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

AB45 2QY
AB4 2QJ
AB45 2QB
AB4 2QD
AB45 2QD
AB45 2QJ
AB4 2QB
AB45 2FB
AB45 2GB
AB45 2QF
AB45 2PY
AB4 2PY
AB4 2QF
AB45 2QG
AB4 2QX
AB4 2QL
AB45 2PX
AB4 2PX
AB45 2QX
AB45 2QL
AB45 2PT
AB4 2PT
AB45 2QW
AB4 2PL
AB45 2PZ
AB45 2QA
AB45 2QH
AB4 2RJ
AB45 2RE
AB45 2RD
AB45 2PL
AB45 2RL
AB45 2RJ
AB4 2RB
AB4 2RL
AB4 2QT
AB4 2RA
AB4 2QA
AB4 2NT
AB45 2NT
AB45 2RA
AB4 2RD
AB45 2QT
AB45 2QE
AB4 2QE
AB45 2RB
AB4 2QS
AB45 2PR
AB4 2PR
AB45 2QS
AB4 2QN
AB4 2PF
AB45 2PS
AB45 2QN
AB4 2PS
AB4 2PJ
AB45 2RN
AB45 2NX
AB4 2RN
AB4 2PE
AB45 2PJ
AB45 2QU
AB45 2PH
AB4 2PP
AB45 2PE
AB45 2PF
AB4 2NX
AB4 2PU
AB45 2QZ
AB45 2RR
AB45 2PP
AB45 2RP
AB45 2RH
AB4 2RP
AB4 2RR
AB45 2PN
AB45 2QP
AB4 2QP
AB4 2RQ
AB45 2PU
AB45 2PQ
AB4 2PQ
AB45 2GP
AB45 2RQ
AB45 2JW
AB4 2PA
AB4 2QR
AB45 2QR
AB4 2TR
AB45 2PA
AB45 2TR
AB4 2PD
AB4 2PN
AB45 2PD
AB4 2QQ
AB45 2QQ
AB4 2XT
AB45 2PG
AB4 2SS
AB45 2SS
AB45 2RS
AB45 2PB
AB4 2RS
AB4 2PB
AB4 2ST
AB45 2ST
AB45 2RX
AB45 2XT
AB45 2RT
AB4 2RX
AB4 2RT
AB45 2RU
AB45 2YA
AB45 2XX
AB4 2TQ
AB45 2TQ
AB45 2TA
AB4 2TA
AB4 2TP
AB45 2TP
AB4 2YA
AB45 2SX
AB4 2SX
AB45 2TS
AB4 2XX
AB4 2TS
AB4 2SA
AB45 2SA
AB45 2TB
AB45 2TT
AB45 2SR
AB4 2SR
AB45 2SB
AB4 2SB
AB4 2TB
AB4 2TT
AB4 2TN
AB45 2TN
AB45 2YJ
AB4 2SD
AB45 2ZD
AB4 2YJ
AB45 2TJ
AB4 2YD
AB4 2TJ
AB45 2TL
AB4 2TL
AB45 2TD
AB45 2SP
AB4 2SP
AB45 2YD
AB45 2LN
AB4 2TD
AB4 2YB
AB4 2SQ
AB45 2SQ
AB4 2LN
AB45 2YB
AB45 2LL
AB4 2LL
AB45 2YL
AB4 2YL
AB45 2TX
AB45 2YH
AB4 2YN
AB45 2SD
AB45 2YN
AB45 2UL
AB4 2TX
AB4 2LR
AB45 2UF
AB45 2UA
AB4 2YP
AB4 2UL
AB45 2UB
AB45 2YP
AB45 2UE
AB4 2UA
AB4 2UB
AB4 2LP
AB45 2LP
AB45 2LR
AB45 2LJ
AB45 2YX
AB45 2ZE
AB4 2YT
AB45 2SN
AB45 2ZB
AB4 2YX
AB45 2YT
AB45 2YG
AB45 2SZ
AB45 2YQ
AB45 2SJ
AB4 2YQ
AB45 2SF
AB4 2SN
AB45 2SE
AB45 2SW
AB45 2SU
AB4 2SL
AB45 2SL
AB4 2LJ
AB45 2SH
AB4 2SJ
AB45 2SY
AB45 2UJ
AB4 2UN
AB45 2UN
AB45 2SG
AB45 2YE
AB4 2UJ
AB45 2YR
AB4 2LQ
AB4 2LU
AB45 2LU
AB4 2YR
AB4 2UD
AB45 2LS
AB45 2YS
AB4 2UQ
AB4 2UP
AB4 2YS
AB45 2UD
AB56 4TJ
AB56 2TJ
AB5 2TJ
AB45 2BN
AB4 2BN
AB45 2BE
AB45 2LQ
AB4 2AH
AB4 2LD
AB4 2LS
AB45 2LD
AB5 2TL
AB45 2AD
AB4 2AD
AB45 2UR
AB45 2AE
AB45 2AH
AB45 2AP
AB4 2AP
AB45 2XS
AB4 2XS

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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