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 Oxfordshire

OX29 7QD
OX8 7QD
OX29 7RU
OX8 7QB
OX29 7QB
OX8 1SY
OX29 5SY
OX8 1AZ
OX29 5AZ
OX29 7TJ
OX13 5HY
OX8 7RL
OX29 7RL
OX8 7RG
OX8 7RW
OX29 7RW
OX8 7RP
OX8 7RH
OX29 7RH
OX29 7RP
OX8 7SB
OX29 7RT
OX8 7RT
OX29 7SB
OX29 7RR
OX8 7RR
OX8 1AY
OX29 5AY
OX8 7RU
OX29 7QA
OX8 7SA
OX29 7SA
OX8 7QA
OX29 7RY
OX8 7RY
OX8 7RZ
OX29 7RZ
OX8 7RX
OX29 7RX
OX8 7RA
OX29 7RA
OX8 7SD
OX29 7SD
OX29 7SE
OX8 7SE
OX29 7SF
OX8 7SF
OX13 5QP
OX8 7RS
OX8 7RJ
OX29 7RS
OX29 7RN
OX29 7SG
OX8 7RN
OX13 5JA
OX29 7QN
OX8 7SG
OX29 5BA
OX8 1BA
OX29 5SU
OX8 1SU
OX8 7QN
OX29 7SQ
OX8 7SQ
OX8 7SJ
OX29 7SJ
OX8 1UH
OX29 5UH
OX29 7SR
OX8 7SR
OX8 7PY
OX29 5ST
OX8 1ST
OX29 7SN
OX8 1SX
OX13 5HZ
OX29 5SZ
OX8 1SZ
OX13 5LD
OX29 5SX
OX29 5TA
OX8 1TA
OX8 7QL
OX29 7QL
OX8 1SP
OX8 1SS
OX13 5JD
OX13 5EL
OX29 5SS
OX29 5SR
OX8 1SR
OX13 5EU
OX13 5ER
OX13 5ET
OX13 5EW
OX29 7ST
OX8 7ST
OX8 7RQ
OX29 7RQ
OX13 5FU
OX13 5EN
OX13 5EJ
OX13 5ES
OX13 5XU
OX13 5LT
OX13 5DT
OX13 5EP
OX29 7SH
OX8 7SH
OX13 5DU
OX13 5QN
OX8 7SS
OX29 7SS
OX13 5EB
OX13 5DX
OX29 7QH
OX8 7SN
OX29 7SU
OX8 7SU
OX8 1TB
OX29 5TB
OX13 5EF
OX13 5LS
OX8 7QJ
OX29 7QJ
OX13 5DZ
OX13 5EG
OX8 7QH
OX13 5EE
OX29 7SY
OX29 7AE
OX8 1AX
OX29 5AX
OX8 7SY
OX8 1BD
OX29 5BD
OX8 1BB
OX13 5EQ
OX13 5JP
OX29 7QT
OX29 5BB
OX29 5BJ
OX8 1BJ
OX13 5EH
OX13 5ED
OX8 7SX
OX29 7SX
OX29 7SZ
OX8 7SZ
OX29 7QW
OX8 7QW
OX13 5DY
OX29 7TA
OX8 7TA
OX13 5EA
OX13 5FS
OX29 7AD
OX8 7QQ
OX29 7SL
OX8 7SL
OX29 7QQ
OX13 5FT
OX8 7QS
OX13 5DA
OX13 5YU
OX13 5YD
OX8 7TB
OX13 5QW
OX13 5HQ
OX13 5DB
OX29 7TB
OX29 7QS
OX13 5DD
OX13 5BZ
OX13 5DJ
OX13 5EX
OX13 5YH
OX13 5YL
OX13 5YJ
OX13 5YA
OX13 5DR
OX13 5AN
OX13 5LB
OX13 5AJ
OX13 5DH
OX13 5HG
OX13 5LP
OX13 5FN
OX13 5AQ
OX13 5AP
OX13 5FQ
OX13 5DE
OX13 5DG
OX13 5FP
OX13 5AH
OX13 5FY
OX13 5AG
OX13 5BY
OX13 5FZ
OX13 5DQ
OX13 5AW
OX13 5AL
OX13 5DF
OX13 5BS
OX13 5BW
OX8 7QR
OX13 5AZ
OX13 5LR
OX13 5AF
OX13 5LA
OX13 5LU
OX13 5AY
OX13 5BP
OX29 5AD
OX13 5NG
OX13 5DN
OX13 5LW
OX13 5AB
OX13 5EY
OX13 5AA
OX13 5LX
OX13 5HE
OX13 5NQ
OX13 5LN
OX18 2EJ
OX13 5BU
OX8 2EJ
OX13 5BA
OX8 1AU
OX13 5BQ
OX29 5AU
OX13 5BL
OX13 5AR
OX13 5AD
OX13 5EZ
OX13 5DL
OX13 5BX
OX8 7PZ
OX29 7PZ
OX13 5JZ
SN7 8RX
OX13 5BG
OX29 5AS
OX13 5HX
OX13 5LY
OX13 5AE
SN7 8RZ
OX13 5BH
OX13 5BB
SN7 8RL
OX29 7PJ
OX8 7PL
OX8 7RD
OX29 7RD
OX8 1AS
OX29 7YP
OX29 7RJ
OX29 7RE
OX13 5BE
OX13 5HT
OX8 7RE
OX13 5BD
SN7 8RS
OX13 5HF
OX13 5HU
OX13 5FL
OX8 7QG
OX29 7QG
OX13 5AX
OX8 7WS
OX29 7WS
SN7 8RY
SN7 8RT
OX13 5FJ
OX13 5FH
SN7 8RR
SN7 8SA
OX29 7PL
OX13 5BJ
SN7 8RU
OX13 5FG
OX29 7UH
OX8 7UH
OX13 5HS
OX13 5HH
OX13 5HD
SN7 8RP
OX13 5JW
OX29 7QP
SN7 8SB
OX13 5LZ
OX13 5JX
SN7 8RN
SN7 8SE
OX13 5JN
OX13 5LF
SN7 8SF
SN7 8RW
OX13 5LG
OX13 5JY
SN7 8SG
SN7 8XA
SN7 8TD
SN7 8TE
OX13 5LE
OX29 7PR
OX8 7PR
OX8 7QP
OX13 5AU
OX13 5AT
OX13 5FF
OX13 5JR
OX13 5FE
OX13 5JS
OX13 5LH
OX13 5FA
OX13 5FD
OX13 5AS
OX13 5QJ
SN7 8SQ
OX13 5JH
OX13 5QH
OX29 5BL
OX29 7RB
OX8 7RB
OX8 1BL
OX29 5EA
OX13 5LQ
OX13 5JL
OX13 5JT
SN7 8SD
OX13 5DS
OX29 5UT
OX13 5HL
OX13 5JU
OX29 5UU
OX13 5JJ
OX13 5FB
OX13 5JF
OX29 5UX
OX29 5SL
OX8 1UX
OX29 5WA
OX29 5XN
OX13 5QL
OX29 5TR
OX8 1TR
OX13 5BN
OX8 1SL
OX8 1AT
OX29 5AR
OX8 1AR
OX13 5LJ
OX13 5PS
OX13 5HJ
OX29 5AG
OX8 1AG
OX29 5AF
OX8 1SF
OX29 5SF
OX8 1SN
OX29 5RL
OX8 1RL
OX29 5SN
OX13 5RF
OX13 5RA
OX13 5QS
OX13 5QT
OX13 5QR
OX29 5YX
OX29 5AW
OX8 1AP
OX29 5AP
OX13 5PP
OX29 5BE
OX8 1SQ
OX29 5SQ
OX8 1AW
OX8 1AQ
OX29 5AQ
OX29 5SB
OX29 5TD
OX8 1TD
OX29 5AH
OX8 1AH
OX8 1SB
OX8 1RJ
OX8 1SG
OX29 5SG
OX8 1SW
OX29 5SW
OX29 5RN
OX8 1RN
OX8 1SE
OX29 5RJ
OX29 5SD
OX8 1SD
OX8 1RQ
OX8 1RH
OX29 5RP
OX8 1RP
OX29 7QF
OX8 7QF
OX13 5HN
OX8 1RW
OX29 5RW
OX13 5QU
OX13 5HR
OX29 5RS
OX29 5AT
OX8 1RS
OX13 5ND
OX13 5QQ
OX18 2EH
OX8 2EH
OX13 5QX
OX13 5WA
OX13 5WX
OX13 5NE
OX29 5RR
OX8 1RR
OX13 5PR
OX13 5QF
OX13 5NF
OX13 5NA
OX29 5SH
OX8 1SH
OX29 7QU
OX8 7QU
OX8 1AJ
OX13 5NB
OX29 5AJ
OX13 5HB
OX13 5QB
OX8 1RX
OX29 5RH
OX8 1SJ
OX29 5SJ
OX29 5RT
OX8 1RT
OX13 5QE
OX13 5QD

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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