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 Moray

IV32 7LJ
IV30 8LJ
IV30 3LL
IV32 7LB
IV30 3LJ
IV32 7LP
IV32 7JU
IV32 7LL
IV32 7NX
IV32 7JA
IV32 7JB
IV32 7JD
IV32 7LN
IV32 7JE
IV32 7LH
IV32 7JF
IV30 8LL
IV32 7JS
IV32 7JH
IV32 7JG
IV32 7JQ
IV32 7HZ
IV32 7JJ
IV32 7JL
IV32 7JT
IV32 7JN
IV30 8LH
IV32 7JP
IV32 7JY
IV32 7JR
IV32 7JX
IV32 7JW
IV30 3LH
IV32 7GQ
IV32 7LG
IV30 8QY
IV32 7QA
IV30 3QY
IV30 8LN
IV32 7GZ
IV30 3QX
IV32 7LD
IV32 7YA
IV30 8QX
IV32 7QL
IV32 7HY
IV32 7QJ
IV32 7HU
IV30 8LP
IV30 3LP
IV30 3FF
IV30 3FA
IV30 3QL
IV30 8FA
IV30 8LW
IV30 3QJ
IV30 8JQ
IV30 8QZ
IV30 3PQ
IV30 8PQ
IV30 8QJ
IV30 3QZ
IV30 8RU
IV32 7LE
IV30 3RU
IV30 8PH
IV30 3PL
IV30 8PL
IV30 8LZ
IV30 3LW
IV32 7HJ
IV30 3PH
IV30 8PG
IV30 8PN
IV30 3PN
IV30 3PG
IV30 3LN
IV30 3QQ
IV30 8QQ
IV30 8PW
IV30 3PJ
IV30 3GL
IV30 8PS
IV30 8PJ
IV30 8QG
IV32 7HX
IV30 3PW
IV32 7LQ
IV30 8GL
IV30 3PS
IV30 3QG
IV32 7HH
IV30 3LQ
IV32 7EQ
IV32 7QN
IV30 8LQ
IV30 8HP
IV30 8PP
IV30 8LG
IV30 3PP
IV32 7EH
IV30 3HN
IV30 3QB
IV32 7DB
IV30 8QE
IV30 8QF
IV30 8PF
IV30 3XQ
IV30 3QF
IV30 8HN
IV30 8PE
IV30 3QE
IV30 8QB
IV32 7DJ
IV30 8XQ
IV30 3HL
IV30 8HL
IV30 3QD
IV32 7QR
IV30 8QD
IV30 3PF
IV32 7QT
IV30 3GG
IV30 8GG
IV30 8HJ
IV30 3HJ
IV32 7DH
IV32 7QP
IV32 7EF
IV30 3PT
IV30 3JZ
IV30 8JZ
IV30 3PE
IV30 8RE
IV30 8HH
IV30 3HH
IV32 7HL
IV30 8PT
IV30 8PR
IV32 7DL
IV32 7DW
IV30 3QT
IV30 8PD
IV30 3PD
IV32 7HQ
IV32 7EG
IV30 3PR
IV32 7HF
IV30 8JY
IV32 7QS
IV30 3JY
IV30 8JX
IV32 7DG
IV30 3PU
IV30 8PU
IV32 7DN
IV32 7DF
IV30 3LG
IV30 3JX
IV32 7EE
IV32 7HG
IV30 3JU
IV30 8QL
IV30 3PX
IV30 8JT
IV30 8PX
IV32 7HN
IV32 7DU
IV30 3JT
IV30 3LR
IV32 7EB
IV30 8JS
IV32 7DR
IV32 7DE
IV32 7ED
IV32 7DQ
IV30 3JS
IV32 7DT
IV32 7HD
IV32 7DP
IV30 8JU
IV30 8QT
IV32 7DZ
IV32 7DX
IV30 3PZ
IV30 8JL
IV30 8PZ
IV32 7HE
IV32 7EX
IV32 7EJ
IV30 8PB
IV32 7DY
IV32 7DS
IV30 8PY
IV30 3PB
IV30 8RY
IV32 7HB
IV30 3GB
IV30 3PY
IV32 7PE
IV32 7LA
IV30 8NZ
IV32 7EP
IV30 3NZ
IV32 7HW
IV30 8NY
IV30 3NX
IV30 3NY
IV32 7HT
IV32 7EZ
IV30 3QH
IV32 7ER
IV32 7JZ
IV30 8QH
IV30 8QA
IV30 3QA
IV32 7EY
IV32 7HR
IV32 7HP
IV30 8RZ
IV30 8LD
IV32 7PQ
IV30 8PA
IV30 8LR
IV30 3PA
IV30 8LF
IV32 7LF
IV32 7HS
IV30 8LY
IV32 7EU
IV30 8QU
IV30 3LY
IV32 7ES
IV32 7HA
IV32 7EA
IV30 3LF
IV32 7PT
IV32 7PF
IV30 3LD
IV32 7EL
IV32 7ET
IV32 7QB
IV32 7QH
IV30 8QR
IV32 7NN
IV32 7LY
IV30 3QR
IV32 7QD
IV32 7LR
IV32 7GY
IV30 3LE
IV30 3QU
IV30 3LB
IV32 7LZ
IV32 7AB
IV30 8LB
IV32 7ND
IV30 8LE
IV32 7LW
IV32 7NZ
IV30 8QS
IV32 7LX
IV30 3LT
IV32 7NA
IV32 7NU
IV32 7RG
IV32 7PG

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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