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

TR19 6NL
TR19 6NP
TR19 6NX
TR19 6XG
TR19 6NR
TR19 6NW
TR19 6XN
TR19 6NN
TR19 6NS
TR19 6XH
TR19 6XQ
TR19 6XL
TR19 6NY
TR19 6YE
TR19 6XW
TR19 6NZ
TR19 6XA
TR19 6PA
TR19 6BJ
TR19 6UR
TR19 6YB
TR19 6XJ
TR19 6UP
TR19 6BW
TR19 6NT
TR19 6BL
TR19 6NJ
TR19 6TW
TR19 6BN
TR19 6SU
TR19 6UJ
TR19 6UL
TR19 6UN
TR19 6UH
TR19 6BQ
TR19 6SS
TR19 6UZ
TR19 6UW
TR19 6NU
TR19 6TU
TR19 6SX
TR19 6UQ
TR19 6SR
TR19 6SY
TR19 6BH
TR19 6SW
TR19 6SH
TR19 6SP
TR19 6UU
TR19 6SL
TR19 6UT
TR19 6RZ
TR19 6SQ
TR19 6SN
TR19 6SJ
TR19 6SA
TR19 6RJ
TR19 6SG
TR19 6RH
TR19 6SF
TR19 6SD
TR19 6RQ
TR19 6RL
TR19 6SE
TR19 6UX
TR19 6RG
TR19 6RN
TR19 6RW
TR19 6SB
TR19 6RY
TR19 6RE
TR19 6RU
TR19 6RD
TR19 6RR
TR19 6RB
TR19 6RA
TR19 6RP
TR19 6RX
TR19 6QY
TR19 6RT
TR19 6TA
TR19 6RF
TR19 6TB
TR19 6QZ
TR19 6RS
TR19 6AZ
TR19 6TP
TR19 6XD
TR19 6QX
TR19 6PF
TR19 6TF
TR19 6TE
TR19 6QU
TR19 6TQ
TR19 6TH
TR19 6TN
TR19 6TL
TR19 6TJ
TR19 6PG
TR19 6TG
TR19 6QN
TR19 6UY
TR19 6QW
TR19 6QL
TR19 6PQ
TR19 6TT
TR19 6PH
TR19 6QJ
TR19 6QH
TR19 6PJ
TR19 6TR
TR19 6QG
TR19 6PL
TR19 6UD
TR19 6UF
TR19 6QF
TR19 6TS
TR19 6PN
TR19 6XB
TR19 6QE
TR19 6QQ
TR19 6PW
TR19 6TZ
TR19 6QP
TR19 6QR
TR19 6UB
TR19 6TY
TR19 6PP
TR19 6PZ
TR19 6UA
TR19 6QB
TR19 6UE
TR19 6PR
TR19 6QD
TR19 6PS
TR19 6QA
TR19 6PY
TR19 6US
TR19 6PT
TR19 6UG
TR19 6AW
TR19 6TX
TR19 6BG
TR19 6PX
TR19 6PU
TR19 6BP
TR18 5NU
TR18 5NT
TR18 5DD
TR19 6EB
TR19 6QT
TR19 6EF
TR18 5NF
TR19 6BE
TR19 6AN
TR18 5NQ
TR18 5NS
TR19 6NH
TR18 5NG
TR19 6BS
TR18 5LL
TR18 5NJ
TR18 5DQ
TR18 5NL
TR18 5ND
TR19 6AL
TR18 5DE
TR18 5EU
TR18 5DH
TR18 5NH
TR18 5NN
TR18 5NE
TR18 5RA
TR18 5DJ
TR18 5NW
TR18 5NP
TR18 5LH
TR18 5DG
TR18 5NA
TR18 5RB
TR18 4TX
TR18 5AP
TR18 5EY
TR18 5NR
TR18 5NX
TR18 5NZ
TR19 6EE
TR18 5JU
TR18 5LZ
TR19 6DQ
TR18 5EZ
TR18 5AR
TR18 5LN
TR18 5JT
TR18 5NB
TR18 5PF
TR18 5DA
TR18 5LW
TR18 5DX
TR18 5LR
TR19 6DG
TR18 5DY
TR18 5DN
TR18 5LU
TR18 5LY
TR18 5LG
TR18 5PD
TR18 5DW
TR18 5NY
TR18 5AW
TR18 5PE
TR18 5LF
TR18 5LS
TR18 5DL
TR18 5LX
TR18 5AS
TR18 5LE
TR18 5LD
TR20 8TN
TR18 5DZ
TR18 5DR
TR18 5EN
TR18 5ED
TR18 5EH
TR18 5EL
TR18 5AT
TR18 5LT
TR18 5PB
TR18 5AA
TR18 5LP
TR19 6BD
TR18 5EA
TR18 5DT
TR20 8TW
TR18 5DP
TR18 5EQ
TR18 5EJ
TR18 5PA
TR19 6AP
TR18 5AN
TR18 5LQ
TR18 5EW
TR18 5EG
TR18 5EE
TR18 5ET
TR18 5JS
TR18 5LB
TR18 5ER
TR18 5ES
TR18 5LA
TR18 5EB
TR18 5RD
TR18 5EP
TR18 5EF
TR18 5JH
TR18 5JX
TR18 5JL
TR18 5AL
TR18 5JY
TR18 5JR
TR18 5JE
TR18 5JZ
TR18 5EX
TR18 5JQ
TR18 5JJ
TR18 5JP
TR18 5DU
TR18 5JF
TR18 5AJ
TR18 5JW
TR18 5JN
TR18 5AU
TR19 6AF
TR19 6AE
TR18 5JG
TR18 5AX
TR19 6AH
TR19 6AD
TR18 5AY
TR19 6EG
TR18 5AH
TR19 6AA
TR18 5AB
TR18 5BW
TR19 6DH
TR18 5AZ
TR18 5BN
TR19 6AR
TR18 5HA
TR19 6AB
TR18 5AE
TR19 6ED
TR18 5BL
TR18 5BA
TR19 6DJ
TR18 5BD
TR18 5BP
TR18 5BB
TR18 5AF
TR18 5BJ
TR18 5BE
TR18 5BQ
TR19 6AG
TR18 5AG
TR19 6EA
TR18 5BH
TR18 5QT
TR18 5BG
TR18 5HW
TR18 5HD
TR18 5HB
TR18 5BY
TR18 5AD
TR18 5BS
TR18 5AQ
TR18 5BZ
TR18 5JD
TR18 5HZ
TR19 6AQ
TR18 5BT
TR18 5HX
TR18 5QS
TR18 5JA
TR18 5HE
TR18 5QN
TR18 5JB
TR18 5HN
TR18 5DS
TR18 5HU
TR18 5HQ
TR18 5BU
TR18 5HG
TR18 5HL
TR18 5QP
TR19 6AU
TR18 5HY
TR18 5HP
TR18 5HJ
TR18 5BX
TR18 5HH
TR18 5GA
TR18 5HS
TR18 5QW
TR18 5PX
TR18 5PY
TR18 5HR
TR20 8TR
TR18 5HF
TR18 5PR
TR18 5DB
TR19 6DR
TR20 8TS
TR18 5PS
TR18 5HT
TR18 5QR
TR18 5QZ
TR19 6DF
TR18 5QH
TR18 5DF
TR18 5PT
TR19 6AS
TR18 5QJ
TR18 5QE
TR18 5QF
TR18 5PZ
TR18 5PP
TR18 5QD
TR18 5QL
TR18 5PW
TR18 5PN
TR18 5QU
TR19 6EH
TR18 5QB
TR18 5QG
TR18 5QQ
TR19 6BT
TR18 5QY
TR18 5QA
TR19 6AT
TR18 5QX
TR18 4PE
TR20 8TL
TR19 6DU
TR19 6BU
TR19 6EP
TR20 8FR
TR18 4PJ
TR20 8RH
TR19 6DZ
TR19 6BB
TR18 4PN
TR19 6DT
TR19 6DB
TR19 6DS
TR18 4PD
TR19 6EQ
TR19 6DE
TR19 6DX
TR19 6DD
TR18 4PQ
TR18 4PW
TR18 4PB
TR19 6BA
TR18 4PF
TR18 4PP
TR19 6BX
TR19 6DA
TR19 6DW
TR20 8TT
TR18 4PL
TR19 6BZ
TR18 4PA
TR18 4PG
TR18 4PH
TR19 6ET
TR20 8TH
TR20 8TB
TR19 6BY
TR19 6DP
TR18 4NZ
TR19 6ES
TR19 6XP
TR19 6DY
TR19 6AJ
TR18 4NY
TR20 8TJ
TR18 4QL
TR18 4QR
TR18 4QP
TR18 4NX
TR19 6DL
TR18 4QH
TR18 4QS
TR18 4QU
TR18 4QQ
TR18 4NH
TR18 4QJ
TR18 4QT
TR18 4NJ
TR20 8RP
TR18 4NP
TR18 4QY
TR18 4QX
TR18 4QE
TR18 4QW
TR18 4RW
TR18 4NL
TR18 4QN
TR18 4NR
TR18 4QG
TR18 4SA
TR18 4QZ
TR18 4QF
TR20 8RQ
TR18 4NQ
TR18 4RU
TR18 4RZ
TR19 6EU
TR18 4RY
TR18 4RT
TR19 6HP
TR18 4NW
TR18 4PZ
TR18 4QD
TR18 4NN
TR18 4QA
TR18 4RX
TR18 4FB
TR18 4FA
TR18 4SB
TR18 4QB
TR18 4PY
TR18 4LY
TR20 8RG
TR18 4NT
TR19 6DN
TR18 4LX
TR18 4RS
TR18 4PX
TR20 8TU
TR18 4LU
TR18 4RF
TR18 4RG
TR18 4HJ
TR18 4NG
TR18 4NE
TR18 4PT
TR18 4PU
TR18 4HS
TR18 4NA
TR18 4SY
TR18 4HH
TR18 4HR
TR18 4RJ
TR18 4RH
TR18 4RD
TR18 4PS
TR18 4YJ
TR18 4YN
TR18 4HP
TR18 4HL
TR18 4RN
TR20 8RJ
TR18 4RQ
TR18 4NF
TR19 6EX
TR18 4HG
TR18 4YH
TR18 4YL
TR18 4YF
TR18 4YG
TR18 4YB
TR18 4YD
TR18 4TP
TR18 4HT
TR18 4HQ
TR18 4RL
TR18 4LZ
TR18 4HX
TR18 4JF
TR18 4RR
TR18 4RE
TR18 4SX
TR18 4HU
TR18 4TT
TR18 4TG
TR18 4XQ
TR18 4XB
TR18 4XZ
TR18 4HZ
TR18 4HB
TR18 4TF
TR18 4HD
TR18 4JB

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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