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

PL27 6UX
PL27 6UB
PL27 6UD
PL27 6UF
PL27 6UG
PL27 6UA
PL27 6UE
PL27 6UH
PL27 6UQ
PL27 6ST
PL27 6SX
PL27 6TB
PL27 6SR
PL27 6SW
PL27 6SP
PL27 6SU
PL27 6TD
PL27 6QX
PL27 6TA
PL27 6SS
PL27 6SY
PL27 6TP
PL27 6TQ
PL27 6TF
PL27 6TG
PL27 6QY
PL27 6TE
PL27 6TH
PL27 6TJ
PL27 6TN
PL27 6TR
PL27 6TL
PL27 6TS
PL27 6QU
PL27 6SD
PL27 6SB
PL27 6SE
PL27 6EZ
PL27 6SJ
PL27 6SF
PL27 6QT
PL27 6SG
PL27 6SA
PL27 6QZ
PL27 6SQ
PL27 6PX
PL27 6PU
PL27 6RA
PL27 6SH
PL27 6PT
PL27 6PY
PL27 6PS
PL27 6JP
PL27 6NZ
PL27 6PZ
PL27 6RB
PL27 6RT
PL27 6QS
PL27 6QA
PL27 6PN
PL27 6QE
PL28 8HW
PL27 6PP
PL27 6PF
PL27 6QD
PL28 8HP
PL27 6QR
PL27 6NN
PL27 6PE
PL27 6PR
PL27 6PW
PL27 6RD
PL27 6PB
PL27 6PD
PL28 8HR
PL27 6PJ
PL27 6LU
PL27 6PL
PL27 6QB
PL27 6PQ
PL27 6PH
PL27 6NX
PL27 6PA
PL27 6NT
PL27 6NY
PL27 6LT
PL27 6PG
PL27 6NW
PL27 6NL
PL27 6NJ
PL27 6NU
PL27 6NS
PL27 6LS
PL27 6QP
PL27 6QN
PL27 6BP
PL27 6NH
PL27 6NG
PL27 6LZ
PL27 6LY
PL27 6LR
PL27 6LN
PL27 6NP
PL27 6LJ
PL27 6QW
PL27 6LH
PL27 6NQ
PL27 6LX
PL27 6QL
PL27 6JS
PL27 6JU
PL27 6NB
PL27 6NE
PL27 6NR
PL27 6JT
PL27 6LP
PL27 6LG
PL27 6LA
PL27 6RW
PL27 6ND
PL27 6LF
PL27 6LL
PL27 6QJ
PL29 3SU
PL27 6JZ
PL27 6NA
PL27 6LE
PL27 6QH
PL27 6NF
PL27 6JL
PL27 6LQ
PL27 6FF
PL27 6FE
PL27 6FD
PL27 6LD
PL27 6LB
PL27 6JN
PL27 6RR
PL27 6LW
PL27 6JX
PL27 6JY
PL27 6RP
PL28 8RR
PL28 8AF
PL27 6RS
PL28 8AG
PL28 8BE
PL28 8BD
PL28 8AE
PL28 8AQ
PL28 8AA
PL28 8AH
PL28 8AB
PL28 8AD
PL28 8AT
PL28 8AL
PL28 8BU
PL28 8AJ
PL28 8BY
PL28 8BS
PL29 3TW
PL28 8AP
PL28 8BX
PL28 8AS
PL28 8AR
PL28 8AU
PL28 8DY
PL28 8DX
PL28 8BH
PL28 8BN
PL28 8AN
PL28 8BA
PL28 8BW
PL28 8BZ
PL28 8AW
PL28 8BB
PL28 8BG
PL28 8AZ
PL28 8BL
PL28 8BT
PL28 8RP
PL28 8AY
PL28 8DB
PL28 8AX
PL28 8EA
PL28 8FR
PL28 8EB
PL28 8BP
PL28 8DA
PL28 8FT
PL28 8DD
PL28 8DW
PL28 8HJ
PL28 8DT
PL28 8ED
PL27 6RL
PL28 8HN
PL28 8RG
PL28 8EZ
PL28 8EF
PL27 6RG
PL28 8DE
PL28 8EE
PL28 8EG
PL28 8RF
PL28 8HA
PL28 8DN
PL28 8DJ
PL27 6RE
PL28 8ET
PL27 6RJ
PL28 8DF
PL29 3ST
PL27 6RN
PL28 8EQ
PL28 8FB
PL28 8ES
PL28 8HD
PL29 3TN
PL28 8DS
PL28 8DG
PL28 8ER
PL28 8EJ
PL28 8EU
PL28 8EH
PL28 8SP
PL28 8HB
PL28 8FP
PL28 8FN
PL28 8EP
PL28 8BQ
PL28 8EN
PL28 8EL
PL28 8EY
PL28 8DH

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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