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

PL12 6QZ
PL12 6QS
PL12 6RA
PL12 6QH
PL12 6SE
PL12 6QT
PL12 6QR
PL12 5AN
PL12 5AT
PL12 6QP
PL12 6QU
PL12 6RY
PL12 6YD
PL12 6UY
PL12 6QX
PL12 5AJ
PL12 5AS
PL12 5DW
PL12 6UX
PL17 7HT
PL12 6UU
PL12 5AL
PL12 6XT
PL12 6YF
PL12 6YE
PL12 6UT
PL12 6UR
PL12 5AP
PL12 5AW
PL12 6UQ
PL12 6UF
PL12 5AU
PL12 6QY
PL12 6UG
PL12 6UE
PL12 5AG
PL12 6RZ
PL12 5AQ
PL12 5FG
PL12 5AR
PL12 6RE
PL12 5AZ
PL17 7HS
PL12 5AH
PL12 6SD
PL12 6RX
PL12 6RF
PL12 6RN
PL12 6RG
PL12 6RJ
PL12 5JA
PL12 5AF
PL12 5AA
PL12 5AX
PL12 4RR
PL12 6RB
PL12 5JB
PL17 7HR
PL12 6RQ
PL12 5AY
PL12 5HZ
PL12 6RH
PL12 6PY
PL12 6RD
PL12 6RL
PL17 7HP
PL12 5HY
PL12 6PX
PL17 7HU
PL12 6QB
PL12 6QA
PL12 6PZ
PL12 5EN
PL12 5EW
PL12 5EP
PL12 5AE
PL12 5EH
PL12 5EG
PL12 5JD
PL12 5EF
PL12 6RU
PL12 5EJ
PL12 6PT
PL12 5HA
PL12 6PN
PL12 6RW
PL12 5DG
PL12 5EL
PL12 5DL
PL12 6PP
PL12 5BE
PL12 5DZ
PL12 4RW
PL12 5DY
PL12 5BB
PL12 5BA
PL12 5EB
PL12 5ED
PL12 5EE
PL12 5EA
PL12 6SA
PL12 5DR
PL12 5DP
PL12 6PE
PL12 6NT
PL12 5DS
PL12 5DT
PL12 5DQ
PL12 5DX
PL12 5ET
PL12 6RS
PL12 6SB
PL12 4RN
PL12 5DU
PL12 5ER
PL12 5DH
PL12 5DN
PL12 5DF
PL12 5DJ
PL12 5JY
PL12 5JG
PL12 5FD
PL12 6PW
PL12 4RP
PL12 5EU
PL14 3SJ
PL12 6RP
PL12 6PS
PL12 6PL
PL12 5HX
PL12 6PU
PL17 7HL
PL12 6QE
PL17 7HJ
PL12 6RR
PL17 7HX
PL12 5JE
PL12 6QF
PL12 6PJ
PL17 7EY
PL12 5JF
PL12 6RT
PL12 5JX
PL14 3SH
PL12 6NA
PL17 7GD
PL12 5JS
PL12 6SG
PL12 5AB
PL12 6NH
PL17 7EH
PL12 5LA
PL17 7HW
PL12 5AD
PL14 3NG
PL12 6SQ
PL17 7ET
PL12 6SW
PL17 8AB
PL12 6QD
PL17 8AG
PL17 8AQ
PL12 5YY
PL12 5YT
PL12 5HU
PL12 4RZ
PL12 6TU
PL12 6NB
PL12 6SN
PL17 7TL
PL12 5HN
PL12 5HT
PL17 7HN
PL12 5HR
PL17 7TH
PL14 3SD
PL12 5HS
PL17 7EN
PL12 5HW
PL17 7TT
PL17 7TN
PL17 7TB
PL17 7TJ
PL17 7TW
PL17 7TP
PL12 5HL
PL12 4SA
PL12 5HP
PL12 5HJ
PL14 3SE
PL12 5JW
PL12 5EY
PL12 6NJ
PL17 7ER
PL17 7RA
PL17 7TF
PL17 7TU
PL12 5JP
PL17 7TR
PL12 5FE
PL17 7TG
PL17 7TS
PL17 7TE
PL17 7HH
PL12 5JN
PL12 5JR
PL17 7TD
PL17 7HQ
PL17 7EL
PL12 5HH
PL17 7HB
PL12 5JZ
PL12 6NQ
PL17 7HF
PL17 7EP
PL17 7EQ
PL12 6TR
PL17 7HE
PL17 7HA
PL17 7LA

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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