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

AB41 8HX
AB41 8HS
AB4 9HX
AB4 9HS
AB41 8EU
AB4 9EU
AB41 8EX
AB4 9EX
AB4 9HT
AB41 8HT
AB4 9EH
AB4 9EG
AB4 8AP
AB41 8HR
AB41 8EG
AB42 5AP
AB41 8EH
AB42 0TR
AB4 9HR
AB4 7TS
AB42 8AP
AB42 0TS
AB42 7TS
AB41 8YQ
AB41 8ET
AB4 9ET
AB42 8AR
AB42 5AR
AB4 9HZ
AB41 8HZ
AB4 8AR
AB4 8AN
AB4 7TR
AB42 7TR
AB42 8AN
AB42 5AN
AB41 8DZ
AB4 9DZ
AB4 9YQ
AB4 9EQ
AB42 5AL
AB42 8BQ
AB41 8EQ
AB4 8AQ
AB42 8AQ
AB4 7RA
AB4 8BQ
AB42 5AS
AB42 8AS
AB42 0RA
AB41 8HY
AB42 5BQ
AB41 8HQ
AB4 9HU
AB42 0TQ
AB41 8HU
AB41 8YS
AB42 7TQ
AB4 7TQ
AB4 9HQ
AB42 8AL
AB42 0LT
AB4 9HY
AB4 8AS
AB4 7TP
AB42 8BR
AB42 5BR
AB4 8BR
AB4 9HW
AB4 9YS
AB42 0TP
AB42 7TP
AB41 8YR
AB42 7RA
AB41 8HW
AB42 8AW
AB4 8AW
AB42 5AW
AB4 8BP
AB42 8BP
AB4 8AL
AB41 8HP
AB4 9YP
AB4 9HP
AB41 8YP
AB4 9YR
AB42 7QY
AB4 7QY
AB41 8EZ
AB42 5AT
AB4 9YN
AB41 8FP
AB42 0QY
AB41 8YN
AB41 8DY
AB42 5BN
AB42 8BN
AB4 9DY
AB4 9EP
AB41 8EP
AB41 8YT
AB42 8AT
AB4 8AT
AB4 9YT
AB42 0TT
AB42 8AU
AB42 5AU
AB41 8ER
AB42 0RD
AB42 0WX
AB4 7QU
AB42 0TN
AB42 7TN
AB42 7QU
AB42 0QU
AB4 7TT
AB4 7QX
AB42 7TT
AB4 7RB
AB41 8EL
AB42 0RB
AB42 7WX
AB4 8AU
AB42 7RB
AB4 7TN
AB4 8BN
AB41 8EN
AB4 9EL
AB4 7RD
AB42 7RD
AB4 9ER
AB4 9EN
AB41 8EF
AB4 9EE
AB41 8EE
AB4 9YX
AB4 9EJ
AB4 9EF
AB41 8EJ
AB41 8HH
AB42 5AG
AB4 9UY
AB4 9HH
AB41 8YX
AB42 8AG
AB4 7TL
AB41 8HG
AB4 7TJ
AB4 9HG
AB42 7TJ
AB4 9HN
AB41 8HN
AB42 8AJ
AB42 5AJ
AB4 8AJ
AB41 8UX
AB4 9HJ
AB42 7TL
AB42 0TL
AB42 7QS
AB42 0TJ
AB41 8UY
AB4 9JX
AB41 8HL
AB4 9UX
AB4 8AG
AB4 8AX
AB42 0TH
AB42 0RE
AB4 7TH
AB41 8ES
AB42 0TG
AB4 7QT
AB4 7QS
AB4 9DU
AB42 0QT
AB41 8YU
AB42 7TH
AB42 7QT
AB41 8YZ
AB41 8YY
AB41 8ZA
AB41 8JX
AB4 9ES
AB42 7RE
AB4 9HL
AB4 7RE
AB4 8BL
AB42 8BL
AB41 8HJ
AB4 7TG
AB4 9YY
AB42 0QS
AB42 7TG
AB4 9YU
AB42 5AX
AB42 5BL
AB4 9XD
AB41 8XD
AB42 8AX
AB41 8DU
AB41 8SY
AB4 9HE
AB4 9JU
AB4 9XA
AB42 8AH
AB4 9SY
AB42 5AH
AB4 8AH
AB4 9DW
AB4 9JY
AB41 8JU
AB41 8DW
AB41 8XA
AB41 8JY
AB41 8UT
AB42 7TE
AB4 7TE
AB41 8HE
AB41 8QH
AB4 9RA
AB42 7QR
AB4 9UT
AB4 9XB
AB4 9QH
AB42 5AY
AB42 0RH
AB42 0TE

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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