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

TR11 5AR
TR11 5AP
TR11 5AS
TR11 5AB
TR11 5AW
TR11 5AA
TR11 5AN
TR11 5GB
TR11 5AT
TR11 5AE
TR11 5AL
TR11 5AX
TR11 5AZ
TR11 5AF
TR11 5AD
TR11 5FL
TR11 5AJ
TR11 5AU
TR11 5AG
TR11 5FB
TR11 5AQ
TR11 5AH
TR11 5PX
TR11 5RP
TR11 5RS
TR11 5RW
TR11 5PZ
TR11 5PU
TR11 5UR
TR11 5QA
TR11 5QB
TR11 5RT
TR11 5QG
TR11 5PY
TR11 5RR
TR11 5RF
TR11 5QD
TR11 5QF
TR11 5RG
TR11 5PN
TR11 5QQ
TR11 5RE
TR11 5QH
TR11 5QR
TR11 5PW
TR11 5PL
TR11 3SX
TR11 5RQ
TR11 5RH
PL31 1EG
TR11 5JN
TR11 5RD
TR11 5QE
TR11 5RJ
TR11 5QJ
TR11 5QP
TR11 5RU
TR11 5RZ
TR11 5RY
TR11 5RN
TR11 5QW
TR12 6TY
TR11 5RL
TR12 6UH
TR12 6TZ
TR11 5LN
TR11 5PJ
TR12 6UL
TR10 9BT
TR11 5QS
TR11 5RB
TR13 0NU
TR11 5LW
TR13 0NY
TR11 5QL
TR12 6UJ
TR11 5QU
TR11 5LQ
TR11 5LH
TR12 6UQ
TR12 6TX
TR10 9BS
TR11 5LL
TR12 6TR
TR12 6UP
TR10 9BU
TR11 5JW
TR12 6UW
TR12 6UN
TR11 5QN
TR12 6UR
TR11 5LJ
TR12 6TU
TR12 6UG
TR12 6UA
TR11 5LG
TR12 7AD
TR12 7AE
TR12 6DA
TR11 5LF
TR10 9BP
TR12 6UF
TR12 7AG
TR12 6UB
TR12 6JZ
TR13 0NX
TR12 6BZ
TR11 5LR
TR11 5LD
TR12 7AQ
TR12 7AF
TR11 5LE
TR12 6UD
TR13 0NN
TR10 9JR
TR13 0NW
TR12 7AB
TR10 9BN
TR12 6JY
TR11 5LB
TR10 9BX
TR10 9BW
TR10 9BL
TR10 9JQ
TR12 6LA
TR13 0NT
TR12 6DB
TR12 6UE
TR11 5JP
TR12 6DD
TR12 6JX
TR11 5QT
TR13 0NP
TR10 9JU
TR11 5RA
TR11 5LA
TR11 5JZ
TR13 0QH
TR12 6JU
TR12 6HU
TR13 0LL
TR13 0EL
TR12 6DE
TR12 6AE
TR11 3SW
TR13 0QJ
TR12 6LB
TR13 0NL
TR13 0NJ
TR10 9EH
TR12 6BY
TR13 0NQ
TR11 5JS
TR13 0NH
TR11 5EN
TR10 9BY
TR10 9EJ
TR12 6BX
TR10 9BJ
TR12 6DF
TR12 6BG
TR10 9EQ
TR13 0QQ
TR13 0NR
TR12 6LD
TR11 5JX
TR11 5PQ
TR11 3SN
TR13 0EJ
TR11 5JY
TR10 9ES
TR10 9JG
TR12 6AD
TR12 6BJ
TR11 5JU
TR11 5JT
TR11 5PH
TR11 5PF
TR10 9EG
TR12 6DH
TR13 0LE
TR10 9EF
TR13 0PN
TR13 0ND
TR13 0NG
TR11 5PP
TR11 5EX
TR11 5JR
TR11 5EU
TR13 0NF
TR10 9DA
TR11 5PG
TR13 0LH
TR11 5EW
TR13 0JY
TR12 6AL
TR11 5HG
TR11 5ER
TR11 5ET
TR12 6AB
TR12 6JL
TR11 5EP
TR11 5ES
TR11 5HA
TR12 6HT
TR12 6AA
TR12 6BH
TR11 5EZ
TR13 0NE
TR12 6HX
TR10 9ED
TR11 5JF
TR13 0NS
TR11 5JG
TR11 5HF
TR11 5JE
TR10 9EE
TR11 5JH
TR11 5UU
TR11 5EY
TR10 9JF
TR11 5HD
TR11 5HQ
TR12 6AT
TR11 5HB
TR12 6DG
TR11 5JQ
TR12 6BQ
TR13 0QG
TR11 5HH
TR12 6BU
TR12 6JG
TR12 6JP
TR11 5JD
TR12 6BW
TR12 6AS
TR13 0LF
TR12 6JJ
TR11 5JB
TR12 6BT
TR12 6AQ
TR13 0QF
TR13 0PW
TR10 9EL
TR12 6AU
TR11 5HE
TR12 6HS
TR12 6HN

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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