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 Shropshire

SY8 3BY
SY8 3BX
SY8 3BZ
WR15 8HP
SY8 3BT
SY8 3DA
WR15 8HR
SY8 3BU
SY8 4LU
SY8 4LT
SY8 4LX
SY8 3BS
SY8 3DB
SY8 4LG
WR15 8HN
WR15 8HW
SY8 4LR
SY8 4LF
SY8 4LS
WR15 8HL
SY8 3DD
SY8 3AD
SY8 4LE
WR15 8HH
WR15 8HS
SY8 4LP
SY8 3AA
SY8 3AQ
SY8 3AB
SY8 4LQ
WR15 8HJ
SY8 4LW
SY8 3AH
WR15 8SZ
SY8 3DE
SY8 3BN
SY8 3BP
WR15 8HF
WR15 8HB
WR15 8HE
WR15 8HA
SY8 3BW
SY8 3AE
SY8 4LZ
SY8 4LN
WR15 8HG
WR15 8HD
SY8 3BL
WR15 8AJ
WR15 8LD
WR15 8LF
SY8 3BJ
WR15 8HQ
WR15 8RD
SY8 4LD
WR15 8ZH
WR15 8RA
WR15 8ZJ
WR15 8GZ
WR15 8UE
SY8 4LL
WR15 8AL
SY8 4LA
SY8 4LH
WR15 8LB
SY8 3DG
WR15 8NF
WR15 8ND
WR15 8AH
WR15 8LE
SY8 3DF
WR15 8UD
WR15 8NG
SY8 3BH
WR15 8NQ
SY8 4LJ
WR15 8AN
WR15 8NE
WR15 8DZ
WR15 8AW
WR15 8QF
WR15 8DT
WR15 8RB
WR15 8DX
WR15 8AS
WR15 8AX
WR15 8TZ
WR15 8AD
WR15 8LA
WR15 8AQ
WR15 8YW
WR15 8YZ
WR15 8YY
WR15 8YR
WR15 8YJ
WR15 8YG
WR15 8QE
WR15 8AE
WR15 8AB
WR15 8UB
WR15 8AU
WR15 8BP
WR15 8AT
WR15 8HT
WR15 8EZ
SY8 3DQ
WR15 8AA
WR15 8EX
WR15 8AR
WR15 8BT
SY8 3JN
WR15 8AY
WR15 8TH
WR15 8AP
WR15 8ES
WR15 8QZ
WR15 8AG
WR15 8ZY
WR15 8ZR
WR15 8ZT
WR15 8ZP
WR15 8ZQ
WR15 8ZL
WR15 8ZN
WR15 8ZF
WR15 8YX
WR15 8YU
WR15 8YT
WR15 8YQ
WR15 8YP
WR15 8YN
WR15 8YL
WR15 8YD
WR15 8YA
WR15 8XU
WR15 8XX
WR15 8XS
WR15 8XT
WR15 8XB
WR15 8XP
WR15 8WZ
WR15 8WY
WR15 8WX
WR15 8WW
WR15 8WT
WR15 8WU
WR15 8WR
WR15 8WS
WR15 8WB
WR15 8WP
WR15 8WQ
WR15 8WD
WR15 8WA
WR15 8QQ
WR15 8AZ
WR15 8BW
WR15 8BL
WR15 8PE
WR15 8HZ
WR15 8BB
WR15 8ED
WR15 8BN
WR15 8RQ
WR15 8EJ
WR15 8AF
WR15 8BQ
SY8 3LE
WR15 8BF
SY8 4AT
WR15 8BA
WR15 8EL
WR15 8EA
WR15 8EE
WR15 8BH
WR15 8BJ
WR15 8EB
WR15 8HU
SY8 3LJ
WR15 8BD
WR15 8EN
WR15 8LG
WR15 8FE
WR15 8TJ
WR15 8EU
SY8 3LH
WR15 8EF
WR15 8EW
WR15 8PF
WR15 8EY
SY8 3LF
SY8 3AG
WR15 8EG
WR15 8SF
WR15 8ET
WR15 8EH
SY8 3AL
WR15 8BE
SY8 3JE
SY8 3JZ
SY8 4JZ
SY8 3AF
SY8 3BA
WR15 8BG
SY8 3LL
WR15 8ER
SY8 3JA
WR15 8EP
SY8 4AU
SY8 3AJ
SY8 3JL
SY8 3LG
WR15 8DW
WR15 8DY
SY8 3JS
WR15 8LQ
WR15 8EQ
WR15 8DU
WR15 8HY
SY8 3LD
WR15 8TR
SY8 3JP
WR15 8SE
SY8 3LA
WR15 8DP
SY8 4AX
WR15 8DN
SY8 3JY
WR15 8TN
WR15 8TP
SY8 3JW
WR15 8FD
SY8 3LN
WR15 8BS
WR15 8DL
WR15 8GE
WR15 8BU
WR15 8XA
SY8 4BP
SY8 3LB
SY8 3LT
SY8 3LW
WR15 8GB
SY8 4JY
WR15 8DH
SY8 3JR
SY8 4DG
SY8 3JJ
WR15 8BY
WR15 8GD
SY8 3NN
SY8 4BS
SY8 3NL
SY8 3LQ
SY8 3LS
WR15 8BX
WR15 8TQ
SY8 4DN
WR15 8BZ
WR15 8DQ
WR15 8TA
SY8 3JX
WR15 8LH
WR15 8NH
WR15 8DS
SY8 3JH
SY8 3NJ
SY8 4BW
SY8 3JU
SY8 3AY
WR15 8DG
SY8 4BG
SY8 4AS
WR15 8DF
SY8 3LP
SY8 3WJ
SY8 3WG
WR15 8DA
SY8 3AX
SY8 4DF
SY8 3LR
WR15 8HX
WR15 8DJ
WR15 8SG
SY8 4AR
WR15 8DR
SY8 4DA
SY8 4DD
WR15 8DE
SY8 3JT
SY8 3NQ
SY8 3NH
SY8 4AY
SY8 4DB
WR15 8FB
SY8 3NG
WR15 8DB
SY8 3EZ
SY8 4BZ
WR15 8LL
SY8 4BX
SY8 3AN
WR15 8TB
SY8 3NW
WR15 8DD
SY8 4AZ
SY8 4BY
SY8 4DE
SY8 4BA
WR15 8TD
SY8 3RQ
WR15 8FA
SY8 3AZ
WR15 8TF
SY8 3JQ
WR15 8TE
SY8 3NE
SY8 3RB
WR15 8LJ
SY8 3NP
SY8 3RA
SY8 3NX
SY8 3QY
SY8 3NF
SY8 3RF
SY8 4BT
SY8 3QZ
SY8 3RD
SY8 3RG
SY8 3RE
SY8 3LY
SY8 3HU
SY8 3NZ
SY8 4DQ
SY8 4DH
SY8 4ND
SY8 3JG
SY8 3PY
SY8 3HX
SY8 3PG
SY8 4LY
SY8 3PA
SY8 3AT
SY8 3AU
SY8 3PZ

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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