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

PL17 8NP
PL17 8NH
PL17 8LZ
PL17 8NR
PL17 8NJ
PL17 8NL
PL17 8NW
PL17 8LG
PL17 8LH
PL17 8NT
PL17 8NN
PL17 8LF
PL17 8LQ
PL17 8LJ
PL17 8LX
PL17 8LE
PL17 8NA
PL17 8LY
PL19 8PH
PL19 8PJ
PL17 8LU
PL18 9AY
PL19 8PQ
PL17 8LD
PL17 8LL
PL17 8LN
PL17 8NB
PL17 8LB
PL19 8PG
PL17 8LT
PL18 9AX
PL17 8HT
PL17 8HW
PL17 8HJ
PL18 9BB
PL17 8YX
PL17 8YP
PL17 8HP
PL17 8HN
PL17 8JT
PL17 8HB
PL17 8JS
PL17 8YT
PL17 8YJ
PL17 8HR
PL17 8JU
PL19 8PL
PL17 8JZ
PL17 8JY
PL17 8HY
PL17 8HS
PL17 8HL
PL17 8JX
PL17 8LA
PL19 8PU
PL19 8QX
PL17 8NZ
PL18 9BD
PL18 9BA
PL17 8PH
PL19 8PF
PL17 8PG
PL17 8HU
PL17 8HH
PL17 8PT
PL18 9AZ
PL17 8NY
PL17 8LP
PL17 8ND
PL17 8PA
PL19 8PE
PL17 8HX
PL17 8LW
PL17 8HQ
PL17 8HF
PL18 9AU
PL19 8PD
PL17 8PJ
PL17 8PL
PL17 8HG
PL19 8QU
PL19 8PP
PL17 8NX
PL19 8PN
PL17 8PQ
PL17 8PD
PL17 8PE
PL18 9PB
PL17 8HZ
PL17 8PF
PL17 8PB
PL18 9BG
PL19 8PW
PL18 9PD
PL17 8HE
PL18 9PH
PL17 8PU
PL18 9BE
PL17 8HD
PL17 8AY
PL18 9AT
PL18 9HP
PL19 8PB
PL17 8BU
PL17 8AP
PL17 8JA
PL17 8EW
PL19 8PX
PL18 9TF
PL18 9EF
PL17 8ER
PL17 8PS
PL17 8EP
PL18 9FG
PL18 9FH
PL18 9TG
PL17 8JB
PL17 8JL
PL17 8RA
PL17 8EU
PL17 8ET
PL17 8DR
PL18 9AP
PL17 8EX
PL18 9TD
PL18 9TA
PL17 8EZ
PL19 8QY
PL17 8EN
PL17 8AX
PL19 0PH
PL18 9PA
PL18 9TE
PL18 9WG
PL18 9WD
PL17 8EL
PL17 8QS
PL18 9TB
PL18 9HW
PL17 8JE
PL17 8AJ
PL17 8EY
PL17 8ES
PL17 8FG
PL17 8QU
PL18 9AS
PL18 9HN
PL17 8LR
PL17 8JD
PL17 8QT
PL17 8EQ
PL17 8PY
PL19 0PQ
PL17 8BR
PL19 0PG
PL17 8EE
PL17 8PN
PL18 9GZ
PL17 8DU
PL17 8EG
PL17 8EF
PL18 9PJ
PL18 9HZ
PL17 8QE
PL17 8JQ
PL17 8DP
PL17 8LS
PL17 8QF
PL18 9HL
PL17 8JG
PL19 8PA
PL19 8NZ
PL18 9HH
PL17 8JJ
PL17 8JP
PL17 8DT
PL18 9HQ
PL17 8JF
PL17 8PW
PL17 8YH
PL17 8WG
PL17 8DW
PL18 9NZ
PL17 8EH
PL17 8JH
PL19 8NY
PL18 9HY
PL17 8JN
PL17 8EJ
PL18 9FD
PL18 9FA
PL18 9JD
PL17 8GH
PL17 8BG
PL18 9HG
PL17 8RB
PL18 9NY
PL17 8GJ
PL18 9HX
PL17 8EA
PL18 9HF
PL17 8GL
PL17 8AU
PL17 8NS
PL18 9HU
PL17 8GT
PL17 8BE
PL17 8FE
PL19 8QZ
PL18 9HJ
PL17 8AR
PL17 8AH
PL19 8QT
PL17 8BD
PL18 9JB
PL17 8BB
PL15 9NX
PL18 9ET
PL18 9HD
PL19 8PY
PL18 9HT
PL17 8BA
PL17 8PP
PL17 8PR
PL17 8GB
PL17 8JW
PL18 9HS
PL18 9FB
PL17 8EB
PL18 9HA
PL17 8BS
PL18 9HB
PL18 9HE
PL17 8BQ
PL18 9AR
PL17 7LJ
PL17 8AT
PL17 8NE
PL17 7SH
PL18 9PG
PL18 9NR
PL18 9NX
PL18 9NL
PL17 8AZ
PL18 9JN
PL18 9NT
PL17 8NQ
PL18 9NP
PL18 9EY
PL18 9NS
PL18 9NU
PL18 9NJ
PL18 9NG
PL17 7SB
PL17 8DS
PL18 9NF
PL18 9NQ
PL17 8NG
PL18 9HR
PL15 9NU
PL17 8ED
PL18 9JE
PL18 9NH
PL17 7LQ
PL18 9JX
PL18 9NW
PL17 8AN
PL18 9EQ
PL18 9NE
PL18 9JA
PL17 8DZ
PL17 8NF
PL18 9LA
PL17 8FA
PL17 8FD
PL18 9LH
PL18 9EU
PL18 9LU
PL18 9JU
PL18 9LT
PL17 8AL
PL18 9EX
PL17 7FE
PL18 9JT
PL17 8AS
PL18 9ND
PL18 9LX
PL18 9EJ
PL18 9ES
PL17 7SD
PL17 8DY
PL18 9LL
PL18 9EZ
PL18 9LE
PL18 9LB
PL19 8JF
PL18 9ZX
PL18 9WZ
PL18 9YS
PL18 9WY
PL18 9WX
PL18 9WW
PL18 9WT
PL18 9WB
PL18 9WA
PL17 8ZU
PL17 8YZ
PL17 8YS
PL17 8YR
PL17 8XQ
PL17 8WZ
PL17 8WX
PL17 8WR
PL17 8WT
PL17 8WS
PL17 8WD
PL17 8WB
PL17 8WJ
PL17 7ZQ
PL17 7YX
PL17 7XN
PL17 7WW
PL17 7WX
PL17 7WU
PL17 7WS
PL17 7WD
PL17 7WA
PL17 7PX
PL17 0AN
PL17 0AJ
PL17 0AL
PL17 0AH
PL17 0AF
PL17 0AB
PL17 7WQ
PL17 8WW
PL17 7WT
PL17 7WY
PL17 7WZ
PL17 7XZ
PL17 8ZX
PL17 8WU
PL17 0AG
PL17 7ZN
PL17 7WR
PL18 9WU
PL17 8WY
PL17 8YW
PL17 7SP
PL17 0AP
PL17 0AA
PL17 0AD
PL17 0AE
PL17 8WA
PL17 8AW
PL18 9LP
PL18 9NN
PL18 9LJ
PL18 9DX
PL18 9LR
PL18 9EH
PL18 9EB
PL18 9BH
PL18 9NA
PL18 9LD
PL18 9EN
PL18 9LF
PL17 7LG
PL17 7NU
PL18 9EW
PL18 9LN
PL17 8DX
PL18 9JZ
PL18 9JS
PL18 9JR
PL18 9ER
PL18 9JJ
PL18 9AW
PL19 8NT
PL17 7EB
PL18 9NB
PL17 8DD
PL17 7TA
PL18 9JQ
PL17 7XG
PL17 7PR
PL17 7JB
PL18 9LW
PL17 7SA
PL17 8QQ
PL18 9LS
PL17 7QN
PL17 7DP
PL18 9EG
PL18 9DZ
PL17 7DS
PL18 9JP
PL18 9DP
PL18 9JW
PL17 7PP
PL18 9EL
PL18 9LZ
PL19 8SB
PL18 9JH
PL18 9DW
PL18 9BW

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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