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 Abertawe - Swansea

SA2 7LA
SA4 3PR
SA4 3PS
SA4 3PT
SA4 3PP
SA4 3PL
SA4 3PN
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SA4 3PU
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SA4 3JH
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SA2 7QE
SA4 3LZ
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SA4 3JN
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SA4 4XS
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SA4 3JJ
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SA3 2ED
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SA4 3HB
SA4 3QT
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SA4 3XB
SA2 7PQ
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SA3 3JQ
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SA4 3XQ
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SA4 3XJ
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SA4 3XE
SA4 3LL
SA2 7NU
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SA4 3EW
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SA3 3JE
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SA4 3XS
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SA4 3JX
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SA2 7LF
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SA4 3DY
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SA3 3JU
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SA4 3YF
SA3 3LD
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SA4 3AW
SA4 3YJ
SA4 3DP
SA2 7BP
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SA4 3AQ
SA4 3FP
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SA4 3BW
SA4 3AS
SA4 3AN
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SA2 7ER
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SA5 4QB
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SA4 3FL
SA4 3YL
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SA4 3BL
SA4 3EB
SA4 3EA
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SA4 3LB
SA5 4QN
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SA4 3LD
SA3 3JP
SA3 3JN
SA4 3BP
SA2 7EP
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SA4 3YP
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SA3 3LA
SA4 3LE
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SA3 3JZ
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SA4 3GQ
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SA5 4RE
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SA4 3EE
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SA5 4RS
SA5 4SJ
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SA4 3FG
SA4 3TW
SA4 3EQ
SA4 3GG
SA4 3DT
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SA4 3YU
SA3 2EJ
SA4 3DS
SA4 3TF
SA3 3EN
SA2 7QW
SA5 4RY
SA2 7QN
SA4 3BG
SA2 8BN
SA2 8NU
SA5 4SN
SA4 3AF
SA4 3YY
SA4 3BQ
SA4 3AH
SA3 3DQ
SA5 4SY
SA5 4RF
SA2 7LH
SA5 4RH
SA5 4TA
SA3 2EA
SA3 3AT
SA4 3YZ
SA3 3AU
SA3 3EP
SA3 2AA
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SA4 3AE
SA5 4SD
SA2 7LJ
SA2 8AW
SA4 3FA
SA2 8NS
SA2 8NX
SA3 3DG
SA4 3YX
SA2 7NH
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SA3 3EZ
SA4 3SX
SA4 3FW
SA3 5DT
SA3 5DR
SA2 7NQ
SA2 7AB
SA3 3JJ
SA4 3FB
SA3 3JH
SA4 3FR
SA4 3GD
SA5 4SX
SA3 5DS
SA5 4SR
SA2 7ND
SA2 8PE
SA2 8PA
SA1 1XG
SA4 3RN
SA2 8NZ
SA3 3ER
SA4 3FD
SA3 3ES
SA2 7NG
SA2 8PB
SA5 4RG
SA3 3AZ
SA4 3FE
SA4 3FF
SA4 3SU
SA3 3JL
SA3 3EW
SA4 3TZ
SA3 5DU
SA5 4SP
SA2 8NP
SA2 7NE
SA4 2UB
SA5 4SF
SA4 6UB
SA5 4SS
SA4 3RL
SA4 3AB
SA2 7AW
SA4 6UD
SA4 2UD
SA3 3AR
SA2 7NJ
SA2 8NN
SA3 3BB
SA4 3TA
SA3 2EQ
SA3 3JB
SA4 3RJ
SA2 7LY
SA4 3TJ
SA4 3TL
SA2 8NY
SA5 4TD
SA2 8BJ
SA2 7NB
SA2 8AN
SA5 4SU
SA3 5EJ
SA3 3DJ
SA3 2BL
SA5 4RQ
SA2 7AA
SA2 8ND
SA4 3AA
SA3 3AY
SA3 5DX
SA3 5DZ
SA2 7NF
SA3 5EF
SA2 8NW
SA3 5DP
SA2 8NL
SA3 5HT
SA4 3SH
SA5 4TE
SA3 5AR
SA1 1XE
SA4 3UQ
SA2 7NA
SA2 7LZ
SA5 4TQ
SA3 3AX
SA3 2DN
SA2 7LX
SA2 8JE
SA2 8NJ
SA3 2BJ
SA4 3SR
SA5 4RJ
SA2 8JF
SA3 5EL
SA3 5HS
SA2 8BL
SA2 8BH
SA4 3RY
SA3 2DW
SA2 8NR
SA3 3EU
SA4 3SP
SA3 5HG
SA2 8NH
SA3 3ET
SA3 2BN
SA5 4TN
SA3 2EH
SA3 5HN
SA3 2BS
SA5 4ST
SA2 8JB
SA2 8JD
SA3 3YB
SA5 4RR
SA2 8JG
SA4 3SJ
SA2 9JT
SA2 9JY
SA2 9JZ
SA3 5HR
SA2 9JR
SA3 5DL
SA2 8JQ
SA5 4TL
SA3 5HL
SA2 8AL
SA3 2ER
SA5 4TH
SA3 3DH
SA2 9JP
SA2 8NA
SA5 4RN
SA3 5EQ
SA2 9JS
SA5 4TJ
SA5 4SG
SA4 3RP
SA3 5HJ
SA2 8JJ
SA2 8LZ
SA3 5EE
SA4 3RZ
SA4 3RX
SA2 8JA
SA2 8HZ
SA3 3HL
SA4 3SD
SA2 8BE
SA3 2EN
SA4 3SW
SA2 8JW
SA4 3RT
SA2 8JH
SA3 5HP
SA5 4RP
SA3 3EY
SA4 6UA
SA4 2UA
SA3 2BR
SA2 9JL
SA3 3AJ
SA3 2DP
SA3 3AP
SA4 6AB
SA4 3SL
SA2 9LU
SA2 8HX
SA2 8HY
SA2 8BA
SA2 8BG
SA3 3DF
SA2 8NB
SA2 9JN
SA2 9JU
SA2 9HZ
SA2 9HN
SA3 5EB
SA2 8JP
SA3 5HQ
SA3 5DF
SA3 2EW
SA5 4TP
SA4 3SS
SA4 2JE
SA3 5HH
SA3 5HF
SA4 6JE
SA3 3DE
SA4 2UG
SA3 3HF
SA4 6UG
SA5 4NJ
SA2 8HS
SA3 3EX
SA5 4TW
SA2 9HW
SA3 3GA
SA3 2EP
SA4 6QN
SA2 9JX
SA2 8JR
SA4 3SA
SA2 8LY
SA2 9LJ
SA5 4WW
SA2 9HP
SA4 6PT
SA2 8HT
SA3 5ED
SA2 9LQ
SA4 2QN
SA3 3JA
SA4 6UR
SA3 3BA
SA4 6QW
SA2 9LY
SA3 5HE
SA2 8HU
SA2 8BD
SA4 3SE
SA4 2QW
SA2 9LZ
SA2 8BQ
SA4 6UJ
SA4 6TG
SA3 5EA
SA4 2UF
SA3 2BP
SA3 3HW
SA2 9JW
SA4 3TN
SA3 5DY
SA3 3AN
SA4 6UF
SA3 5NJ
SA2 0GL
SA2 9WF
SA2 9NF
SA2 9WG
SA2 9WB
SA2 9NH
SA2 9WA
SA2 9WD
SA4 3BE
SA2 8JN
SA2 8JL
SA2 8AJ
SA3 2DR
SA3 3HJ
SA4 6UN
SA2 8NE
SA2 9JD
SA5 4TR
SA3 3DY
SA2 8DX
SA3 3DL
SA2 8EG
SA2 8NG
SA3 2AD
SA3 5NR
SA5 4NH
SA2 9JJ
SA2 9FJ
SA2 8AZ
SA3 3HH
SA2 9HJ
SA4 6PQ
SA4 3SQ
SA2 8BB
SA3 5BH
SA4 6PX
SA3 3HG
SA5 4RU
SA2 8HE
SA2 8NQ
SA2 9LH
SA4 3RS
SA3 5HD
SA5 4TF
SA3 5PL
SA3 5JS
SA3 3DR
SA4 6PF
SA4 6TZ
SA3 2AB
SA2 9LL
SA4 2TZ
SA4 6TX
SA4 2TX
SA3 5PB
SA2 9JF
SA2 8LX
SA4 2SH
SA2 8AS
SA3 3DP
SA2 9HR
SA4 6SH
SA3 5NL
SA3 5NH
SA4 2QL
SA2 8NF
SA2 9HL
SA3 5BB
SA5 4TG
SA4 6QL
SA2 8HR
SA3 3AL
SA3 5JR
SA4 6AF
SA2 8HP
SA1 1WF
SA1 1WJ
SA2 8AY
SA4 6SZ
SA2 0GN
SA3 5PJ
SA4 2SZ
SA2 9NE
SA4 2SQ
SA3 5NW
SA3 5BY
SA4 6SQ
SA3 5JP
SA2 8AT
SA3 3DD
SA4 6JF
SA4 6SG
SA2 9NA
SA4 6UP
SA3 3DA
SA4 6TR
SA4 2TR
SA4 2SG
SA4 2JF
SA2 9LT
SA2 8HQ
SA2 8AH
SA4 2UE
SA4 6UE
SA4 1ZU
SA4 9ZU
SA4 2TP
SA4 6TP
SA2 9NB
SA2 8AU
SA3 5AZ
SA4 3SF
SA2 9LG
SA2 9HD
SA3 3AS
SA3 5BZ
SA4 6SW
SA4 2SW
SA4 6PE
SA3 5JU
SA3 5JX
SA2 8DZ
SA2 9JH
SA2 8DY
SA3 5NX
SA3 5PH
SA3 5DW
SA4 6AW
SA4 2QJ
SA2 8HL
SA2 8HN
SA4 6QJ
SA4 6QP
SA4 2AW
SA3 3DN
SA2 8EW
SA3 5BA
SA2 8BS
SA3 3HB
SA2 8DU
SA2 8ES
SA2 8AX
SA2 9GW
SA3 3HA
SA2 8BP
SA2 8HJ
SA2 8HH
SA3 3HD
SA3 5NP
SA2 8LS
SA4 6QH
SA4 2QH
SA4 6AD

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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