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

AB4 3ND
AB45 3ND
AB45 3NR
AB4 3NR
AB4 3NA
AB45 3NA
AB45 3NJ
AB45 3NQ
AB4 3NJ
AB4 3NQ
AB45 3NB
AB4 3NB
AB45 3LX
AB4 3LX
AB4 3PD
AB4 3PB
AB45 3PB
AB45 3PD
AB45 3NL
AB4 3NL
AB45 3NP
AB45 3NN
AB4 3NP
AB4 3NN
AB53 7NP
AB45 3QD
AB4 3NS
AB5 7NP
AB53 4NP
AB45 3PP
AB4 3PJ
AB4 3PA
AB4 3QD
AB4 3PQ
AB45 3LT
AB5 7NR
AB45 3PQ
AB53 4NR
AB45 3PN
AB45 3NS
AB45 3PA
AB4 3PL
AB4 3PP
AB4 3NX
AB4 3LT
AB45 3PJ
AB45 3QB
AB4 3QS
AB45 3NX
AB4 3QB
AB53 7NN
AB4 3NT
AB53 4NN
AB45 3NT
AB5 7NN
AB4 3PN
AB45 3PL
AB45 3QA
AB4 3QA
AB45 3QS
AB53 7NR
AB45 3LS
AB4 3LP
AB45 3PR
AB4 3LS
AB45 3LP
AB4 3UJ
AB45 3UJ
AB5 7NS
AB53 4NS
AB45 3QT
AB4 3PR
AB45 3UL
AB4 3UL
AB45 3LN
AB53 4NQ
AB53 7RJ
AB53 5RJ
AB5 7RH
AB45 3QX
AB5 7NL
AB4 3QX
AB53 4NL
AB53 7NL
AB53 4NU
AB53 7NU
AB4 3QT
AB5 7RJ
AB53 7RH
AB53 7NT
AB53 5RH
AB53 7NQ
AB5 7NT
AB4 3LR
AB53 5NT
AB45 3PS
AB5 7NQ
AB45 3LR
AB4 3LN
AB53 7NS
AB53 5RE
AB4 3QR
AB53 7RE
AB5 7RE
AB4 3LQ
AB45 3UQ
AB5 7RQ
AB53 7RQ
AB4 3XD
AB4 3UQ
AB45 3PX
AB45 3RH
AB4 3RH
AB4 3UR
AB4 3PX
AB45 3UR
AB45 3LQ
AB53 5RP
AB53 7RP
AB45 3XD
AB4 3UD
AB45 3QR
AB4 3SR
AB4 3PS
AB4 3QJ
AB45 3UP
AB5 7RP
AB45 3SR
AB4 3UP
AB53 4NJ
AB45 3UX
AB45 3QJ
AB45 3UB
AB45 3XA
AB45 3UD
AB5 7RF
AB53 7RF
AB53 5RF
AB45 3XJ
AB53 7NJ
AB4 3UX
AB45 3LL
AB5 7NJ
AB4 3PT
AB53 5RD
AB4 3LL
AB5 7RD
AB45 3RA
AB4 3RA
AB4 3QQ
AB5 7NU
AB45 3PT
AB4 3XJ
AB5 7JS
AB53 7JS
AB53 7RL
AB53 5RL
AB45 3UN
AB53 7RD
AB4 3UN
AB45 3QQ
AB5 7RW
AB5 7PT
AB45 3XL
AB5 7RL
AB4 3UB
AB53 7RX
AB53 5RX
AB4 3XL
AB5 7RN
AB53 5RS
AB53 4JS
AB5 7RS
AB53 5RN
AB4 3US
AB53 5PT
AB53 7PT
AB5 7QY
AB53 7NH
AB53 4NH
AB53 7RN
AB45 3US
AB53 7RY
AB45 3XB
AB45 3ED
AB5 7RY
AB4 3ED
AB4 3LJ
AB53 5RA
AB53 7RA
AB5 7NH
AB5 7RA
AB4 3QP
AB45 3QP
AB45 3LJ
AB4 3RR
AB53 5RW
AB45 3RB
AB4 3RB
AB5 7RX
AB45 3RR
AB53 5PS
AB53 7RB
AB53 4RB
AB53 7PX
AB5 7PS
AB53 5RR
AB53 7RR
AB53 7PS
AB53 7RW
AB53 7UE
AB5 7RB
AB53 7RU
AB5 7RU
AB4 3XB
AB45 3RS
AB5 7RR
AB4 3RS
AB5 7JR

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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