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 Benfro - Pembrokeshire

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SA72 4RW
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SA73 2PQ
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SA73 2LB
SA73 2PD
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SA73 2RP
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SA73 2LU
SA62 4JT
SA62 3QB
SA73 2RF
SA73 2RW
SA72 6RG
SA73 2PF
SA73 2LG
SA62 3QD
SA73 2PH
SA73 2LJ
SA73 2LN
SA73 2PX
SA73 2LE
SA62 3PU
SA73 2RT
SA62 4JR
SA73 2LH
SA73 2LA
SA73 2NB
SA73 2LT
SA73 2PN
SA73 2LR
SA71 4RG
SA73 2LP
SA62 3LJ
SA73 2PE
SA62 3HD
SA62 3PY
SA73 2PS
SA73 2HR
SA62 3PT
SA73 3JU
SA73 2HP
SA62 3PX
SA73 2JH
SA62 3HL
SA73 3JW
SA73 2PP
SA73 2YW
SA73 2YD
SA73 2YF
SA73 2LQ
SA62 3EY
SA73 2JQ
SA73 2PR
SA73 2LS
SA73 3JR
SA73 2YL
SA73 2YG
SA73 2YE
SA73 1PE
SA71 5SS
SA62 3HA
SA73 3JP
SA73 2PJ
SA73 3JS
SA62 3EX
SA73 2JP
SA73 2JF
SA73 3UL
SA62 3PS
SA73 2RS
SA73 2JL
SA61 1BL
SA71 4RH
SA73 2PW
SA73 3JT
SA73 2LW
SA62 3HB
SA73 2HU
SA73 2HT
SA73 2JJ
SA71 5TN
SA73 2RR
SA73 2HN
SA62 4EY
SA71 4RL
SA73 2HW
SA73 2RU
SA73 2HS
SA73 3UN
SA73 2RY
SA73 2BR
SA73 3BA
SA73 3BB
SA73 2JR
SA73 2RZ
SA73 2EF
SA73 2EJ
SA73 2JD
SA62 3PR
SA73 2EE
SA73 3JN
SA73 2JE
SA71 5TW
SA73 2EB
SA73 2EL
SA73 2EG
SA62 3QQ
SA73 2JA
SA62 3QG
SA73 2JS
SA73 3UW
SA73 2JG
SA73 2RX
SA73 3WE
SA73 3WB
SA73 3WD
SA73 3WA
SA73 2JN
SA62 3EU
SA73 2SB
SA73 2SE
SA73 2SA
SA62 3PN
SA62 4HY
SA73 2DF
SA73 2JB
SA62 3PP
SA73 2HX
SA73 3BD
SA62 4JP
SA73 2ED
SA71 4RJ
SA73 2EA
SA73 2EP
SA73 2HL
SA73 2HJ
SA62 4JW
SA73 2HY
SA73 2EH
SA73 2HH
SA73 3JQ
SA73 2EQ
SA62 3PW
SA73 2DZ
SA73 2HZ
SA73 2JW
SA62 3PG
SA73 2DP
SA62 4JE
SA73 2DN
SA73 3JJ
SA73 2DR
SA73 2DY
SA62 4JX
SA62 4JL
SA73 3JH
SA73 2DA
SA62 4JG
SA62 3PZ
SA62 3PL
SA62 4JH
SA73 2AY
SA62 4HX
SA73 2HB
SA73 2DX
SA73 2HE
SA73 2HA
SA62 3PJ
SA71 4TQ
SA73 2AX
SA73 3JG
SA73 1YE
SA73 1YN
SA73 1YL
SA73 1YA
SA73 1YB
SA73 1WY
SA73 1WT
SA73 1WA
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SA73 2YH
SA73 1WS
SA73 3YA
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SA73 3WZ
SA73 3YR
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SA73 3YL
SA73 3YH
SA73 2YA
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SA73 2ZW
SA73 1WX
SA73 1YP
SA73 3YQ
SA73 2XB
SA73 2YB
SA73 3YP
SA73 2YR
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SA73 9AD
SA73 3YS
SA73 9AB
SA73 3YF
SA73 3YB
SA73 3YD
SA73 3DF
SA73 3WY
SA73 3AR
SA73 3AG
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SA73 2YN
SA73 1WW
SA73 2DT
SA73 3JL
SA73 2DL
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SA62 4HU
SA73 2AZ
SA73 2ER
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SA62 4JJ
SA73 2ES
SA73 3UJ
SA62 4HG
SA73 3JF
SA73 2HQ
SA73 2AT
SA62 3QE
SA73 3AZ
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SA73 2HF
SA73 3JA
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SA73 2DS
SA73 2AU
SA73 2EN
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SA73 3JE
SA62 4HP
SA71 5TP
SA62 4FB
SA73 3JB
SA62 4EX
SA62 3QJ
SA62 4EU
SA73 2AD
SA73 2BB
SA73 2AS
SA62 4HR
SA73 3AY
SA73 2AB
SA73 2BA
SA62 4HS
SA71 5RN
SA73 3AS
SA62 3NU
SA73 2AR
SA62 4HT
SA73 2DU
SA62 4HH
SA62 3QH
SA71 4TR
SA73 2AP
SA73 3AL
SA73 2HG
SA73 3AP
SA73 2HD
SA73 2AE
SA71 4JB
SA73 2BH
SA73 2BE
SA73 3AJ
SA73 2AA
SA73 2DJ
SA73 2BD
SA73 2BS
SA71 5TJ
SA62 4JA
SA73 2DH
SA73 3UA

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
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