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

CW4 8DN
CW4 8HS
CW4 8NN
CW4 8HU
CW4 8HL
CW4 8HT
CW4 8HR
CW4 8NQ
CW4 8HN
CW4 8HJ
CW4 8HP
WA16 9LE
WA16 9NT
WA16 9LD
WA16 9LH
WA16 9LJ
WA16 9LG
WA16 9LL
WA16 9LX
WA16 9NY
CW4 8NL
WA16 9LW
WA16 9LQ
WA16 9LN
CW4 8HQ
WA16 9LT
WA16 9LF
WA16 9LP
WA16 9LS
CW10 9NA
CW10 9LX
CW4 8HE
WA16 9LU
CW4 8HG
CW4 8HH
WA16 9JT
CW10 9LU
WA16 9LY
WA16 9LR
CW4 8NR
CW4 8NP
WA16 9JR
CW4 8HD
CW4 8FU
WA16 9JU
CW10 9BF
CW4 8LT
WA16 9LB
WA16 9LZ
CW4 8EA
CW4 8EU
CW4 8NJ
CW4 8NS
CW4 8EX
CW4 8LU
CW4 8ET
CW4 8LS
CW4 8NE
CW4 8EN
WA16 9JS
CW4 8LX
WA16 9NA
WA16 9NB
CW10 9NZ
CW10 9LT
CW4 8ND
CW10 9NB
CW4 8ES
CW4 8EL
CW4 8ER
WA16 9NE
CW4 8LR
CW4 8NH
WA16 9JX
WA16 9ND
WA16 0UU
WA16 0UZ
WA16 0XD
CW4 8EP
CW4 8NB
WA16 9JY
CW4 8NA
CW4 8EJ
CW4 8NX
CW4 8LP
CW4 8ED
CW10 9LR
CW4 8NU
CW10 9ND
CW10 9LP
CW4 8HZ
CW4 8HY
WA16 9JP
CW4 8EH
CW4 8HX
CW4 8FD
CW10 9LS
WA16 9JH
CW4 8NT
CW4 8LL
WA16 9JL
CW4 8HB
CW4 8LW
CW4 8NG
CW4 8GB
CW4 8GA
CW4 8LB
WA16 9JJ
CW10 9NE
CW4 8EW
CW4 8LQ
WA16 9NW
WA16 9NF
WA16 9LA
CW4 8LJ
WA16 9JQ
CW4 8EQ
CW4 8JX
CW4 8JU
CW4 8LH
CW4 8HA
CW4 8JT
WA16 9NP
CW4 8EG
CW4 8FA
CW4 8EY
CW4 8LG
CW4 8JS
WA16 9NS
CW4 8FE
CW10 9LW
WA16 9NX
WA16 9NR
WA16 9NL
WA16 9JN
WA16 9NJ
WA16 9NN
CW4 8FB
CW10 9NG
CW4 8PP
CW4 8PR
WA16 9NH
CW4 8PT
CW10 9NF
CW4 8DR
CW4 8JR
CW4 8PW
WA16 9NU
WA16 9JE
WA16 9JG
CW4 8PN
CW4 8GE
CW4 8JZ
WA16 9JF
WA16 9JZ
CW4 8EF
CW4 8GD
WA16 9JB
WA16 9JD
CW4 8JH
CW4 8JJ
CW4 8JW
CW4 8JL
WA16 9GF
WA16 9NQ
CW4 8JY
CW10 9NN
CW4 8JP
CW4 8DP
CW10 9NW
WA16 9JA
CW4 8JQ
CW4 8EE
CW10 9NL
CW4 8PA
CW4 8PB
CW4 8JF
WA16 9QR
CW4 8JG
CW4 8DH
CW4 8LA
CW4 8QG
CW4 8QH
CW4 8QE
CW4 8QF
CW4 8QA
CW4 8QD
WA16 9QZ
CW4 8JE
CW4 7HJ
WA16 9QP
CW4 8JD
CW4 8PD
CW4 7DE
CW4 8DS
CW4 7HA
CW10 9NX
CW4 7HR
CW4 7HN
WA16 9JW
CW4 7HP
CW4 7HB
CW4 7ES
CW4 8JA
CW4 7EP
CW4 7HH
CW10 9NT
CW4 7HL
CW4 7EW
CW4 7HW
CW4 7EL
CW4 7ET
WA16 9QW
CW4 7EJ
CW4 7LZ
WA16 9QL
CW4 8PE
CW4 7LH
CW4 8JB
CW4 7LF
CW4 7JZ
CW10 9NH
WA16 9QN
CW4 7EG
CW4 7EF
CW4 7ER
ST7 2WA
CW4 7EX
CW4 7LQ
CW4 7EE
WA16 9QJ
WA16 9QH
CW4 7EN
CW4 7LA
WA16 8XA
WA16 8XD
CW4 7LB
CW4 7NS
CW4 7JY
CW4 7EH
CW4 7LD
CW4 7LE
CW4 7LG
CW4 8PQ
CW4 7DU
CW4 7GB
CW4 8QZ
CW4 7DY
CW4 8WY
CW4 7JT
CW4 7JU
CW4 7LY
CW4 7HF
WA16 9QF
CW4 7NT
WA16 9RA
CW4 7EA
CW4 7EB
CW4 7NU
CW4 7NR
CW4 7JX
WA16 9NG
CW10 9NJ
CW4 7DT
CW4 7GZ
WA16 9QD
WA16 9QE
CW4 7QB
CW4 7AR
CW4 7AA
CW4 7DS
WA16 8XB
WA16 9QY
CW4 7ED
CW4 8PZ
CW4 7NL
CW4 7AD
CW4 7JS
WA16 9QS
CW4 8PG
WA16 9QQ
CW4 7AB
CW4 7NP
WA16 9QG
CW4 7AN
CW4 7FN
CW4 7AF
CW4 7JW
CW4 7NE
CW4 7JP
CW4 7AL
CW10 9LN
CW4 7NF
CW4 7NN
CW4 7AG
CW4 7AW
CW4 7AE
CW10 9NP
CW4 7AJ
CW4 7DF
CW4 7BA
CW4 7ND
CW4 7JR
CW4 7AZ
CW4 7GD
CW4 7NG
CW4 7NW
CW4 8PH
CW4 7AQ
CW4 7AH
CW4 7DR
CW4 7NJ
CW4 7WS
CW4 7FS
CW4 7DG
CW4 7FW
CW4 7FP
CW4 7FF
CW4 7FG
CW4 7FJ
CW4 7FD
CW4 7BQ
CW4 7PH
CW4 7JN
CW4 7FQ
CW4 7FE
CW4 7EQ
CW4 7DB
CW4 7RB
CW4 7QL
CW4 7DJ
CW4 7NB
CW4 7NQ
CW4 7DL
CW4 7JJ
CW4 7PL
CW4 7QA
CW4 7DH
CW4 7QG
WA16 9QB
CW4 8PJ
CW4 7AP
CW4 7QD
CW4 7PQ
CW4 7JG
CW4 7BY
CW4 7BT
CW4 8DQ
CW4 7JD
CW4 7NH
CW4 7DX
CW4 7QF
CW4 7PY
CW4 7LN
CW4 7BX
CW4 7HZ
CW4 7DP
CW4 7JQ
CW4 7AS
CW4 7LW
CW4 7DQ
CW4 7QH
WA16 9SQ
CW4 7QJ
CW4 7PG
CW4 7RA
CW4 7QE
CW4 7JL
CW4 7BB
CW4 7LP
CW4 7PB
WA16 9QX
CW4 7JH
CW4 7DZ
CW4 7HY
CW4 7BH
CW4 7BS
CW4 8DA
CW4 7PF
CW4 7PA
CW4 7EY
CW4 7DW
CW4 7AT
CW4 7PD
CW4 7BU
CW4 7JE
CW4 7DN
CW4 7PT
CW4 7JA
CW4 7PE
CW4 7BJ
CW4 8DW
CW4 7BN
CW4 8FW
CW4 7BW
WA16 9QA
CW4 7EZ
CW4 7BL
WA16 9QT
CW4 7BP
CW4 7PP
CW4 7JB
CW4 7LJ
WA16 9HP
CW4 8DT
CW4 7LL
CW4 7EU
CW4 8AG
CW4 7AU
CW4 7DA
WA16 9SH
CW4 7LU
CW4 8AL
CW4 7PR
CW4 8AN
CW4 8AQ
CW4 8BH
CW4 7HS
CW4 8BG
WA16 9RD
CW4 7AY
CW4 7PS
CW4 7LS
CW4 7BG
CW4 8BQ
CW4 7HU
CW4 8DG
CW4 8BF
CW4 8DE
CW4 7HT
WA16 9RB
CW9 7TB
WA16 9HN
CW4 7BE
CW10 9LL
CW4 8AA
CW4 8AE
CW4 8AD
WA16 9PZ
CW4 8AF
CW4 8AH
CW9 7TE
CW4 7AX
CW4 7HQ
CW4 7BD
CW4 7HX
CW4 8AB
CW4 7LR
WA16 9HW
CW4 8BJ
CW4 7QR
CW4 7HG
CW4 7DD
CW4 8PL
CW4 8BA
CW4 7JF
CW4 8BB
WA16 9PY
CW4 8BY
WA16 9QU
CW4 7BF
CW4 7HE
WA16 9PT
CW4 8BL
CW4 8DJ
CW4 7QP
CW4 8BW
CW10 9NR
CW4 7LX
CW10 9LJ
CW9 7SZ
CW4 8FJ
WA16 9PU
CW4 8AY
WA16 9PS
WA16 9PX
CW4 8BN
CW4 8DD
CW4 8BP
CW4 8EB
CW4 7PJ
CW4 8FT
WA16 9SL
CW4 8FS
CW4 8DF
WA16 9SE
CW4 7LT
CW4 8QJ
CW4 8QL
WA16 9SN
CW9 7TA
CW4 8AR
CW4 8FL
WA16 9SJ
WA16 9PR
CW4 8DU
CW10 9NS
CW4 8FN
WA16 9SG
CW9 7TJ
CW4 8FQ
WA16 9RE
WA16 9PP
CW4 8AW
CW4 8FP
CW9 7TF
CW4 8FR
WA16 9PW
CW4 8BE
CW4 8BX
CW4 8BS
WA16 9TA
WA16 9SB
CW9 7SY
CW4 8QB
WA16 9SD
CW10 0JD
CW4 8AX
CW4 8AZ
CW9 7SX
CW4 8AJ
WA16 9PN
WA16 9ET
WA16 9PQ
WA16 9RF
WA16 9TD
CW9 7SH
WA16 9HJ
WA16 9SF
WA16 9HT
WA16 9GB
WA16 9FH
WA16 9FF
WA16 9HS
WA16 9FS
WA16 9PH
WA16 9ST
WA16 9TN
WA16 9SU
WA16 9FJ
WA16 9FW
WA16 9FR
WA16 9FL
CW10 9LQ
WA16 9RZ
CW10 0JB
CW10 0JU
WA16 9RS
WA16 9HG
WA16 9EX
WA16 9GD
WA16 9FG
WA16 9HL
CW10 0GW
WA16 9SY
WA16 9SZ
WA16 9SR
WA16 9GE
WA16 9SA
WA16 9PG
CW4 8DB
CW11 9RL
CW10 9LH
WA16 9HD
WA16 9EZ
WA16 9HZ
WA16 9HU
WA16 9HH
CW4 8BT
CW10 0JZ
CW4 8BU
CW10 9FY
CW10 9FZ

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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