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

AB5 8NX
AB53 8NX
AB53 8ND
AB53 8NU
AB5 8ND
AB5 8NU
AB5 8NJ
AB5 8NT
AB5 8PA
AB53 8PA
AB53 8NJ
AB5 8NB
AB5 8NY
AB53 8NT
AB53 8NY
AB53 8NB
AB4 8XS
AB4 8XR
AB53 6XR
AB53 6XX
AB5 8NH
AB53 8NH
AB53 6XU
AB4 8XT
AB53 6XT
AB4 8XX
AB5 8JE
AB53 8NQ
AB53 8NG
AB53 6XW
AB53 6XS
AB53 8NR
AB5 8NR
AB4 8XW
AB4 0JB
AB4 8XH
AB5 8NS
AB5 8NG
AB53 8NS
AB4 8XU
AB53 6XH
AB5 8NL
AB53 8JE
AB5 8NQ
AB4 8YB
AB53 6XG
AB53 6YB
AB53 8NL
AB53 6XY
AB4 8XY
AB41 0JB
AB41 7JB
AB53 8NN
AB4 8XG
AB53 6XF
AB5 8JH
AB5 8NP
AB5 8NN
AB53 8NP
AB5 8NE
AB4 8XF
AB4 0JE
AB41 0JE
AB53 6YA
AB53 8JH
AB4 0HX
AB41 0DE
AB4 0JD
AB4 8XE
AB53 6XE
AB5 7YQ
AB53 8SJ
AB53 8NE
AB53 8JD
AB5 8JD
AB53 6YD
AB41 0HX
AB4 0JA
AB4 8YD
AB41 0JA
AB4 8YA
AB41 7JE
AB53 7YQ
AB53 5YQ
AB41 7HX
AB5 8NF
AB53 6XQ
AB41 7JD
AB41 0JH
AB5 8SJ
AB4 8XQ
AB53 8NA
AB5 8NA
AB41 7JA
AB41 0JD
AB4 0HY
AB4 0JH
AB4 0BY
AB41 0HY
AB5 8SH
AB53 8SH
AB5 8RR
AB53 8RR
AB53 5YP
AB41 7BY
AB5 7YP
AB53 7YP
AB41 7HY
AB53 8RQ
AB5 8SB
AB53 8SG
AB53 6XP
AB41 7JJ
AB53 6YN
AB5 8RN
AB4 0JJ
AB41 0JJ
AB41 0DB
AB4 0HU
AB41 7DD
AB41 0DD
AB4 8YN
AB41 7JH
AB53 8JA
AB5 8EY
AB5 8LY
AB4 8YE
AB53 8SB
AB53 8RN
AB5 8SL
AB5 8JA
AB41 0HU
AB41 7HU
AB4 8XP
AB4 0DE
AB5 8SD
AB53 8LY
AB4 8YP
AB53 8EY
AB41 7DE
AB53 8HY
AB53 8SD
AB5 8JJ
AB53 8JJ
AB53 6YF
AB53 6YE
AB53 8NF
AB5 8RP
AB53 6YP
AB53 8YH
AB53 8WA
AB53 8SL
AB41 7DB
AB53 8RP
AB53 8LX
AB41 7HT
AB41 0HT
AB5 8LX
AB4 0HQ
AB5 8RQ
AB41 0HQ
AB53 8SA
AB41 0DA
AB41 7DA
AB5 8HY
AB4 8YU
AB4 8YW
AB53 8LU
AB53 6YU
AB5 8RS
AB4 0DD
AB53 6YW
AB5 8LU
AB53 5YN
AB53 7YN
AB4 8XN
AB4 0HT
AB5 7YN
AB53 8PN
AB41 0BZ
AB4 0DB
AB5 8SA
AB53 8EU
AB41 7BX
AB53 8RS
AB41 0BX
AB53 8EX
AB4 0BX
AB5 8EX
AB53 8JB
AB4 0DA

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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