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 Cambridgeshire

CB1 6PL
CB21 4PL
CB1 6PY
CB21 4PY
CB1 6PP
CB21 4PP
CB21 4PS
CB1 6PS
CB1 6PW
CB21 4PW
CB21 4EN
CB1 6EN
CB1 6PG
CB21 4PG
CB1 6PN
CB1 6PR
CB21 4PN
CB21 4PR
CB10 2HY
CB21 4US
CB21 4NA
CB1 6NA
CB1 6PH
CB21 4UR
CB1 6UR
CB1 6LS
CB21 4LS
CB1 6NG
CB21 4NG
CB1 6NE
CB21 4NE
CB1 6QP
CB21 4QP
CB1 6LY
CB21 4LY
CB21 4ND
CB1 6ND
CB1 6LT
CB21 4LT
CB21 4NF
CB1 6NF
CB1 6NS
CB21 4NS
CB1 6NQ
CB21 4NQ
CB1 6LU
CB21 4LU
CB21 4NB
CB1 6NB
CB1 6LX
CB21 4LX
CB1 6XJ
CB21 4XJ
CB1 6XH
CB21 4XH
CB1 6PF
CB21 4XA
CB1 6XA
CB1 6XB
CB21 4AE
CB21 4XB
CB1 6XQ
CB21 4XQ
CB10 2JB
CB1 6LB
CB21 4LB
CB21 4AA
CB1 6PD
CB21 4PD
CB21 4PF
CB21 4LP
CB1 6LP
CB21 4XF
CB1 6XF
CB21 4YL
CB21 4PE
CB1 6PE
CB1 6YL
CB10 2JD
CB1 6YS
CB21 4YS
CB1 6XG
CB21 4XG
CB21 4LA
CB21 4XD
CB1 6XD
CB1 6LA
CB1 6PQ
CB1 6YP
CB21 4XE
CB21 4YP
CB10 2JF
CB1 6YX
CB1 6YY
CB1 6PJ
CB1 6XT
CB1 6XY
CB1 6YU
CB1 6XU
CB1 6QL
CB1 6RZ
CB1 6UL
CB1 6FP
CB1 6HN
CB1 6FR
CB1 6FN
CB21 4PQ
CB1 6YW
CB1 6NL
CB21 4YW
CB21 4NL
CB21 4PT
CB1 6PT
CB1 6PX
CB1 6PU
CB1 6YR
CB1 6XE
CB21 4YR
CB1 6LW
CB21 4LW
CB21 4NJ
CB10 2JQ
CB1 6JZ
CB21 4JZ
CB1 6XL
CB10 2JG
CB21 4YN
CB21 4JY
CB1 6YN
CB21 4PB
CB1 6PB
CB1 6JY
CB10 2HX
CB21 4RJ
CB1 6RJ
CB10 2HU
CB1 6JT
CB21 4JT
CB1 6LD
CB10 2JE
CB21 4LD
CB1 6LG
CB21 4PH
CB21 4LG
CB1 6UN
CB1 6UP
CB1 6UT
CB1 6NZ
CB21 4NZ
CB10 2HR
CB21 4UW
CB1 6UW
CB21 4LL
CB1 6LL
CB1 6NX
CB21 4NY
CB1 6NY
CB21 4NU
CB1 6LH
CB21 4LH
CB1 6NU
CB1 6LJ
CB10 2JR
CB21 4NX
CB21 4LJ
CB10 2JL
CB1 6JX
CB21 4JX
CB10 2JJ
CB10 2HT
CB10 2JH
CB1 6JS
CB21 4JS
CB1 6JU
CB1 6JJ
CB1 6JH
CB21 4JJ
CB21 4JH
CB21 4PA
CB21 4JR
CB10 2HS
CB1 6JR
CB1 6QW
CB1 6PA
CB21 4HT
CB1 6NJ
CB1 6NT
CB1 6HT
CB10 2HP
CB1 6JE
CB21 4JE
CB21 4NT
CB21 4NR
CB1 6NR
CB21 4JQ
CB10 2JA
CB1 6HS
CB21 4HS
CB21 4JP
CB1 6JQ
CB21 4AB
CB21 4XN
CB1 6JP
CB21 4JW
CB1 6XN
CB1 6JW
CB1 6JN
CB21 4JN
CB10 2HW
CB21 4HX
CB1 6HX
CB1 6RA
CB21 4HG
CB21 4RA
CB1 6HU
CB21 4HU
CB10 1XQ
CB21 4AG
CB1 6LZ
CB21 4LZ
CB21 4AF
CB21 4HJ
CB1 6HJ
CB21 4HY
CB1 6HY
CB1 6NN
CB10 2WX
CB10 9ED
CB10 9BX
CB10 2UU
CB10 2WE
CB21 4UX
CB1 6UX
CB1 6JG
CB10 1YY
CB10 1YN
CB10 2HN
CB10 2HA
CB1 6JF
CB1 6LR
CB21 4LR
CB21 4JF
CB21 4QF
CB1 6NP
CB21 4NP
CB21 4NN
CB21 4JG
CB1 6QF
CB10 2HB
CB1 6FD
CB21 4FD
CB1 6NH
CB21 4NH
CB10 2EU
CB1 6LE
CB1 6HZ
CB21 4NW
CB1 6NW
CB10 2EX
CB21 4JA
CB1 6JA
CB10 2EY
CB1 6QX
CB1 6JB
CB21 4QX
CB1 6QE
CB1 6JL
CB1 6YT
CB21 4YT
CB21 4QE
CB21 4JB
CB21 4JL
CB21 4WJ
CB21 4WD
CB21 4WE
CB21 4UY
CB21 4UL
CB21 4SJ
CB21 4ZQ
CB21 4ZP
CB21 4XW
CB21 4XX
CB21 4XR
CB21 4WX
CB21 4WN
CB21 4WP
CB21 4WG
CB21 4WF
CB21 4WB
CB21 4WA
CB21 4UT
CB21 4UU
CB21 4UP
CB21 4DH
CB21 4XU
CB21 4XT
CB21 4WY
CB21 4WQ
CB21 4WS
CB21 4WR
CB21 4QN
CB1 6QN
CB10 2ET
CB10 2EZ
CB1 6UH
CB21 4QB
CB21 4UH
CB1 6QB
CB1 6UQ
CB21 4UQ
CB21 4QS
CB1 6QS
CB1 6QQ
CB21 4QQ
CB21 4QT
CB1 6QT
CB1 6QD
CB1 6QR
CB21 4TP
CB21 4QD
CB21 4QR
CB1 6UB
CB21 4UB
CB1 6QU
CB21 4QU
CB1 6RN
CB21 4RN
CB21 4UE
CB1 6UE
CB21 4RB
CB10 2FH
CB10 2FB
CB21 4QA
CB1 6UD
CB10 2HF
CB21 4UD
CB1 6UG
CB21 4UG
CB1 6RB
CB21 4RU
CB21 4UJ
CB21 4QH
CB1 6UJ
CB1 6TP
CB21 4LE
CB1 6RQ
CB21 4RQ
CB1 6QA
CB1 6UU
CB1 6UA
CB21 4UA
CB1 6UF
CB21 4UF
CB1 6RR
CB21 4RR
CB10 2HQ
CB10 2HG
CB21 4QY
CB1 6QY
CB10 2HL
CB10 2HD
CB1 6LN
CB1 6JD
CB21 4JD
CB21 4LN
CB10 2HH
CB21 4QZ
CB21 4LF
CB1 6LF
CB1 6RD
CB21 4RD
CB1 6RE
CB1 6RH
CB10 2HZ
CB1 6QZ
CB21 4RH
CB1 6TS
CB10 2HJ
CB21 4RF
CB1 6RP
CB1 6RF
CB1 6LQ
CB21 4LQ
CB21 4RP
CB10 2LZ
CB21 4TR
CB10 1XB
CB1 6TL
CB21 4TL
CB21 4RE
CB21 4HB
CB1 6HB
CB1 6TR
CB21 4RS
CB1 6RS
CB10 2NB
CB1 6QG
CB21 4QG
CB10 1XG
CB10 2NA
CB1 6RU
CB1 6TN
CB21 4TN
CB21 4RZ
CB1 6RX
CB21 4RX
CB21 4DU
CB1 6DU
CB1 6BS
CB21 6BS
CB1 6SX
CB21 4SX
CB1 6RY
CB21 4RY
CB21 4TJ
CB1 6SY
CB21 4SY
CB1 6TJ
CB1 6TB
CB1 6TH
CB21 4TB
CB21 4TQ
CB1 6TQ
CB21 4TD
CB1 6TD

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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