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 Aberdeenshire

AB5 5PX
AB54 5PT
AB54 5PX
AB54 7PX
AB54 7PT
AB5 5PT
AB5 5QB
AB54 7QB
AB54 7PU
AB54 5PY
AB5 5QD
AB54 7QD
AB45 3DB
AB54 5QD
AB5 5PY
AB54 7PY
AB4 3DB
AB54 7QE
AB5 5PS
AB4 3DD
AB45 3DD
AB54 5PS
AB54 7PS
AB54 5PU
AB5 5PU
AB54 7QA
AB54 5QA
AB5 5QA
AB5 5QL
AB4 3DL
AB45 3DL
AB4 3DJ
AB54 5QL
AB54 7QL
AB45 3DJ
AB54 5QE
AB5 5QE
AB5 5QJ
AB4 3XT
AB54 7QJ
AB54 5QJ
AB54 5QB
AB45 3XT
AB5 5PQ
AB5 5UA
AB4 3XA
AB54 5UA
AB4 3XX
AB45 3BR
AB5 5QF
AB4 3BR
AB54 5QF
AB54 7QF
AB54 7QH
AB54 5QH
AB5 5QH
AB45 3XU
AB4 3XU
AB45 3XZ
AB4 3DA
AB45 3DA
AB54 7PQ
AB45 3XX
AB54 5PQ
AB5 5TX
AB45 3DN
AB45 3BL
AB4 3DN
AB54 7PR
AB4 3BL
AB54 7UA
AB54 7TX
AB54 5TX
AB5 5TU
AB45 3BJ
AB4 3BJ
AB54 7TU
AB54 5PR
AB4 3BD
AB54 7SL
AB45 3BD
AB54 5TU
AB45 3DT
AB4 3DT
AB54 5SL
AB54 7QN
AB5 5PR
AB4 3DX
AB54 5QN
AB45 3DX
AB54 7SJ
AB5 5QN
AB54 7UF
AB54 5UF
AB5 5TJ
AB5 5UF
AB4 3BP
AB54 7WA
AB5 5QQ
AB54 5UW
AB54 5TJ
AB54 7TJ
AB54 5UG
AB54 7UG
AB54 7UW
AB5 5UW
AB5 5UG
AB54 5PN
AB54 7PN
AB54 7TG
AB54 5TG
AB4 3YA
AB45 3YA
AB4 3BN
AB5 5TG
AB54 5TF
AB54 7TF
AB45 3BN
AB5 5PP
AB54 7TZ
AB54 5TZ
AB5 5TF
AB5 5TZ
AB4 2HX
AB4 3XR
AB45 3XS
AB54 7SP
AB54 7PP
AB54 5PP
AB4 3XS
AB54 5PJ
AB54 7PJ
AB54 5TW
AB45 2HX
AB5 5TW
AB54 7TQ
AB54 5SF
AB54 7SF
AB54 5TQ
AB5 5TQ
AB54 7TW
AB5 5SF
AB5 5TY
AB54 5TL
AB54 7TL
AB45 3EB
AB5 5TL
AB5 5PJ
AB54 5TY
AB54 7TY
AB4 3EB
AB54 7SQ
AB45 3BP
AB54 5QP
AB54 7QP
AB45 3DP
AB4 3DP
AB5 5TB
AB54 5QQ
AB54 7QQ
AB54 7TP
AB54 5TP
AB45 3BB
AB54 7TD
AB54 5TD
AB5 5TP
AB5 5TS
AB54 5TS
AB4 3BB
AB5 5TD
AB54 7TB
AB54 5TB
AB54 7SG
AB54 5SG
AB5 5SG
AB5 5PN
AB54 5SW
AB54 7TN
AB54 5TN
AB5 5TN
AB4 3BS
AB54 7TS
AB54 7SW
AB54 7SE
AB54 7TH
AB54 5TH
AB5 5TH
AB54 5TE
AB54 7TE
AB54 7SH
AB54 5SR
AB54 7SD
AB54 7TA
AB54 5TA
AB5 5TA
AB54 7SR
AB54 7SU
AB54 7ST
AB54 7SS
AB54 5SS
AB54 5ST
AB5 5ST
AB5 5TE
AB5 5QP
AB54 7QR
AB4 2JA
AB54 7SY
AB54 5SY
AB5 5SY
AB54 7SX
AB45 3BA
AB4 3BA
AB5 5QR
AB5 5SS
AB45 3DQ
AB54 5QR
AB54 5TR
AB54 7XR
AB4 3EA
AB45 3BS
AB45 3DR
AB5 5TR
AB54 5QG
AB54 7QG
AB45 3EA
AB54 5SZ
AB54 7SZ
AB45 2EP
AB45 3DS
AB5 5QS
AB45 3XR
AB54 5QS
AB54 7QS
AB54 5TT
AB4 3BQ
AB4 3DS
AB4 2EP
AB45 3XQ
AB45 2JA
AB4 3XQ
AB4 3DQ
AB45 3BX
AB4 3DR
AB54 5UB
AB5 5RD
AB45 3YB
AB4 3YB
AB54 7RD
AB45 3BQ
AB5 7LT
AB4 2HT
AB45 2HT
AB45 3AT
AB5 5QT
AB4 3AT
AB5 5PL
AB4 3XB
AB45 3AX
AB45 2EN
AB54 7PL
AB54 5PL
AB5 5UB
AB54 7UB
AB54 7TT
AB4 2AL
AB5 5TT
AB4 3ED
AB4 3AX
AB45 3YD
AB45 3ED
AB45 2AX
AB4 3YD
AB4 2AN
AB45 3TX
AB45 2AN
AB4 2EN
AB4 3BT
AB53 7LT
AB45 2AL
AB53 4LT
AB4 3BX
AB45 3XB
AB45 3BT
AB45 3AP
AB4 3AP
AB5 5RZ
AB4 2AX
AB54 5RZ
AB54 7RZ
AB45 2AS
AB45 2AU
AB4 2HS
AB5 5RB
AB45 2EQ
AB4 2AS
AB4 2AU
AB54 5RB
AB54 7RB
AB45 2AR
AB4 2EQ
AB54 7QT
AB54 5QT
AB45 3UN
AB45 3AS
AB4 3UN
AB54 5RE
AB5 5SU
AB45 2HS
AB4 3XP
AB53 4LS
AB4 2AR
AB4 2ER
AB45 2ER
AB53 7GY
AB4 2AY
AB54 7RE
AB45 3XP
AB4 3UX
AB5 5SW
AB5 5RE
AB4 2JB
AB53 7GZ
AB4 3UA
AB53 4GZ
AB4 3XL
AB4 3AN
AB45 3AQ
AB4 3TX
AB45 2AT
AB45 3AN
AB4 3AQ

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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