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

AB51 5BS
AB5 9BS
AB51 9BS
AB51 5BT
AB51 5DH
AB51 5BZ
AB51 9BY
AB5 9BY
AB5 9DH
AB51 9DH
AB51 5BP
AB5 9BP
AB51 9BP
AB51 9ZF
AB51 5BR
AB51 5DE
AB51 5BY
AB5 9DE
AB51 9DE
AB51 5BX
AB51 9BT
AB5 9BT
AB51 9BX
AB5 9BX
AB51 5BQ
AB51 9BQ
AB5 9BQ
AB51 9ZR
AB51 5DB
AB51 9ZS
AB51 5DA
AB51 9DB
AB5 9DB
AB5 9DA
AB51 9DA
AB5 9BL
AB51 9BL
AB51 5BL
AB51 9BR
AB5 9BR
AB51 5BU
AB51 9BU
AB5 9BU
AB51 5BJ
AB51 5BN
AB5 8UL
AB5 9BN
AB51 9BN
AB51 9BJ
AB5 9BJ
AB52 6US
AB5 9DD
AB51 9DD
AB51 5DD
AB5 6US
AB5 6SX
AB51 5AJ
AB51 5AL
AB51 9AL
AB52 6SX
AB52 6UR
AB5 6UR
AB5 8YN
AB51 8UL
AB51 8YN
AB5 6SY
AB5 9AJ
AB51 9AJ
AB51 5BB
AB5 9BH
AB51 9BH
AB51 5BH
AB52 6SY
AB5 9BB
AB51 9BB
AB51 5AH
AB51 9AB
AB5 9AB
AB51 5AB
AB5 9AL
AB5 6UT
AB5 6TB
AB51 9BD
AB5 9BD
AB5 9AH
AB51 9AH
AB51 5AD
AB52 6UF
AB51 5BD
AB5 8UJ
AB52 6UQ
AB5 6TD
AB52 6TD
AB51 8YP
AB52 6UT
AB5 6UF
AB51 8UJ
AB5 8UN
AB5 8YL
AB52 6TB
AB51 8YL
AB51 8UH
AB51 5AA
AB5 9AD
AB51 9AD
AB5 8UH
AB52 6UE
AB5 6UE
AB51 5AE
AB51 9AA
AB5 9AA
AB52 6UU
AB5 6ST
AB51 9AP
AB5 9AP
AB52 6ST
AB51 5AF
AB5 9AE
AB51 9AE
AB5 8YP
AB51 5AP
AB5 8YU
AB51 8UN
AB51 9AX
AB5 9AX
AB51 5AX
AB52 6SQ
AB5 6SQ
AB51 5BE
AB5 6UQ
AB5 6UU
AB5 6SE
AB52 6SE
AB51 5AY
AB51 9AY
AB5 9AY
AB51 9BE
AB5 9BE
AB51 8UE
AB5 8UE
AB5 8YE
AB51 8YJ
AB5 6TU
AB5 6UD
AB52 6TU
AB51 8YG
AB5 8YF
AB51 8YF
AB51 8YE
AB51 8ZA
AB51 8ZE
AB5 8YH
AB52 6SR
AB5 8YY
AB51 8YH
AB51 8ZJ
AB51 8YZ
AB51 8XB
AB51 8ZF
AB51 8ZG
AB51 8ZH
AB5 8UD
AB51 8UA
AB51 8YY
AB51 8UD
AB51 5AU
AB5 8XB
AB51 9AU
AB5 9AU
AB52 6UD
AB5 6SR
AB51 8UF
AB51 8XF
AB5 6UN
AB5 6UP
AB52 6UN
AB5 8YW
AB51 8ZD
AB51 8SD
AB5 6SD
AB52 6SD
AB51 8YW
AB5 8XA
AB52 6UP
AB51 8YD
AB5 8YJ
AB51 8XA
AB5 6SJ
AB51 8YS
AB51 8SA
AB51 8SE
AB51 8GL
AB5 8YD
AB51 9AR
AB5 9AR
AB5 8YQ
AB52 6UX
AB5 6UX
AB51 8SB
AB52 6SS
AB52 6SJ
AB5 6SS
AB51 8GJ
AB5 8YS
AB52 6SU
AB51 8YX
AB51 5AQ
AB51 5ET
AB51 9AQ
AB5 9AQ
AB5 8UP
AB51 5ES
AB5 6UL
AB51 8YU
AB51 9ES
AB5 9ES
AB51 8WZ
AB51 8WA
AB51 8WY
AB51 8WD
AB51 8WB
AB51 8UY
AB52 6UL
AB51 9ET
AB5 9ET
AB51 5AR
AB51 8YQ
AB5 8YX
AB5 6RF
AB51 9AN
AB5 9AN
AB51 9BZ
AB51 9BA
AB5 9BA
AB5 6SL
AB51 5BA
AB51 5AN
AB5 6SP
AB5 6SU
AB52 6SA
AB5 8QU
AB51 8XD
AB52 6SL
AB5 8XD
AB52 6UJ
AB52 6RF
AB52 6SP
AB5 8UY
AB5 6UH
AB51 8UP
AB52 6UB
AB5 6RY
AB51 0EJ
AB52 6RA
AB52 6SW
AB5 6UB
AB51 5ER
AB5 6SW
AB52 6TT
AB5 6UJ
AB5 6TT
AB5 6SA
AB5 9ER
AB51 9ER
AB5 8YT
AB51 5EU
AB52 6AB
AB52 6SG
AB5 6SG
AB51 8YT
AB52 6UH
AB52 6AD
AB51 9EU
AB5 9EU
AB52 6RG
AB52 6RY
AB52 6EA
AB5 0EJ
AB5 8QT
AB52 6EB
AB51 9AS
AB5 9AS
AB51 8QT

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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