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

TR17 0YA
TR17 0YF
TR17 0YG
TR17 0YH
TR17 0YD
TR17 0DF
TR17 0DE
TR17 0DG
TR17 0HW
TR17 0WD
TR17 0XA
TR17 0AZ
TR17 0BQ
TR17 0AY
TR17 0BZ
TR17 0BD
TR17 0BA
TR17 0AX
TR17 0BB
TR17 0AU
TR17 0BG
TR17 0BE
TR17 0AT
TR17 0AS
TR17 0BJ
TR17 0AW
TR17 0DD
TR17 0AN
TR17 0AB
TR17 0AL
TR17 0DP
TR17 0BW
TR17 0DX
TR17 0DW
TR17 0AH
TR17 0DB
TR17 0AD
TR17 0AQ
TR17 0AF
TR17 0BS
TR17 0AG
TR17 0BL
TR17 0DQ
TR17 0HE
TR17 0AJ
TR17 0HB
TR17 0HL
TR17 0BN
TR17 0AR
TR17 0BP
TR17 0AE
TR17 0AP
TR17 0HF
TR17 0EA
TR17 0EX
TR17 0BT
TR17 0EB
TR17 0BH
TR17 0EW
TR17 0EE
TR17 0BX
TR17 0ED
TR17 0EL
TR17 0DT
TR17 0BU
TR17 0EJ
TR17 0EZ
TR17 0EH
TR17 0EF
TR17 0BY
TR17 0ES
TR17 0EN
TR17 0EQ
TR17 0EU
TR17 0HG
TR17 0HD
TR17 0ER
TR17 0HA
TR17 0EP
TR17 0EG
TR17 0DN
TR17 0ET
TR17 0DL
TR17 0DJ
TR17 0HQ
TR17 0DH
TR17 0HJ
TR17 0HH
TR17 0DS
TR17 0DR
TR17 0YB
TR17 0YJ
TR17 0HS
TR17 0HN
TR17 0HT
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TR20 9NY
TR20 9BL
TR20 9LD
TR20 9BJ
TR20 9NW
TR17 0AA
TR20 9LR
TR17 0DU
TR20 9BW
TR17 0DA
TR17 0DY
TR18 2TT
TR20 9LS
TR20 9LU
TR20 9LP
TR20 9LW
TR20 9LH
TR20 9NR
TR20 8AA
TR20 9LN
TR20 9LQ
TR20 9NH
TR20 9NP
TR20 9LB
TR20 9NA
TR20 9NN
TR20 8LD
TR20 9ND
TR20 9LL
TR20 9NQ
TR20 9NB
TR20 9LZ
TR20 9LJ
TR20 9LA
TR20 9LF
TR20 9AY
TR20 9NJ
TR20 9JU
TR20 9NZ
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TR20 9JN
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TR20 9TT
TR20 9JT
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TR20 9LE
TR20 9JP
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TR20 8AQ
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TR20 8BH
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TR20 9JX
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TR20 9JW
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TR20 8JN
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TR20 9JR
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TR20 8JT
TR20 8JF
TR20 9JL
TR20 9BP
TR20 8JL
TR20 9PP
TR20 9BQ
TR20 9BH
TR20 8JE
TR20 8DX
TR20 8ED
TR20 8DS
TR20 8JU
TR20 8JG
TR20 9JA
TR20 8EX
TR20 8HR
TR20 8HS
TR20 8HU
TR20 8HN
TR20 8HP
TR20 9HB
TR18 2TU
TR20 9HW
TR20 8JD
TR20 9HA
TR20 8JY
TR20 9EZ
TR20 8DP
TR20 8JS
TR20 8JJ
TR20 8EP
TR20 8JX
TR20 9BD
TR20 9BU
TR20 8JP
TR20 8DY
TR20 8JW
TR20 8EN
TR20 8AD
TR20 8EA
TR20 8JB
TR20 9HD
TR20 8JA
TR20 8AL
TR20 8EQ
TR20 8DZ
TR20 8EE
TR20 8JR
TR20 8DW
TR20 8AH
TR20 8LA
TR20 8ET
TR20 8DF
TR20 8YJ
TR20 8DL
TR20 8ES
TR20 8HZ
TR20 8EH
TR20 8DR
TR20 8EG
TR20 8HY
TR20 8EL
TR20 8DJ
TR20 8ER
TR20 8EF
TR20 8JQ
TR20 8EJ
TR20 8DN
TR93 0WZ
TR93 0XD
TR93 0XX
TR93 0YT
TR93 0YY
TR93 0YD
TR93 0XF
TR93 0XN
TR93 0TR
TR93 0WG
TR93 0WS
TR93 0WW
TR93 0WN
TR93 0TT
TR93 0TY
TR93 0WA
TR93 0SS
TR93 0TD
TR93 0TJ
TR93 0TN
TR93 0TH
TR93 0ST
TR93 0SW
TR93 0SY
TR93 0NS
TR93 0PR
TR93 0SA
TR93 0SP
TR93 0SR
TR93 0SE
TR93 0RE
TR93 0RG
TR93 0RS
TR93 0NT
TR93 0PD
TR93 0PL
TR93 0PP
TR93 0PE
TR93 0NZ
TR93 0PA
TR93 0GB
TR93 0JJ
TR93 0LU
TR93 0ND
TR93 0NH
TR93 0NB
TR93 0LA
TR93 0LE
TR93 0LP
TR93 0GD
TR93 0HH
TR93 0HS
TR93 0HT
TR93 0HR
TR93 0GR
TR93 0GS
TR93 0BE
TR93 0DP
TR93 0FA
TR93 0FS
TR93 0FT
TR93 0FG
TR93 0ED
TR93 0EN
TR93 0EW
TR93 0BF
TR93 0BT
TR93 0DL
TR93 0DN
TR93 0BZ
TR93 0BH
TR93 0BL
TR93 0AG
TR93 0AW
TR93 0BB
TR93 0BD
TR93 0AZ
TR93 0AL
TR93 0AR
TR93 0AS
TR93 0AA
TR93 0AB
TR93 0AF
TR20 8FS
TR20 9NF
TR20 8EU
TR20 8AJ
TR20 8JH
TR20 8HQ
TR20 8YW
TR20 8YQ
TR20 8AS
TR20 9HE
TR20 8EZ
TR20 9NG
TR20 8YH
TR20 9PR
TR20 8HG
TR20 8EY
TR20 9HF
TR20 8HX
TR20 8EW
TR20 9JS
TR20 8HB
TR20 8HA
TR20 9DQ
TR20 9HP
TR20 9PW
TR20 8HE
TR20 9DF
TR20 8BW
TR20 8HH
TR20 8YG
TR20 9DG
TR20 9DH
TR20 8YF
TR20 8BP
TR20 9JJ
TR20 8HF
TR20 9AZ
TR20 8HT
TR20 9PN
TR20 9AL
TR20 9BX
TR20 9HQ
TR20 9HH
TR20 8YE
TR20 9DL
TR20 9HL
TR20 9DJ
TR20 8HD
TR20 9HG
TR20 9BY
TR20 8DH
TR20 8HL
TR20 8DA
TR20 9DT
TR20 9PL
TR20 9PE
TR20 9HJ
TR20 9PJ
TR20 8DQ
TR20 8AW
TR20 9DU
TR20 8HW
TR20 9PS
TR20 9PG
TR20 9DR
TR20 9HR
TR20 9DN
TR20 9PH
TR20 9PT
TR20 9HN
TR20 8DB
TR20 8AN
TR20 9AN
TR20 9PD
TR18 3RF
TR20 8BS
TR20 9DS
TR18 3YF
TR20 9PB
TR20 8YL
TR20 9PU
TR20 9DZ
TR18 3AR
TR20 9YG
TR20 9YA
TR20 9YD
TR18 3RG
TR20 8BN
TR20 9PX
TR20 9PA
TR20 8BZ
TR20 8DD
TR20 9DX
TR20 9HU
TR20 9DY
TR20 9HS
TR20 9AJ
TR20 9QB
TR20 9EA
TR20 8BT
TR20 8XG
TR20 8BX
TR20 9QD
TR20 9EE
TR20 9EF
TR18 3FA
TR18 3AP
TR20 9HX
TR20 9EQ
TR20 8DG
TR20 9LT
TR20 8XQ
TR20 9QF
TR20 9PF
TR20 9AX
TR20 9HY
TR20 9EG
TR20 8BU
TR27 6LY
TR20 9BZ
TR27 6JZ
TR20 9QE
TR20 9EH
TR18 3BE
TR18 3DP
TR27 6JX
TR18 3BD
TR20 9QA
TR18 3DW
TR18 3BQ
TR20 9EJ
TR20 9HT
TR20 8AP
TR27 6JY
TR18 3BL
TR18 3AS
TR18 3BB
TR20 8AR
TR18 3AX
TR20 9JH
TR18 3AZ
TR18 3RQ
TR18 3BG
TR18 3RJ
TR18 3AY
TR18 3AW
TR18 3BJ
TR18 3BA
TR27 6NB
TR27 6LZ
TR20 9BA
TR20 9QG
TR18 3DU
TR18 3RH
TR18 3DH
TR27 6NA
TR20 9JB
TR18 3RA
TR18 3DN
TR20 8BL
TR18 3DR
TR18 3DF
TR20 9QQ
TR18 3NN
TR20 9EL
TR18 3DE
TR27 6LT
TR18 3DB
TR20 9AU
TR27 6HD
TR27 6PP
TR18 3DL
TR18 3NF
TR20 8XE
TR20 9ER
TR18 3DD
TR18 3DQ
TR27 6LX
TR20 9EN
TR18 3BH
TR18 3DJ
TR18 3NH
TR18 3NJ
TR27 6ND
TR18 3LW
TR18 3LL
TR18 3DG
TR18 3LS
TR18 3NG
TR18 3LT
TR18 3BY
TR18 3BZ
TR18 3DA
TR20 8YN
TR18 3ND
TR18 3BN
TR27 6JU
TR18 3NE
TR18 3BP
TR18 3NA
TR18 3LR
TR18 3BU
TR18 3LU
TR27 6EU
TR18 3LH
TR27 6NF
TR27 6HS
TR18 3BW
TR20 9EP
TR18 3LQ
TR18 3NQ
TR18 3NB
TR27 6LU
TR18 3BT
TR18 3LJ
TR20 9BB
TR18 3DT
TR18 3LP
TR18 3LZ
TR20 8BQ
TR18 3RD
TR18 3LX
TR18 3BS
TR20 8YP
TR20 9EW
TR27 6NE
TR27 6EY
TR18 3LY
TR18 3AU
TR20 8BG
TR18 3BX
TR18 3AG
TR27 6NG
TR18 2LL
TR20 9JQ
TR20 9AT
TR20 9DD
TR18 3DS
TR20 9DE
TR18 3AF
TR18 3LG
TR18 3AN
TR27 6ET
TR27 6NQ
TR18 3LN
TR18 2FA
TR18 3RB
TR18 2AY
TR20 8AT
TR18 2LT
TR18 2HH
TR18 3AQ
TR18 2NG
TR18 2NF
TR18 4AB
TR18 2JX
TR18 2BD
TR27 6WB
TR27 6XJ
TR18 2TB
TR18 2LP
TR18 3AB
TR18 4AH
TR27 6QS
TR18 4EF
TR18 3AE
TR18 4AA
TR27 6NH
TR18 2TD
TR18 2HQ
TR18 3AH
TR18 4BN
TR18 2LQ
TR18 2JY
TR18 4AY
TR18 4BD
TR18 2HA
TR18 2HG
TR18 4BW
TR18 4AS
TR18 4AT
TR18 2HZ
TR18 2GA
TR18 3AL
TR18 2LR
TR27 6JS
TR18 2GB
TR18 2LJ
TR18 2AZ
TR20 8AG
TR18 2TE
TR18 3AA
TR18 4BZ
TR18 2EZ
TR18 4AZ
TR18 2HY
TR18 2NJ
TR18 2NQ
TR18 4GA
TR18 3AD
TR27 6JQ
TR20 9DA
TR27 6JR
TR18 2LX
TR18 4WG
TR18 2EY
TR18 2ES
TR18 4UJ
TR18 2HX
TR18 4GB
TR18 2LG
TR18 2HF
TR18 2BA
TR18 2HE
TR18 4AU
TR18 3AT
TR18 2HT
TR18 2EU
TR18 2EE
TR18 2GZ
TR18 2LS
TR20 9AS
TR18 4AQ
TR18 3AJ
TR18 2EW
TR27 6JP
TR18 4BB
TR18 2JZ
TR18 2HB
TR18 4AP
TR27 6JT
TR18 4AR
TR18 2TZ
TR18 2ND
TR18 2AX
TR18 2LU
TR18 4BA
TR18 2TP
TR18 2HR
TR18 2FF
TR20 9AR
TR18 2NE
TR18 2NB
TR18 2HJ
TR18 2EX
TR18 2NW
TR20 8ZR
TR20 8ZF
TR20 8YZ
TR20 8YY
TR20 8ZJ
TR20 8ZQ
TR18 2FE
TR18 2LA
TR20 8ZG
TR20 8ZA
TR18 2NT
TR18 2LH
TR18 2LF
TR18 2JR
TR18 2HS
TR18 2HL
TR18 2EP
TR18 2JT
TR18 2ER
TR18 2LE
TR18 2BG
TR18 2EH
TR27 6LS
TR27 6HR
TR18 2LN
TR18 4AF
TR18 2HP
TR18 2ET
TR27 6HP
TR18 2LY
TR18 2NA
TR18 2LW
TR18 4DW
TR18 4AG
TR18 2EJ
TR18 2HW
TR18 2DS
TR18 2AU
TR27 6NL
TR18 2BX
TR18 2DE
TR18 2NN
TR18 2DD
TR18 2DG
TR27 6HW
TR18 2HD
TR18 2HN
TR18 2BE
TR20 9JG
TR18 2TR
TR18 4DN
TR18 2DF
TR27 6JN
TR18 2EG
TR18 4BS
TR18 2TW
TR20 9AP
TR18 2LZ
TR20 9QL
TR20 9QN
TR27 6HL
TR18 2LB
TR27 6NN
TR18 4BG
TR18 4AW
TR18 2DT
TR18 2BB
TR18 2BY
TR18 2LD
TR18 2DL
TR18 2AT
TR18 4AE
TR27 6DZ
TR18 2DB
TR18 2NL

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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