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

SA18 3NJ
SA18 3NZ
SA18 3NQ
SA18 3NX
SA18 3LZ
SA14 7UE
SA14 7UF
SA18 3LX
SA14 7UG
SA18 3JX
SA18 3JU
SA18 3PQ
SA32 8LX
SA18 3JY
SA14 7UD
SA32 8NA
SA18 3JT
SA14 7TP
SA18 3JS
SA14 7TH
SA32 8LY
SA14 7UA
SA14 7TG
SA14 7UL
SA14 7WH
SA14 7UB
SA14 7TN
SA14 7TL
SA18 3JP
SA14 7TR
SA14 7TW
SA14 7UH
SA18 3JR
SA18 3LJ
SA18 3LQ
SA32 8NB
SA18 3JW
SA18 3JJ
SA14 7TS
SA18 3JZ
SA18 3JL
SA14 7SG
SA18 3JN
SA32 8LU
SA18 3JH
SA14 7SF
SA14 7SH
SA32 8LT
SA32 8NE
SA19 6PS
SA14 7SN
SA32 8LR
SA14 7TT
SA32 8LS
SA14 7SA
SA18 2NZ
SA18 3JQ
SA14 7SE
SA18 3JF
SA14 7SS
SA18 3GY
SA19 6PT
SA18 2NX
SA18 3JE
SA14 7TU
SA32 8LP
SA18 3JD
SA18 2NJ
SA18 3JG
SA14 7SD
SA32 8ND
SA14 7SL
SA14 7SW
SA32 8NW
SA14 7TY
SA18 3JB
SA14 7SR
SA18 2NQ
SA32 8JN
SA18 2PQ
SA32 8NL
SA14 7SY
SA32 8JL
SA32 8NH
SA18 2LJ
SA18 3JA
SA18 2LX
SA18 3HY
SA18 3BU
SA18 3AZ
SA32 8JR
SA18 2TH
SA18 3EJ
SA18 3HJ
SA18 3HX
SA18 2LQ
SA18 3YS
SA18 3HZ
SA18 3AX
SA14 7SU
SA14 7NA
SA19 6PU
SA18 3YR
SA18 3UL
SA18 3UN
SA14 7SP
SA18 3UP
SA18 3UW
SA18 2TN
SA18 2TL
SA14 7LU
SA18 2TQ
SA18 3BN
SA18 3YT
SA14 7LY
SA18 3UR
SA19 6PR
SA18 2TW
SA18 2LZ
SA14 7ST
SA18 3YU
SA18 3ZQ
SA18 3ZW
SA18 3YN
SA18 3AJ
SA18 3AQ
SA32 8NN
SA18 3WD
SA18 3WF
SA18 3WE
SA18 3WB
SA32 8JP
SA14 7LX
SA18 3YD
SA18 3UY
SA32 8JJ
SA18 3YF
SA18 3US
SA18 3UT
SA18 3YE
SA32 8NJ
SA32 8NG
SA18 3YB
SA18 3YA
SA14 7HE
SA18 3UU
SA14 7LT
SA19 6PW
SA14 7LS
SA14 7RW
SA18 3YG
SA18 2TP
SA18 3YL
SA18 3YJ
SA18 3UG
SA14 7LR
SA18 3YH
SA19 6PG
SA19 6PF
SA18 3UF
SA18 2JX
SA18 3EQ
SA14 7TA
SA18 2JY
SA14 7RN
SA18 2TT
SA18 3BZ
SA18 3NL
SA18 3DQ
SA18 3DW
SA18 3BQ
SA19 6PY
SA19 6PB
SA14 7TB
SA18 3DX
SA18 3DJ
SA14 7RL
SA18 3HU
SA14 7LW
SA18 2SY
SA18 2UY
SA14 7RY
SA18 2TG
SA14 7NL
SA19 6PP
SA18 3DZ
SA18 2XY
SA14 7HF
SA18 3BX
SA18 2TR
SA32 8RP
SA14 7LP
SA18 2SU
SA14 7HD
SA14 7RS
SA32 8JH
SA14 7RR
SA14 7RP
SA18 2SR
SA18 2TA
SA14 7RT
SA18 2TJ
SA18 2NY
SA18 3LY
SA14 7RX
SA18 2SS
SA19 6PN
SA18 3LU
SA18 2TS
SA14 7NP
SA18 3LT
SA14 7PL
SA14 7NR
SA18 2SX
SA19 6PL
SA14 7PH
SA14 7LN
SA14 7PA
SA18 3NA
SA14 7NT
SA18 3NG
SA14 7RU
SA14 7LL
SA14 7NB
SA14 7PJ
SA14 7NS
SA14 7LB
SA18 2ST
SA14 7LD
SA32 8QG
SA14 7LE
SA14 7NF
SA14 7PG
SA14 7NG
SA14 7PP
SA14 7PW
SA14 7LH
SA14 7NE
SA14 7NY
SA19 6UW
SA14 7LG
SA14 7NN
SA19 6UP
SA19 6PE
SA14 7NH
SA14 7LF
SA19 6RB
SA14 7LA
SA14 7NU
SA14 7PN
SA14 7PR
SA32 8QF
SA18 2TU
SA14 7HP
SA19 6PH
SA18 3ND
SA14 7HG
SA14 7HR
SA19 6RD
SA19 6SL
SA14 7HS
SA32 8QE
SA18 3LS
SA19 6RA
SA14 7HY
SA14 6RS
SA19 6UN
SA14 7PB
SA32 8QD
SA14 7PS
SA32 8JQ
SA32 8QH
SA32 8DF
SA14 6DJ
SA32 8RW
SA14 7AX
SA14 7HU
SA19 6UL
SA18 3NE
SA14 7PT
SA14 7PF
SA14 7HT
SA14 6RR
SA18 3NP
SA18 3NF
SA18 2EG
SA19 6PA
SA19 6UH
SA14 6RQ
SA19 6TS
SA14 6RT
SA14 7PD
SA14 7EP
SA19 6PD
SA14 7PU
SA14 7PE
SA14 7PZ
SA18 2TD
SA18 2EH

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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