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

AB30 1EL
AB30 1DZ
AB3 1EL
AB30 1WG
AB30 1WH
AB3 1EN
AB30 1EN
AB30 1FN
AB30 1AR
AB3 1AR
AB3 1AQ
AB30 1FD
AB30 1FE
AB30 1WD
AB30 1WA
AB30 1ZD
AB30 1FB
AB3 1RS
AB30 1AQ
AB30 1RS
AB30 1FW
AB3 1EJ
AB30 1BF
AB30 1EJ
AB3 1RR
AB30 1BE
AB3 1BG
AB3 1BW
AB3 1BF
AB30 1EY
AB3 1BE
AB3 1BD
AB30 1PE
AB3 1AJ
AB30 1AG
AB30 1RR
AB30 1BD
AB3 1AS
AB30 9AG
AB30 9AJ
AB30 9AB
AB30 9AF
AB30 1ZF
AB30 1WJ
AB30 1RU
AB30 1AW
AB30 1FS
AB30 1AJ
AB3 1AE
AB30 1FP
AB3 1AG
AB30 1AD
AB30 1GB
AB30 1AE
AB3 1AD
AB30 1EH
AB30 1GT
AB30 1ZS
AB30 1ZJ
AB30 1ZE
AB30 1ZA
AB30 1AH
AB30 1GJ
AB3 1EF
AB30 1GE
AB30 1EF
AB3 1AB
AB3 1AF
AB30 1GS
AB30 1AB
AB30 1AF
AB30 1GU
AB3 1AH
AB30 1GA
AB30 1HW
AB30 1AA
AB30 1AL
AB3 1AA
AB30 1GD
AB3 1DX
AB30 1ZN
AB30 1ZY
AB30 9AE
AB30 9AH
AB30 9AA
AB30 1ZU
AB30 1ZP
AB30 1WL
AB30 1ZH
AB30 1ZB
AB30 1YE
AB30 1WZ
AB30 1WY
AB30 1YZ
AB30 1WN
AB30 1WF
AB30 1WE
AB30 1WB
AB30 1TW
AB30 1TG
AB30 1TF
AB30 9AD
AB30 1TY
AB30 1DG
AB30 1BZ
AB3 1DG
AB30 1GN
AB30 1DX
AB30 1FF
AB3 1BJ
AB30 1GR
AB30 1BH
AB3 1BH
AB30 1FL
AB30 1BJ
AB30 1GP
AB30 1AS
AB30 1GX
AB30 1GQ
AB30 1FG
AB3 1AW
AB3 1AN
AB30 1FH
AB30 1AN
AB30 1FX
AB30 1LF
AB30 1LG
AB30 1RT
AB3 1AL
AB30 1GL
AB3 1BL
AB30 1BW
AB30 1FU
AB30 1BS
AB30 1BT
AB30 1AP
AB3 1AP
AB30 1BL
AB3 1BT
AB30 1EW
AB3 1BZ
AB30 1BN
AB3 1BS
AB3 1BN
AB30 1FJ
AB3 1EQ
AB30 1FT
AB3 1RT
AB30 1HD
AB30 1DW
AB30 1BU
AB30 1EQ
AB3 1BU
AB3 1HD
AB30 1UN
AB3 1DW
AB30 1DY
AB30 1FA
AB30 1BG
AB3 1FA
AB30 1BP
AB3 1BR
AB30 1DF
AB3 1BP
AB30 1BR
AB3 1UN
AB30 1HF
AB30 1HE
AB3 1DF
AB30 1BQ
AB30 1UG
AB3 1BQ
AB30 1FQ
AB30 1UY
AB30 1NB
AB30 1EA
AB3 1HJ
AB30 1HJ
AB30 1EG
AB3 1EA
AB30 1ND
AB3 1UL
AB30 1UL
AB30 1EP
AB3 1DY
AB3 1EP
AB3 1ND
AB30 1RX
AB3 1NB
AB3 1RX
AB3 1HL
AB30 1AZ
AB30 1HN
AB3 1ED
AB30 1ED
AB3 1HN
AB3 1AZ
AB30 1HL
AB30 1EB
AB3 1EB
AB30 1SP
AB3 1EE
AB30 1ES
AB3 1ES
AB3 1SP
AB30 1SR
AB3 1ER
AB30 1SU
AB30 1SE
AB30 1ER
AB3 1AU
AB3 1JD
AB3 1SR
AB3 1AT
AB30 1EE
AB30 1NJ
AB30 1AT
AB30 1JD
AB30 1AU
AB3 1NJ
AB30 1AX
AB30 1SS
AB3 1AX
AB3 1SS
AB3 1SN
AB3 1UP
AB3 1HP
AB3 1SA
AB30 1SA
AB30 1HP
AB30 1BB
AB3 1BB
AB30 1ET
AB3 1AY
AB3 1ET
AB3 1ST
AB3 1UU
AB30 1UU
AB30 1UP
AB30 1AY
AB3 1NL
AB30 1NL
AB30 1SQ
AB3 1SQ
AB30 1BX
AB30 1ST
AB30 1SN
AB30 1NY
AB30 1EX
AB3 1DE
AB30 1NE
AB30 1NF
AB30 1NG
AB30 1NW
AB30 1BA
AB30 1DE
AB3 1BX
AB3 1NN
AB3 1BA
AB3 1SB
AB30 1SB
AB30 1NP
AB30 1NH
AB3 1NQ
AB3 1EX
AB3 1NP
AB30 1SD
AB30 1NN
AB30 1HA
AB30 1NQ
AB30 1SX
AB30 1SG
AB3 1SD
AB30 1SF
AB30 1UQ
AB3 1SX
AB30 1SH
AB3 1HS
AB3 1SJ
AB3 1JB
AB3 1HA
AB30 1NU
AB30 1JB

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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