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 York

YO4 6BU
YO19 6BU
YO4 6TD
YO4 6TB
YO4 6BS
YO19 6BS
YO19 6TD
YO4 6ND
YO19 6ND
YO19 6TB
YO4 6TA
YO19 6TA
YO4 6NE
YO4 6BW
YO19 6BW
YO19 6NE
YO4 6BB
YO19 6BB
YO4 6DU
YO4 6BN
YO19 6DU
YO19 6NQ
YO19 6BN
YO19 6BY
YO19 6BZ
YO4 6BY
YO4 6AB
YO19 6AB
YO4 6BP
YO19 6AZ
YO4 6AZ
YO4 6BX
YO19 6BX
YO19 6BP
YO4 6AD
YO4 6AA
YO19 6AD
YO19 6AU
YO4 6BA
YO19 6BA
YO19 6AA
YO4 6DR
YO19 6DR
YO4 6BR
YO19 6BR
YO19 6AE
YO4 6AE
YO4 6DP
YO19 6DP
YO4 6DX
YO19 6DX
YO19 6GF
YO4 6BD
YO4 6NQ
YO4 6NG
YO19 6BT
YO4 6BT
YO19 6AW
YO19 6GE
YO4 6NF
YO4 6AY
YO19 6AY
YO19 6BD
YO19 6NF
YO4 6AW
YO4 6AP
YO19 6AP
YO19 6GA
YO19 6GG
YO4 6AF
YO19 6AF
YO19 6GB
YO4 6BL
YO19 6BL
YO19 6DT
YO4 6DT
YO4 6AR
YO19 6AR
YO4 6AL
YO19 6AL
YO4 6AS
YO19 6AS
YO4 6AJ
YO19 6AJ
YO4 6AT
YO19 6AT
YO4 6AG
YO4 6DS
YO19 6DS
YO4 6AN
YO4 6AQ
YO19 6AG
YO19 6AQ
YO19 6AN
YO19 6DY
YO4 6DY
YO4 6DZ
YO19 6DZ
YO4 6AH
YO19 6AH
YO19 6NB
YO4 6NB
YO4 6AX
YO19 6AX
YO19 6NA
YO4 6NA
YO19 6FE
YO4 6BJ
YO4 6BE
YO19 6BE
YO19 6NG
YO19 6BJ
YO4 6BH
YO19 6BH
YO41 4AZ
YO19 4SG
YO4 5AZ
YO19 6BQ
YO19 6DE
YO4 6DE
YO1 4SG
YO41 4BU
YO4 5BU
YO4 6BQ
YO19 6DW
YO19 4FF
YO4 6DW
YO41 4AY
YO4 5AY
YO4 6DN
YO19 6DN
YO19 6BG
YO4 6BG
YO4 5AD
YO41 4HD
YO41 4AU
YO4 5DX
YO41 4DX
YO41 4BT
YO4 5AU
YO4 5BT
YO4 5AT
YO41 4AT
YO41 4AH
YO4 5AH
YO41 4DN
YO4 5DN
YO41 4XW
YO41 4EE
YO19 6DD
YO4 6DD
YO4 5DS
YO41 4BF
YO4 5BF
YO41 4DW
YO4 5DW
YO41 4DL
YO4 5DL
YO41 4AD
YO41 4BE
YO4 5BE
YO41 4BG
YO4 5BG
YO41 4EA
YO41 4DS
YO4 5JZ
YO41 4AE
YO4 5AE
YO41 4EG
YO41 4JZ
YO41 4BH
YO4 5BH
YO41 4HA
YO4 5AA
YO41 4EH
YO41 4AS
YO41 4AF
YO4 5AF
YO4 5AS
YO41 4BQ
YO4 5BQ
YO41 4BB
YO4 5BB
YO41 4DY
YO41 4AG
YO41 4BP
YO4 5BP
YO19 6EP
YO41 4XR
YO41 4HG
YO4 5AG
YO41 4AJ
YO4 5AJ
YO41 4XP
YO41 4EJ
YO41 4AQ
YO41 4BD
YO4 5BD
YO4 5AQ
YO41 4DP
YO4 6EZ
YO4 5DP
YO41 4BS
YO41 4AA
YO4 5BS
YO41 4BR
YO41 4YA
YO41 4YS
YO41 4YY
YO4 5YS
YO4 5YY
YO4 5YW
YO4 5YX
YO41 4AR
YO41 4YX
YO41 4YB
YO41 4YD
YO4 5AR
YO19 6ER
YO42 4TG
YO4 4TG
YO41 4HP
YO4 5AP
YO4 5AN
YO41 4ER
YO41 4EP
YO4 5AB
YO41 4AL
YO4 5AL
YO41 4DU
YO41 4YU
YO41 4AN
YO4 5DU
YO41 4AB
YO41 4BN
YO41 4DZ
YO4 5BN
YO41 4BW
YO4 5BW
YO19 6DL
YO4 6DL
YO19 6EZ
YO41 4JY
YO4 5JY
YO41 4AW
YO4 5AW
YO41 4JX
YO41 4DT
YO4 5DT
YO19 6EN
YO41 4JW
YO19 6DA
YO41 4BL
YO4 5BL
YO4 6DB
YO19 6DB
YO41 4EF
YO41 4DQ
YO4 5DQ
YO4 4TL
YO4 5DJ
YO41 4DJ
YO4 4TZ
YO42 4TZ
YO42 4TL
YO1 4SQ
YO41 4BJ
YO4 5BJ
YO42 4TJ
YO41 4AP
YO19 4SQ
YO4 4TJ
YO4 4YX
YO4 4YW
YO4 4YU
YO4 4YS
YO4 4YR
YO4 4YP
YO4 4YZ
YO4 4YY
YO41 4XS
YO4 5AX
YO4 4TH
YO41 4AX
YO41 4BX
YO4 5BX
YO42 4TH
YO4 6DA
YO42 4TN
YO4 4TN
YO4 4TW
YO42 4TW
YO4 6ER
YO4 6EP
YO4 6EL
YO19 6EL
YO42 4UA
YO42 4TY
YO4 4TY
YO4 6EN
YO4 4TF
YO42 4TP
YO4 4TP
YO42 4TF
YO42 4SD
YO42 4TR
YO42 4TT
YO4 4TT
YO42 4TE
YO4 4TE
YO4 4TS
YO42 4TS
YO4 6DJ
YO41 4BA
YO4 5BA
YO19 6EQ
YO4 4TR
YO41 5LJ
YO4 5LJ
YO4 6DG
YO19 6DG
YO4 4TQ
YO19 6DQ
YO19 5LT
YO4 6DQ
YO42 4TQ
YO1 5LT
YO42 4TD
YO4 4TD
YO41 4HR
YO4 5BR
YO19 6DJ
YO42 4TU
YO4 4TU
YO42 4TB
YO19 6DH
YO4 4SY
YO42 4SY
YO4 5BY
YO42 4TX
YO4 4TX
YO4 6DH
YO4 4SZ
YO19 6EG
YO19 6HQ

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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