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

AB23 8SA
AB23 8YS
AB23 8YN
AB4 0YN
AB4 0YS
AB23 8YP
AB4 0YP
AB4 0YT
AB4 0UL
AB23 8WT
AB23 8YR
AB4 0YR
AB23 8YT
AB23 8ZP
AB4 0ZP
AB4 0UJ
AB23 8WP
AB23 8WS
AB23 8UL
AB23 8UJ
AB23 8YG
AB23 8SD
AB23 8SB
AB4 0YG
AB23 8YU
AB4 0XY
AB23 8YA
AB4 0YL
AB23 8RD
AB23 8UH
AB23 8SH
AB4 0YQ
AB4 0YU
AB23 8SP
AB23 8YQ
AB23 8SS
AB23 8XR
AB4 0XR
AB23 8AD
AB23 8TS
AB4 0XZ
AB4 0XF
AB23 8PW
AB23 8XF
AB23 8XZ
AB4 0XW
AB4 0XG
AB23 8YL
AB23 8XY
AB23 8XS
AB23 8TR
AB23 8AB
AB9 8SR
AB4 0UQ
AB9 8SU
AB23 8XW
AB23 8WJ
AB23 8LE
AB23 8WB
AB23 8UQ
AB4 0XS
AB23 8XU
AB4 0YA
AB23 8XG
AB4 0WB
AB4 0WA
AB23 8TP
AB23 8ZX
AB23 8ZY
AB23 8AL
AB4 0XU
AB23 8XX
AB4 0WJ
AB23 8WA
AB4 0YF
AB23 8YF
AB23 8TW
AB23 8ZW
AB23 8ZS
AB9 8LX
AB4 0ZS
AB23 8SY
AB23 8ZR
AB4 0YZ
AB4 0UH
AB23 8YW
AB23 8YZ
AB23 8ZU
AB4 0ZR
AB23 8ZT
AB23 8ST
AB23 8SQ
AB23 8SR
AB4 0ZQ
AB23 8ZQ
AB23 8SJ
AB23 8WU
AB23 8SW
AB23 8WX
AB4 0WU
AB23 8SZ
AB4 0XX
AB23 8WG
AB23 8SU
AB4 0WT
AB4 0YW
AB4 0WW
AB23 8WD
AB4 0WN
AB4 0WP
AB23 8XT
AB23 8WY
AB23 8WH
AB4 0WX
AB4 0XT
AB4 0YJ
AB23 8XP
AB23 8YB
AB4 0WR
AB23 8WE
AB23 8WF
AB4 0WS
AB4 0WQ
AB4 0XP
AB23 8WL
AB23 8WZ
AB23 8HY
AB23 8SX
AB4 0YB
AB4 0YX
AB23 8HU
AB23 8HW
AB4 0UN
AB4 0UP
AB4 0XQ
AB23 8HN
AB23 8UP
AB23 8YJ
AB4 0UR
AB23 8UR
AB23 8YX
AB23 8UN
AB23 8YY
AB4 0XB
AB23 8XB
AB4 0BD
AB23 8PU
AB4 0YD
AB23 8YD
AB23 8ZF
AB4 0ZF
AB4 0ZE
AB23 8ZE
AB41 6QX
AB23 8UX
AB4 0YY
AB23 8XQ
AB4 0UX
AB23 8ZD
AB4 0ZD
AB23 8ZA
AB4 0ZL
AB4 0QX
AB23 8ZL
AB41 0QX
AB23 8XN
AB4 0XN
AB4 0ZA
AB4 0ZH
AB23 8ZJ
AB4 0ZJ
AB23 8ZH
AB23 8XD
AB4 0XD
AB23 8ZB
AB4 0ZB
AB4 0ZG
AB23 8ZG
AB23 8ZN
AB23 8US
AB23 8UB
AB4 0ZN
AB23 8UG
AB4 0US
AB23 8UD
AB23 8UA
AB4 0XA
AB23 8XA
AB23 8UY
AB23 8PH
AB23 8SL
AB4 0UY
AB41 6BD
AB23 8UW
AB23 8YE
AB23 8UU
AB41 0BD
AB23 8UE
AB4 0UU
AB23 8XE
AB4 0YE
AB4 0UF
AB4 0BB
AB41 6AT
AB4 0AT
AB23 8UF
AB4 0XH
AB23 8XH
AB4 0XL
AB41 6QU
AB41 0QU
AB41 0BB
AB41 6BB
AB4 0QU
AB4 0XE
AB22 8BS
AB2 8BS
AB23 8XL
AB41 6QY
AB4 0UT
AB4 0UZ
AB23 8UZ
AB41 0QY
AB21 7YQ
AB21 7YP
AB21 7XD
AB2 0XD
AB5 0PD
AB41 0AT
AB23 8UT
AB4 0XJ
AB4 0QY
AB9 8HF
AB21 0AG
AB21 0AE
AB21 0AZ
AB21 0AA
AB21 0UE
AB21 0AH
AB21 0AD
AB2 0UE
AB23 8YH
AB4 0RA
AB41 0RA
AB41 6RA
AB4 0YH
AB41 6AU
AB41 0AU
AB23 8AY
AB21 0AP
AB21 0AN
AB5 0NJ
AB2 0UJ
AB21 0AQ
AB21 0AR
AB21 0AL
AB21 0AX
AB23 8TT
AB5 0NH
AB23 8BT
AB41 0RD
AB21 7AS
AB41 6RD
AB4 0RD
AB21 0AT
AB4 0AU
AB21 0AS
AB23 8NQ
AB23 8AR
AB2 8BR
AB21 0UH
AB2 0UH
AB21 0AB
AB23 8BS
AB23 8NR
AB41 0BA
AB2 8BT
AB2 8NQ
AB2 8NR
AB41 0RE
AB23 8XJ
AB23 8BE
AB21 7PH
AB41 6RE
AB41 6BA
AB41 6RB
AB21 0AJ
AB4 0RE
AB2 0PH
AB5 0PH
AB5 0NE
AB4 0BA
AB5 0PE
AB21 0AU
AB41 0RB
AB4 0RB
AB41 0AR
AB41 6AS
AB41 0AS
AB23 8BR

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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