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 Fife

KY14 7AP
KY14 7BZ
KY14 7BP
KY14 7AL
KY14 7FH
KY14 7AS
KY14 7AY
KY14 7AQ
KY14 7AR
KY14 7AD
KY14 7AJ
KY14 7BW
KY14 7BY
KY14 7DE
KY14 7AT
KY14 7BJ
KY14 7AZ
KY14 7HX
KY14 7AB
KY14 7DW
KY14 7BL
KY14 7DU
KY14 7AE
KY14 7DS
KY14 7AU
KY14 7AX
KY14 7AA
KY14 7BN
KY14 7BG
KY14 7DJ
KY14 7DB
KY14 7DF
KY14 7BH
KY14 7FB
KY14 7BX
KY14 7DL
KY14 7BQ
KY14 7DY
KY14 7AH
KY14 7AW
KY14 7DH
KY14 7BE
KY14 7AN
KY14 7AF
KY14 7DZ
KY14 7DD
KY14 7DA
KY14 7FG
KY14 7LD
KY14 7BD
KY14 7LE
KY14 7DR
KY14 7DN
KY14 7DX
KY14 7DP
KY14 7BB
KY14 7DG
KY14 7BU
KY14 7AG
KY14 7DT
KY14 7LB
KY14 7DQ
KY14 7LA
KY14 7EB
KY14 7BS
KY14 7BA
KY14 7BF
KY14 7BT
KY14 7EE
KY14 7EN
KY14 7EW
KY14 7HP
KY14 7EL
KY14 7EF
KY14 7ED
KY14 7EA
KY14 7FE
KY14 7ET
KY14 7HR
KY14 7EP
KY14 7HQ
KY14 7EU
KY14 7HF
KY14 7HE
KY14 7HG
KY14 7HB
KY14 7HD
KY14 7HL
KY14 7HA
KY14 7HJ
KY14 7HH
KY14 7EZ
KY14 7EX
KY14 7EY
KY14 7EQ
KY14 7RH
KY14 7EH
KY14 7ES
KY14 7RQ
KY14 7EJ
KY14 7QE
KY14 7RF
KY14 7ER
KY14 7QY
KY14 7RL
KY14 7QX
KY14 7QF
KY14 7QU
KY14 7RJ
KY14 7QT
KY14 7QD
KY14 7QG
KY14 7EG
KY14 7QS
KY14 7QA
KY14 7RA
KY14 7QH
KY14 7PZ
KY14 7QB
KY14 7QR
KY14 7QQ
KY14 7QJ
KY14 7QP
KY14 7RS
KY14 7PR
KY7 7UZ
KY14 7PP
KY14 7QW
KY14 7PY
KY14 7QN
KY14 7HS
KY14 7PA
KY14 7QZ
KY14 7PS
KY14 7PT
KY14 7RE
KY14 6EU
KY14 7PX
KY14 7QL
KY14 7PW
KY14 7PU
KY15 7UZ
KY15 7UY
KY14 6BX
KY14 7HT
KY7 7UY
KY14 7RG
KY7 7AB
KY15 7AB
KY7 7AD
KY15 7AD
KY7 7AE
KY15 7AE
KY14 7SE
KY14 7RT
KY14 7RN
KY14 6JA
KY7 7UR
KY15 7UR
KY14 7SF
KY7 7AF
KY15 7AF
KY15 7HX
KY15 7UT
KY7 7UT
KY15 7UU
KY15 7UD
KY7 7UU
KY7 7DB
KY7 7BS
KY15 7BS
KY7 7BW
KY15 7BW
KY15 7DB
KY15 7BT
KY7 7BT
KY15 7BY
KY7 7BY
KY15 7BL
KY14 6HZ
KY7 7BL
KY15 7DX
KY15 7BZ
KY7 7BZ
KY7 7BU
KY15 7BU
KY7 7BP
KY15 7BP
KY7 7DA
KY15 7DA
KY15 7BJ
KY14 6ET
KY7 7BJ
KY14 6EX
KY14 7RU
KY15 7BH
KY7 7DN
KY15 7BX
KY7 7BX
KY15 7DJ
KY15 7BQ
KY7 7DJ
KY7 7BE
KY15 7BE
KY7 7BQ
KY7 7DD
KY15 7DD
KY7 7AA
KY15 7AA
KY15 7UX
KY7 7BH
KY15 7BG
KY15 7BN
KY7 7BN
KY7 7UX
KY7 7BG
KY15 7AN
KY7 7DL
KY15 7DL
KY7 7AN
KY7 7AJ
KY15 7AJ
KY15 7UP
KY15 7AZ
KY14 7SG
KY7 7AZ
KY7 7BA
KY15 7BA
KY15 7BB
KY7 7AH
KY15 7AH
KY7 7BB
KY7 7AW
KY15 7AW
KY7 7AL
KY15 7DG
KY15 7AL
KY15 7AT
KY15 7AY
KY7 7AT
KY7 7UP
KY15 7DW
KY7 7DW
KY7 7DH
KY7 7AY
KY15 7DH
KY7 7AU
KY15 7AU
KY15 7AP
KY7 7AP
KY15 7AQ
KY7 7AQ
KY14 6ES
KY7 7DR
KY15 7DR
KY7 7AS
KY15 7AS
KY15 7BF
KY14 6JR

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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