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

AB3 9LL
AB38 9LL
AB38 9PH
AB38 9LH
AB38 9PQ
AB3 9PQ
AB38 9PS
AB3 9PR
AB38 9PP
AB3 9PP
AB38 9PU
AB38 9PR
AB38 9LP
AB38 9PN
AB3 9PL
AB3 9PN
AB38 9PL
AB3 9LP
AB3 9PU
AB3 9PJ
AB3 9PB
AB38 9PJ
AB38 9PB
AB38 9JX
AB3 9PD
AB38 9PD
AB3 9PA
AB38 9NX
AB3 9NX
AB38 9PA
AB38 9PX
AB38 9LS
AB38 9QB
AB38 9QN
AB38 9NY
AB38 9AB
AB3 9QB
AB3 9JX
AB3 9PX
AB38 9PE
AB38 9AA
AB38 9WA
AB38 7WX
AB38 7WY
AB38 7WZ
AB38 9WZ
AB38 9YH
AB38 9ZX
AB38 9YD
AB38 9PW
AB38 9QA
AB38 9QP
AB38 9QU
AB38 9PY
AB3 9QA
AB38 9PF
AB3 9QP
AB38 9LG
AB3 9QN
AB38 9QH
AB3 9PS
AB38 9QF
AB38 9QG
AB38 9PG
AB3 9LS
AB38 9QE
AB38 9QJ
AB3 9QJ
AB3 9QL
AB38 9LE
AB3 9LE
AB38 9QL
AB38 9QD
AB3 9QD
AB38 9PT
AB38 9LA
AB3 9LA
AB38 9YB
AB3 9LD
AB3 9LJ
AB3 9PT
AB38 9LB
AB3 9LR
AB38 9LR
AB3 9LB
AB3 9LQ
AB38 9LT
AB38 9LQ
AB38 9LD
AB3 9LN
AB3 9SD
AB38 9LN
AB3 9LT
AB38 9LJ
AB38 9SD
AB38 9NA
AB3 9NA
AB3 9NN
AB38 9NW
AB38 9NH
AB3 9LX
AB38 9NU
AB38 9RX
AB5 4BW
AB38 9NB
AB3 9SB
AB38 9SB
AB55 4BW
AB3 9NB
AB38 9NN
AB3 9RX
AB3 9NR
AB38 9NR
AB3 9SL
AB38 9NP
AB38 9LX
AB38 9NQ
AB3 9NP
AB3 9SJ
AB38 9SJ
AB3 9SP
AB3 9SA
AB38 9SA
AB38 9SL
AB38 9RS
AB38 9SP
AB3 9RS
AB3 9NL
AB38 9YF
AB38 9YG
AB38 9TB
AB38 9TG
AB3 9NE
AB3 9ND
AB3 9ST
AB3 9TD
AB3 9TB
AB38 9TE
AB3 9TE
AB38 7RG
AB38 9TH
IV34 7RG
AB38 9ST
AB38 9TD
AB3 9SS
AB38 9SS
AB3 9NQ
AB38 9SR
AB38 9NL
AB38 7RD
AB38 9SZ
AB3 9SR
AB38 9TA
AB3 9TA
AB38 9TF
IV34 7RD
AB38 9SW
AB38 9SY
AB3 9SX
AB38 9NS
AB38 9SX
AB3 9NS
AB38 7RE
AB38 7RB
AB3 9RQ
AB38 9SQ
AB38 9RR
AB5 4BN
AB3 9RR
AB38 9RQ
AB38 9ND
AB38 9QQ
AB3 9QQ
AB55 4BN
IV34 7RB
AB3 9QT
AB38 9QT
AB3 9SQ
AB38 7QZ
AB3 9RT
IV34 7QZ
AB38 7QQ
AB38 9RT
IV34 7RA
AB38 7RA
AB38 7QY
IV34 7QY
AB38 7QX
AB38 7QL
IV34 7RF
IV34 7RE
AB38 7QN
IV34 7QX
AB38 7QR
AB5 4BT
AB5 4BL
AB55 4BL
IV34 7QR
IV34 7QP
AB38 9QX
AB3 9QX
AB3 9NJ
AB38 9NJ
AB5 4BJ
AB55 4BJ
AB3 9QR
AB38 7QT
AB38 9QR
AB38 7QP

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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