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 County Of Herefordshire

HR9 6HY
HR9 6HL
HR9 6JW
HR9 6JR
HR9 6HX
HR9 6HU
HR9 6JA
HR9 6JE
HR9 6HZ
HR9 6JF
HR9 6JG
HR9 6JQ
HR9 6JB
HR9 6JH
HR9 6HT
HR9 6HG
HR9 5QT
HR9 6HQ
HR9 6HF
HR9 6HS
HR9 5QU
HR9 5QS
HR9 5RJ
HR9 5NZ
HR9 5QH
HR9 6JD
HR9 6JN
HR9 6HE
HR9 6HR
HR9 6SJ
HR9 5QR
HR9 5QP
HR9 6HJ
HR9 5QW
HR9 5QX
HR9 5SB
HR9 6DF
HR9 6EG
HR9 6JJ
HR9 6EQ
HR9 6BU
HR9 5RH
HR9 5QN
HR9 6DE
GL17 9NQ
HR9 6HP
HR9 5RF
HR9 6YR
HR9 6SA
HR9 6YN
HR9 6SF
HR9 6SG
HR9 6SQ
HR9 6YF
HR9 6YQ
HR9 6YE
HR9 5RG
HR9 7TQ
GL17 9NG
GL17 9NF
HR9 5SA
HR9 5QJ
GL17 9PB
HR9 5SD
HR9 6DD
HR9 5QZ
HR9 5RQ
HR9 6BZ
HR9 5RD
GL17 9PD
HR9 5RY
HR9 5RE
HR9 6BY
GL17 9NZ
HR9 5RZ
HR9 6DA
HR9 6EH
GL17 9NJ
HR9 5RT
HR9 6DB
HR9 5RB
HR9 5WG
HR9 7TF
HR9 5ST
HR9 5QY
HR9 7TG
HR9 5RX
GL17 9DP
HR9 6BJ
HR9 5SE
HR9 6DQ
HR9 6AS
HR9 5SJ
GL17 9NY
HR9 6HD
HR9 6DG
HR9 6BT
HR9 6EF
GL16 7PE
HR9 6YA
HR9 6RW
HR9 5SH
HR9 6BW
HR9 6EA
HR9 6DJ
HR9 6AW
GL17 9NN
HR9 6AP
GL17 9NX
HR9 5RR
GL17 9NT
HR9 6ED
GL17 9NW
GL17 9NP
HR9 7RE
HR9 6EJ
GL17 9NS
HR9 5SF
HR9 5RA
GL17 9NR
GL17 9NE
HR9 6BP
HR9 6AR
GL17 9PG
GL17 9PH
HR9 5SL
GL17 9QR
HR9 6DL
HR9 6BL
GL17 9PA
HR9 6BN
GL17 9NU
HR9 6SL
HR9 6AT
GL17 9NB
GL17 9PF
HR9 5SP
HR9 7TE
HR9 6ER
HR9 6JL
HR9 6RZ
GL16 7PG
GL16 7PQ
GL17 9UE
HR9 6BX
GL16 7PP
HR9 6DN
HR9 6HW
GL17 9NA
GL16 7PF
GL16 7NZ
HR9 6DY
HR9 6DP
GL16 7PN
GL16 7EU
GL17 9QS
HR9 6ES
HR9 6AN
HR9 6DH
GL16 7PD
GL17 9RJ
GL17 9RQ
HR9 7TH
HR9 5JB
GL17 9RY
GL17 9RF
HR9 6EL
HR9 5RS
HR9 6NG
HR9 6DZ
GL17 9RE
GL17 9RL
GL17 9QZ
HR9 5JD
HR9 5HA
GL17 9UF
HR9 6BA
HR9 5HU
GL17 9RD
GL17 9RG
GL17 9QY
GL17 9RB
HR9 6DW
HR9 5SN
HR9 7TD
HR9 6DU
GL17 9RA
GL17 9SB
HR9 5PZ
GL17 9DN
HR9 5UD
HR9 6BB
HR9 5UF
HR9 7UY
GL17 9QT
HR9 5QD
HR9 5UB
HR9 5UQ
GL17 9SA
GL17 9RN
HR9 5QA
GL17 9SD
GL17 9RP
HR9 5UA
GL17 9RH
HR9 5UG
GL17 9QX
GL16 7PB
HR9 7UX
GL16 7PL
HR9 5TZ
GL17 9SF
GL17 9SU
HR9 5RL
HR9 6AZ
GL17 9QU
HR9 5QB
GL17 9RW
HR9 5QE
HR9 5PX
GL16 7PJ
GL17 9SX
HR9 5PY
HR9 5RP
HR9 5RW
HR9 5SG
GL17 9SY
HR9 5RN
HR9 5UE
HR9 5QF
HR9 5UH
HR9 5SW
GL17 9SZ
HR9 5PF
HR9 6DR
HR9 6EP
HR9 6EN
HR9 6BD
HR9 5UJ
HR9 5PR
HR9 5PS
HR9 5PU
HR9 5XE
HR9 6EW
HR9 5QG
GL17 9PE
GL17 9PQ
GL17 9NL
GL17 9NH
GL17 9ND
HR9 7SZ
HR9 5BH
HR9 5UN
HR9 6DT
HR9 5PT
HR9 5UL
HR9 5UZ
HR9 6AL
HR9 5UY
HR9 6NQ
HR9 5UR
HR9 6DS
GL17 9PP
GL17 9ST
GL16 7PA
HR9 7TA
GL17 9SE
HR9 5UU
HR9 6AU
GL17 9SS
HR9 5QQ
GL17 9SR
HR9 5SQ
HR9 5XZ
HR9 5YG
HR9 5YX
HR9 5YB
HR9 7TB
HR9 5PP
HR9 5YN
HR9 6JY
HR9 5UX
HR9 5BQ
HR9 5UT
GL17 9PS
HR9 6ET
HR9 6NH
HR9 6EU
HR9 5UW
GL17 9SN
HR9 5UP
GL17 9TR
HR9 5BE
HR9 5BG
HR9 5DA
HR9 5XB
GL17 9TH
HR9 5XA
HR9 5BB
GL17 9TS
HR9 5BA
HR9 5YU
GL17 9SL
GL16 7ET
GL17 9QW
HR9 6AX
GL17 9TP
GL17 9TN
HR9 5SS
HR9 5BT
GL17 9TW
GL17 9TQ
HR9 6NT
HR9 6FX
HR9 5RU
HR9 5AZ
HR9 5JZ
HR9 6NS
GL17 9TX
GL17 9QL
HR9 5GT
GL17 9PT
HR9 5PN
GL17 9SW
HR9 5PQ
GL17 9BJ
GL17 9TG
GL17 9TJ
HR9 5BD
HR9 6NJ
HR9 5QL
HR9 5PJ
GL17 9QP
GL17 9SG
GL17 9PL
GL17 9SH
HR9 5JU
GL17 9TT
GL17 9TL
HR9 5PH
HR9 5AU
GL17 9UJ
GL17 9UD
GL17 9PY
GL17 9SP
HR9 5JX
GL17 9PX
HR9 6EX
GL17 9UR
HR9 6NZ
GL17 9SQ
HR9 6NR
GL17 9QN
GL17 9TA
HR9 6NL
GL17 9SJ
NP25 3SS
HR9 6EZ
HR9 5BJ
HR9 6EY
HR9 5AY
HR9 5DB
HR9 5JT
GL17 9LG
HR9 6LE
HR9 5AX
HR9 6HH
GL17 9QG
HR9 6PA
GL17 9UT
GL17 9US
HR9 5JY
HR9 5AW
HR9 5JF
GL17 9YP
GL17 9PZ
NP5 3SS
HR9 6AH
HR9 5AP
GL17 9XQ

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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