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

AB42 4HQ
AB42 8HQ
AB42 4HP
AB42 8HP
AB42 8HR
AB4 8HP
AB42 4HR
AB42 8HN
AB4 8HQ
AB4 8HR
AB4 8HN
AB4 8HG
AB42 4HN
AB4 8HT
AB42 8HT
AB42 4HT
AB43 4RN
AB43 6RN
AB4 4RN
AB42 4HG
AB42 8HG
AB42 8HY
AB4 8HA
AB42 4HA
AB4 8HY
AB42 8HH
AB42 4HY
AB42 8JF
AB42 4HH
AB4 8JF
AB4 8HH
AB42 8HZ
AB42 8HA
AB43 4RL
AB42 4HZ
AB43 6RL
AB4 4RL
AB4 8HZ
AB42 4AD
AB42 4JF
AB42 4GQ
AB42 8GQ
AB4 8HJ
AB4 8GQ
AB4 8EZ
AB42 8HJ
AB4 8LT
AB42 8HF
AB42 4HF
AB42 4HJ
AB42 4EZ
AB4 8HF
AB42 4JE
AB42 4TG
AB42 4JU
AB42 8JU
AB42 8TG
AB4 8JU
AB4 8JE
AB42 4HL
AB42 8HL
AB4 8HL
AB42 8JE
AB42 4EL
AB4 8HS
AB42 4LT
AB42 4EN
AB42 8LT
AB42 4EP
AB42 8EZ
AB42 4JA
AB42 8JA
AB42 8HE
AB42 4HE
AB42 4HD
AB42 8EY
AB42 4EY
AB42 8HD
AB4 8HE
AB4 8HD
AB4 8LU
AB42 4GZ
AB42 4HS
AB42 8HS
AB42 8HB
AB42 4HB
AB4 8HB
AB42 4ED
AB4 8EY
AB42 8LU
AB42 4LU
AB42 4HW
AB4 8HW
AB42 4LX
AB43 4RP
AB42 8HW
AB42 4ER
AB42 4HX
AB42 4ES
AB42 4JX
AB4 8JA
AB42 4LS
AB42 8LS
AB42 4DX
AB4 8LS
AB4 8HX
AB42 8HX
AB4 8LX
AB43 6RP
AB42 8EX
AB42 8LX
AB42 8HU
AB4 8EX
AB4 4RP
AB42 4EX
AB42 7UL
AB4 8HU
AB4 7UL
AB42 4NR
AB42 4UL
AB42 4JB
AB4 8JG
AB43 6RJ
AB43 4RJ
AB42 8JG
AB42 4ET
AB42 4JW
AB42 8JW
AB4 8JW
AB4 8JP
AB42 8ET
AB42 4JG
AB42 4JP
AB42 8JP
AB4 8JB
AB4 4RQ
AB42 4HU
AB4 8EU
AB42 8EU
AB42 4EU
AB42 8JB
AB43 4RQ
AB4 8LR
AB42 8LR
AB42 4JH
AB4 4RJ
AB43 6TE
AB4 4TE
AB42 4LR
AB4 7UJ
AB42 4UJ
AB4 4YA
AB42 7UJ
AB43 4XH
AB4 8ET
AB43 4TE
AB43 8RH
AB42 8JH
AB42 4JQ
AB42 4AG
AB4 8JH
AB43 4RS
AB42 4WE
AB42 4WF
AB4 7UH
AB4 8JD
AB42 7UH
AB42 4AF
AB43 6RQ
AB42 8JD
AB42 4UH
AB42 8JQ
AB4 8JQ
AB42 4AB
AB4 8JN
AB42 5JR
AB42 4JD
AB42 8JN
AB42 4JN
AB42 4AE
AB42 4WA
AB43 4YD
AB4 4YD
AB4 4XH
AB43 8QA
AB42 4XB
AB42 4TB
AB42 5EU
AB42 7XB
AB4 7XB
AB4 8EF
AB42 8EF
AB42 5HH
AB42 5EF
AB43 4RR
AB42 8EH
AB4 8EH
AB43 6RS
AB42 8JR
AB4 8JR
AB4 4RS
AB42 8ED
AB42 7UN
AB42 4UN
AB4 7UN
AB4 8ED
AB42 5EB
AB42 8EB
AB4 8EB
AB43 8QD
AB42 4JL
AB42 8JL
AB42 8EE
AB42 5EE
AB4 8EE
AB4 4TD
AB42 4JR
AB43 6RR
AB42 5ED
AB4 8EJ
AB42 8GA
AB42 5GS
AB42 8GS
AB42 5GA
AB42 8EJ
AB42 5EJ
AB4 8JL
AB4 8GD
AB42 5EH
AB42 8GD
AB4 8FN
AB42 8LD
AB42 5FN
AB42 8FN
AB4 4RR
AB4 8GF
AB42 8GB
AB42 5GB
AB42 8FR
AB42 5FR
AB4 8GB
AB42 5GD
AB42 8GF
AB42 5GF
AB43 4RH
AB43 6RH
AB4 8GN
AB42 8GN
AB42 5GN
AB42 5GQ
AB42 5GP
AB42 8GP
AB42 5ER
AB42 8GE
AB42 5GE
AB42 8GL
AB4 8GE
AB42 5GL
AB4 8FP
AB4 8GL
AB43 6TD
AB43 4TD
AB43 6RE
AB42 8FP
AB42 5FP
AB42 5LR
AB4 4RE
AB42 5GT
AB42 8EL
AB43 4RG
AB42 5EL
AB42 8ER
AB4 8ER
AB42 5EQ
AB42 5HL
AB42 5GJ
AB42 8GJ
AB42 5GU
AB4 8GP
AB42 8LH
AB4 8GJ
AB42 8FH
AB42 5FH
AB42 5EN
AB42 5HS
AB42 5GZ
AB42 5GH
AB42 5HQ
AB4 8FH
AB42 8GH
AB42 5GG
AB42 8GG
AB4 8FG
AB42 5GR
AB42 8FG
AB42 8GR
AB42 5FG
AB42 8EQ
AB4 8EQ
AB4 8GG
AB4 8GH
AB4 4XY
AB42 5HJ
AB4 8FF
AB42 8FE
AB42 5FE
AB42 8EP
AB42 8EN
AB4 8EP
AB4 8EL
AB4 8EN
AB42 8WD
AB42 5WD
AB42 5HE
AB42 8ES
AB4 8ES
AB43 4YA
AB42 8FF
AB42 5FF
AB4 8WA
AB4 8FE
AB4 8GR
AB4 8FA
AB4 8WD
AB42 5FD
AB42 8FD
AB4 8FD
AB42 5TB
AB42 8TB
AB42 5ES
AB42 8FA
AB42 5FA
AB42 5HD
AB42 5HA
AB42 8FB
AB42 5FB
AB42 8EW
AB4 8EW
AB42 8TA
AB42 5TA
AB4 8EG
AB4 8FB
AB42 8WA
AB42 5WA
AB42 5HB
AB43 8RX
AB43 4XX
AB42 5JS
AB43 4XY
AB42 8EG
AB42 5EG
AB4 4XX
AB42 5HW
AB4 8LH
AB42 8TE
AB42 5TE
AB43 4RE
AB42 5TD
AB42 8TD
AB4 7UD
AB4 8FJ
AB42 8FJ
AB42 5FJ
AB42 5EW
AB42 8WB
AB42 5WB
AB4 8WB
AB42 5BZ
AB4 8BZ
AB42 8BS
AB42 8UA
AB42 5UA
AB42 8BZ
AB42 5BS
AB42 8FQ
AB42 5FQ
AB42 8JS
AB43 8QB
AB4 8LP
AB42 7UP
AB42 4LH
AB4 8BS
AB43 4YB
AB4 8JS
AB42 4LP
AB42 8BT
AB4 4YB
AB43 4RT
AB42 5BT
AB4 4XE
AB4 8LD
AB43 8XE
AB4 8FQ
AB42 4UD
AB42 5LD
AB42 5JT
AB42 8JT
AB4 8JT
AB43 4TB
AB43 8RY
AB42 4UP
AB4 4XU
AB4 4TB
AB42 7XD
AB42 4XD
AB42 8LP
AB4 7XD
AB42 4JJ
AB42 8JJ
AB43 6RT
AB4 7XE
AB43 4AX
AB42 5LB
AB4 8JJ
AB43 4XU
AB43 8RU

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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