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 Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

SA32 8QD
SA32 8QE
SA32 8QG
SA32 8QF
SA32 8QH
SA32 8QQ
SA32 8QJ
SA19 6SF
SA32 8QW
SA19 6SL
SA19 6SE
SA32 8NG
SA32 8NJ
SA19 6PB
SA19 6SG
SA32 8RP
SA19 6SN
SA19 7AE
SA32 8QL
SA32 8NH
SA32 8QN
SA19 6SH
SA19 6SD
SA32 8JL
SA32 8LP
SA19 6PG
SA32 8QR
SA19 7AB
SA32 8BA
SA19 6SA
SA32 8LS
SA32 8QP
SA19 7AA
SA32 8NL
SA32 8QY
SA19 6SB
SA32 8LR
SA19 6RY
SA32 8LT
SA32 8RU
SA32 8RA
SA32 8JN
SA32 8QX
SA32 8LU
SA19 7AD
SA32 8JJ
SA19 6PF
SA32 8QS
SA32 8RL
SA32 8RT
SA32 8RW
SA32 8SH
SA32 8RB
SA32 8RY
SA19 6RT
SA32 8RX
SA32 8SJ
SA32 8NE
SA19 7UB
SA32 8RD
SA19 7UD
SA32 8SA
SA32 8RN
SA19 7SY
SA32 8RJ
SA32 8JP
SA32 8SD
SA32 8NW
SA19 6RU
SA19 7TY
SA19 7SU
SA32 8LY
SA32 8JH
SA19 7UE
SA19 6PE
SA32 8LX
SA32 8JQ
SA19 6AZ
SA32 8RF
SA19 7TA
SA32 8NN
SA19 7UA
SA19 7UF
SA32 8RE
SA32 8SE
SA32 8SL
SA19 7ST
SA19 6AJ
SA32 8SB
SA19 7TE
SA19 7UL
SA19 6RS
SA32 8NA
SA32 8JR
SA18 3LX
SA19 6RJ
SA19 7TB
SA19 6RW
SA19 6AX
SA19 6RP
SA19 6RX
SA32 8SG
SA19 7TF
SA32 8BB
SA19 7TD
SA32 8SF
SA18 3LJ
SA19 6RR
SA19 6PS
SA19 7UH
SA19 6PA
SA19 6RZ
SA19 6DL
SA19 6DG
SA19 6EH
SA19 6AW
SA19 6SS
SA19 6DR
SA19 6AT
SA19 6DF
SA19 6AS
SA19 6DX
SA19 6EG
SA19 6DP
SA19 6AU
SA19 6DY
SA19 6BB
SA19 6AL
SA19 6BN
SA19 6PD
SA19 6DU
SA19 6AN
SA19 7LR
SA32 8NB
SA19 6AY
SA19 6DS
SA19 6DH
SA19 6BQ
SA19 6DT
SA19 6AP
SA19 6BA
SA19 6EA
SA19 6DN
SA19 6AR
SA19 6ST
SA19 6AE
SA19 6AH
SA19 6AF
SA19 6DE
SA19 6AA
SA19 6DW
SA19 6DZ
SA19 6DD
SA19 6AD
SA19 6DA
SA19 6AG
SA19 6ES
SA19 6EU
SA19 6BW
SA19 6AB
SA32 8RH
SA19 6BY
SA19 6BT
SA19 6BR
SA19 6BL
SA19 6ER
SA19 7UG
SA19 6BU
SA19 6ET
SA19 6SU
SA32 8ND
SA19 6BH
SA32 8SN
SA19 6UH
SA19 6BS
SA18 3NX
SA19 6EN
SA19 6EP
SA19 6EB
SA19 7TN
SA19 6NA
SA19 6ED
SA19 6SR
SA18 3LZ
SA19 6HB
SA19 6BD
SA19 6EE
SA19 7TU
SA19 6DB
SA19 6BE
SA19 6HF
SA19 6HG
SA19 6HE
SA19 6HA
SA19 6HJ
SA19 6SZ
SA32 8RG
SA19 7LS
SA19 6SY
SA19 6LR
SA19 6LP
SA19 6UL
SA19 6HD
SA14 7UH
SA19 6TA
SA19 6PR
SA19 6BG
SA19 6PT
SA19 6EF
SA19 6UN
SA32 8DF
SA19 7HW
SA19 6HW
SA19 6EY
SA19 6HP
SA19 6HN
SA19 6HR
SA19 6PP
SA19 6HL
SA19 6LW
SA19 6UP
SA18 3NJ
SA19 6HT
SA19 6XB
SA19 7TL
SA19 7LB
SA14 7UG
SA32 7DD
SA32 7NN
SA32 7BY
SA19 7TG
SA32 8JG
SA19 6UW
SA19 6HS
SA19 6NB
SA19 6LU
SA19 6HU
SA19 6ND
SA14 7UF
SA19 6HY
SA19 6NX
SA19 6PL
SA19 6UR
SA19 6LA
SA19 6LB
SA18 3NQ
SA18 3NZ
SA19 6NN
SA19 6NE
SA32 7DB
SA19 7HL
SA19 6NG
SA19 6NH
SA19 6LD
SA19 6LG
SA19 6LE
SA19 7HR
SA19 6NF
SA19 6LF
SA19 6NL
SA19 6TB
SA14 7TB
SA19 7TP
SA19 6PW
SA19 9WG
SA19 9WR
SA19 8ZW
SA19 8ZF
SA19 0AA
SA19 8YX
SA19 8XZ
SA19 8WZ
SA19 8WY
SA19 8WH
SA19 0AG
SA19 7XL
SA19 7WZ
SA19 7WX
SA19 6YQ
SA19 0AB
SA19 6XE
SA19 6WX
SA19 6DJ
SA19 0AL
SA19 0AP
SA19 0AN
SA19 0AJ
SA19 6WZ
SA19 9WA
SA19 8YS
SA19 8YQ
SA19 7WY
SA19 7ZU
SA19 6XD
SA19 7XF
SA19 6YX
SA19 0AH
SA19 6EW
SA19 0AS
SA19 0AQ
SA19 8WA
SA19 0AR
SA20 0ZB
SA19 8YZ
SA19 7YQ
SA19 0AF
SA19 0AE
SA19 0AD
SA19 9WZ
SA19 6PN

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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