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 7PP
AB5 2BQ
AB56 5HH
AB56 2HH
AB5 2HH
AB5 2HJ
IV32 7PW
IV32 7PR
AB56 5HJ
AB56 5HL
AB56 2HL
AB5 2HL
AB56 5BQ
AB56 2BQ
AB56 2HE
AB56 2HJ
AB56 5HE
AB5 2HE
IV32 7PH
IV32 7PU
AB56 5BP
AB56 2BP
IV32 7PL
AB5 2BP
IV32 7PB
AB5 2BN
IV32 7PX
IV32 7PA
AB5 2HP
AB56 2HP
AB56 5HP
IV32 7PS
IV32 7PN
AB56 2HB
AB56 5HB
AB56 5HN
IV32 7PT
AB5 2HB
AB56 2HN
AB56 5BN
AB56 2BU
AB5 2HN
AB56 2HQ
AB56 2BN
AB5 2BT
AB56 5HQ
AB5 2HQ
AB56 5HA
AB56 2HA
AB5 2HA
IV32 7RE
AB5 2BU
AB5 2BR
IV32 7QZ
IV32 7QU
AB56 5BU
AB56 5BR
AB56 2BR
AB56 5BF
AB5 2BF
IV32 7QX
IV32 7RF
AB56 2BF
IV32 7PY
IV32 7PZ
IV32 7QY
AB5 2EY
AB56 5HD
AB5 2HD
AB56 5EY
AB56 2EY
IV32 7QW
AB56 2HD
AB5 2HR
AB56 5HR
AB56 2HR
AB56 2BT
AB56 5BT
AB56 5BW
AB5 2BL
AB56 5RL
AB5 2QT
AB56 5QT
AB56 2QT
AB56 5RB
AB56 2SF
AB56 2RB
AB5 2RB
AB56 5SE
AB56 2SE
AB5 2SE
AB5 2SF
AB56 5SF
AB56 2ES
AB56 5RE
AB5 2RZ
AB5 2HS
AB56 5RZ
AB56 2RZ
AB5 2ES
AB56 2HS
AB56 5HS
AB56 5RD
IV32 7PQ
AB5 2RD
AB56 2BS
AB56 2RJ
AB56 5BS
AB56 5RJ
AB56 2RD
AB5 2RY
AB56 2RY
AB5 2RJ
AB56 5RY
IV32 7LE
AB56 2RA
AB5 2RA
AB56 5RA
AB56 5EQ
AB5 2BS
AB56 2EQ
AB56 2BL
AB56 2TL
AB56 5TL
AB56 2ER
AB56 5ES
AB5 2EQ
AB5 2PG
AB56 2PG
AB56 5PG
AB56 5ER
AB56 2QS
AB5 2QS
AB56 2PF
AB56 5QS
AB56 5QW
AB56 5QU
AB56 5PF
AB5 2PF
AB5 2QX
AB56 5RG
AB56 2RG
AB5 2RG
AB56 2QX
AB56 2RH
AB5 2RH
AB56 5RH
AB56 5RF
AB56 5QX
AB5 2QP
AB56 5QP
AB56 2QP
IV32 7PG
AB56 2QN
AB56 5QN
AB5 2QN
AB5 2QQ
AB56 5GA
AB56 2GA
AB56 5QQ
AB56 2QQ
AB5 2RU
AB56 5RU
AB56 2RU
IV32 7PJ
AB56 5BL
AB56 5RW
AB5 2RW
AB56 5EN
AB56 2RW
AB56 2EN
AB5 2EN
IV32 7YA
AB56 2QR
AB56 5QR
AB56 5BJ
AB56 2ET
AB5 2BJ
AB56 2BJ
AB5 2QR
AB56 5BG
IV32 7HU
IV32 7HY
AB5 2HT
AB56 5HT
AB5 2LD
AB56 5EU
AB56 2EU
AB5 2ER
AB56 2HT
AB5 2BE
IV32 7LD
IV32 7DS
IV32 7DP
IV32 7HW
IV32 7GZ
IV32 7EA
IV32 7DT
IV32 7QJ
IV32 7EL
IV32 7LS
IV32 7DE
IV32 7DW
IV32 7HX
IV32 7DN
IV32 7DQ
IV32 7DL
IV32 7DB
IV32 7DF
IV32 7DX
IV32 7SR
IV32 7EP
IV32 7GY
IV32 7AB
IV32 7DY
IV32 7QL
IV32 7DU
AB56 2EP
IV32 7PF
IV32 7ES
IV32 7DH
IV32 7DR
IV32 7DZ
IV32 7ER
IV32 7LQ
IV32 7DG
IV32 7LU
AB5 2ET
IV32 7LT
IV32 7NJ
AB56 5BE
AB56 2BE
IV32 7EB
IV32 7ED
AB56 5EP
IV32 7NH
AB5 2EP
IV32 7GT
IV32 7EG
IV32 7EU
IV32 7EH
IV32 7DJ
IV32 7EE
IV32 7EF
IV32 7LX
IV32 7NQ
IV32 7EX
IV32 7PD
AB5 2EU
IV32 7JX
IV32 7EJ
AB5 2EL
IV32 7NE
IV32 7NU
IV32 7HN
IV32 7HL
IV32 7LW
IV32 7EQ
AB56 5ET
IV32 7NB
IV32 7JY
IV32 7NG
IV32 7JR
AB56 5EL
AB56 2EL
IV32 7HD
IV32 7JW
IV32 7LR
IV32 7LZ
IV32 7LY
IV32 7EY
IV32 7NA
IV32 7ND
IV32 7JP
IV32 7RG
IV32 7HH
IV32 7ET
IV32 7HG
IV32 7NF
IV32 7HF
IV32 7JN
IV32 7JL
IV32 7EZ
IV32 7HJ
IV32 7JT
IV32 7JJ
IV32 7LH
IV32 7HS
IV32 7HQ
IV32 7NL
AB56 5BX
AB56 2BX
IV32 7JH
IV32 7JQ
AB5 2BX
IV32 7HE
IV32 7JG
IV32 7JZ
IV32 7HZ
IV32 7HB
IV32 7HR
IV32 7LF
IV32 7LA
IV32 7QR
IV32 7JS
AB56 2HU
AB5 2HU
IV32 7QP
IV32 7JF
IV32 7HP
AB56 2BD
AB56 5BD
IV32 7GQ
IV32 7HT
IV32 7QS
IV32 7JE
IV32 7JD
AB5 2BD
IV32 7QN
IV32 7QT
AB56 5DR
IV32 7JB
AB5 2BH
AB56 5BH
AB56 2BH
IV32 7NT
AB56 5BA
IV32 7NZ
IV32 7JA
AB56 5EX
AB56 2AP
AB5 2AP
AB56 2EX
AB5 2EX
AB56 2BB
IV32 7NS
IV32 7HA
IV32 7NX
IV32 7RB
AB5 2BB
IV32 7WB
AB56 5AP
AB56 2HX
IV32 7JU
IV32 7NR
AB56 5BB
IV32 7NY
AB56 2AS
AB56 5HX
IV32 7NP
AB56 1FH

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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