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 Northumberland

NE20 0DH
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NE20 0AG
NE20 0EE
NE20 0DG
NE20 0DL
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NE20 0DF
NE20 0EF
NE20 0BD
NE20 0AE
NE20 0DN
NE20 0BA
NE20 0BE
NE20 0BB
NE20 0EB
NE20 0AZ
NE20 0AQ
NE20 0BG
NE20 0DE
NE20 0AB
NE20 0AH
NE20 0DD
NE20 0BP
NE20 0BL
NE20 0DJ
NE20 0AD
NE20 0BF
NE20 0BW
NE20 0DW
NE20 0DB
NE18 0AE
NE18 0AF
NE20 0AJ
NE20 0JG
NE20 0AA
NE20 0DA
NE20 9XB
NE20 9UT
NE20 9HU
NE18 0AG
NE20 9QE
NE18 0AB
NE20 9XJ
NE20 0AY
NE20 9TF
NE20 9QW
NE20 9TE
NE20 9HP
NE20 0BQ
NE20 9AU
NE20 9QQ
NE20 9TD
NE20 0AX
NE20 9QF
NE20 9QG
NE20 9SZ
NE20 9QD
NE20 9QT
NE20 9TB
NE20 9QP
NE20 9QR
NE20 9UR
NE20 9AS
NE20 9QH
NE20 9HT
NE20 9SG
NE20 9SD
NE20 9QB
NE20 9HS
NE20 0AU
NE20 9QL
NE20 9ZH
NE20 0DP
NE20 9SW
NE20 0AT
NE20 9QN
NE20 9PT
NE20 9SA
NE20 9QJ
NE20 0JQ
NE20 0AS
NE20 9UU
NE20 9SX
NE20 9AR
NE20 9SY
NE20 9YU
NE20 9ZF
NE20 9YF
NE20 9XZ
NE20 9WF
NE20 9UF
NE20 9SP
NE20 2PB
NE20 9AA
NE20 2BJ
NE20 2BN
NE20 2BQ
NE20 2BL
NE20 2BF
NE20 2BH
NE20 2BB
NE20 2AZ
NE20 2AX
NE20 2AL
NE20 2AG
NE20 2AB
NE20 0YL
NE19 2ZS
NE20 0WZ
NE20 9ZJ
NE20 9ZX
NE20 9ZN
NE20 9ZS
NE20 9ZU
NE20 9ZT
NE20 9ZQ
NE20 9ZR
NE20 9YJ
NE20 9YX
NE20 9ZD
NE20 9ZG
NE20 9ZE
NE20 9YY
NE20 9YZ
NE20 9YN
NE20 9YP
NE20 9YR
NE20 9YT
NE20 9XE
NE20 9YQ
NE20 9YG
NE20 9YD
NE20 9YE
NE20 9YA
NE20 9YB
NE20 9ZW
NE20 9XY
NE20 9WP
NE20 9XX
NE20 9XW
NE20 9XG
NE20 9WX
NE20 9WZ
NE20 9WY
NE20 9WW
NE20 9WU
NE20 9WS
NE20 9WT
NE20 9WQ
NE20 9WR
NE20 9WN
NE20 9WG
NE20 9WJ
NE20 9WL
NE20 9WH
NE20 9WB
NE20 9WE
NE20 9WD
NE20 9WA
NE20 9US
NE20 9UP
NE20 9UQ
NE20 9SQ
NE20 9QZ
NE20 9SL
NE20 9SN
NE20 9HD
NE20 9DE
NE20 2BG
NE20 2BE
NE20 2BD
NE20 2BA
NE20 9ZB
NE20 2AU
NE20 2AY
NE20 2AW
NE20 2AS
NE20 2AT
NE20 2AQ
NE20 2AR
NE20 9YW
NE20 2AN
NE20 2AP
NE20 2AJ
NE20 2AH
NE20 2AE
NE20 2AF
NE20 0ZP
NE20 2AD
NE20 0ZX
NE20 0YR
NE20 0YW
NE20 0ZA
NE20 0YS
NE20 0YP
NE20 0YQ
NE20 0YN
NE20 0WX
NE20 0YJ
NE20 0WY
NE20 0WT
NE20 0WU
NE20 0WW
NE19 1WZ
NE19 2WX
NE19 2WY
NE19 2EB
NE18 0WZ
NE18 0YY
NE18 0YZ
NE20 9SF
NE20 9HW
NE20 9SH
NE20 9UX
NE20 9QA
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NE20 9UN
NE20 9HH
NE20 9SE
NE20 9HR
NE20 0YX
NE20 0YY
NE20 0YT
NE20 0DR
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NE20 9HG
NE20 9HJ
NE20 0JF
NE20 9TA
NE18 0AD
NE20 9HL
NE20 9HZ
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NE20 9HN
NE20 9NQ
NE20 9AP
NE20 0JX
NE20 0BH
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NE20 9UZ
NE20 9PB
NE20 9PX
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NE20 9AT
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NE20 9UE
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NE20 9NW
NE20 9NP
NE20 9AD
NE18 0AQ
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NE20 9NR
NE20 9PJ
NE20 9PL
NE20 9NG
NE20 9NU
NE20 0BJ
NE18 0AA
NE20 0JZ
NE20 9AE
NE20 9HB
NE20 9PA
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NE20 9PG
NE20 9NZ
NE20 9AG
NE18 0AX
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NE20 9NJ
NE20 8SZ
NE20 9AL
NE20 9PD
NE20 9PQ
NE20 9AJ
NE20 9BB
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NE20 9XU
NE20 9BA
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NE20 9DJ
NE20 9DX
NE20 9PW
NE20 0AL
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NE20 9DY
NE20 9EL
NE20 9EF
NE20 0DT
NE20 9XH
NE20 9DW
NE20 9DT
NE20 9DU
NE18 0BP
NE20 9DN
NE20 9DH
NE20 9DQ
NE20 9EY
NE18 0AY
NE20 9DS
NE61 3XJ
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NE18 0AZ
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NE20 9JA
NE20 0ET
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NE20 9DR
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NE20 0JP
NE18 0DE
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NE20 9DP
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NE20 0EX
NE20 0JD
NE20 9LX
NE20 9RQ
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NE20 9JD
NE20 0DX
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NE20 9BH
NE20 9LH
NE20 9LF
NE20 9RF
NE20 9JF
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NE20 9BW
NE20 0BN
NE20 9BN
NE20 9HX
NE20 9BL
NE18 0BW
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NE20 9BJ
NE61 3XL

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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