA
CW6 6AB
CW6 0FQ
CW6 0FS
CW6 0DS
CH3 9PX
CW6 0HS
CH3 9NT
CW6 0AT
CH3 8HQ
CH3 9HF
CW6 9UN
CW6 0AZ
CW6 0AY
CW6 0AR
CW6 0HT
CW6 0BF
CH3 9RH
CW6 0DL
CW6 0AU
CW6 0AS
CH3 9PN
CW6 0HY
CH3 9RJ
CH3 9PT
CW6 0HP
CW6 0AN
CW6 9TR
CW6 0JF
CH3 9HG
CW6 0AP
CH3 8HS
CW6 0BJ
CW6 9NG
CW6 0JE
CW6 0GG
CW6 0GF
CW6 0GB
CW6 0AL
CW6 0BA
CW6 0BQ
CW6 0BH
CW6 0HX
CH3 9HE
CW6 9TZ
CW6 0DF
CW6 0BG
CH3 9PP
CW6 0BL
CH3 9HA
CH3 9HD
CW6 0AW
CW6 0BE
CW6 0TR
CW6 0DE
CH3 8HD
CW6 9TU
CW6 0TW
CW6 0TY
CW6 0BN
CH3 9PZ
CW6 0DB
CW6 0BZ
CW6 0TT
CW6 0BT
CW6 9NZ
CH3 9QA
CH3 9AB
CW6 0TP
CH3 9HB
CW6 9LY
CW6 0TZ
CW6 0TN
CH3 9AP
CW6 9NH
CW6 9NA
CH3 9QB
CH3 9ZL
CH3 9ZJ
CH3 9ZB
CW6 0TS
CW6 0LJ
CW6 9TS
CW6 0NQ
CW6 0LD
CH3 9EY
CW6 0TH
CW6 0BU
CW6 0JD
CH3 9QD
CW6 9GW
CW6 0BP
CW6 0BW
CW6 0BS
CW6 0DD
CW6 9TY
CW6 9LS
CW6 0UE
CW6 0BY
CH3 9EZ
CH3 8NL
CW6 0GH
CH3 8DR
CW6 9HD
CW6 9NJ
CW6 9HQ
CH3 8DP
CW6 9GX
CH3 7RB
CH3 9PG
CW6 0UA
CW6 9HG
CH3 9NN
CW6 9HF
CW6 9HE
CW6 9GR
CW6 0DN
CW6 9LZ
CW6 0LH
CW6 0DG
CH3 8NG
CW6 0DA
CH3 8DU
CW6 0UP
CH3 8DT
CW6 9HH
CH3 8DS
CW6 9UX
CH3 7RE
CW6 0BX
CW6 0LW
CW6 0NB
CW6 9LT
CH3 7RF
CW6 0UF
CH3 8NE
CW6 0LN
CW6 0FA
CH3 9HH
CW6 0JQ
CW6 9LU
CW6 0FB
CW6 0NA
CH3 8HX
CW6 0DU
CW6 9LW
CW6 9HL
CH3 8HW
CW6 0UD
CW6 0LP
CH3 9AR
CH3 9LN
CH3 8HB
CH3 9HW
CH3 9LW
CH3 8HA
CW6 0DQ
CH3 8NJ
CW6 0LU
CW6 0XA
CW6 0DH
CW6 0LS
CW6 0LL
CH3 8EZ
CW6 9DN
CW6 0JB

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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