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 Sir Ynys Mon - Isle Of Anglesey

LL63 5UT
LL63 5UY
LL63 5UU
LL63 5SJ
LL63 5YA
LL63 5UP
LL63 5UR
LL63 5YB
LL63 5SX
LL63 5TQ
LL65 4SH
LL63 5UW
LL63 5UL
LL63 5UG
LL63 5UJ
LL65 4ST
LL63 5UF
LL63 5UH
LL63 5UN
LL63 5SA
LL63 5UE
LL65 3RR
LL63 5RU
LL65 3RP
LL65 4SS
LL65 4SR
LL63 5SE
LL65 3RW
LL63 5RY
LL65 4SG
LL65 4PW
LL65 4SP
LL63 5SB
LL65 4SF
LL65 4SE
LL63 5SD
LL65 4SD
LL65 4SL
LL65 4RT
LL63 5YD
LL63 5RT
LL65 3RS
LL63 5SZ
LL65 4PP
LL65 4RU
LL65 4SN
LL65 4RY
LL65 4PT
LL65 3SB
LL65 4SW
LL65 4PU
LL65 4PR
LL65 4SY
LL63 5SG
LL65 4RE
LL65 4RS
LL65 4SA
LL65 4SU
LL65 4PL
LL65 4SB
LL65 4RD
LL63 5NQ
LL65 4PY
LL65 4PS
LL63 5HJ
LL63 5UD
LL65 4PJ
LL65 3RT
LL65 3RY
LL65 3SA
LL65 4RB
LL63 5SF
LL63 5SQ
LL65 3SD
LL65 4RG
LL62 5DD
LL65 3YN
LL65 3RU
LL62 5DB
LL62 5BY
LL62 5DA
LL63 5NJ
LL65 4RR
LL65 3RN
LL63 5TH
LL65 4RF
LL65 4RA
LL63 5RS
LL65 4RH
LL65 3SL
LL65 3SN
LL63 5HX
LL65 4RL
LL63 5NZ
LL63 5SH
LL63 5RP
LL63 5SL
LL63 5NX
LL62 5BS
LL63 5RN
LL65 3RL
LL65 4RW
LL63 5RW
LL63 5YH
LL63 5SN
LL63 5RR
LL63 5UA
LL65 3SE
LL65 3SH
LL63 5HZ
LL65 3YW
LL62 5DE
LL63 5SW
LL63 5RZ
LL63 5SP
LL62 5BU
LL65 3PS
LL63 5UB
LL65 3DJ
LL65 3PU
LL62 5BP
LL65 3PY
LL63 5ST
LL65 3PT
LL63 5RQ
LL65 3RA
LL65 3PP
LL65 3PR
LL63 5SR
LL63 5SS
LL65 3GA
LL65 3SF
LL63 5SU
LL63 5RJ
LL65 3PW
LL63 5TP
LL65 3RG
LL63 5TW
LL63 5TT
LL65 3PN
LL63 5TS
LL65 3PL
LL63 5TN
LL63 5RX
LL65 3AE
LL63 5TR
LL62 5EG
LL63 5TU
LL63 5TY
LL62 5EH
LL62 5NS
LL65 3SG
LL65 3PH
LL63 5TA
LL62 5BW
LL62 5BN
LL63 5SY
LL65 3SW
LL65 4RN
LL62 5BT
LL63 5TB
LL62 5DH
LL65 4RP
LL65 3RE
LL65 3YP
LL65 3RH
LL62 5EF
LL64 5QZ
LL65 3RB
LL65 3RD
LL62 5NW
LL63 5TL
LL65 3PG
LL65 3EQ
LL65 3DZ
LL62 5NP
LL62 5NR
LL62 5BL
LL65 4RJ
LL62 5DF
LL65 3EZ
LL62 5NL
LL62 5NN
LL62 5HR
LL62 5DG
LL62 5NH
LL65 3DQ
LL62 5PH
LL63 5TD
LL63 5AX
LL65 3LZ
LL62 5NT
LL62 5NF
LL65 3PF
LL65 3RF
LL62 5AA
LL62 5NE
LL62 5NG
LL65 3EX
LL64 5QY
LL62 5EE
LL65 3SP
LL63 5YL
LL62 5HP
LL62 5DL
LL62 5LY
LL77 7LX

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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