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 Fynwy - Monmouthshire

NP7 9AS
NP7 9AR
NP7 9AT
NP7 9AL
NP7 9AH
NP7 9AF
NP7 9AJ
NP7 9AN
NP7 9AG
NP7 9AW
NP7 9AP
NP7 9AU
NP7 9AE
NP7 9UY
NP7 9UP
NP7 9UN
NP7 9UW
NP7 9DA
NP7 9UU
NP7 9UR
NP7 9AY
NP7 9SY
NP7 9DD
NP7 9ED
NP7 9TG
NP7 9BY
NP7 9UT
NP7 9DB
NP7 9AB
NP7 9BG
NP7 9BA
NP7 9UL
NP7 9TF
NP7 9BB
NP7 9AA
NP7 9DE
NP7 9TT
NP7 9AD
NP7 9TA
NP7 9EF
NP7 9TE
NP7 9BU
NP7 9TY
NP7 9SU
NP7 9EE
NP7 9HS
NP7 9EB
NP7 9UD
NP7 9BD
NP7 9HY
NP7 9UG
NP7 9TH
NP7 9HT
NP7 9BN
NP7 9BE
NP7 9HU
NP7 9TS
NP7 9UF
NP7 9TU
NP7 9HR
NP7 9ST
NP7 9YH
NP7 9HD
NP7 9HP
NP7 9TD
NP7 9HA
NP7 9EU
NP7 9TR
NP7 9SS
NP7 9HB
NP7 9UE
NP7 9HL
NP7 9BL
NP7 9DF
NP7 9LA
NP7 9HW
NP7 9EY
NP7 9HH
NP7 9HN
NP7 9UA
NP7 9UH
NP7 9TN
NP7 9DY
NP7 9BT
NP7 9TW
NP7 9TL
NP7 9EG
NP7 9HJ
NP7 9DG
NP7 9YD
NP7 9EN
NP7 9EA
NP7 9YE
NP7 9BW
NP5 2BR
NP7 9YF
NP7 9TB
NP7 9DU
NP7 9YJ
NP7 9YT
NP7 9YX
NP7 9EH
NP7 9BS
NP15 2BR
NP7 8BS
NP7 9HG
NP15 1JT
NP15 2YB
NP5 2NA
NP15 2BA
NP15 2AR
NP5 2AZ
NP5 2AR
NP7 9TP
NP5 2BA
NP5 2BG
NP5 2BB
NP5 2BD
NP5 2BE
NP15 2NA
NP15 2BB
NP5 1JT
NP15 2AZ
NP15 2BD
NP15 1JR
NP7 9HF
NP7 9SR
NP7 9EL
NP7 8SA
NP7 8BT
NP15 2AP
NP15 1JP
NP7 9YR
NP7 9DT
NP7 9ES
NP15 2BE
NP7 9BP
NP7 9SN
NP15 2BP
NP7 9JB
NP15 1JL
NP7 9SP
NP15 2AW
NP5 2AY
NP7 9JD
NP7 9DH
NP7 9SZ
NP7 9JJ
NP5 2AS
NP5 2AX
NP5 2AT
NP7 9DL
NP7 9JE
NP7 9JH
NP7 9JA
NP15 2AU
NP7 9QZ
NP7 9SJ
NP15 2AY
NP7 9JF
NP7 9JG
NP7 9SX
NP15 2AX
NP7 9SQ
NP7 9JL
NP5 2AU
NP7 9DW
NP5 2LX
NP5 2LU
NP7 9JN
NP15 2AT
NP15 2LX
NP5 2NB
NP5 2XZ
NP7 8BU
NP7 9DN
NP7 9SW
NP7 5JA
NP7 8SD
NP7 8SB
NP15 2AS
NP7 5HY
NP7 5HQ
NP5 2AP
NP7 9SL
NP7 9BH
NP15 2LU
NP7 5JB
NP15 2XZ
NP15 2NB
NP7 5HT
NP7 5HX
NP5 2DD
NP7 5HS
NP5 2BQ
NP7 8BE
NP7 5HZ
NP7 9LD
NP15 2LZ
NP7 5HW
NP7 9UB
NP7 8BP
NP7 5HR
NP7 5HN
NP7 5HL
NP7 9HE
NP7 8SE
NP5 2LZ
NP7 5LG
NP15 2BN
NP7 9DS
NP5 2YF
NP5 2YE
NP5 2YD
NP5 2YL
NP5 2YJ
NP5 2YH
NP5 2YG
NP7 5LF
NP7 8SG
NP7 9DP
NP7 5LL
NP15 1JJ
NP7 9EP
NP7 5HH
NP7 5LH
NP15 2YD
NP7 9SH
NP5 1JP
NP7 5HJ
NP7 9EW
NP7 9AQ
NP7 5HG
NP7 5HP
NP7 5LW
NP7 5LP
NP7 8BD
NP5 2BN
NP7 8BY
NP7 8BB
NP7 5LN
NP7 9LE
NP7 9DR
NP7 5LE
NP4 0AE
NP7 5LQ
NP7 8BG
NP7 5LR
NP5 2AW
NP7 5HE
NP5 1JR
NP7 8SH
NP15 1JY
NP7 5HF
NP4 0BN
NP7 9LB
NP15 1JW
NP7 5LB
NP7 5LA
NP7 5EX
NP5 1JW
NP7 8SN
NP15 1JZ
NP7 5LY
NP7 8SL
NP7 8BW
NP7 5LX
NP5 1JZ
NP7 5YY
NP7 5JW
NP7 5ZY
NP7 5JZ
NP7 5JX
NP7 5ET
NP7 5JT
NP7 5NQ
NP7 5LU
NP5 1PP
NP5 2DG

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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