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

TR2 4ND
TR2 4JX
TR2 4NE
TR2 4TS
TR2 4JL
TR2 4NB
TR2 4LH
TR2 4JY
TR2 4TU
TR2 4LA
TR2 4PE
TR2 4NA
TR2 4JN
TR2 4LQ
TR2 4JW
TR2 4TX
TR2 4JU
TR2 4GD
TR2 4JP
TR2 4LJ
TR2 4JR
TR2 4JS
TR2 4NY
TR2 4LG
TR2 4LB
TR2 4LL
TR2 4LD
TR2 4JZ
TR2 4LZ
TR2 4LN
TR2 4LY
TR2 4JH
TR2 4LF
TR2 4LE
TR2 4LW
TR2 4FG
TR2 4AT
TR2 4LX
TR2 4HE
TR2 4LU
TR2 4JT
TR2 4PY
TR2 4PX
TR2 4LS
TR2 4LT
TR2 4JJ
TR2 4TR
TR2 4HZ
TR2 4LP
TR2 4LR
TR2 4TJ
TR2 4TL
TR2 4YB
TR2 4TE
TR2 4HG
TR2 4HH
TR2 4HQ
TR2 4HN
TR2 4JA
TR2 4JB
TR2 4HJ
TR2 4JD
TR2 4HU
TR2 4QE
TR2 4HY
TR1 1UL
TR2 4JE
TR2 4DD
TR2 4TN
TR2 4DB
TR2 4HL
TR2 4HX
TR2 4HF
TR2 4QB
TR2 4DQ
TR2 4AS
TR2 4HW
TR2 4QD
TR2 4DF
TR2 4BZ
TR2 5UD
TR2 4QZ
TR2 4JF
TR2 4DG
TR2 4AB
TR2 4DE
TR2 4AX
TR2 4AU
TR2 4AA
TR2 4DA
TR2 5UE
TR2 4PD
TR2 4EF
TR2 4PP
TR2 4AY
TR2 5TZ
TR2 4AZ
TR2 4AW
TR2 4PR
TR2 4BT
TR2 4PW
TR2 4TB
TR2 5UF
TR2 4PU
TR2 4PJ
TR2 4NF
TR2 4BB
TR2 4QL
TR2 4PA
TR2 4BD
TR2 4EA
TR2 4DX
TR2 4PN
TR2 4BH
TR2 4PH
TR2 4JG
TR2 4DZ
TR2 4BA
TR2 4PQ
TR2 4AD
TR2 4PL
TR2 4EB
TR2 4HR
TR2 4TT
TR2 4FD
TR2 4PG
TR2 5UB
TR2 4FH
TR2 4TZ
TR2 4DY
TR2 4ED
TR2 4BQ
TR2 4DU
TR2 4QN
TR2 4FE
TR2 4QA
TR2 4NG
TR2 4PB
TR2 4RW
TR2 4EN
TR2 4BY
TR2 4YD
TR2 4YE
TR2 4UA
TR2 4DS
TR2 4SA
TR2 4BJ
TR2 4DH
TR2 4EE
TR2 4DT
TR2 4BL
TR2 4RY
TR2 4BG
TR2 4RZ
TR2 4BE
TR2 5TY
TR2 4DR
TR2 4EQ
TR2 4TW
TR2 4TY
TR2 4NQ
TR2 4TA
TR2 4BU
TR2 4RX
TR2 4DP
TR2 4BN
TR2 4EG
TR2 4BX
TR2 4SX
TR2 4SJ
TR2 4DW
TR2 4TD
TR2 4DN
TR2 5TD
TR2 5SB
TR2 5PY
TR2 5RX
TR2 4DJ
TR2 4SB
TR2 5RR
TR2 4RT
TR2 4DL
TR2 5UQ
TR2 5RP
TR2 5RU
TR2 4PS
TR2 4JQ
TR2 4TP
TR2 5PZ
TR2 4SH
TR2 4NT
TR2 5UA
TR2 5TL
TR2 4RS
TR2 4BS
TR2 5RJ
TR2 4SD
TR2 5TN
TR2 5RT
TR2 5RW
TR2 5RS
TR2 5RN
TR2 4SE
TR2 4RU
TR2 4RR
TR2 4NZ
TR2 4AP
TR2 5SD
TR2 4SL
TR2 5TW
TR2 4QW
TR2 5RY
TR2 5SA
TR2 4QP
TR2 4PF
TR2 4RP
TR2 4ST
TR2 4PZ
TR2 5SZ
TR2 4NX
TR2 4QR
TR2 5TB
TR2 4RA
TR2 5NH
TR2 4QT
TR2 5PD
TR2 4QS
TR2 4RN
TR4 9BL
TR2 4QU
TR2 5RZ
TR2 4RL
TR2 4BP
TR2 4QX
TR2 4QY
TR2 4EJ
TR2 5SF
TR2 4BW
TR2 4AF
TR2 4NH
TR2 5TP
TR2 4SN
TR2 5SE
TR2 5TE
TR2 4RB
TR2 4PT
TR2 4AG
TR2 4AR
TR2 4AE
TR2 4HP
TR2 4NJ
TR2 4EH
TR1 1TE
TR2 4TF
TR2 5TH
TR2 4NU
TR2 4NL
TR2 4NN
TR2 4NS
TR2 5TF
TR2 4NW
TR2 4ET
TR2 5TR

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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