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

SA31 3QN
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SA31 9BY
SA31 9DA
SA31 9BW
SA31 9BS
SA31 9BQ
SA31 9BP
SA31 9BF
SA31 9BD
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SA31 3RB
SA31 2BX
SA31 3RX
SA31 3RW
SA31 3QZ
SA31 3NR
SA31 3NH
SA31 3PL
SA31 3RT
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SA31 3NJ
SA31 3BR
SA31 3QX
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SA31 2BL
SA31 3PJ
SA31 3BW
SA31 3NL
SA31 2BU
SA31 2DB
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SA31 2AA
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SA31 2NW
SA31 2DH
SA31 2DD
SA31 3YS
SA31 3YD
SA31 3YE
SA31 2NN
SA31 3PU
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SA31 2AT
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SA31 3NS
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SA31 3XH
SA31 3XU
SA31 2DJ
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SA31 2PE
SA31 2AB
SA31 3NX
SA33 6HU
SA31 2AS
SA31 3RR
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SA31 3NP
SA33 6EQ
SA31 2AD
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SA33 6AG
SA31 3NU
SA31 3RS
SA31 2NR
SA31 2AN
SA31 2JY
SA31 2DU
SA31 2DS
SA31 2AJ
SA31 3QQ
SA31 2AZ
SA31 2NS
SA31 2DT
SA31 3NY
SA31 2NU
SA31 2HF
SA31 3RP
SA31 3PB
SA31 3NZ
SA31 2AW
SA31 2DX
SA31 2AR
SA31 2HQ
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SA31 2NZ
SA31 3PA
SA31 2BH
SA31 2AL
SA31 2LA
SA31 2HG
SA31 2AH
SA31 3PD
SA31 2AP
SA33 6AL
SA31 2AF
SA31 2ED
SA31 2NP
SA31 2AY
SA31 3RJ
SA31 2HR
SA31 2DY
SA31 3PG
SA31 2NY
SA31 3PE
SA31 2YT
SA31 2YS
SA31 3PF
SA31 2YL
SA31 3SA
SA31 2NT
SA31 2LD
SA31 3RL
SA31 2NX
SA31 2NL
SA31 3QR
SA31 2BZ
SA31 2LN
SA33 6JA
SA31 2DZ
SA31 3PQ
SA31 2PA
SA33 6AD
SA31 3NW
SA31 3NT
SA31 3QY
SA33 6JB
SA31 2EE
SA31 2EA
SA33 6HT
SA33 6AJ
SA33 6HX
SA31 2NE
SA31 2LJ
SA33 6HY
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SA31 2HU
SA31 2AQ
SA31 2AG
SA31 2EF
SA31 2JZ
SA31 3RZ
SA31 3RN
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SA31 2EB
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SA31 2PL
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SA31 2YX
SA31 2YH
SA31 2YD
SA31 2YE
SA33 6JD
SA31 2HH
SA31 2NJ
SA31 2PN
SA31 2PP
SA31 2HJ
SA31 3RH
SA31 2LH
SA31 2HT
SA31 2LB
SA31 2LF
SA31 2LE
SA31 2HP
SA31 2HS
SA32 7HR
SA31 2PB
SA33 6AF
SA31 3QU
SA31 2NQ
SA31 2LL
SA33 6EH
SA33 6BD
SA32 7DH
SA31 2PD
SA31 2NH
SA33 5DS
SA33 6JE
SA33 6ND
SA33 6AQ
SA33 6AE
SA31 2HY
SA33 6JF
SA31 2JN
SA31 2JJ
SA31 2JL
SA31 2JH
SA31 2JU
SA31 2JP
SA31 2JT
SA31 2LG
SA31 2HX
SA33 5DP
SA31 2JX
SA31 2JW
SA32 8DN
SA31 2JD
SA31 2JA
SA31 2JB
SA32 7HU
SA31 2JE
SA33 5DL
SA33 6BE
SA31 2JR
SA33 5BH
SA31 2BB
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SA33 6AW
SA33 6BA
SA33 6AH
SA31 2JG
SA32 8DW
SA31 2PG
SA32 7DJ
SA33 6JG
SA32 8AA
SA31 2JQ
SA32 7HS
SA33 6NA
SA33 5DT
SA33 6NE
SA32 7AA
SA31 2LW
SA31 2DA
SA32 7HF
SA33 5BQ
SA31 2JF
SA33 5EH
SA32 7BT
SA31 2PH
SA33 6NH
SA32 7BX
SA32 7DN
SA32 7BU
SA31 2LR
SA32 7HT
SA32 8DP
SA32 7AX
SA33 5AA
SA33 5BL
SA32 7HW
SA33 5DU
SA32 7AS
SA32 7AT
SA32 7AU
SA31 2LT
SA31 2LU
SA32 7AB
SA33 6EJ
SA32 7HN
SA31 2LP
SA33 6NF
SA33 6NB
SA33 5DJ
SA31 2LS
SA32 8EL
SA32 7EJ
SA33 6EN
SA33 5AB
SA33 5BG
SA33 5EG
SA32 8HE
SA33 6AR
SA32 7ER
SA33 5EU
SA32 8DR

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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