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 Devon

EX24 6EQ
EX13 6ED
EX24 6EF
EX13 6EG
EX24 6EH
EX13 6EH
EX13 6EJ
EX24 6EJ
EX24 6EG
EX13 6JL
EX13 6JW
EX13 6JN
EX24 6EE
EX24 6DG
EX24 6DL
EX13 6EB
EX24 6DF
EX24 6ED
EX13 6DQ
EX13 6DL
EX24 6DQ
EX24 6EB
EX13 6EF
EX13 6EE
EX13 6EQ
EX14 9SU
EX13 6BP
EX24 6BP
EX24 6JD
EX10 0QH
EX14 9ST
EX14 8TS
EX14 9TS
EX14 3TZ
EX24 6BW
EX14 8TZ
EX14 9SS
EX24 6BR
EX24 6DH
EX13 6DG
EX13 6DF
EX24 6BN
EX13 6DE
EX14 9TU
EX24 6BL
EX24 6DE
EX13 6BW
EX13 6DA
EX13 6BZ
EX13 6BU
EX13 6BR
EX13 6BT
EX13 6BS
EX13 6BH
EX13 6BL
EX13 6BN
EX13 6BJ
EX24 6BJ
EX14 9AR
EX13 6EL
EX24 6BS
EX24 6BH
EX10 0QG
EX24 6EL
EX14 9TR
EX14 8TR
EX24 6JL
EX24 6JG
EX10 0QW
EX14 3TU
EX14 8TY
EX14 3TY
EX10 0QP
EX13 6DH
EX14 3TW
EX13 6JG
EX10 0QQ
EX14 2EP
EX14 8TP
EX14 9TP
EX14 9SR
EX14 8XB
EX14 2YG
EX14 8YG
EX14 2XB
EX14 8TB
EX14 9TB
EX14 8FP
EX14 2FP
EX14 8XQ
EX14 2XQ
EX14 9SN
EX14 8YU
EX14 2YU
EX14 3AD
EX14 8XA
EX14 2XA
EX14 3AA
EX14 8BJ
EX14 2BJ
EX14 8YY
EX14 8XZ
EX14 2XZ
EX24 6JF
EX14 8XX
EX14 8YX
EX13 6DZ
EX14 2YX
EX14 8YT
EX14 2YT
EX14 8FS
EX14 2FS
EX14 2XX
EX14 8XY
EX14 2XY
EX14 2EN
EX14 8EN
EX14 8EJ
EX14 2EJ
EX10 0QN
EX14 2FT
EX14 8FT
EX24 6BT
EX14 3AB
EX14 8ER
EX14 2ER
EX14 8FD
EX14 8FE
EX14 2FD
EX14 2GQ
EX24 6DZ
EX14 8FY
EX14 2FY
EX14 2FE
EX24 6BU
EX14 8EH
EX14 2EH
EX14 2GH
EX14 8GQ
EX14 8EP
EX24 6EA
EX14 8FB
EX14 2FB
EX14 8GH
EX14 8TX
EX14 3TX
EX14 2EG
EX14 2GG
EX13 6DJ
EX14 2FX
EX14 8FX
EX14 9SL
EX14 8EL
EX14 2EL
EX14 8FA
EX14 2FA
EX24 6DJ
EX14 2EW
EX14 8EW
EX14 8TE
EX14 9TE
EX14 8DF
EX14 2DF
EX14 8GG
EX14 9TT
EX14 2GL
EX13 6JF
EX14 8GN
EX14 9SW
EX14 2GJ
EX14 8GL
EX14 8GJ
EX14 2WA
EX14 2WB
EX14 8NU
EX14 2NU
EX14 2EQ
EX14 8EQ
EX14 2GN
EX24 6JE
EX14 8TT
EX14 8UD
EX14 2UD
EX14 2TT
EX14 8UE
EX14 2UE
EX14 2GZ
EX24 6BY
EX14 2DG
EX14 8GW
EX14 8DG
EX14 2HB
EX14 2ED
EX14 2GS
EX14 9TL
EX14 8TL
EX13 6BY
EX14 2GW
EX14 2XD
EX14 2YF
EX14 2YA
EX14 8GF
EX14 2GF
EX14 2GY
EX14 2HA
EX14 8GP
EX14 8TA
EX14 2TA
EX14 9TF
EX14 8TF
EX14 2DQ
EX14 8DD
EX14 8RZ
EX14 2RZ
EX14 2DD
EX14 8GE
EX14 2TU
EX14 8TU
EX14 8GB
EX14 2GB
EX14 8DQ
EX14 2XP
EX14 8XP
EX14 2DU
EX14 8SA
EX14 2SA
EX14 8UH
EX14 2UH
EX14 2WE
EX14 8GR
EX14 8GA
EX14 2RY
EX14 8RY
EX14 2GA
EX14 2GE
EX14 8GD
EX14 2GX
EX14 8XW
EX14 2XW
EX14 2DH
EX14 8DH
EX14 8JH
EX14 2JH
EX14 8NY
EX14 2NY
EX14 8XD
EX14 8YP
EX14 8YS
EX14 2YS
EX14 2RU
EX14 8RU
EX14 2DX
EX14 2GP
EX14 2YP
EX14 8DE
EX14 2DE
EX14 2RT
EX14 8RT
EX14 2GD
EX14 8DL
EX14 2DL
EX14 2RS
EX14 8RS
EX14 8TW
EX14 2UG
EX14 8UW
EX14 8XN
EX14 2UW
EX14 8UG
EX14 2XN
EX14 9SZ
EX14 2GR
EX14 2DJ
EX14 8DJ
EX14 2RP
EX14 8RP
EX14 8UA
EX14 2UA
EX14 9SA
EX14 8YR
EX14 2YR
EX14 2GU
EX14 8DB
EX14 8RR
EX14 2RR
EX14 2YL
EX14 2DB
EX14 8RW
EX14 2RW
EX24 6SE
EX14 8UP
EX14 2UP
EX14 2WD
EX14 2DY
EX14 8YL
EX14 9SP
EX14 9RZ
EX14 8XE
EX14 2XE
EX14 2GT
EX14 8XR
EX14 2XR
EX14 8XF
EX14 2XF
EX14 9RY
EX14 9RT
EX14 2YN
EX14 8YN
EX14 9RW
EX14 8UN
EX14 2UN
EX14 9SX
EX14 8JG
EX14 2JG
EX14 8YW
EX14 2YW
EX14 2UB
EX14 8UB
EX14 8RL
EX14 1RL
EX14 8XL
EX14 2XL
EX14 1RN
EX14 8EZ
EX14 2EZ
EX14 8UL
EX14 2UL
EX13 6BX
EX10 0QF
EX14 8RN
EX14 8DN
EX14 8JQ
EX14 2JQ
EX24 6BX
EX14 2XS
EX14 8XT
EX14 2XT
EX14 2EA
EX14 8XS
EX10 0QR
EX14 2JF
EX14 8JF
EX14 2DN
EX14 8RH
EX14 1RH
EX14 2UR
EX14 8UR
EX14 2EB
EX14 8DR
EX14 8DA
EX14 2DA
EX14 2YQ
EX14 8YQ
EX14 1YT
EX14 1YD
EX13 6JD
EX14 1RJ
EX14 1YG
EX14 8QZ
EX14 1QZ
EX14 2NT
EX14 1XU
EX14 8XU
EX14 8NT
EX14 2DR
EX14 1JB
EX14 8JB
EX14 9TG
EX14 8TG
EX14 9TQ
EX14 8RJ
EX14 8TQ
EX14 8YD
EX14 8RB
EX14 2QT
EX14 8QT
EX14 1RB
EX14 1SE
EX14 9SD
EX14 1EB
EX14 2YH
EX14 8EB
EX14 1SA
EX13 6SF
EX13 6DY
EX14 8YH
EX14 8DT
EX14 1RQ
EX14 8DS
EX14 8RQ
EX14 8ZL
EX14 8ZJ
EX14 8ZH
EX14 8ZW
EX14 8ZP
EX14 8ZQ
EX14 8ZN
EX14 8ZG
EX14 8YF
EX14 8ZR
EX14 8ZE
EX14 8ZB
EX14 1YR
EX14 8ZX
EX14 8ZU
EX14 8ZS
EX14 8ZT
EX14 2DT
EX14 2HP
EX14 8HP
EX14 1BA
EX14 8YJ
EX14 2YJ
EX14 8DP
EX14 8BA
EX14 2DS
EX14 3AE
EX14 2DP
EX14 8SG
EX14 1BZ
EX14 1RE
EX14 8RE
EX14 8JD
EX14 1JD
EX14 8SD
EX10 0QJ
EX14 1EE
EX14 1ED
EX14 8HR
EX14 2HR
EX14 1YF
EX14 8EE
EX14 1BR
EX14 8BR
EX14 8ED
EX14 9SB
EX14 1SQ
EX14 8SQ
EX14 1ZA
EX14 2HZ
EX14 8ZF
EX14 8ZD
EX14 8ZA
EX14 1ZD
EX14 8HZ
EX14 8RG
EX14 8BZ
EX14 8DZ
EX14 1DZ
EX14 1RG
EX14 2UZ
EX14 1SH
EX14 8UZ
EX14 1BX
EX14 9TW
EX14 8BX
EX14 8DU
EX14 8SE
EX14 9TJ
EX14 8DY
EX14 1DY
EX14 8TJ
EX14 9SH
EX14 8RF
EX14 1RF
EX24 6DY
EX24 6DA
EX14 1SL
EX24 6SF
EX14 2HG
EX14 8EA
EX14 1EA
EX14 8HG
EX14 8HY
EX14 2HY
EX14 8FG
EX14 1HF
EX14 1DP
EX14 1SP
EX14 8HF
EX14 1SG
EX14 1SN
EX14 1DU
EX14 8SB
EX14 8YE
EX14 1SW
EX14 1RD
EX14 1YE
EX14 8RD
EX14 8RA
EX14 1RA
EX14 1QY
EX14 8QY
EX14 8GU
EX14 8GS
EX14 8FR
EX14 8EF
EX14 1EF
EX14 1DW
EX14 8DX
EX14 1DX
EX14 8DW
EX14 1HX
EX14 1DS
EX14 8AF
EX14 1SB
EX14 8HE
EX14 1DB
EX14 8BY
EX14 1BY
EX14 1AF
EX14 8FN
EX24 6BZ
EX14 8BU
EX24 6SD
EX14 1HQ
EX14 1HE
EX14 8HQ
EX14 1BJ
EX14 8BE
EX14 1BE
EX14 9RN
EX14 1BB
EX14 8BS
EX14 2JA
EX14 1BU
EX14 8BB
EX14 8JA
EX14 8HX
EX14 2HX
EX14 1BS
EX14 8BD
EX14 8AS
EX14 8TN
EX14 1AS
EX14 8SJ
EX14 8SH
EX14 8AG
EX14 1AG
EX14 3AS
EX14 1AA
EX14 1DA
EX14 9RP
EX14 8AQ
EX14 8AA
EX14 8HB
EX14 1DN
EX14 1SJ
EX14 1BD
EX14 1HB
EX14 9TN
EX14 8HD
EX14 1HD
EX14 8FW
EX14 1RX
EX14 8HS
EX14 8BN
EX14 2HS
EX14 8RX
EX14 1BN
EX14 1HG
EX14 8EX
EX14 1JZ
EX14 1EX
EX14 1SD
EX14 8FH
EX14 8AD
EX14 3AY
EX14 1EW
EX14 1AD
EX14 1DE
EX14 8SF
EX14 1AQ
EX14 1TA
EX14 1AL
EX14 8AL
EX14 8HA
EX14 3AF
EX14 1AE
EX14 8AE
EX14 1EU
EX14 8AU
EX14 1HU
EX14 1DH
EX14 8EU
EX14 1AU
EX14 8AB
EX14 1AB
EX14 1HA
EX14 8HW
EX14 1HW
EX14 1DF
EX14 1FW
EX14 1HH
EX14 8HH
EX14 8JU
EX14 1JU
EX14 8QP
EX14 8PS
EX14 8PP
EX14 8PB
EX14 8NW
EX14 8JZ
EX14 8JS
EX14 8AJ
EX14 1AJ
EX14 8BT
EX14 1BT
EX14 8FL
EX14 1FL
EX14 2HU
EX14 1JY
EX14 1JA
EX14 1ET
EX24 6SQ
EX14 8LA
EX14 1LA
EX14 8HU
EX14 8ET
EX14 8JY
EX14 8JX
EX14 1SF
EX14 9SJ
EX14 1EY
EX14 1JX
EX14 9YZ
EX14 9YY
EX14 9YG
EX14 9YF
EX14 4YX
EX14 4YT
EX14 3ZX
EX14 3YY
EX14 3YE
EX14 2YE
EX14 1ZJ
EX14 1AN
EX14 4YP
EX14 3YU
EX14 3ZQ
EX14 0AS
EX14 9YS
EX14 2ZE
EX14 9ZX
EX14 9ZN
EX14 9ZJ
EX14 0AL
EX14 0AE
EX14 9YW
EX14 9YU
EX14 9YN
EX14 9YD
EX14 9YB
EX14 9XN
EX14 9WY
EX14 9WX
EX14 9WW
EX14 1WZ
EX14 9WU
EX14 9YH
EX14 4ZX
EX14 2ZU
EX14 4ZN
EX14 4YZ
EX14 4YY
EX14 4YU
EX14 4YN
EX14 4WZ
EX14 3YW
EX14 3YA
EX14 3XY
EX14 3WZ
EX14 3WY
EX14 3WE
EX14 3NB
EX14 2ZQ
EX14 2ZN
EX14 2ZJ
EX14 2ZG
EX14 2YB
EX14 2WZ
EX14 2WY
EX14 2WX
EX14 2WW
EX14 1ZW
EX14 1ZX
EX14 1ZU
EX14 1ZN
EX14 9WZ
EX14 1ZL
EX14 1ZB
EX14 1YQ
EX14 1YH
EX14 1WY
EX14 1WX
EX14 1WW
EX14 1WT
EX14 1SR
EX14 1PA
EX14 1HP
EX14 1WU
EX14 3WF
EX14 2XJ
EX14 0XA
EX14 0FA
EX14 0AZ
EX14 0AY
EX14 0AW
EX14 0AU
EX14 0AT
EX14 0AP
EX14 0AR
EX14 0AN
EX14 0AH
EX14 0AF
EX14 0AB
EX14 0AA
EX14 1ZT
EX14 1ZS
EX14 1ZR
EX14 1YY
EX14 1ZP
EX14 8AN
EX14 8EY
EX14 1AH
EX14 1LB
EX14 8AH
EX14 8LB
EX14 1ST
EX14 8ES
EX14 1JP
EX14 3AH
EX14 8JP
EX14 1AY
EX14 8JR
EX14 1JR
EX14 8AY
EX14 8LE
EX14 1LE
EX14 1ES
EX14 8HT
EX14 2HT
EX14 3AG
EX14 0AG
EX14 8LD
EX14 8JN
EX14 1JN
EX14 1LG
EX14 1LF
EX14 1AT
EX14 8AP
EX14 1JW
EX14 1JL
EX14 8AT
EX14 8JW
EX14 8JL
EX14 1LL
EX24 6JB
EX14 8QS
EX14 8BP
EX14 1BP
EX14 8LQ
EX14 3AQ
EX14 1YL
EX14 1LD
EX14 1LQ
EX14 8LG
EX14 8AX
EX14 1AX
EX14 8JJ
EX14 1LH
EX14 1QS
EX14 1PH
EX14 8LJ
EX14 1LJ
EX14 1JJ
EX14 1NZ
EX14 9SE
EX14 8NZ
EX14 8BH
EX14 0PD
EX14 3PD
EX14 1DG
EX14 8HJ
EX14 1DL
EX14 1DJ
EX14 8BL
EX14 1BL
EX14 8LW
EX14 1LW
EX14 1AZ
EX14 8AZ
EX14 1BH
EX14 8PA
EX14 1PD
EX14 1HR
EX14 8PD
EX14 1DD
EX14 1HJ
EX13 6JP
EX14 1RS
EX14 8JE
EX14 1JE
EX14 1LN
EX14 1RT
EX14 1PS
EX14 1PQ
EX14 1PB
EX14 9RS
EX14 8LN
EX14 8UQ
EX14 1NR
EX14 8NR
EX14 1AW
EX14 1DQ
EX14 8AW
EX14 8PH
EX14 1LS
EX14 8LH
EX14 8LP
EX14 9RR
EX14 1HS
EX14 1LP
EX14 3AJ
EX14 8PQ
EX14 8LT
EX13 6DX
EX14 1LT
EX14 8TH
EX14 8LR
EX14 8PJ
EX14 8FJ
EX14 2FJ
EX14 1PL
EX14 8LS
EX14 1PP
EX14 1UQ
EX14 8PF
EX14 1PJ
EX14 8BQ
EX14 1BQ
EX14 1HT
EX14 1PG
EX14 8PL
EX14 8PG
EX14 1HN
EX14 8HN
EX14 8PE
EX14 1PF
EX14 1LR
EX14 8NN
EX14 1YA
EX14 1PE
EX14 1NN
EX14 1SS
EX14 1PW
EX14 8PW
EX14 8YA
EX14 1LU
EX14 8LU
EX14 3AL
EX14 8HL
EX14 1NT
EX14 8UX
EX14 1UX
EX14 1PU
EX14 8QJ
EX14 1QJ
EX14 8PU
EX14 1UY
EX14 8PN
EX14 1PN
EX14 8UY
EX14 9TH
EX14 8NP
EX14 1NP
EX14 1SU
EX14 1NL
EX14 1PR
EX14 1BW
EX14 3PB
EX14 0PB
EX14 8PR
EX14 1HL
EX14 8UT
EX14 1UT
EX14 8QL
EX14 8LF
EX14 8LL
EX14 8QN
EX14 1QL
EX14 8BW
EX14 8QH
EX24 6DX
EX14 1QN
EX14 1QH
EX24 6SB
EX14 8NL
EX14 1AP
EX14 8YB
EX14 1YB
EX14 8XJ
EX14 1UU
EX14 8UU
EX14 8PY
EX14 1PY
EX14 8FZ
EX14 8QR
EX14 1FZ
EX14 8XH
EX14 1XH
EX14 1RR
EX14 3AP
EX14 1NJ
EX14 1XJ
EX14 8PX
EX14 1PX
EX14 8FQ
EX14 1FQ
EX14 8SZ
EX14 9XQ
EX14 9UZ
EX14 8PZ
EX14 8NJ
EX14 1QP
EX14 1LX
EX14 8LX
EX14 1NH
EX14 8QE
EX14 1QE
EX14 9RU
EX14 1PZ
EX13 6JJ
EX13 6JQ
EX13 6JB
EX13 6JA
EX13 6JH
EX14 1QQ
EX14 8NH
EX14 8QQ
EX14 1QG
EX14 8QG
EX14 1NU
EX14 8NB
EX14 1NQ
EX14 8NQ
EX14 1FF
EX14 8FF
EX14 1LY
EX14 8LY
EX14 8QD
EX14 1QD
EX14 8EG
EX14 1QF
EX14 1QT
EX14 9UY
EX14 8BG
EX14 1BG
EX14 8SY
EX14 8QF
EX24 6SA
EX14 3AU
EX14 8QX
EX14 1QX
EX14 1JS
EX14 1TD
EX13 6RZ
EX14 8NG
EX14 1NG
EX13 6JE
EX14 8QB
EX14 1QB
EX14 1QA
EX14 1LZ
EX14 8LZ
EX14 8QA
EX14 1NA
EX14 8NA
EX10 0PE
EX14 8NE
EX14 8QU
EX14 1QU
EX14 1JT
EX14 1NE
EX14 8TD
EX24 6RZ
EX14 8JT
EX14 1QR
EX14 1QW
EX14 1XG
EX14 8XG
EX14 9RL
EX24 6SG
EX14 8ND
EX14 1ND
EX13 6SG
EX14 9JN
EX14 1AR
EX14 8AR
EX14 9UP
EX14 8SP
EX24 6DU
EX24 6JH
EX14 1NF
EX14 8NF
EX14 9RX
EX24 6RL
EX13 6DU
EX14 8QW
EX14 1UF
EX14 8UF
EX14 1PT
EX14 3AR
EX14 8PT
EX14 1NB
EX11 1PQ
EX14 1NS
EX14 8NS
EX14 3AW
EX14 0NZ
EX14 4PN
EX14 8SN
EX14 1NX
EX11 1PJ
EX14 8NX
EX14 3NZ
EX14 8SU
EX14 9UU
EX14 0PE
EX14 3PE
EX14 0PA
EX14 3PA
EX14 9SF
EX10 0QL
EX14 9UX
EX14 3FA
EX14 8SX
EX14 3PF
EX14 4PA
EX14 8SL
EX14 8ST
EX14 9JW

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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