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

NP26 5SU
NP26 5TG
NP6 4TG
NP26 5TF
NP6 4SX
NP6 4TE
NP6 4TF
NP26 5SX
NP26 5ST
NP26 5TE
NP6 4SU
NP6 4TB
NP6 4SS
NP6 4ST
NP26 5XT
NP26 5TD
NP26 5SS
NP6 4SZ
NP6 4TA
NP6 4SY
NP6 4TD
NP26 5SY
NP6 4XZ
NP6 4XS
NP6 4XT
NP6 4XX
NP26 5SZ
NP26 5TA
NP26 5TB
NP6 4SR
NP26 5SR
NP6 4TL
NP26 5UE
NP26 5TL
NP6 4RS
NP6 4RW
NP6 4SE
NP6 4SD
NP6 4RY
NP26 5SE
NP26 5RP
NP6 4RX
NP6 4RU
NP6 4RT
NP6 4RP
NP6 4TJ
NP6 4SB
NP6 4UE
NP26 5TJ
NP26 5SF
NP26 5RY
NP6 4SF
NP6 4UJ
NP6 4SA
NP26 5SA
NP6 6RS
NP6 6RU
NP6 6RX
NP6 6RT
NP26 5UJ
NP26 5UH
NP26 5SG
NP6 4SG
NP26 5RU
NP26 5TQ
NP26 5RX
NP6 4TW
NP6 4UG
NP6 4TN
NP26 5UG
NP26 5RW
NP26 5TH
NP6 4TQ
NP26 5RS
NP6 4TP
NP26 5SN
NP6 4SN
NP6 4UD
NP26 5TW
NP26 5TN
NP6 4SP
NP6 4UL
NP6 4UR
NP26 5SH
NP6 4SH
NP26 5UD
NP26 5UR
NP26 5SP
NP26 5UL
NP26 5RZ
NP6 4SW
NP6 4TR
NP26 5SW
NP26 5SJ
NP26 5TP
NP6 4SL
NP6 4SJ
NP26 5SL
NP6 4RZ
NP6 4UB
NP26 5SQ
NP6 4SQ
NP26 5SD
NP26 5JQ
NP6 4YP
NP6 4YW
NP6 4YH
NP6 4YD
NP26 5YN
NP26 5RT
NP26 5UB
NP26 5YB
NP26 5SB
NP26 5YE
NP6 4UZ
NP6 4UY
NP6 4UU
NP6 4UX
NP26 5PT
NP26 5JP
NP26 5YA
NP26 5PX
NP26 5XE
NP26 5PY
NP26 5PS
NP26 5YW
NP26 5PW
NP6 4TH
NP26 5XG
NP26 5JH
NP26 5PU
NP6 4XE
NP6 4XG
NP6 4XF
NP6 4JH
NP26 5YR
NP26 5AA
NP26 5AD
NP26 5JE
NP26 5TR
NP26 5JF
NP26 5YT
NP6 4TS
NP26 5GA
NP26 5PR
NP26 5GD
NP6 4GA
NP6 4JE
NP26 5LT
NP26 5JD
NP26 5GB
NP26 5LX
NP26 5YG
NP6 4GD
NP6 4JQ
NP6 4JF
NP26 5QJ
NP6 4UF
NP6 4UA
NP26 5YL
NP26 5YH
NP26 5YJ
NP26 5YF
NP26 5JB
NP26 5YS
NP26 5ZN
NP6 4JB
NP6 4GB
NP26 5LS
NP6 4XU
NP6 4LT
NP6 4JD
NP26 5GE
NP26 5JG
NP26 4RS
NP6 4JG
NP6 4US
NP26 4JS
NP6 4QJ
NP6 4LS
NP26 5QX
NP26 4JA
NP26 5RN
NP26 4JL
NP6 4JA
NP26 5UA
NP26 5TS
NP6 4JL
NP26 5RL
NP6 4UH
NP26 5UP
NP26 5RJ
NP26 4JE
NP6 4XR
NP6 4UP
NP6 4XP
NP26 5RE
NP6 4HR
NP26 4HU
NP6 4RJ
NP6 4RL
NP26 5US
NP6 4HU
NP6 4RN
NP26 4HR
NP6 4ET
NP26 5ET
NP26 5RH
NP6 4PJ
NP26 4HP
NP6 4HP
NP26 4HZ
NP26 5XP
NP6 4RE
NP6 4RH
NP26 5FA
NP6 4FA
NP26 5RF
NP26 5RG
NP26 5FB
NP26 5UN
NP6 4HS
NP26 4GZ
NP26 4HS
NP26 4QL
NP6 4TY
NP6 4RQ
NP6 4RG
NP26 5UU
NP26 5RD
NP6 4FB
NP6 4ES
NP26 5DD
NP26 4PL
NP26 5ES
NP26 4PJ
NP26 5TU
NP6 4GZ
NP26 5RB
NP6 4PL
NP6 4GW
NP6 4RF
NP6 4RB
NP6 4RD
NP26 4HW
NP26 5ER
NP6 4HZ
NP26 4BN
NP6 4ER
NP6 4HW
NP26 4HT
NP6 4QL
NP6 4TU
NP26 5EP
NP26 4HY
NP26 4LU
NP26 5RA
NP26 4GW
NP26 4PQ
NP6 4RA
NP6 4DF
NP26 4HN
NP6 4LU
NP6 4PX
NP26 5DN
NP6 4EP
NP6 4DJ
NP26 5XA
NP26 5XY
NP6 4DN
NP6 4FD
NP6 4HY
NP26 5TX
NP26 5DJ
NP26 4BP
NP26 4HX
NP26 5TZ
NP6 4HT
NP6 4BP
NP6 4HN
NP6 4XA
NP26 4GT
NP26 4GY
NP26 5DF
NP6 4YB
NP6 4XY
NP6 4YJ
NP6 4YQ
NP6 4XQ
NP6 4XW
NP6 4XD
NP26 4BQ
NP6 4TX
NP6 4TZ
NP6 4PZ
NP6 4LX
NP6 4DE
NP26 5TT
NP26 5DL
NP26 4UX
NP26 4WA
NP6 4BQ
NP6 4HX
NP26 4XF
NP6 4DL
NP26 4LY
NP26 5DE
NP26 4BG
NP6 4GY
NP26 4PX
NP26 4JB
NP6 4PY
NP26 5AB
NP6 4YE
NP6 4YF
NP6 4YL
NP6 4YN
NP6 4YG
NP26 4PY
NP26 4FF
NP26 4PH
NP26 4PN
NP6 4XB
NP6 4BG
NP6 4LY
NP6 4LZ
NP26 5BZ
NP26 4LZ
NP26 5TY
NP26 4XB
NP26 4FE
NP26 5DB
NP6 4BZ
NP6 4DD
NP26 5DA
NP26 4NA
NP26 4QA
NP6 4PN
NP6 4QA
NP26 4BR
NP26 4QR
NP26 4PZ
NP26 4JD
NP6 4NA
NP26 4QN
NP26 4EQ
NP6 4QR
NP6 4QZ
NP6 4QS
NP6 4QT
NP6 4QX
NP6 4QY
NP6 4QU
NP6 4FH
NP6 4FJ
NP6 4FL
NP6 4FN
NP6 4FE
NP6 4FF
NP6 4FG
NP26 4PG
NP26 5BW
NP26 5BY
NP26 4PP
NP26 4NB
NP26 4FD
NP6 4UN
NP6 4BY
NP6 4DA
NP6 4TT
NP6 4QB
NP6 4PP
NP26 4DH
NP26 5BX
NP26 4ND
NP26 4PF
NP6 4YR
NP6 4BT
NP6 4EQ
NP6 4NB
NP26 4PS
NP26 4BT
NP26 4QB
NP6 4BR
NP26 4BS
NP26 4PT
NP6 4ND
NP26 4EU
NP26 4NP
NP6 4BX
NP26 5BF
NP6 4BF
NP6 4DB
NP6 4DH
NP6 4NP
NP6 4NE
NP26 4PU
NP26 4RQ
NP6 4PR
NP6 4PS
NP6 4PT
NP26 4RD
NP26 5FH
NP26 4NL
NP26 4EN
NP6 4BS
NP26 5BG
NP26 4EX
NP26 4PR
NP26 4RA
NP26 4EY
NP6 4JS
NP26 4AJ
NP6 4PU
NP6 4PW
NP6 4EY
NP26 4PW
NP26 4ZP
NP26 4BU
NP26 4YS
NP26 4YE
NP26 4YA
NP6 4DP
NP26 4BH
NP26 4QP
NP26 4NE
NP26 4RF
NP26 4DP
NP6 4QP
NP6 4QW
NP6 4QN
NP26 4HA
NP26 4EW
NP6 4BW
NP6 4HA
NP6 4EN
NP6 4EU
NP6 4EW
NP6 4NF
NP6 4NL
NP26 4HH
NP26 4NF
NP6 4HB
NP6 4BH
NP6 4AA
NP26 4GX
NP26 4RE
NP6 4JP
NP6 4HH
NP6 4EE
NP26 4RB
NP26 4EZ
NP26 5UT
NP6 4GX
NP26 4FJ
NP6 4ZG
NP6 4ZH
NP6 4ZD
NP6 4ZF
NP6 4NR
NP26 4AB
NP6 4HD
NP6 4EX
NP26 4QG
NP26 4NX
NP26 4DG
NP6 4DG
NP6 4DQ
NP26 4HJ
NP26 4HB
NP26 4FL
NP26 4JT
NP26 4AA
NP26 4NR
NP26 4HD
NP6 4UT
NP26 4QH
NP6 4BU
NP26 3ZX
NP26 9AL
NP26 9AW
NP26 9BA
NP26 9BD
NP26 9BB
NP26 9AX
NP26 9AY
NP26 9AN
NP26 9AR
NP26 9AT
NP26 9AS
NP26 9AP
NP26 9AQ
NP26 5YU
NP26 5ZH
NP26 9AB
NP26 9AH
NP26 9AJ
NP26 9AG
NP26 5ZJ
NP26 5ZQ
NP26 5YX
NP26 5ZA
NP26 5ZE
NP26 5ZB
NP26 5YY
NP26 5YZ
NP26 5AE
NP26 5WY
NP26 5XR
NP26 5YP
NP26 5YD
NP26 5WZ
NP26 5XJ
NP26 5UF
NP26 5WT
NP26 5WW
NP26 5WU
NP26 5WD
NP26 5WS
NP26 4XW
NP26 4YP
NP26 4ZB
NP26 4ZU
NP26 4ZX
NP26 4ZJ
NP26 4YQ
NP26 4YR
NP26 4YB
NP26 4YH
NP26 4YL
NP26 4YJ
NP26 4YD
NP26 4YF
NP26 4WR
NP26 4WY
NP26 4WZ
NP26 4WX
NP26 4WB
NP26 4AH
NP26 3YH
NP26 3ZF
NP26 3ZL
NP26 3ZW
NP26 3ZR
NP26 3ZG
NP26 3ZH
NP26 3YJ
NP26 3YY
NP26 3ZA
NP26 3YZ
NP26 3YQ
NP26 3YU
NP26 3WD
NP26 3WW
NP26 3YA
NP26 3YF
NP26 3YG
NP26 3YB
NP26 3WX
NP26 3WY
NP26 3WJ
NP26 3WQ
NP26 3WT
NP26 3WS
NP26 3WL
NP26 3WP
NP26 3WZ
NP26 5WX
NP26 3ZJ
NP26 3WU
NP26 9AU
NP26 5YQ
NP26 5ZU
NP26 9BE
NP26 5ZG
NP26 9AZ
NP26 4YN
NP26 5XQ
NP26 3ZE
NP26 4YY
NP26 4DQ
NP6 4EZ
NP6 4JW
NP6 4JN
NP6 4JT
NP6 4BN
NP6 4AB
NP26 4HF
NP6 4ZN
NP6 4ZA
NP6 4YT
NP6 4YU
NP6 4ZB
NP6 4ZJ
NP6 4ZE
NP6 4YX
NP6 4YY
NP6 4XN
NP6 4YA
NP6 4YS
NP26 4YG
NP26 5UW
NP26 4JN
NP26 4NG
NP26 4JW
NP26 4HQ
NP6 4HJ
NP6 4HE
NP6 4NG
NP26 4EE
NP26 4JX
NP26 4JR
NP26 4HE
NP26 5XU
NP6 4BE
NP26 4AD
NP26 5UX
NP26 5WB
NP6 4HF
NP6 4NX
NP6 4NQ
NP6 4JR
NP26 4NH
NP26 4JU
NP26 4HG
NP6 4BL
NP6 4QG
NP6 4QQ
NP6 4QH
NP6 4HQ
NP6 4HG
NP6 4JU
NP26 4EF
NP26 5BE
NP6 4JX
NP6 4JY
NP6 4AD
NP26 4QF
NP6 4EG
NP6 4EF
NP6 4UQ
NP26 5BR
NP26 4AE
NP6 4GU
NP6 4LW
NP6 4LJ
NP26 4DS
NP26 4JY
NP26 4NQ
NP26 4JZ
NP26 4EG
NP26 4LP
NP26 4GU
NP6 4AE
NP26 4NJ
NP16 6YA
NP26 4EL
NP26 5UQ
NP6 4NH
NP6 4QF
NP6 6YA
NP6 4UW
NP26 4EH
NP6 4GT
NP26 4LW
NP26 4LA
NP26 4LN
NP6 4EL
NP26 4DR
NP6 4EH
NP6 4AF
NP26 4HL
NP26 4LJ
NP26 4DU
NP6 4JZ
NP6 4LA
NP6 4NJ
NP26 4LB
NP6 4LP
NP6 4EJ
NP6 4DT
NP6 4DS
NP6 4DR
NP26 4EJ
NP6 4LN
NP26 4ED
NP26 4DT
NP26 4LL
NP26 4AF
NP26 4JP
NP26 4LD
NP26 5XH
NP26 4DW
NP6 4ED
NP26 4LH
NP26 4DY
NP26 4EB
NP6 4DW
NP6 4DY
NP6 4DU
NP6 4HL
NP6 4AG
NP6 4LB
NP26 4DX
NP26 4LE
NP26 4QY
NP26 4LQ
NP6 4LD
NP6 4LL
NP6 4LE
NP6 4LF
NP26 4EA
NP26 5LG
NP26 4AG
NP6 4LH
NP6 4BD
NP6 4EB
NP6 4LQ
NP26 4QD
NP6 4EA
NP6 4DZ
NP26 4LF
NP26 4DZ
NP6 4QD
NP6 4DX
NP6 4QE
NP26 4LR
NP6 4LG
NP6 4LR
NP26 4QE
NP26 5BD
NP6 6HZ
NP26 5BB
NP6 6LT
NP6 4BB
NP16 6HZ
NP6 6LL
NP6 6JB
NP16 6LJ
NP6 4NW
NP16 6JB
NP6 4AJ
NP26 3TJ
NP26 5AH
NP26 5AJ
NP6 6LJ
NP16 6LL
NP26 5QZ
NP26 3SZ
NP6 3SZ
NP6 6RR
NP26 5NN
NP26 5NW
NP6 4NN
NP26 3TH
NP16 6JA
NP6 6JA
NP26 3TL
NP6 4AH
NP26 3TF
NP26 3TU
NP6 6LG
BS35 4NQ
NP26 5FG
NP26 3TA
NP26 3SY
NP26 3SU
NP6 3TA
BS12 3NQ
NP26 3SX
NP6 6LR
NP26 3FS
NP26 4QQ
NP26 4QU
NP26 5BJ
NP26 4QT
NP6 4BJ
NP6 4AP
NP6 3SU
NP6 3SX
BS12 3NG
NP16 6LG
NP26 3ST
NP6 3YS
NP6 3YY
NP6 3YE
NP6 3YU
NP6 3YX
NP6 3YP
NP6 3YN
NP6 3YL
NP6 3YW
NP6 3YT
NP6 3YQ
NP6 3YG
NP26 3YE
NP6 3YD
NP26 3SS
BS35 4NG
NP26 4QW
NP16 6LR
NP26 3SF
NP26 5AP
BS35 4NH
BS12 3NH
NP26 5AN
NP6 3UN
NP6 6JG
NP6 6JD
NP6 6JE
NP6 3ST
NP26 3SP
NP26 3SR
NP6 3SE
NP6 3SF
NP6 3SS
BS35 4PE
BS12 3PE
NP26 4QS
NP26 5AL
NP6 6YZ
NP6 6YT
NP6 6YS
NP6 6JN
NP6 6JJ
NP6 6JL
NP6 6JH
NP6 6HR
NP26 5BH
NP26 3SJ
NP16 6JH
NP26 3SE
NP16 6JD
NP16 6JJ
BS12 3PG
NP6 6JP
NP16 6JG
NP16 6JL
BS12 3PF
BS35 4PF
BS35 4PG
NP6 6JQ
NP16 6JW
NP6 3SR
NP6 3SP
NP6 4AN
NP26 5FN
NP16 6JP
NP16 6JE
NP6 3UL
NP6 3SY
NP6 3SD
NP6 6JW
NP6 4AL
NP26 3WF
NP16 6JQ
BS35 4PD
BS12 3PD
NP26 3SW
NP26 3SL
NP26 5JJ
NP16 6UF
BS35 4PB
NP16 6HR
BS12 3PB
NP16 6JN
NP6 6HN
NP6 4JJ
NP6 4AW
BS12 3PQ
BS35 4PQ
NP6 3UE
NP16 6HN
BS12 3LZ
BS35 4LZ
NP26 5AQ
NP26 3UB
NP6 3SJ
NP6 3SW
NP6 3SL
NP6 6JF
NP6 3SG
BS35 4NP
NP26 3SH
NP26 5NS
NP26 5AW
BS35 4PJ
BS12 3PJ
BS12 3PH
NP6 4AQ
NP26 3SN
BS12 3PL
NP6 4AS
BS35 4PH
BS35 4NT
NP6 6HS
BS12 3PA
NP26 3UE
BS35 4PA
NP26 5AX
NP26 5AR
BS12 3NF
BS35 4NF
NP6 3UB
NP26 5NX
NP6 6JR
BS35 4PL
NP26 3FN
NP6 3SN
NP6 4NS
NP6 4AR
NP26 5AS
NP16 6JR
BS12 3PN
NP26 3UA
NP6 4AU
NP6 4AT
NP6 4AX
NP26 3SG
BS35 4NR
BS12 3NR
NP26 3TZ
BS35 4NS
NP26 5NT
NP16 6JF
NP16 6HS
NP26 3SA
NP6 6LF
BS12 3NE
BS35 4NE
NP26 3TB
BS35 4PN
NP6 4NT
NP6 6HY
NP26 3SD
NP6 3TE
NP6 3UA
NP6 3TB
NP6 3TD
NP6 3TF
NP26 3TG
NP6 4PF
NP26 3SB
NP6 3SH
NP6 3SB
NP16 6UD
BS12 3QD
BS35 4QD
NP6 3SA
BS12 3ND
NP26 5AY
BS35 4ND
NP26 3UT
BS35 4QE
BS12 3QE
NP26 5AF
NP26 5BP
NP26 3UF
BS35 4PT
NP6 4AY
BS12 3PT
BS35 4PW
NP26 5BN
NP26 3UG
NP16 6UP
NP26 5AG
NP6 3UF
BS12 3NB
BS35 4NB
NP6 3UT
NP6 3XA
BS12 3PW
BS35 4NA
BS12 3NA
BS12 3NJ
NP26 5NU
NP6 4AZ
NP26 5BL
NP26 3UN
NP26 3UY
BS35 4PS
BS12 3PS
BS35 4NJ
NP26 3UQ
NP26 5AZ
NP26 5AU
NP6 6HP
NP26 3UL
NP26 5PF
NP26 3UW
NP6 3UQ
NP6 4NU
NP16 6LF
NP26 3UU
NP26 5NZ
NP26 3UD
NP6 4BA
BS35 4LX
BS12 3LX
NP6 3UJ
NP26 3WA
BS35 4PY
BS12 3PY
BS12 3LY
NP26 5XL
NP26 3WR
NP26 3UZ
NP26 3WB
BS12 3NL
NP6 4XH
NP6 4XL
NP6 4XJ
BS35 4LY
NP26 3UX
BS12 3PP
NP6 6JS
NP16 6HP
NP16 6HY
BS35 4NL
NP26 3JG
NP6 3UD
NP26 5AT
BS35 4QA
BS35 4PP
BS12 3QA
NP6 6LE
NP6 6LH
BS12 3PZ
BS35 4PZ
NP16 6LH
NP26 3UH
NP6 4NZ
NP6 6JT
NP6 6LS
NP6 3JG

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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