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 Perth And Kinross

KY13 8TW
KY13 7TW
KY13 8TN
KY13 7TN
KY13 8TL
KY13 8QU
KY13 7TL
KY13 8NE
KY13 7QU
KY13 8TP
KY13 8UA
KY13 7UA
KY13 7TP
KY13 8TH
KY13 7FH
KY13 7TH
KY13 8TR
KY13 8NA
KY13 7TR
KY13 7ZF
KY13 7ZR
KY13 7ZG
KY13 7ZL
KY13 7ZP
KY13 7ZQ
KY13 7ZN
KY13 7ZH
KY13 7ZJ
KY13 7ZB
KY13 7ZE
KY13 7FJ
KY13 7FQ
KY13 7FW
KY13 8TA
KY13 8QT
KY13 7QT
KY13 8TJ
KY13 8TQ
KY13 7QY
KY13 8QY
KY13 7TT
KY13 7QS
KY13 8WL
KY13 8FG
KY13 7TQ
KY13 8QS
KY13 8TS
KY13 8TT
KY13 8FH
KY13 7TS
KY13 7TJ
KY13 7QZ
KY13 7FG
KY13 7BT
KY13 8BT
KY13 8NG
KY13 7NG
KY13 8FR
KY13 8QX
KY13 7YU
KY13 7QX
KY13 8TU
KY13 8YU
KY13 8TX
KY13 8YZ
KY13 7TX
KY13 8FS
KY13 8QZ
KY13 7YZ
KY13 8TY
KY13 7TU
KY13 7YY
KY13 8YY
KY13 8GG
KY13 7TY
KY13 8BE
KY13 7BE
KY13 7BD
KY13 8BD
KY13 7BA
KY13 7BR
KY13 8BB
KY13 8TG
KY13 8FL
KY13 8YX
KY13 7YX
KY13 8EG
KY13 7EG
KY13 8BA
KY13 8AX
KY13 7AX
KY13 7TG
KY13 8UB
KY13 8AS
KY13 7AS
KY13 8BG
KY13 7BG
KY13 8YT
KY13 7EH
KY13 7YT
KY13 8FD
KY13 8BF
KY13 8EH
KY13 7UB
KY13 7BY
KY13 8EF
KY13 7BF
KY13 7BB
KY13 7EF
KY13 7FF
KY13 7FD
KY13 7BJ
KY13 8AW
KY13 7AW
KY13 7AP
KY13 8UE
KY13 8BJ
KY13 7UE
KY13 8BY
KY13 7BQ
KY13 7AT
KY13 8EE
KY13 7EE
KY13 8AU
KY13 8BZ
KY13 8AT
KY13 7TZ
KY13 8EX
KY13 7ED
KY13 7BS
KY13 7EX
KY13 8BQ
KY13 8YS
KY13 7BZ
KY13 8AP
KY13 8EQ
KY13 7UG
KY13 8QR
KY13 7YS
KY13 8ED
KY13 8UG
KY13 8BS
KY13 7EQ
KY13 7QR
KY13 7AN
KY13 7AU
KY13 7BP
KY13 8TZ
KY13 8TD
KY13 8AN
KY13 7BN
KY13 7AF
KY13 7FE
KY13 8BP
KY13 7TE
KY13 7AH
KY13 8BN
KY13 7BH
KY13 8FE
KY13 8AH
KY13 8BH
KY13 7AR
KY13 8AA
KY13 8TE
KY13 7AA
KY13 8AF
KY13 8TF
KY13 7EB
KY13 8EB
KY13 8AD
KY13 7TF
KY13 7BW
KY13 7BL
KY13 7AY
KY13 8AY
KY13 8DX
KY13 8BW
KY13 7AD
KY13 8EJ
KY13 7EJ
KY13 9ZF
KY13 0WG
KY13 9WX
KY13 9YT
KY13 9WU
KY13 9WW
KY13 9WD
KY13 9WL
KY13 9WP
KY13 9WA
KY13 0WF
KY13 9JD
KY13 9NB
KY13 8YE
KY13 8WX
KY13 8WU
KY13 8WW
KY13 8WP
KY13 8WN
KY13 0WE
KY13 8WG
KY13 8WB
KY13 8WA
KY13 8FW
KY13 0ZJ
KY13 0WX
KY13 0YD
KY13 0ZP
KY13 0WH
KY13 8FJ
KY13 0ZB
KY13 0WA
KY13 0YB
KY13 0WW
KY13 0WU
KY13 7AB
KY13 7EL
KY13 7DX
KY13 9ZJ
KY13 9WS
KY13 9WT
KY13 9WB
KY13 8WH
KY13 8ZG
KY13 3AF
KY13 3AE
KY13 3AD
KY13 8AR
KY13 3AB
KY13 0WS
KY13 8AB
KY13 8EA
KY13 7EA
KY13 7BU
KY13 8EL
KY13 7YR
KY13 8DZ
KY13 8AJ
KY13 7DZ
KY13 8YR
KY13 8YD
KY13 8YB
KY13 8YA
KY13 7AL
KY13 8BU
KY13 7AJ
KY13 8BL
KY13 8AG
KY13 8EP
KY13 8AL
KY13 7AG
KY13 7RA
KY13 7EP
KY13 8RA
KY13 7AQ
KY13 8DR
KY13 7DU
KY13 7AE
KY13 8BX
KY13 8AE
KY13 8AQ
KY13 7DS
KY13 7DR
KY13 7DH
KY13 8ES
KY13 8RT
KY13 7DY
KY13 8DU
KY13 7RT
KY13 7ES
KY13 8AZ
KY13 8DP
KY13 8GF
KY13 7BX
KY13 8DY
KY13 7NQ
KY13 7AZ
KY13 8DA
KY13 7DP
KY13 8DT
KY13 7DA
KY13 8FY
KY13 8EW
KY13 7EW
KY13 7UD
KY13 7FN
KY13 8UD
KY13 0NQ
KY13 8FN
KY13 8DD
KY13 8DS
KY13 8RY
KY13 7DD
KY13 8GD
KY13 8FP
KY13 7RY
KY13 7DT
KY13 7DB
KY13 8DB
KY13 7DW
KY13 8EZ
KY13 8DW
KY13 8FX
KY13 7FX
KY13 7RZ
KY13 7DN
KY13 8DJ
KY13 8GA
KY13 7ER
KY13 7DE
KY13 8DE
KY13 8RZ
KY13 8DN
KY13 8FT
KY13 7RU
KY13 8RU
KY13 7FT
KY13 8GE
KY13 8FZ
KY13 8ER
KY13 7FZ
KY13 8UH
KY13 7UF
KY13 8DL
KY13 7DL
KY13 8FQ
KY13 8GB
KY13 8FF
KY13 8EU
KY13 7RB
KY13 8RB
KY13 7FB
KY13 7LD
KY13 8FB
KY13 7RX
KY13 7UQ
KY13 8EN
KY13 8RL
KY13 8RX
KY13 7EU
KY13 7DJ
KY13 0LD
KY13 8ET
KY13 7SZ
KY13 8SY
KY13 8SZ
KY13 8DF
KY13 7DF
KY13 8EY
KY13 7EN
KY13 8DH
KY13 8GL
KY13 8DQ
KY13 7GL
KY13 7DQ
KY13 8UF
KY13 8DG
KY13 7DG
KY13 0RD
KY13 0SW
KY13 7SY
KY13 9SY
KY13 7ET
KY13 7FP
KY13 9FP
KY13 7RD
KY13 9DA
KY13 9EY
KY13 9FT
KY13 7EY
KY13 9ZA
KY13 7FR
KY13 7NH
KY13 9FR
KY13 9ZL
KY13 7XB
KY13 9XB
KY13 9FW
KY13 7PJ
KY13 9WQ
KY13 0PJ
KY13 7XQ
KY13 7PF
KY13 0PF
KY13 9XQ
KY13 9XF
KY13 9XL
KY13 0NH
KY13 7XL
KY13 7XF
KY13 7PE
KY13 7YL
KY13 0PE
KY13 9YL
KY13 9XN
KY13 7XN
KY13 7XW
KY13 9XW
KY13 0RE
KY13 7RE
KY13 7XP
KY13 9XP
KY13 7XA
KY13 7XR
KY13 9XR
KY13 9XA
KY13 7XE
KY13 9XE
KY13 7NW
KY13 9UZ
KY13 9XH
KY13 9XG
KY13 7XS
KY13 9XS
KY13 7GQ
KY13 9UT
KY13 9GQ
KY13 7GH
KY13 0LB
KY13 7XG
KY13 7RH
KY13 9GH
KY13 9XT
KY13 7XT
KY13 7LB
KY13 0RH
KY13 9YJ
KY13 9XZ
KY13 7YJ
KY13 9YH
KY13 7XZ
KY13 7YH
KY13 9SU
KY13 7SU
KY13 7YN
KY13 9YN
KY13 7SS
KY13 7ST
KY13 9SS
KY13 9ST
KY13 7YW
KY13 9YE
KY13 7YE
KY13 7SX
KY13 9YW
KY13 9SX
KY13 0NW
KY13 7YD
KY13 7TB
KY13 9YD
KY13 9TB
KY13 9GD
KY13 7GD
KY13 7GG
KY13 9YQ
KY13 7YB
KY13 7TA
KY13 9YB
KY13 7YG
KY13 9TA
KY13 9GG
KY13 0RF
KY13 7YF
KY13 9YF
KY13 9WR
KY13 9YG
KY13 7XD
KY13 7YQ
KY13 9XD
KY13 9XU
KY13 7TD
KY13 9GF
KY13 9TD
KY13 9JT
KY13 9YU
KY13 7XU
KY13 9XY
KY13 7XY
KY13 9YA
KY13 9YR
KY13 9YS
KY13 9YP
KY13 7RN
KY13 7SR
KY13 7XX
KY13 9XX
KY13 9SR
KY13 0LE
KY13 0RN
KY13 7JT
KY13 7LE
KY13 7RF
KY13 7YA
KY13 7YP
KY13 7XJ
KY13 9XJ
KY13 7NJ
KY13 9HA
KY13 7HA
KY13 0RJ
KY13 7NP
KY13 7RJ
KY13 0NP
KY13 9EZ
KY13 7EZ
KY13 0RL
KY13 7NN
KY13 0NJ
KY13 7RL
KY13 7RQ
KY13 0RQ
KY13 0NN
KY13 7LH
KY13 0QS
KY13 0LH
KY13 7JX
KY13 0SA
KY13 7SA
KY13 9JX
KY13 0NR
KY13 7JY
KY13 9JY
KY13 9JU
KY13 7RG
KY13 9LA
KY13 7JU
KY13 0QW
KY13 0LF
KY13 0RW
KY13 0RX
KY13 7RW
KY13 0RT
KY13 7ZD
KY13 7SB
KY13 0SB
KY13 7LF
KY13 0RG
KY13 7NR
KY13 9SJ
KY13 7SJ
KY13 7RR
KY13 9HB
KY13 0NG
KY13 0NL
KY13 0RP
KY13 0RR
KY13 7LG
KY13 7HB
KY13 9JZ
KY13 7NL
KY13 0LQ
KY13 0SD
KY13 0LG
KY13 7LQ
KY13 9LD
KY13 7JZ
KY13 7LJ
KY13 9LE
KY13 7QW
KY13 0LA
KY13 7LA
KY13 0LJ
KY13 7LT
KY13 7SD
KY13 9LT
KY13 0NT
KY13 7NT
KY13 0LN
KY13 7LN
KY13 7SE
KY13 9HD
KY13 7LU
KY13 0SE
KY13 0LR

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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