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 Conwy - Conwy

LL32 8RJ
LL32 8NQ
LL32 8RX
LL32 8HZ
LL32 8NX
LL32 8WD
LL32 8WQ
LL32 8WA
LL32 8HW
LL32 8YF
LL32 8NB
LL32 8WB
LL32 8NF
LL32 8PG
LL32 8NL
LL32 8RB
LL32 8NE
LL32 8HU
LL32 8ND
LL32 8RT
LL32 8UF
LL32 8HP
LL32 8HN
LL32 8SB
LL32 8HS
LL32 8RS
LL32 8UE
LL32 8LY
LL32 8NA
LL32 8NP
LL32 8LR
LL32 8RW
LL32 8NR
LL32 8NN
LL32 8LU
LL32 8SQ
LL32 8RP
LL32 8RR
LL32 8PJ
LL32 8RU
LL32 8EJ
LL32 8HL
LL32 8HQ
LL32 8RN
LL32 8LQ
LL32 8DL
LL32 8RZ
LL32 8AP
LL32 8NW
LL32 8SA
LL32 8AJ
LL32 8RE
LL32 8AQ
LL32 8LL
LL32 8LH
LL32 8LP
LL32 8LF
LL32 8RY
LL32 8LT
LL32 8RD
LL32 8LG
LL32 8DJ
LL32 8FZ
LL32 8RA
LL32 8QZ
LL32 8EX
LL32 8LW
LL32 8LN
LL32 8NS
LL32 8RQ
LL32 8ZD
LL32 8ZH
LL32 8PL
LL32 8QG
LL32 8PF
LL32 8UX
LL32 8PN
LL32 8PD
LL32 8PH
LL32 8LS
LL32 8PE
LL32 8YG
LL32 8NY
LL32 8NT
LL32 8PB
LL32 8LE
LL32 8RL
LL32 8LA
LL32 8HY
LL32 8DQ
LL32 8PW
LL32 8LB
LL32 8BZ
LL32 8RH
LL32 8RF
LL32 8HJ
LL32 8RG
LL32 8PP
LL32 8HT
LL32 8PZ
LL32 8AX
LL32 8UD
LL32 8NG
LL32 8HR
LL32 8AD
LL32 8AG
LL32 8BY
LL32 8BT
LL32 8PU
LL32 8AF
LL32 8NH
LL32 8DA
LL32 8AB
LL32 8UJ
LL32 8AZ
LL32 8PR
LL32 8DD
LL32 8AH
LL32 8NU
LL32 8DE
LL32 8BS
LL32 8BP
LL32 8LD
LL32 8AN
LL32 8BN
LL32 8PY
LL32 8BW
LL32 8BH
LL32 8AW
LL32 8XR
LL32 8WT
LL32 8AU
LL32 8AS
LL32 8WY
LL32 8UB
LL32 8AA
LL32 8ZT
LL32 8BL
LL32 8DT
LL32 8DX
LL32 8DB
LL32 8DH
LL32 8AY
LL32 8AT
LL32 8DG
LL32 8BD
LL32 8AL
LL32 8BB
LL32 8DF
LL32 8EL
LL32 8DR
LL32 8BE
LL32 8DP
LL32 8YQ
LL32 8DY
LL32 8BG
LL32 8NZ
LL32 8DS
LL32 8EA
LL32 8DU
LL32 8SJ
LL30 9ZZ
LL30 9ZY
LL30 9AF
LL30 9AL
LL30 9YX
LL30 9SB
LL30 9SA
LL30 9AZ
LL30 9YY
LL30 9ZX
LL32 8EB
LL32 8EF
LL32 8YY
LL32 8UA
LL32 8EE
LL32 8ED
LL32 8LZ
LL32 8NJ
LL32 8QL
LL32 8YH
LL32 8EN
LL32 8BA
LL32 8HE
LL32 8EU
LL32 8HG
LL32 8EW
LL32 8EG
LL32 8DW
LL32 8EY
LL32 8BJ
LL32 8ET
LL32 8HD
LL32 8YB
LL32 8HA
LL32 8HF
LL32 8GY
LL32 8HB
LL32 8PQ
LL32 8EP
LL32 8EH
LL32 8DZ
LL32 8LX
LL32 8ES
LL32 8YD
LL32 8GZ
LL32 8FA
LL32 8HH
LL32 8DN
LL32 8GU
LL32 8GP
LL32 8GW
LL32 8GS
LL32 8GT
LL32 8ER
LL32 8GR
LL32 8EZ
LL31 9SB
LL32 8GN
LL32 8GA
LL31 9RU
LL31 9SN
LL31 9RY
LL32 8GH
LL32 8TZ
LL31 9SF
LL32 8GJ
LL31 9SR
LL31 9SH
LL31 9SG
LL31 9SL
LL31 9DJ
LL32 8EQ
LL31 9TN
LL31 9TS
LL31 9XY
LL31 9LU
LL31 9ST
LL31 9TT
LL31 9PP
LL31 9TY
LL31 9TU
LL32 8TN
LL31 9SY
LL31 9TH
LL31 9UA
LL31 9UB
LL31 9SP
LL31 9NU
LL31 9TL
LL31 9LT
LL31 9TP
LL31 9DQ
LL31 9UF
LL31 9SS
LL31 9NT
LL31 9UE
LL31 9SU
LL31 9LX
LL32 8YE
LL31 9PS
LL31 9XZ
LL31 9TG
LL31 9UN
LL31 9GA
LL31 9UD
LL31 9UL
LL31 9NA
LL31 9UW
LL31 9NB
LL31 9UP
LL31 9SA
LL31 9UH
LL31 9TA
LL31 9PR
LL31 9TF
LL31 9XX
LL31 9RN
LL31 9NE
LL31 9UR
LL31 9HG
LL31 9NF
LL31 9TE
LL31 9GB
LL31 9DZ
LL31 9PD
LL31 9PB
LL31 9EX
LL31 9HX
LL31 9PT
LL31 9NL
LL31 9UY
LL31 9UU
LL31 9HL
LL31 9NN
LL31 9HH
LL31 9EJ
LL31 9RP
LL31 9TB
LL34 6TB
LL31 9DW
LL31 9EQ
LL31 9DB
LL31 9TD
LL31 9NY
LL31 9BY
LL31 9ND
LL31 9NW
LL32 8BX
LL31 9BU
LL31 9DF
LL31 9PU
LL31 9DE
LL31 9RH
LL31 9NH
LL31 9FA
LL31 9UT
LL31 9DA
LL31 9EB
LL31 9PA
LL31 9HE
LL31 9FB
LL31 9PN
LL31 9NP
LL31 9NR
LL31 9YH
LL31 9PQ
LL32 8TU
LL31 9PE
LL31 9YB
LL31 9DD
LL34 6TA
LL34 6YT
LL31 9EA
LL31 9LN
LL31 9RW
LL31 9PZ
LL34 6SU
LL31 9WY
LL31 9DY
LL31 9AB
LL31 9HW
LL34 6SY
LL31 9QJ
LL31 9HN
LL34 6ST
LL31 9ED
LL31 9DH
LL31 9RG
LL31 9DU
LL31 9PY
LL31 9EE
LL34 6SS
LL31 9RA
LL31 9PX
LL31 9DS
LL31 9BL
LL31 9HR
LL34 6SR
LL34 6YU
LL31 9EF
LL31 9PW
LL31 9YA
LL31 9NG
LL31 9EG
LL31 9ZL
LL31 9BH
LL31 9PF
LL31 9ZE
LL31 9SD
LL31 9EH
LL31 9NS
LL31 9HP
LL31 9AA
LL28 5SY
LL31 9YN
LL31 9YL
LL31 9QH
LL31 9LL
LL31 9LY
LL31 9ZP
LL31 9ZU
LL31 9RF
LL31 9EP
LL32 8BQ
LL32 8PT
LL31 9SE
LL32 8AR
LL32 8SS
LL31 9RB
LL31 9AD
LL31 9HT
LL28 5SW
LL31 9RL
LL31 9HA
LL28 5ED
LL31 9HJ
LL31 9GD
LL31 9RD
LL31 9YQ
LL28 5SP
LL31 9HS
LL28 5TD
LL31 9PJ
LL31 9EW
LL31 9AE
LL31 9HY
LL31 9DL
LL28 5ST
LL31 9LA
LL31 9RE
LL28 5TA
LL31 9EL
LL31 9AQ
LL31 9HF
LL31 9BA
LL31 9PG
LL34 6SP
LL31 9AF
LL31 9HU
LL28 5HY
LL28 5BJ
LL31 9EN
LL28 5SS
LL34 6YS
LL31 9ER
LL28 5BX
LL31 9BG
LL31 9AY
LL28 5LT
LL31 9AL
LL31 9YY
LL28 5TB
LL28 5LU
LL31 9UZ
LL31 9LB
LL31 9FD
LL31 9DG
LL28 5TN
LL28 5LS
LL28 5LY
LL31 9YG
LL28 5LW
LL31 9EY
LL31 9LD
LL31 9LQ
LL31 9PH
LL31 9YW
LL28 5NH
LL28 5SU
LL28 5LG
LL28 5NL
LL31 9YU
LL28 5NB
LL31 9BQ
LL31 9YJ
LL28 5LN
LL31 9ES
LL31 9YP
LL31 9BJ
LL31 9LJ
LL31 9EZ
LL31 9AR
LL31 9AP
LL31 9LE
LL28 5SR
LL28 5NG
LL32 8LJ
LL31 9UG
LL31 9BZ
LL28 5LF
LL28 5LL
LL31 9YX
LL31 9SW
LL31 9AG
LL34 6TD
LL31 9DR
LL34 6TF
LL28 5LH
LL31 9ET
LL28 5ND
LL28 5PY
LL28 5PU
LL31 9AJ
LL31 9YF
LL31 9LF
LL31 9AH
LL31 9LP
LL31 9YZ
LL31 9ZF
LL31 9ZT
LL31 9ZW
LL31 9ZQ
LL31 9ZS
LL34 6TE
LL31 9LZ
LL31 9BT
LL31 9AN
LL31 9LR
LL31 9BX
LL28 5NA
LL31 9GF
LL32 8TY
LL28 5PR
LL31 9AW
LL28 5PT
LL31 9EU
LL31 9HQ
LL31 9BD
LL31 9BS
LL28 5NN
LL31 9AX
LL31 9GH
LL28 5NJ
LL31 9PL
LL31 9FE
LL31 9FF
LL31 9LH
LL31 9GG
LL31 9DT
LL28 5LQ
LL31 9BN
LL28 5NE
LL31 9YS
LL31 9NQ
LL31 9AZ
LL31 9BE
LL28 5DR
LL28 5NP
LL34 6TG
LL34 6TL
LL31 9LW
LL31 9YR
LL31 9BF
LL31 9UQ
LL31 9LG
LL28 5BZ
LL31 9GE
LL31 9NZ
LL28 5LX
LL34 6UF
LL31 9YT
LL28 5NS
LL31 9BW
LL31 9HB
LL28 5TE
LL31 9UX
LL31 9JA
LL31 9DN
LL31 9TX
LL28 5NF
LL28 5EQ
LL31 9BP
LL28 5PS
LL28 5TL
LL28 5LJ
LL31 9DX
LL31 9TJ
LL31 9SQ
LL31 9RX
LL31 9NX
LL31 9BB
LL31 9NJ
LL31 9DP
LL31 9UJ
LL31 9TZ
LL32 8SR
LL34 6TH
LL34 6SW
LL30 1PE
LL28 5LE
LL31 9AS
LL31 9TQ
LL31 9AU
LL32 8SP
LL31 9SZ
LL31 9RZ
LL30 1PD
LL28 5NU
LL28 5NR
LL30 1NG
LL28 5NY
LL28 5PA
LL31 9JD
LL34 6UE
LL32 8YL
LL30 1PF
LL34 6UG
LL28 5NW
LL31 9AT
LL30 1NL
LL31 9SJ
LL34 6TN
LL30 1SB
LL31 9FG
LL30 1PB
LL34 6PW
LL34 6UH
LL28 5LB
LL31 9JB
LL34 6UW
LL30 1SA
LL30 1NA
LL28 5TW
LL30 1NF
LL34 6YR
LL28 5TG
LL28 5TF
LL34 6TW
LL34 6UD
LL30 1PA
LL34 6TP
LL30 1NH
LL31 9SX
LL28 5NT
LL32 8SX
LL30 1NY
LL30 1JU
LL28 5LD
LL34 6TR
LL28 5PB
LL34 6SG
LL34 6TY
LL30 1NB
LL30 1NE
LL34 6UA
LL34 6SL
LL34 6SN
LL30 1RS
LL28 5RA
LL30 1NR
LL34 6RN
LL30 1SH
LL30 1SR
LL30 1JL
LL34 6RH
LL30 1NU
LL34 6SH
LL34 6UB
LL28 5RB
LL30 1SS
LL30 1JJ
LL34 6RS
LL30 1PL
LL34 6RL
LL32 8ST
LL28 5TH
LL30 1NS
LL34 6RG
LL30 1SG
LL30 1NT
LL34 6RP
LL31 9JE
LL30 1SD
LL30 1SW
LL30 1SE
LL34 6RW
LL34 6UN
LL28 5WJ
LL28 5ZB
LL28 5WA
LL28 5WB
LL28 5WG
LL30 1SP
LL34 6RD
LL34 6UL
LL30 1RR
LL32 8SU
LL30 1SN
LL34 6RR
LL34 6RF
LL31 9QE
LL34 6RU
LL30 1QH
LL30 1QQ
LL30 1QB
LL30 1QF
LL30 1QG
LL30 1QD
LL30 1SF
LL32 8YN
LL34 6RY
LL30 1RP
LL30 1RF
LL32 8TP
LL34 6PU
LL30 1SL
LL34 6RB
LL34 6PY
LL30 1PY
LL34 6RA
LL34 6SA
LL34 6PT
LL30 1RB
LL30 1RW
LL32 8TL
LL31 9QG
LL34 6SB
LL34 6RE
LL28 5PD
LL34 6PS
LL31 9QF
LL28 5SL
LL34 6SF
LL28 5RD
LL32 8TH
LL34 6UR
LL30 1NW
LL30 1NP
LL28 5HS
LL28 5RU
LL31 9QD
LL32 8TW
LL28 5PL
LL31 9QB
LL28 5HR
LL30 1LB
LL28 5HP
LL30 1GF
LL32 8TR
LL30 1NN
LL32 8YA
LL30 1GE
LL30 1GD
LL30 1GG
LL30 1PU
LL32 8TG
LL30 2HX
LL28 5SH
LL32 8SY
LL32 8SW
LL30 1HY
LL31 9JF
LL30 2RQ
LL28 5WP
LL32 8YU
LL28 5PE
LL32 8TF
LL30 1LA
LL30 1HR
LL30 1GB
LL30 1PH
LL30 1HU
LL30 1HT
LL30 1LG
LL34 6YP
LL30 1LT
LL30 1JB
LL30 1JW
LL30 1JA
LL32 8YT
LL30 2HJ
LL30 1RG
LL30 1HS
LL28 5PP
LL30 2HZ
LL32 8SZ
LL30 2HQ
LL31 9QA
LL30 1JE
LL30 1HP
LL30 1QY
LL30 1LH
LL28 5TP
LL30 1HW
LL30 1LL
LL30 2PZ
LL30 1JD
LL30 1PT
LL30 1HE
LL30 1ND
LL30 2PX
LL30 1LD
LL32 8YP
LL30 1JF
LL32 8YW
LL28 5RT
LL28 5RJ
LL28 5RX
LL28 5RP
LL30 1HN
LL30 1GZ
LL30 1PS
LL30 2DX
LL30 1LY
LL30 2ES
LL30 1HD
LL34 6YW
LL30 1HL
LL34 6YG
LL30 1LE
LL30 1LU
LL32 8TQ
LL32 8TX
LL30 9DG
LL30 2ZR
LL32 8ZS
LL34 6ZE
LL34 6ZG
LL34 6ZH
LL34 6ZF
LL32 8ZY
LL34 6ZA
LL32 8ZN
LL32 8ZQ
LL32 8ZR
LL32 8ZP
LL32 8ZF
LL32 8ZJ
LL32 8ZL
LL32 8ZG
LL32 8WP
LL32 8ZB
LL32 8ZA
LL32 8QS
LL32 8QH
LL32 8QN
LL31 9ZH
LL31 9ZJ
LL31 9ZG
LL31 9ZA
LL31 9WZ
LL30 3ZR
LL31 9WA
LL30 9FT
LL30 9AE
LL30 3ZH
LL30 9GA
LL30 9FG
LL30 9FW
LL30 9FH
LL30 9DT
LL30 9FR
LL30 9FQ
LL30 9FF
LL30 9DH
LL30 9BY
LL31 9ZR
LL30 9FA
LL30 9FB
LL30 9EY
LL31 9ZN
LL30 9EX
LL30 9FN
LL30 9ET
LL30 9ER
LL30 9ES
LL30 9EP
LL31 9RR
LL30 9EN
LL30 9EJ
LL30 9EA
LL30 9EH
LL30 9ED
LL30 9EG
LL30 9EF
LL30 9DN
LL30 9DZ
LL30 9AD
LL30 9DW
LL30 9FJ
LL30 9AJ
LL30 9DQ
LL30 9DL
LL30 9DF
LL30 9DD
LL30 9BZ
LL30 9DB
LL30 9DJ
LL30 9BX
LL30 9BU
LL30 9BW
LL30 9BT
LL30 9BQ
LL30 9BS
LL30 9BP
LL30 9BN
LL30 9BJ
LL30 9BH
LL30 9BG
LL30 9BE
LL30 9BF
LL30 9BD
LL30 9BB
LL30 9AY
LL30 9BA
LL30 9AX
LL30 9AW
LL31 9WW
LL30 9AT
LL30 9AU
LL30 9AS
LL30 9AH
LL30 3ZB
LL30 9AR
LL30 9AP
LL30 9AQ
LL30 3ZG
LL30 9AG
LL30 9AA
LL30 3WZ
LL30 2WX
LL30 3ZP
LL30 3ZA
LL30 2ZT
LL30 9EB
LL30 2ZQ
LL30 9AB
LL30 2ZP
LL30 2ZL
LL30 2ZN
LL30 2ZJ
LL30 9DS
LL30 2ZH
LL30 2ZD
LL30 2ZG
LL30 2ZB
LL30 9EE
LL30 2WW
LL30 9FZ
LL30 2WU
LL30 2WT
LL30 2WR
LL30 2WS
LL30 2WQ
LL30 2WL
LL31 9YE
LL30 2WG
LL30 2WJ
LL30 2WB
LL30 1ZU
LL30 1ZY
LL30 1ZT
LL30 1ZS
LL30 1ZQ
LL30 1ZR
LL30 1ZP
LL30 1ZF
LL30 1ZJ
LL30 1ZE
LL30 1ZD
LL30 9DR
LL30 1ZA
LL30 1ZB
LL30 1YH
LL31 9XL
LL30 1WZ
LL30 1WW
LL30 1WS
LL30 1WQ
LL30 1WE
LL30 1WD
LL30 1WB
LL31 9ZB
LL30 1WA
LL30 9DU
LL30 9DA
LL30 9DP
LL30 9AN
LL30 3ZQ
LL30 9EL
LL30 3ZT
LL30 9DX
LL30 1BY
LL30 9FS
LL34 6ZB
LL32 8ZE
LL31 9ZY
LL31 9ZD
LL30 9FE
LL30 9FD
LL30 9DY
LL30 9EZ
LL30 9EQ
LL30 9FY
LL30 9FL
LL30 9DE
LL30 9EW
LL30 9GD
LL30 9FU
LL30 9BR
LL30 9BL
LL30 9GF
LL31 9WX
LL30 9GB
LL30 2ZA
LL30 2AQ
LL30 1ZN
LL30 9FX
LL30 1WX
LL30 9GE
LL30 9FP
LL30 1QX
LL30 2ZS
LL30 1QZ
LL34 6YN
LL31 9JY
LL30 1RN
LL30 1HZ
LL34 6ZD
LL34 6WE
LL34 6YF
LL30 2PJ
LL30 1NQ
LL30 2EW
LL30 1NX
LL30 1NZ
LL34 6PR
LL34 6DN
LL30 2DQ
LL28 5EH
LL34 6YL
LL32 8PA
LL34 6YH
LL30 1RH
LL31 9JX
LL32 8TJ
LL34 6EQ
LL34 6BU
LL32 8YR
LL30 2DZ
LL28 5RE
LL30 2PQ
LL30 1QA
LL30 2DJ
LL30 1PR
LL30 1RQ
LL30 1LN
LL30 1PP
LL30 1NJ
LL34 6YE
LL34 6ER
LL34 6EN
LL28 5RS
LL30 1SQ
LL28 5RR
LL32 8TS

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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