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 Cornwall

TR27 6LT
TR27 6NF
TR27 6NA
TR27 6PP
TR27 6NG
TR27 6ND
TR27 6LZ
TR27 6NB
TR27 6NQ
TR27 6NE
TR27 6LX
TR27 6LU
TR27 6LY
TR27 6LJ
TR27 6LL
TR27 6NZ
TR27 6RA
TR27 6RN
TR27 6YU
TR27 6ZZ
TR27 6RS
TR27 6TR
TR27 6WA
TR27 6XL
TR27 6XX
TR27 6WW
TR27 6TS
TR27 6TU
TR27 6UF
TR27 6SE
TR27 6SH
TR27 6TN
TR27 6TQ
TR27 6TL
TR27 6SF
TR27 6LS
TR27 6LW
TR27 6LN
TR20 8BU
TR20 8BT
TR27 6LH
TR27 6JN
TR27 6LR
TR26 3HX
TR27 6JJ
TR27 6JW
TR20 8BZ
TR20 8BX
TR20 8BS
TR27 6JL
TR27 6JP
TR27 6NH
TR27 6NJ
TR27 6HD
TR27 6LP
TR20 8DD
TR20 9BX
TR20 8DB
TR27 6JR
TR26 3HZ
TR20 9AZ
TR20 8DA
TR27 6LQ
TR27 6LG
TR27 6QS
TR27 6WB
TR27 6XJ
TR27 6GJ
TR27 6GL
TR27 6LA
TR27 6JS
TR27 6JQ
TR27 6GN
TR27 6GE
TR27 6GT
TR27 6JT
TR26 3EE
TR27 6GH
TR27 6GQ
TR20 8DG
TR27 6GB
TR27 6GP
TR26 3JE
TR20 8BP
TR27 6HB
TR26 3EX
TR27 6NL
TR26 3HG
TR27 6JG
TR27 6JU
TR26 3HU
TR26 3HT
TR26 3HF
TR27 6HR
TR26 3HR
TR27 6NP
TR26 3EZ
TR20 8DQ
TR27 6NX
TR26 3EB
TR26 3EY
TR27 6HY
TR27 6NW
TR27 6HL
TR26 3EG
TR27 6JX
TR27 6HW
TR27 6HP
TR26 3EW
TR26 3EF
TR27 6FR
TR27 6FE
TR27 6GA
TR27 6GD
TR27 6HN
TR26 3DL
TR27 6HS
TR26 3EP
TR27 6HJ
TR26 3ED
TR27 6JH
TR27 6HT
TR27 6JD
TR26 3ER
TR27 6NU
TR20 9BP
TR27 6NR
TR27 6JY
TR26 3EN
TR27 6HH
TR26 3ES
TR26 3EL
TR27 6AY
TR20 8DR
TR26 3LL
TR27 6HA
TR26 3EH
TR27 6DZ
TR27 6HU
TR26 3EJ
TR27 6JB
TR26 3EQ
TR27 6BY
TR26 3JN
TR20 8DH
TR26 3HA
TR26 3EA
TR27 6JF
TR20 8DF
TR26 3JP
TR26 3JR
TR20 8DN
TR20 9BU
TR26 3HE
TR26 3LQ
TR26 3LF
TR26 3DQ
TR27 6NS
TR20 8AP
TR26 3JT
TR26 3JZ
TR26 3LH
TR26 3LG
TR26 3LJ
TR27 4JH
TR20 8DW
TR26 3DJ
TR20 8DJ
TR20 8DP
TR27 6EY
TR26 3JS
TR27 6NN
TR20 8EN
TR26 3DN
TR27 4JL
TR26 3LD
TR20 8DZ
TR27 6HX
TR20 8DS
TR27 6HE
TR20 8AL
TR20 8EA
TR26 3DW
TR20 8DL
TR26 3EU
TR20 8DY
TR26 3LN
TR26 3HW
TR20 8AW
TR26 3JG
TR26 3LB
TR27 6NT
TR26 3HS
TR26 3HQ
TR27 6JZ
TR26 3DP
TR27 6JA
TR26 3LE
TR20 8DX
TR27 6PT
TR26 2TF
TR26 2TR
TR20 8AJ
TR26 3JX
TR26 2TJ
TR26 3YD
TR27 4JN
TR20 8DU
TR20 8EP
TR20 8DT
TR26 2SH
TR27 6JE
TR26 2TD
TR26 3LT
TR27 6HZ
TR27 6PH
TR26 3JY
TR26 3ET
TR20 8EE
TR27 4HB
TR27 6EX
TR27 4HY
TR26 3DX
TR26 3HY
TR20 9BW
TR26 3LA
TR26 3JU
TR26 2FP
TR20 8ED
TR26 2TP
TR20 8EQ
TR20 8EB
TR27 4JQ
TR26 3HP
TR20 8EG
TR26 2GF
TR20 8BH
TR27 4JB
TR20 8EX
TR20 8AN
TR27 6PJ
TR26 3DY
TR20 8EJ
TR26 3JF
TR26 3JD
TR26 2FN
TR26 2TG
TR20 8AB
TR26 3DR
TR26 2SQ
TR27 6YB
TR27 6YD
TR20 8AR
TR27 6YG
TR27 6YP
TR27 6YJ
TR27 6YE
TR20 8EH
TR26 3DZ
TR26 3DT
TR27 4JE
TR26 2SL
TR27 4QX
TR26 3HN
TR26 3YE
TR27 6PL
TR26 2TA
TR20 8NQ
TR27 6PA
TR27 6PG
TR27 6PB
TR27 6PD
TR26 2RP
TR26 3DU
TR27 6PQ
TR26 2LJ
TR20 8EL
TR26 2TH
TR27 6PF
TR26 2TB
TR27 4JA
TR27 4QY
TR27 6HQ
TR20 8EF
TR27 4JW
TR27 4QT
TR27 4QS
TR26 2SJ
TR26 2TQ
TR20 8AT
TR27 6LD
TR26 2LH
TR20 8ES
TR26 2SU
TR26 2SR
TR20 8EW
TR26 2FZ
TR26 2ST
TR20 9BL
TR20 8BW
TR27 4QR
TR26 2SY
TR27 4QU
TR26 2SX
TR26 2LA
TR26 2LQ
TR27 4HW
TR27 6HF
TR26 2SG
TR20 8ET
TR26 3GN
TR26 2SN
TR27 4HP
TR27 4HX
TR27 4RQ
TR27 4RG
TR27 4QP
TR26 2LB
TR20 8ER
TR26 2LE
TR20 8EU
TR27 4RS
TR26 3HD
TR26 2SD
TR27 4HG
TR27 4RH
TR26 2TS
TR26 3JQ
TR20 9BN
TR26 2SP
TR26 2SF
TR27 4HN
TR26 2LF
TR27 6EU
TR26 2LL
TR27 4ER
TR26 2TE
TR26 2LD
TR26 2FL
TR27 4DW
TR26 2TL
TR26 2QJ
TR26 2JY
TR26 2LP
TR27 4HD
TR27 4BW
TR26 2TN
TR26 2SB
TR20 8BN
TR26 2TW
TR17 0HN
TR20 8AU
TR26 2SE
TR26 2YR
TR26 2YG
TR27 4HA
TR20 9BY
TR26 2TX
TR26 2TZ
TR26 2TY
TR27 4HL
TR27 4HU
TR26 2LG
TR26 2JX
TR27 4AF
TR26 2NH
TR26 2RZ
TR27 4HT
TR26 2SA
TR26 2QL
TR26 2TT
TR17 0DU
TR27 4AE
TR26 2NZ
TR27 4HQ
TR26 2TU
TR26 2JZ
TR27 4AG
TR27 4HH
TR26 2LW
TR27 4HS
TR27 4HR
TR26 2QE
TR26 2RY
TR26 2NJ
TR26 2QH
TR27 4HJ
TR26 2NL
TR27 4EP
TR26 2PD
TR26 2NG
TR26 2SS
TR26 2FG
TR26 2SZ
TR26 2QB
TR26 2NS
TR27 4AD
TR26 2LT
TR26 2SW
TR26 3HH
TR26 2NX
TR27 6WE
TR27 6YR
TR27 4WY
TR27 5ZX
TR27 9AP
TR27 9AN
TR27 9AL
TR27 9AH
TR27 9AA
TR27 9AD
TR27 9AB
TR27 6ZN
TR27 6ZD
TR27 6YQ
TR27 6YL
TR27 6YN
TR27 6YF
TR27 6WU
TR27 6BX
TR27 5YL
TR27 5YR
TR27 5YP
TR27 5YE
TR27 5YG
TR27 5YJ
TR27 5YF
TR27 5WY
TR27 5XQ
TR27 5WZ
TR27 4WZ
TR27 5WR
TR27 5WU
TR27 5WT
TR27 5WG
TR27 4WD
TR27 4WU
TR27 4WX
TR27 4WW
TR27 4WJ
TR27 4RA
TR27 4RX
TR27 4RU
TR27 6YH
TR27 6WD
TR27 4AA
TR27 5YA
TR27 9AJ
TR27 9AF
TR27 5WW
TR26 2JU
TR26 2NU
TR26 2RT
TR26 2NQ
TR26 2NR
TR26 2QG
TR20 8EY
TR27 4AB
TR20 8AA
TR26 2JS
TR26 2QA
TR26 2PB
TR26 2PA
TR26 2NT
TR26 2NY
TR26 2QQ
TR26 2RD
TR26 2QW
TR26 2HH
TR27 4AQ
TR17 0HJ
TR26 2PU
TR20 8EZ
TR26 3HL
TR26 2RU
TR27 4AS
TR26 2QD
TR27 4BQ
TR26 2PE
TR20 8HA
TR26 2PX
TR27 4XJ
TR27 4WB
TR27 4XA
TR27 4WG
TR27 4AH
TR27 4SE
TR26 2JT
TR20 8NF
TR26 2PY
TR20 8HE
TR27 4BJ
TR26 2QF
TR20 8AX
TR26 3JB
TR27 4NG
TR26 2RB
TR20 8HH
TR20 8NB
TR27 6HG
TR26 2LN
TR26 2QY
TR27 4BH
TR26 2QS
TR20 8HB
TR26 2JL
TR27 4DD
TR20 8HG
TR26 2PZ
TR27 4NQ
TR27 4BL
TR26 2RL
TR27 4LB
TR27 4JS
TR20 8HF
TR27 4BS
TR27 5AS
TR26 2PS
TR26 2PT
TR27 4JT
TR27 4BE
TR20 8NA
TR20 8NH
TR26 2NN
TR26 2RE
TR26 2RS
TR27 4BG
TR26 2QR
TR20 8HD
TR20 8BL
TR26 2QU
TR27 4SD
TR27 4RY
TR27 4DA
TR27 4AJ
TR20 8AY
TR26 2RF
TR26 2NP
TR27 4BX
TR26 2JR
TR26 2NW
TR27 6EE
TR20 8BD
TR26 2QX
TR20 8NG
TR27 4NW
TR27 4LA
TR27 4JY
TR26 2PR
TR20 8LQ
TR26 3JH
TR27 5JS
TR27 4RZ
TR26 3JA
TR27 4NH
TR27 4RT
TR20 8BB
TR26 2RA
TR20 8NE
TR20 8AZ
TR26 2JP
TR26 2QT
TR27 4SA
TR27 4JZ
TR27 4BT
TR20 8XQ
TR27 4NJ
TR20 8HQ
TR27 4RR
TR27 4JX
TR27 4BP
TR27 6EA
TR27 4AL
TR26 2RQ
TR26 2PN
TR27 4NN
TR27 4BU
TR26 2PH
TR27 4RL
TR26 2JW
TR17 0HG
TR17 0HD
TR27 4NY
TR17 0DR
TR26 2AG
TR26 2PW
TR27 4JU
TR26 2JN
TR27 4NT
TR26 2RH
TR27 4QW
TR20 8ND
TR17 0HL
TR27 6ED
TR26 2PQ
TR20 9DE
TR26 2RJ
TR20 8AH
TR26 3LY
TR20 8BE
TR27 4JR
TR27 4PE
TR27 4RW
TR27 6ET
TR27 4DG
TR20 8AQ
TR27 4LD
TR27 4PF
TR26 2AJ
TR27 4NX
TR27 4RJ
TR27 4NL
TR26 2AX
TR26 2PG
TR26 3LZ
TR26 2AY
TR27 4DN
TR27 4DE
TR26 2AH
TR26 2AW
TR27 4YE
TR27 4NF
TR20 9BJ
TR27 4PB
TR27 4RP
TR20 8LX
TR17 0HH
TR26 2AQ
TR27 4DB
TR26 2YF
TR26 2YL
TR26 2YD
TR27 4YB
TR27 4YA
TR27 4DQ
TR27 4LF
TR27 4AN
TR27 5FJ
TR26 3AP
TR26 2PF
TR26 2YP
TR26 2YN
TR26 2YJ
TR27 4AY
TR20 8YJ
TR27 4RN
TR27 4AU
TR27 4LE
TR27 4NU
TR26 2AZ
TR27 4PG
TR27 4DH
TR27 4LG
TR27 5AT
TR26 2AU
TR26 3AN
TR27 4NR
TR26 3LX
TR27 4AZ
TR26 2AT
TR27 4LQ
TR27 4DP
TR27 4LJ
TR27 5AF
TR20 8BG
TR27 4LH
TR27 4DR
TR26 2GD
TR27 4DU
TR26 3YZ
TR26 3ND
TR26 3YA
TR26 2AP
TR27 5AX
TR26 3AF
TR27 4AX
TR27 4DT
TR27 5DD
TR26 2AN
TR20 9BZ
TR26 2DW
TR27 4AW
TR27 4NE
TR27 4DJ
TR27 4AP
TR26 2AF
TR27 4AT
TR27 6EF
TR17 0HQ
TR27 4AR
TR27 4JJ
TR27 6EZ
TR27 4LW
TR20 9DU
TR27 4DF
TR26 2BG
TR26 2BB
TR27 6EB
TR26 3NA
TR26 2BA
TR27 4LN
TR20 9LD
TR27 4ND
TR26 2GN
TR26 3NB
TR27 5AB
TR20 8YH
TR27 4LR
TR27 5AA
TR26 2AL
TR26 3AW
TR20 8LH
TR17 0XA
TR17 0WD
TR17 0HW
TR27 4NB
TR27 4DX
TR20 8BQ
TR27 4LP
TR27 4LL
TR20 9DT
TR27 4DY
TR27 5AQ
TR27 4LS
TR17 0DX
TR20 9DF
TR17 0DP
TR17 0AJ
TR27 5AG
TR17 0DW
TR17 0BJ
TR20 8LS
TR26 2EG
TR20 8YW
TR20 8YQ
TR17 0EX
TR27 5AE
TR26 3LS
TR17 0HA
TR27 6FA
TR20 9DQ
TR20 9ER
TR26 1YL
TR26 1YN
TR26 1YB
TR26 1TH
TR26 1TR
TR26 1TU
TR26 1TJ
TR26 1TL
TR26 1TN
TR27 4NS
TR17 0BN
TR26 2DE
TR27 4LT
TR17 0HB
TR27 4BN
TR27 4NA
TR27 4BY
TR17 0YH
TR17 0YG
TR17 0YF
TR17 0YA
TR17 0DD
TR17 0YD
TR27 4NP
TR17 0DT
TR26 2AS
TR27 6EG
TR17 0EU
TR17 0BL
TR17 0BG
TR17 0DG
TR26 2AE
TR26 2GY
TR27 5AD
TR27 4EA
TR17 0BW
TR27 5HR
TR26 2AD
TR26 2BT
TR27 4HE
TR17 0BE
TR17 0DF
TR17 0BQ
TR27 5WQ
TR17 0BB
TR17 0DE
TR20 8XG
TR27 5HP
TR17 0ET
TR20 9LU
TR17 0BA
TR17 0ES
TR20 9LB
TR17 0BU
TR17 0DN
TR27 4DZ
TR26 3LP
TR27 5AH
TR20 9JZ
TR17 0EP
TR20 8LJ
TR20 8LD
TR17 0BS
TR17 0BT
TR17 0BD
TR26 3AR
TR27 5HW
TR17 0ER
TR27 5HS
TR20 9DR
TR17 0AZ
TR26 2DD
TR17 0BP
TR27 4EB
TR17 0DL
TR17 0BZ
TR20 8LR
TR17 0AY
TR17 0BX
TR17 0EG
TR27 4LY
TR20 9HW
TR17 0BY
TR17 0DQ
TR20 9AY
TR17 0DJ
TR17 0AX
TR20 9LA
TR17 0AU
TR26 2BD
TR20 9HZ
TR27 4LU
TR17 0DH
TR20 9DS
TR26 2FX
TR20 9EH
TR20 9LP
TR17 0AA
TR20 9DA
TR20 9DL
TR17 0EF
TR17 0EZ
TR17 0AS
TR26 2AB
TR20 9LS
TR17 0AT
TR17 0AW
TR20 9JY
TR20 9EZ
TR20 9DX
TR20 9EY
TR27 4LZ
TR20 9EQ
TR20 9LR
TR26 2FS
TR20 9EF
TR17 0DA
TR26 2FQ
TR26 2AA
TR27 4LX
TR20 8AG
TR17 0AN
TR26 3AU
TR20 9LH
TR17 0DY
TR20 9JA
TR17 0AL
TR20 9DB
TR17 0AB
TR20 9EG
TR17 0DS
TR26 9AL
TR26 9AH
TR26 2XX
TR26 2WS
TR26 1WU
TR26 9AJ
TR26 3YF
TR26 9AB
TR26 3YH
TR26 2ZX
TR26 3WZ
TR26 3LU
TR26 2YU
TR26 2YW
TR26 2YS
TR26 2YH
TR26 2YQ
TR26 2YB
TR26 2YA
TR26 2WZ
TR26 2XN
TR26 2WU
TR26 2WX
TR26 2WW
TR26 2WT
TR26 2WR
TR26 1ZR
TR26 1ZX
TR26 1ZJ
TR26 1YQ
TR26 1YS
TR26 1YP
TR26 1YG
TR26 1YJ
TR26 1YH
TR26 1YE
TR26 1YD
TR26 1WZ
TR26 1WX
TR26 1WY
TR26 1WW
TR26 1WA
TR26 1WT
TR26 9AG
TR26 2YE
TR26 2YT
TR26 1ZN
TR26 3YB
TR26 2WY
TR27 5AW
TR26 2GA
TR20 9DY
TR20 9EL
TR17 0HE
TR20 9LG
TR18 2TT
TR26 2BU
TR20 9JX
TR20 9DN
TR26 2JE
TR17 0AD
TR17 0EQ
TR20 8JT
TR20 9LQ
TR26 2EF
TR17 0HF
TR17 0AH
TR17 0ED
TR27 5AJ
TR26 2EE
TR20 9BD
TR27 4ED
TR20 9HA
TR27 4ES
TR26 2DT
TR20 9DH
TR26 2FY
TR26 2UA
TR26 2WA
TR27 4EN
TR27 6EQ
TR20 8LN
TR20 9LN
TR20 9LW
TR26 2JD
TR17 0DB
TR20 8JS
TR20 9JP
TR17 0EA
TR17 0AF
TR17 0EE
TR27 4EL
TR20 9LL
TR17 0AR
TR17 0EL
TR20 9JT
TR20 9HD
TR17 0EB
TR20 9JN
TR20 9JU
TR26 2AR
TR17 0AQ
TR17 0AP
TR20 8JR
TR17 0EH
TR20 9LJ
TR17 0AG
TR26 2UH
TR17 0EJ
TR26 2GH
TR27 4JP
TR20 8JU
TR26 2ED
TR26 2DA
TR20 9HF
TR26 2DR
TR20 9JW
TR20 9DZ
TR20 9EN
TR17 0BH
TR26 2FW
TR26 3AT
TR20 8JX
TR20 8YF
TR26 1TB
TR20 9HB
TR17 0EW
TR26 2EB
TR20 9HE
TR20 9DJ
TR20 9HP
TR20 9EP
TR17 0AE
TR20 9DG
TR27 5AY
TR26 2BS
TR26 2JH
TR26 2JB
TR26 2BN
TR17 0EN
TR26 2BZ
TR20 9EA
TR27 4BZ
TR20 8YG
TR20 8HU
TR20 8HS
TR20 8HR
TR20 8HP
TR20 8HN
TR27 4EE
TR26 2BE
TR20 8JZ
TR27 5AN
TR26 2BF
TR26 2HZ
TR27 4PZ
TR20 8JY
TR20 9LF
TR27 5AL
TR20 9JL
TR26 3BB
TR20 9DD
TR27 4EG
TR26 2GB
TR26 2JA
TR20 9EW
TR27 4EJ
TR27 4QN
TR20 8JP
TR20 9JR
TR20 8JN
TR26 2DP
TR26 2GJ
TR26 1DF
TR26 2HY
TR20 8JQ
TR26 2HP
TR26 2HX
TR20 9TT
TR27 4EF
TR20 8LA
TR27 4QF
TR27 4EW
TR20 9EE
TR20 8JW
TR20 9LX
TR26 1TF
TR20 9BQ
TR20 9BH
TR20 9EJ
TR27 5AP
TR20 9LE
TR26 2FD
TR20 8XE
TR27 4PQ
TR20 8YL
TR27 4EX
TR26 3LR
TR27 4QZ
TR26 1DG
TR20 8JL
TR27 5HT

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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