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

AB42 7YN
AB42 4YN
AB4 7YU
AB42 4YU
AB42 7YU
AB42 4YX
AB4 7YX
AB42 4YH
AB42 7YH
AB4 7YN
AB4 7YH
AB42 7YT
AB42 4YT
AB4 7YP
AB42 4YP
AB42 7YP
AB42 7YJ
AB42 4YJ
AB4 7YJ
AB42 0LX
AB42 7LX
AB4 7YT
AB4 7YY
AB42 4YG
AB42 7YX
AB42 7YY
AB42 4YY
AB42 4YR
AB4 7YG
AB4 7YL
AB4 7LX
AB42 7YL
AB42 4YL
AB4 7LY
AB42 0LY
AB42 7LY
AB4 7YR
AB4 7YS
AB42 7YR
AB4 7XU
AB42 3LT
AB4 7LT
AB42 4YD
AB42 7YD
AB42 7YB
AB42 4YB
AB4 7YD
AB4 7YB
AB42 7YG
AB42 7YF
AB4 7YF
AB42 4XU
AB42 7XU
AB4 8BD
AB42 7YA
AB4 7YA
AB42 7LU
AB4 7LU
AB42 3LU
AB42 4BD
AB42 8BD
AB42 7ZT
AB4 7LS
AB42 7LE
AB42 3LE
AB42 3LS
AB42 4YF
AB4 7LE
AB4 7LF
AB42 4YE
AB42 7YE
AB4 7YE
AB4 7XS
AB42 3ED
AB42 7XS
AB42 4XS
AB42 7XT
AB4 8BB
AB42 5BJ
AB42 8BJ
AB42 3LR
AB42 7LR
AB42 8BB
AB4 8BJ
AB42 4YS
AB42 7YS
AB42 7LH
AB42 3LH
AB42 7LS
AB4 7XY
AB42 4XY
AB42 7XY
AB42 5BB
AB42 7EF
AB4 7ED
AB42 7ED
AB42 4XT
AB4 7LR
AB4 8BA
AB4 7XT
AB4 7XR
AB4 7LH
AB42 7XX
AB42 4XX
AB4 7XX
AB42 7LD
AB42 3LD
AB42 4XR
AB4 7UE
AB42 7XR
AB4 7XF
AB42 4TH
AB42 4XP
AB42 7XG
AB42 4XG
AB42 7XP
AB4 7XP
AB4 7XG
AB42 7XF
AB42 4XF
AB42 7LN
AB42 4TP
AB42 7UW
AB42 4UW
AB4 7TX
AB4 7LN
AB4 7XW
AB42 7XW
AB42 4TT
AB42 4TN
AB4 7TY
AB42 4TX
AB42 7TY
AB42 4TY
AB42 7XZ
AB4 7XN
AB42 7XN
AB42 4XW
AB42 4TR
AB42 4XN
AB42 7LQ
AB42 4TQ
AB42 7TX
AB42 4XZ
AB4 7LD
AB42 7YQ
AB42 4YQ
AB42 4TS
AB4 7XQ
AB42 7XQ
AB42 4XL
AB42 4XQ
AB42 7XL
AB42 5BA
AB42 4TJ
AB4 8BF
AB42 4TL
AB42 7LP
AB42 7LT
AB4 7XL
AB42 3LP
AB42 7XJ
AB4 7XJ
AB42 4TD
AB42 7TU
AB42 4GB
AB42 4GR
AB42 7GR
AB42 3LQ
AB42 4TA
AB4 7LP
AB42 4TU
AB4 7TU
AB42 4GH
AB42 4GA
AB42 4XJ
AB4 7LQ
AB42 8BA
AB42 4SA
AB42 4SB
AB42 7XH
AB4 7EF
AB4 7EB
AB42 3EB
AB42 7EB
AB42 7RQ
AB4 7XH
AB42 4SZ
AB42 4SY
AB42 4TW
AB42 7TW
AB4 7TW
AB42 4SU
AB42 4GS
AB42 7GS
AB42 4SW
AB4 7RQ
AB42 8BF
AB42 7UE
AB42 3LL
AB42 7LL
AB42 4UE
AB4 8AY
AB4 8BH
AB42 8BH
AB42 3LN
AB4 8BE
AB4 7LL
AB42 7ES
AB42 7EA
AB42 5BH
AB42 5BF
AB4 7AH
AB42 4XH
AB42 7PQ
AB42 8BE
AB42 4UF
AB42 7UF
AB42 7JR
AB42 3JR
AB42 3LJ
AB42 8AY
AB4 7LJ
AB4 7JR
AB42 5BE
AB42 7LJ
AB4 7UF
AB4 7PQ
AB42 4TE
AB4 7RL
AB42 5AY
AB42 5BL
AB42 7PR
AB42 0PR
AB42 0RL
AB42 7RL
AB4 8BL
AB4 7PR
AB42 3DX
AB42 8BL
AB42 7XE
AB4 7DY
AB42 4XE
AB42 7AD
AB42 3EA
AB4 8BG
AB42 8BX
AB42 5BX
AB4 7EA
AB4 7EZ
AB42 7JP
AB4 7JP
AB42 3DY
AB42 7LB
AB4 7LB
AB42 5AA
AB4 7XE
AB42 5BG
AB42 8BG
AB4 7XD
AB42 7XD
AB42 4XD
AB42 7DY
AB4 7JT
AB4 8BX
AB42 3LY
AB42 7JT
AB4 7AD
AB42 3JP
AB42 3JT
AB4 7LG
AB42 7LG
AB42 3JS
AB4 7RJ
AB42 5DA
AB42 0RQ
AB42 8DA
AB42 8AX
AB42 5BY
AB42 8BY
AB42 3LG
AB42 7DX
AB4 7DX
AB42 8AA
AB4 8DA
AB4 8BY
AB42 0PQ
AB4 8AA
AB42 7LA
AB42 7RN
AB42 5AX
AB42 3LA
AB4 7RN
AB42 3AD
AB4 7LA
AB42 0RN
AB4 7UQ
AB42 7RP
AB4 7RP
AB42 7JS
AB4 7JG
AB4 8AE
AB42 7JG
AB42 3JG
AB42 3LB
AB4 8AX
AB42 7RE
AB4 7UA
AB42 7UA
AB4 7PH
AB4 7JS
AB42 5DB
AB42 4UQ
AB4 8AF

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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