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

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OX8 1RY
OX29 5RY
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OX29 5RZ
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OX29 5AB
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OX8 1RU
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OX29 5SA
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OX29 5SJ
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OX29 5SH
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OX29 5RR
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OX8 1AE
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OX8 1RW
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OX29 5RS
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OX29 5SD
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OX29 5SW
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OX8 1TD
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OX8 1SG
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OX29 5RL
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OX8 1AW
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OX29 5SL
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OX29 5AH
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OX8 1JQ
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OX8 1AP
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OX8 1JA
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OX29 4BH
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OX29 4QF
OX29 5BD
OX8 1BD
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OX29 4RA
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OX8 1DA
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OX8 6XL
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OX29 4NX
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OX29 4BE
OX8 1BE
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OX8 1PF
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OX8 1HS
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OX8 1HZ
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OX29 4HR
OX8 1PH
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OX29 4HD
OX8 1PW
OX29 4PW
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OX8 1PD
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OX29 4HU
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OX8 1BL
OX8 1PG
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OX8 1HP
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OX29 4QL
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OX8 1UE
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OX29 4WA
OX8 1AT
OX29 4HT
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OX29 4PJ
OX8 1QN
OX8 6XN
OX29 4QN
OX29 6XN
OX29 4HW
OX8 1HW
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OX8 1PA
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OX8 1YD
OX8 1UU
OX8 1UQ
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OX8 1TY
OX29 4QD
OX8 1QD
OX8 1QB
OX8 1PJ
OX29 4BS
OX8 1BS
OX29 4TA
OX29 4HA
OX29 4AB
OX8 1HA
OX8 1HB
OX8 1QG
OX29 4HB
OX29 4BF
OX29 4HF
OX8 1HF
OX2 9NZ
OX2 9NW
OX29 4HG
OX8 1HG
OX8 1HE
OX8 1PL
OX29 4PL
OX29 4QG
OX29 4HE
OX29 4BJ
OX8 1PB
OX29 4JW
OX8 1JW
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OX29 4QX
OX8 1QX
OX8 1QS
OX29 4QS
OX29 4NU
OX8 1NU
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OX29 4BL
OX8 1JS
OX29 4JS
OX29 4QP
OX8 1QP
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OX8 1AU
OX2 9NN
OX8 1JP
OX29 4JP
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OX29 4JL
OX29 4HL
OX8 1HL
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OX8 1BT
OX29 4BA
OX8 1RB
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OX8 1JR
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OX29 4BB
OX2 9NY
OX29 4BT
OX29 4QW
OX29 5TB
OX8 1TB
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OX8 1LE
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OX8 1PQ
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OX8 1XA
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OX8 1QU
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OX8 1HH
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OX8 1QR
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OX8 1QW
OX8 1HQ
OX29 4HQ
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OX29 4PT
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OX8 1EZ
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OX29 5FD
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OX29 6US
OX29 4QA
OX8 1QA
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OX8 1PY
OX29 4PY
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OX29 4JZ
OX29 4PZ
OX8 1PZ
OX29 4QT
OX8 1QT
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OX29 4PN
OX29 4PU
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OX29 4LB
OX29 4FD
OX8 1JZ
OX29 4PP
OX8 1PP
OX29 4AD
OX8 1JY
OX29 4JY
OX29 4HJ
OX29 4BP
OX8 1HJ
OX8 1BP
OX29 6UR
OX29 4QJ
OX8 1QY
OX29 4QY
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OX8 1PS
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OX8 1JU
OX8 7PZ
OX29 7PZ
OX8 1NL
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OX29 4NL
OX29 7SL
OX8 6UR
OX8 1QJ
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OX8 1BA
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OX8 1BZ
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OX8 1JD
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OX8 1PX
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OX29 4LA
OX29 4QH
OX8 1QH
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OX8 1NH
OX29 7TA
OX8 1RD
OX2 9NS
OX29 4NH
OX29 4NB
OX29 6XF
OX8 6XF
OX8 1NB
OX8 1NN
OX29 4NN
OX8 1QQ
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OX29 7SZ
OX29 4NW
OX8 1NW
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OX8 1LJ
OX29 4LJ
OX8 7SY
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OX29 4LZ
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OX29 4NP
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OX29 4LD
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OX29 7SY
OX8 1NT
OX8 1NP
OX29 4LL
OX8 1LL
OX29 4YT
OX29 4LS
OX29 4LP
OX8 1LS
OX8 1LP
OX8 1NF
OX29 4NF
OX2 9PB
OX8 1ND
OX29 4ND
OX8 1NY
OX8 7SX
OX29 7SX
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OX29 4LN
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OX29 7WS
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OX29 7UH
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OX29 7RD
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OX8 1NG
OX29 7SU
OX29 4LH
OX8 1LH
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OX8 1NA
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OX29 4NQ
OX8 1LW
OX8 1NQ
OX29 4NE
OX8 1NE
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OX29 7ST
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OX8 1LF
OX29 4LG
OX29 4LF
OX8 1EF
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OX8 7SH
OX29 7SH
OX29 6UP
OX8 6UP
OX29 7QA
OX29 4LR
OX8 1LR
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OX29 5AX
OX29 4LT
OX8 1LT
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OX29 4NR
OX8 1NR
OX29 4AS
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OX29 4NS
OX8 1NS
OX8 1LQ
OX8 1LG
OX8 1LX
OX29 4LX
OX8 7SR
OX29 7SR
OX8 1TA
OX2 9QG
OX29 5TA
OX29 4LU
OX8 1LU
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OX29 7SS
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OX8 1EY
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OX29 5SR
OX8 1SR
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OX29 7SJ
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OX8 7SQ
OX29 7SQ
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OX8 7RE
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OX29 4EX
OX8 1EX
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OX8 1EW
OX29 7SG
OX8 1SZ
OX29 5SZ
OX29 4LY
OX8 1LY
OX8 1ST
OX29 5ST
OX29 5AN
OX29 5SS
OX8 1SS
OX29 4ED
OX8 1ED
OX8 1SX
OX8 7SD
OX29 7SD
OX13 5PS
OX29 7RS
OX8 1SU
OX29 5SU
OX8 1SP
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OX29 7SA
OX8 7SF
OX29 7SF
OX8 1AN
OX8 1AY
OX8 7RS
OX29 5AY
OX8 7SE
OX29 7SE
OX8 7PR
OX29 7PR
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OX8 7QE
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OX29 7QE
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OX29 7RA
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OX29 7QG
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OX29 7RB
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OX8 1EN
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OX29 7PL
OX29 5AZ
OX8 1AZ
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OX29 7RY
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OX29 7RX
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OX29 7PX
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OX29 7RT
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OX29 7PT
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OX29 7QQ
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OX29 7AD
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OX8 6UW
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OX29 7QT
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OX29 7QN
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OX29 7RQ
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OX29 7QJ
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OX29 7RR
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OX13 5PR
OX29 4EJ
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OX29 7QL
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OX8 8AT
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OX29 7RL
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OX29 6XB
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OX29 8AS
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OX8 7QW
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OX29 4DD
OX29 4EU
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OX8 1EG
OX8 6UN
OX29 6UN
OX7 2AS
OX29 7AE
OX13 5JP
OX2 9NJ
OX8 7RW
OX29 7RW
OX29 7RP
OX2 9QH
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OX29 7PP
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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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