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

PL13 2PX
PL13 2PU
PL13 2PT
PL23 1NW
PL13 2PY
PL23 1NP
PL13 2PZ
PL13 2PR
PL23 1NN
PL13 2QA
PL13 2QB
PL13 2QD
PL23 1NJ
PL13 2QJ
PL23 1NL
PL13 2PS
PL13 2PP
PL13 2QH
PL13 2QE
PL13 2SF
PL13 2QL
PL13 2PN
PL13 2QF
PL13 2QG
PL23 1NQ
PL13 2QQ
PL13 2PW
PL13 2PB
PL13 2DZ
PL13 2RJ
PL23 1NE
PL13 2RH
PL13 2RT
PL13 2PL
PL22 0PD
PL23 1ND
PL13 2RQ
PL13 2RU
PL13 2RG
PL13 2JF
PL13 2RP
PL23 1NG
PL13 2QR
PL13 2RS
PL13 2QS
PL13 2QT
PL23 1NF
PL13 2RR
PL13 2RF
PL13 2QX
PL13 2QU
PL13 2LX
PL13 2RE
PL13 2RX
PL13 2RA
PL13 2RZ
PL13 2QZ
PL13 2RB
PL13 2PA
PL13 2LU
PL13 2QY
PL13 2RY
PL23 1NH
PL13 2SA
PL13 2SB
PL13 2RD
PL22 0PE
PL13 2JL
PL13 2RL
PL22 0NG
PL13 2JP
PL13 2NJ
PL13 2JJ
PL23 1NA
PL23 1LZ
PL13 2JQ
PL13 2FA
PL13 2LY
PL13 2HT
PL13 2JG
PL13 2JE
PL13 2FJ
PL23 1LX
PL13 2LF
PL23 1QL
PL13 2LH
PL13 2LE
PL13 2LJ
PL13 2LL
PL13 2HS
PL13 2TL
PL13 2YA
PL13 2YZ
PL23 1QJ
PL23 1LY
PL13 2LB
PL13 2LA
PL13 2LD
PL13 2LN
PL13 2NQ
PL13 2LQ
PL13 2JZ
PL23 1DJ
PL23 1QH
PL13 2JX
PL23 1QR
PL22 0PF
PL23 1NB
PL13 2LG
PL13 2JY
PL23 1QS
PL23 1DE
PL23 1QP
PL23 1DD
PL23 1DB
PL23 1QQ
PL23 1DA
PL23 1ZN
PL23 1WA
PL23 1WD
PL23 1QT
PL23 1ZQ
PL23 1YH
PL23 1WY
PL23 1WZ
PL23 1WW
PL23 1WX
PL23 1WF
PL23 1WH
PL23 1WU
PL23 1WG
PL23 1WE
PL23 1AA
PL23 1AB
PL13 2NN
PL13 2JH
PL13 2PQ
PL13 2NH
PL23 1PF
PL13 2JD
PL23 1AJ
PL23 1AN
PL23 1DF
PL23 1PE
PL23 1AF
PL23 1PD
PL23 1DH
PL23 1AL
PL23 1PG
PL13 2LZ
PL23 1AQ
PL23 1PB
PL23 1YW
PL23 1YY
PL23 1YZ
PL23 1YR
PL23 1QE
PL13 2LW
PL23 1AT
PL23 1AH
PL23 1PH
PL23 1AU
PL23 1BZ
PL23 1AX
PL23 1BB
PL23 1AW
PL23 1AE
PL23 1AG
PL23 1AD
PL23 1QG
PL23 1AY
PL23 1PS
PL23 1AS
PL23 1AP
PL23 1AZ
PL13 2LP
PL23 1BA
PL13 2LT
PL23 1BY
PL23 1AR
PL23 1QD
PL23 1PQ
PL23 1DT
PL23 1QA
PL23 1BD
PL23 1BH
PL23 1PA
PL22 0PA
PL23 1QF
PL23 1BX
PL23 1BS
PL23 1PJ
PL13 2LR
PL23 1PY
PL23 1QB
PL23 1BU
PL23 1BL
PL23 1BE
PL13 2JW
PL23 1PZ
PL23 1DS
PL23 1PX
PL23 1PU
PL23 1HY
PL13 2LS
PL23 1BT
PL23 1YL
PL23 1YJ
PL23 1YN
PL23 1BJ
PL23 1BN
PL23 1BP
PL23 1PP
PL13 2PD
PL23 1DP
PL23 1BG
PL23 1DU
PL22 0NU
PL23 1BW
PL23 1DR
PL23 1PL
PL23 1DX
PL23 1JX
PL23 1DY
PL23 1BQ
PL13 2BT
PL23 1EA
PL23 1JL
PL23 1PN
PL23 1HZ
PL13 2TR
PL23 1PR
PL23 1PT

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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