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 Surrey

RH5 5JY
RH5 5JX
RH5 5JZ
RH5 5LQ
RH5 5EJ
RH5 5EH
RH5 5LA
RH5 5LP
RH5 5LB
RH5 5EL
RH5 5LL
RH5 5EP
RH5 5LG
RH5 5LD
RH5 5JU
RH5 5EN
RH5 5EQ
RH5 5JS
RH5 5LN
RH5 5ER
RH5 5LE
RH5 5JT
RH5 5EX
RH5 5EU
RH5 5EG
RH5 5HA
RH5 5EY
RH5 5ES
RH5 5LW
RH5 5ET
RH5 5HB
RH5 5HR
RH5 5HN
RH5 5HP
RH5 5HS
RH5 5YG
RH5 5LJ
RH5 5HL
RH5 5HW
RH5 5FA
RH5 5YR
RH5 5YP
RH5 5YU
RH5 5SU
RH5 5YS
RH5 5FW
RH5 5FY
RH5 5FB
RH5 5FH
RH5 5FR
RH5 5FN
RH5 5HD
RH5 5LH
RH5 5HT
RH5 5LF
RH5 5GB
RH5 5JE
RH5 5HU
RH5 5GA
RH5 5HE
RH5 5HJ
RH5 5LT
RH5 5HZ
RH5 4PT
RH5 4PS
RH5 5JF
RH5 5HY
RH5 5JA
RH5 4QQ
RH5 5JB
RH5 5JD
RH5 4QG
RH5 4PR
RH5 4QF
RH5 4PP
RH5 4PW
RH5 4PH
RH5 4PX
RH5 5JG
RH5 5JH
RH5 4PL
RH5 4QE
RH5 4PU
RH5 4SF
RH5 4SB
RH5 4SD
RH5 4PG
RH5 4PQ
RH5 5DD
RH5 5LS
RH5 4PF
RH5 5JJ
RH5 5NS
RH5 5NT
RH5 4QD
RH5 4QA
RH5 5JL
RH5 5HF
RH5 5NU
RH5 5JQ
RH5 5NR
RH5 4PD
RH5 4PE
RH5 5DB
RH5 5DE
RH5 4QB
RH5 5BB
RH5 4QN
RH5 5AZ
RH5 5AY
RH5 4QW
RH5 5HG
RH5 5DA
RH5 4QP
RH5 5JN
RH5 5AX
RH4 3RB
RH4 3RD
RH5 5BZ
RH5 4PY
RH5 5BQ
RH5 5TF
RH5 5JW
RH5 5AU
RH5 5BE
RH5 5ST
RH5 5DH
RH5 5AF
RH5 5AG
RH5 5SX
RH5 5AA
RH5 4RL
RH5 5WE
RH5 5WU
RH5 5DJ
RH5 5SY
RH5 5AD
RH5 4RN
RH5 4RU
RH5 5AE
RH5 5DQ
RH5 5AB
RH5 5TT
RH5 5SZ
RH5 5AW
RH5 5TB
RH5 5TE
RH5 5HH
RH5 5HQ
RH5 5DL
RH5 4QR
RH5 5SS
RH5 5DW
RH5 4LR
RH5 5NP
RH5 4RH
RH5 4RQ
RH5 4RE
RH5 4QS
RH5 4QX
RH5 5BX
RH5 4SJ
RH5 4RT
RH5 4RJ
RH5 5AH
RH5 4LQ
RH5 4RR
RH5 4RS
RH5 4SG
RH5 4QT
RH5 5TD
RH5 4RF
RH5 4QU
RH5 4RG
RH5 4SQ
RH5 5DP
RH5 4SE
RH5 4SL
RH5 5TR
RH5 4SH
RH5 5BY
RH5 4LS
RH5 4RD
RH5 5NW
RH5 5AJ
RH5 4PN
RH5 4PZ
RH5 4UZ
RH5 4QJ
RH5 4RW
RH5 5TA
RH5 4LP
RH5 4QZ
RH5 4QY
RH5 5YX
RH5 5WB
RH5 5WS
RH5 5TS
RH5 4QL
RH5 4RB
RH5 5DT
RH5 5BG
RH5 4LJ
RH5 4BF
RH5 5DS
RH5 4RA
RH5 5TP
RH5 6HJ
RH5 5TG
RH5 4LL
RH5 5JP
RH5 5DR
RH5 5BA
RH5 5DU
RH5 5DN
RH5 5NJ
RH5 5TL
RH5 5DX
RH5 5TN
RH5 5RR
RH5 5TH
RH5 5TQ
RH5 4LN
RH5 5SF
RH5 5RS
RH12 4PZ
RH5 5TJ
RH5 5BH
RH12 4PY
RH5 6HH
RH5 5BT
RH5 4LW
RH12 4RP
RH5 5DY
RH5 5QP
RH5 5LU
RH5 6HQ
RH5 4LX
RH5 6HP
RH5 4LT
RH5 5PE
RH5 4NB
RH5 4LH
RH5 4RP
RH5 4LG
RH12 3SD
RH5 4LU
RH5 6HA
RH5 5RP
RH5 5NN
RH5 6HG
RH5 5PH
RH5 6HF
RH5 4LY
RH5 5LY
RH12 4RR
RH12 4QA
RH5 5BJ
RH5 5BF
RH5 5DZ
RH5 4LF
RH5 4JX
RH5 4LD
RH5 5BL
RH5 4LZ
RH5 6HB
RH5 5QS
RH5 5RT
RH5 6HD
RH12 4RW
RH5 5NH
RH5 5EE
RH5 6HE
RH12 3SZ
RH5 4LE
RH12 3SB
RH5 5PB
RH5 5AQ
RH12 3ST
RH5 4JY
RH5 4JZ
RH5 4LB
RH5 4NA
RH5 4LA
RH12 3SE
RH5 4NW
RH5 5EF
RH5 4ND
RH5 4PA
RH5 4NE
RH12 3SW
RH5 4QH
RH5 4NP
RH5 5PF
RH5 5BS
RH12 3SF
RH5 4NJ
RH5 5BP
RH5 4NU
RH5 4NN
RH12 3SY
RH5 4NF
RH5 5EA
RH5 5LX
RH5 5BN
RH5 4NG
RH5 6LX
RH12 4PX
RH5 5QR
RH5 5BU
RH5 5PD
RH5 6LY
RH5 4NS
RH5 4NL
RH5 5AL
RH5 4NZ
RH5 4NX
RH5 5BW
RH12 4RA
RH12 4PS
RH12 4PT
RH5 4NH
RH5 4NR
RH12 4RB
RH12 4PQ
RH12 4PR
RH12 4QX
RH12 4QY
RH5 5NL
RH12 4PW
RH5 4NQ
RH5 5PA
RH5 5AT
RH5 4NT
RH12 4PU
RH12 4QZ
RH5 5NA
RH5 5AP
RH5 5NG
RH12 4RD
RH12 4QB
RH5 5ED
RH12 4RN
RH12 4RE
RH12 4QT
RH5 5NE
RH12 4PP
RH12 4WX
RH12 4WZ
RH12 4XY
RH12 4XA
RH12 4WY
RH12 4WS
RH12 4XF

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.
site index
site map