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

AB53 5QL
AB53 7QL
AB5 7QL
AB5 7QN
AB53 5QR
AB5 7QR
AB53 7QR
AB53 5QQ
AB53 7QQ
AB53 5QN
AB5 7QQ
AB53 7QN
AB53 7QJ
AB53 5QJ
AB5 7SN
AB53 5SL
AB5 7QJ
AB53 7SL
AB53 5SN
AB5 7XQ
AB53 5XQ
AB5 7SL
AB53 7QP
AB53 5QP
AB53 7XQ
AB5 7QH
AB5 7XR
AB53 7SN
AB5 7SJ
AB53 5QF
AB53 5QH
AB53 7QH
AB53 7SJ
AB5 7QP
AB53 5XR
AB53 7XR
AB53 7QE
AB53 5QE
AB53 5SH
AB53 5SJ
AB53 7SH
AB5 7SE
AB5 7XP
AB53 7SQ
AB53 5SE
AB5 7QE
AB53 7SE
AB53 5XP
AB5 7SQ
AB5 7UA
AB53 5SQ
AB53 7UA
AB53 7QD
AB53 5QD
AB5 7GU
AB5 7SP
AB53 5GU
AB53 7XP
AB5 7SH
AB53 5UA
AB53 7TY
AB53 7GU
AB5 7QD
AB53 7XN
AB53 5XN
AB53 7SD
AB5 7QB
AB53 7QB
AB53 5TY
AB53 5QB
AB5 7XN
AB5 7XF
AB53 5UD
AB53 5SD
AB5 7TY
AB4 3HR
AB45 3HR
AB5 7UE
AB5 7SS
AB5 7SD
AB53 5XS
AB45 3HE
AB5 7SW
AB53 7SW
AB53 7TX
AB5 7UB
AB53 7UB
AB53 5UB
AB53 7QA
AB43 6PS
AB4 4PS
AB5 7QA
AB53 7ST
AB4 3HS
AB53 7SS
AB43 4PS
AB53 5SS
AB5 7TX
AB5 7SB
AB53 7PY
AB53 5PY
AB45 3HS
AB5 7ST
AB53 5QA
AB5 7PY
AB53 5XL
AB53 5ST
AB53 5SW
AB53 7SR
AB53 5SB
AB53 5SR
AB5 7SR
AB53 5TX
AB45 3HQ
AB53 7XL
AB53 7XS
AB5 7XL
AB53 5UJ
AB4 3HQ
AB5 7UJ
AB53 7XH
AB5 7XH
AB53 5XH
AB43 6PT
AB4 4PT
AB4 4PR
AB53 7UD
AB53 7UJ
AB43 4PR
AB43 6PR
AB43 6PW
AB5 7UD
AB5 7XS
AB53 7SB
AB53 5UE
AB4 3HP
AB4 3HT
AB53 7SX
AB45 3HD
AB53 7XT
AB53 5XT
AB43 4QP
AB5 7XT
AB53 7RT
AB4 3HN
AB43 4PT
AB53 7XE
AB5 7XE
AB5 7SX
AB4 4QH
AB53 5XE
AB53 5SX
AB45 3HT
AB43 6QP
AB43 4QH
AB53 5PE
AB43 6QH
AB45 3HN
AB53 5SU
AB53 7SU
AB45 3HP
AB4 4JJ
AB43 4JJ
AB5 7SU
AB5 7RT
AB53 5PD
AB4 3HL
AB4 4QP
AB53 5RT
AB4 4PQ
AB53 5XD
AB43 4PQ
AB43 6PQ
AB53 5UP
AB43 6QN
AB4 4QN
AB4 4PU
AB53 7XJ
AB5 7XJ
AB53 7XD
AB5 7XD
AB53 7UL
AB53 5XG
AB4 3HD
AB53 5XF
AB43 4QN
AB53 7UP
AB5 7UP
AB53 5PA
AB53 5XB
AB53 7XB
AB5 7XB
AB45 3HL
AB5 7SA
AB53 7RS
AB53 5PB
AB4 3ST
AB5 7XU
AB53 5XU
AB5 7TT
AB4 3HJ
AB45 3SL
AB53 5SA
AB53 7ZD
AB53 7TT
AB53 5XJ
AB53 7SA
AB5 7RX
AB43 6PU
AB4 3SL
AB5 7UL
AB45 3HJ
AB53 5UL
AB4 4QD
AB4 4QE
AB53 5TT
AB45 3HB

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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