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 Central Bedfordshire

SG18 9EG
SG18 9EH
SG18 9EF
SG18 9EN
SG18 9EE
SG18 9EW
SG18 9ED
SG18 9EL
SG18 9AB
SG18 9EX
SG18 9ER
SG18 9AR
SG18 9AD
SG18 9AE
SG18 9AA
SG18 9AF
SG18 9EP
SG18 9UD
SG18 9BS
SG18 9AH
SG18 9AQ
SG18 9EJ
SG18 9AJ
SG18 9DU
SG18 9EA
SG18 9DX
SG18 9ES
SG18 9AG
SG18 9AL
SG18 9EZ
SG18 9BT
SG18 9DY
SG18 9BU
SG18 9DG
SG18 9AU
SG18 9DH
SG18 9DQ
SG18 9AN
SG18 9DB
SG18 9DA
SG18 9BX
SG18 9HF
SG18 9DL
SG18 9HE
SG18 9HA
SG18 9BL
SG18 9DJ
SG19 1PR
SG18 9DN
SG18 9HD
SG18 9DW
SG18 9EB
SG18 9DS
SG18 9DT
SG18 9DD
SG18 9BH
SG18 9DF
SG18 9BP
SG18 9HB
SG18 9DE
SG18 9BN
SG18 9DR
SG19 1PU
SG18 9HQ
SG18 9BQ
SG18 9BG
SG19 1PS
SG18 9AP
SG19 1PX
SG18 9BD
SG19 1PP
SG18 9FA
SG18 9FB
SG19 1PT
SG18 9AW
SG18 9LX
SG18 9HH
SG18 9UT
SG18 9FE
SG18 9FD
SG18 9HJ
SG18 9HL
SG18 9HG
SG18 9BJ
SG18 9DP
SG18 9AX
SG18 9BA
SG18 9ET
SG18 9LR
MK44 3UD
SG18 9AY
SG19 1PF
SG19 1PY
SG18 9BE
SG19 1PG
SG19 1NZ
SG19 1PE
SG19 1PH
SG19 1PD
SG18 9NL
SG19 1QA
SG18 9EU
SG18 9LN
SG19 1NU
SG19 1PQ
SG19 1PJ
SG18 9AS
SG18 9AT
SG19 1PL
SG19 1PB
SG19 1RT
SG19 1RU
SG18 9NA
SG18 9NB
SG18 9BB
SG19 1PA
SG19 1NS
SG18 0NA
SG19 1GD
SG18 9NJ
SG18 9NH
SG19 1NR
SG19 1GB
SG18 9NW
SG18 9LB
SG19 1GA
SG18 9NP
SG18 9NR
SG19 1GF
MK44 3RW
SG18 9HP
SG19 1GE
SG18 9ND
SG18 9LL
SG18 9RJ
SG18 9TT
SG18 9UW
SG18 9TX
SG18 9UL
SG18 9RD
MK44 3RL
SG18 0AB
SG18 9JA
SG18 9NN
SG19 1NX
SG18 9LS
SG18 9HT
SG18 9HU
SG19 1ND
SG18 9HZ
SG18 9LH
SG18 0AE
MK44 3RY
SG18 9JB
SG18 0FE
SG18 9LJ
SG18 0BE
MK44 3RG
MK44 3RJ
SG18 0AG
MK44 3RN
SG18 9LW
MK44 3RH
SG18 9LU
SG19 1NQ
SG18 0AW
SG18 0BL
SG18 0LG
SG18 0AR
SG18 0BB
SG19 1NL
SG18 0BN
SG18 0AF
MK44 3RQ
SG18 0LQ
SG18 0BQ
SG18 0BD
SG18 0AN
SG19 1NW
SG19 1NJ
SG18 0AX
SG19 1NH
SG18 9HX
SG19 1NB
SG18 0BH
MK44 3RD
SG19 1HJ
SG19 1NA
SG18 9LD
SG19 1NN
SG18 0LZ
SG19 1NP
SG19 1NE
SG18 0BJ
MK44 3UB
SG18 0BP
SG19 1NT
SG18 0AT
SG18 0AA
SG19 1NG
MK44 3RS
SG18 0BA
SG18 0AP
SG18 0AS
SG18 0HF
SG18 0HG
SG18 0BS
SG18 0AH
SG19 1ES
SG18 0GX
SG18 0FR
SG18 0FG
SG18 0FA
SG19 1HL
SG18 0LY
SG19 1FE
MK44 3RR
SG18 0HQ
SG18 9LP
SG18 0RD
SG18 0EG
SG18 0AU
SG18 0BX
SG18 0HU
SG18 0DE
SG18 0ND
SG18 0DP
SG18 0AL
SG19 1NF
SG19 1HW
SG18 0FW
SG19 1ER
SG18 0HE
SG18 0JA
SG18 0HX
MK44 3RF
SG19 1HP
SG18 8BB
SG19 1EX
SG18 0BU
SG18 8BQ
SG18 8DU
SG19 1EP
SG19 1NY
SG19 1ET
SG19 2AB
SG18 8DY
SG18 0EW
SG18 0EQ
SG18 8AZ
SG18 0JB
SG18 0DF
SG18 0LE
SG19 1HY
SG18 0BT
SG18 0YY
SG18 8DT
SG18 8EA
SG18 8BA
SG18 0HY
SG18 0FB
SG18 0JE
SG18 0EE
SG18 0BY
SG18 0DW
SG19 1HH
SG18 0BZ
SG18 0DN
SG18 0EN
SG18 0EF
SG18 8AP
SG19 1EU
SG19 1EY
SG18 8DS
SG19 1AN
SG18 0BG
MK44 3RE
SG18 8DZ
MK44 3ZX
MK44 3ZW
MK44 3ZT
MK44 3ZS
MK44 3ZL
MK44 3ZE
MK44 3YX
SG18 0DG
SG19 1RA
SG19 1HG
SG19 1EW
SG18 9LA
SG18 0JL
SG18 8HH
SG18 8UU
SG19 1AY
SG18 8AF
SG18 0DQ
SG18 8AX
SG18 0AQ
SG18 0BW
SG19 1HN
SG18 0JG
SG19 1BA
SG19 1JD
SG18 0LF
SG19 1BH
SG18 8AY
SG18 0JR
SG18 8DX
SG18 8HQ
SG18 8BE
SG19 2AA
SG19 1RX
SG19 1HA
SG19 1AS
SG18 8AU
SG19 1AR
SG18 8AQ
SG18 0JD
SG19 1EA
MK44 3RT
SG19 1AU
SG18 0JZ
SG19 1ED
SG18 8AS
MK44 3RP
SG18 0DA
SG18 0JS
SG19 1AW
SG18 8HG
SG19 1HR
SG19 1AT
SG18 8DQ
SG18 0JF
SG18 8HE
SG18 0NB
SG18 0NQ
SG18 8DW
SG18 0JX
SG18 0HT
SG18 8BL
SG19 1AX
SG19 1EG
SG19 1HD
SG18 0JU
SG19 1JN
SG18 0JH
SG19 1HQ
SG18 8DJ
SG18 0FF
SG19 1UH
SG19 1EL
SG18 8AR
SG18 8HF
SG18 8BY
SG17 5QJ
SG18 0JT
SG18 0JY
SG18 0EZ
SG18 8AH
SG19 1AP
SG18 8DP
SG18 0HD
SG19 1AB
SG19 1EJ
SG18 0JP
MK44 3DE
SG18 0HB
SG18 9RN
SG19 1FD
SG19 1JB
SG19 1EQ
SG18 8AB
SG19 1JP
SG18 8BP
SG19 1AF
SG19 1DZ
SG19 1HE
SG18 0EY
SG18 0ET
SG18 8BZ
SG18 0HA
SG19 9BD
SG19 9AY
SG19 9AT
SG19 9BB
SG19 9BA
SG19 9AX
SG19 9AU
SG19 9AS
SG19 9AL
SG19 3ZQ
SG19 3XA
SG19 3WH
SG19 2ZT
SG19 1YL
SG19 2WB
SG19 2WJ
SG19 1ZW
SG19 2UG
SG19 1WZ
SG19 1XZ
SG19 1AA
SG18 8BW
SG18 0LR
SG19 1AJ
SG18 0DU
SG19 9AR
SG19 9AZ
SG19 9AW
SG19 9BE
SG19 9AB
SG19 3WS
SG19 3PJ
SG19 3QB
SG19 2WU
SG19 2WE
SG19 2LL
SG19 1ZR
SG19 1WF
SG19 1WJ
SG19 1WN
SG19 1PN
SG18 8BN
SG18 9ZX
SG18 9ZQ
SG18 9ZT
SG18 9YU
SG18 9ZN
SG18 9XZ
SG18 9YT
SG18 9XR
SG18 9XQ
SG18 9XJ
SG18 9XN
SG18 9XB
SG18 9XE
SG18 9WY
SG18 9XA
SG18 9WW
SG18 9WU
SG18 9WR
SG18 9WS
SG18 9WL
SG18 9WP
SG18 9WQ
SG18 9WN
SG18 9WJ
SG18 9WG
SG18 9WA
SG18 9WD
SG18 9UY
SG18 9UZ
SG18 9UU
SG18 9UX
SG18 9US
SG18 9UN
SG18 9TS
SG18 9UH
SG18 9RQ
SG18 9HN
SG18 9NT
SG18 9EQ
SG18 9BY
SG18 9AZ
SG18 9BW
SG18 8ZW
SG18 8ZX
SG18 8ZQ
SG18 8ZU
SG18 8ZJ
SG18 8XW
SG18 8XZ
SG18 8XN
SG18 8XH
SG18 8XJ
SG18 8XG
SG18 8XD
SG18 8XE
SG18 8WZ
SG18 8XA
SG18 8WU
SG18 8WW
SG18 8WT
SG18 8WQ
SG18 8WG
SG18 8WE
SG18 8TJ
SG18 8UZ
SG18 8QW
SG18 8PY
SG18 8AD
SG18 1AR
SG18 1AQ
SG18 1AN
SG18 1AJ
SG18 1AG
SG18 1AH
SG18 0XN
SG18 1AE
SG18 1AF
SG18 1AD
SG18 0WX
SG18 0XJ
SG18 0WY
SG18 0WH
SG18 0WS
SG18 0WU
SG18 0WW
SG18 0WT
SG18 0WJ
SG18 0WQ
SG18 0WR
SG18 0SB
SG18 0SP
SG18 0WB
SG18 0WD
SG18 0SR
SG18 0SD
SG18 0SJ
SG18 0SL
SG18 0RH
SG18 0RT
SG18 0RW
SG18 0SA
SG18 0RP
SG18 0QS
SG18 8BG
SG18 8ZN
SG18 8XU
SG18 8XF
SG18 8WS
SG18 8WR
SG18 8TF
SG18 8TE
SG18 8EQ
SG18 8AA
SG18 1AY
SG18 1AX
SG18 1AW
SG18 1AU
SG18 1AS
SG18 1AT
SG18 1AP
SG18 1AL
SG18 0WZ
SG18 0AZ
SG18 8LG
SG19 1EN
SG18 0EH
SG19 1AQ
SG18 8DR
SG19 1AH
SG18 0QL
SG18 0EX
SG18 0LP
SG18 0LB
SG18 8DH
SG18 0DD
SG19 1AE
SG19 1HS
SG18 0LH
SG18 8DA
SG18 8DL
SG19 1AL
SG18 0LJ
SG18 9JY
SG19 1JA
SG19 1HZ
SG19 1EZ
SG18 0EU
SG19 1EH
SG19 1AG
SG19 1JR
SG18 0LW
SG19 3XN
SG19 1YG
SG19 2ZQ
SG19 2LN
SG19 1WE
SG19 2US
SG19 1WX
SG19 3WF
SG19 2WT
SG19 1ZN
SG19 2ZJ
SG19 3ZY
SG19 2YJ
SG19 3TH
SG19 3WP
SG19 2XR
SG19 2WY
SG19 3ZN
SG19 2YD
SG19 3ZP
SG19 2WP
SG19 3WY
SG19 3WW
SG19 3WQ
SG19 3WR
SG19 3WJ
SG19 3WN
SG19 3WL
SG19 3WE
SG19 3TQ
SG19 3WB
SG19 3WA
SG19 3TD
SG19 3TG
SG19 3TE
SG19 2ZW
SG19 2YL
SG19 2ZL
SG19 2ZR
SG19 1WL
SG19 2ZS
SG19 2ZN
SG19 2ZP
SG19 2YN
SG19 2YY
SG19 2ZH
SG19 2YZ
SG19 2YW
SG19 2YX
SG19 2XB
SG19 2XS
SG19 2YE
SG19 2YG
SG19 2YF
SG19 2XT
SG19 2XW
SG19 2XE
SG19 2XN
SG19 2XQ
SG19 2XP
SG19 2XH
SG19 2XL
SG19 2WQ
SG19 2WX
SG19 2WW
SG19 2WR
SG19 2WS
SG19 2WN
SG19 2WG
SG19 2WD
SG19 2WF
SG19 2UQ
SG19 2RF
SG19 2DN
SG19 2HQ
SG19 1YW
SG19 1ZH
SG19 1ZQ
SG19 1ZJ
SG19 1WP
SG19 1XN
SG19 1XQ
SG19 1WY
SG19 1XD
SG19 1WQ
SG19 1WT
SG19 1WW
SG19 1WU
SG19 1WR
SG19 1WS
SG19 1SF
SG19 1WA
SG19 1WB
SG19 1WD
SG19 1SX
SG19 1UE
SG19 1UT
SG19 1UL
SG19 1LZ
SG19 1PW
SG19 1DF
SG19 1BF
SG19 2ZU
SG19 3XQ
SG19 3WT
SG19 3WX
SG19 3WG
SG19 3WD
SG19 3WZ
SG19 2ZX
SG19 1XJ
SG19 1LB
SG18 0QQ
SG18 0QW
SG18 0QH
SG18 0AY
SG18 0RR
SG18 0QY
SG18 0QN
SG18 0QU
SG18 0QX
SG18 0QT
SG18 0QR
SG18 8AL
SG18 0WA
SG18 0RS
SG18 0SH
SG18 0RN
SG18 0RL
SG18 0QZ
SG18 0RJ
SG18 8DB
SG18 9JT
SG19 1LY
SG18 0LA
SG18 8BX
SG18 0QG
SG18 0LD
SG18 8AW
SG19 1LA
SG19 1BQ
SG19 1HT
SG19 1LD
SG19 1JW
SG19 1HB
MK44 3QU
SG18 8AJ
MK44 3TZ
SG18 0DX
SG18 0DH
MK44 3TA
SG19 1BB
SG18 8JA
SG18 9JX
SG18 0ES
SG19 1BG
SG18 8AN
SG19 1HU
SG18 8DE
SG18 0LN
SG18 8SY
SG18 0LS
SG18 8NL
SG18 8WX
SG18 8WY
SG19 1DX
SG19 1HX
SG18 0RA
SG18 8WP
SG19 1HF
SG18 0EA
SG19 1LE
SG19 1AD
SG18 8DD
SG19 1JU
SG18 8DF
SG19 1YQ
SG19 1YH
SG19 1YJ
SG19 1UW
SG19 1UN
SG19 1UJ
SG19 1SL
SG18 0DB
SG18 8BT
SG18 0AD
SG18 8EP
SG18 9LT
SG19 1BD
SG18 0DZ
SG19 1JE
SG18 0DJ
SG19 1AZ
SG19 1DY
MK44 3RB
SG18 0LL
SG19 2DL
SG19 1LG
SG19 1JQ
SG18 0DS
SG18 9JZ
SG19 1LR
SG18 8NG
SG19 1DR
SG18 0PR
SG18 8LL
SG19 1LT
SG19 1JZ
SG18 8BS
SG18 0QB
SG19 1DS
SG19 1BE
SG19 2DW
SG18 8BU
SG18 0DL
SG19 1DT
SG18 0JJ
SG19 1DL
SG19 1LS
SG18 8BJ
SG19 1JL
SG18 0DT
SG19 1LW
SG19 1JJ
SG18 0PT
SG18 0PU
SG18 0DY
SG19 1LU
SG19 1QN
SG19 1UX
SG19 1JF
SG18 0LT
SG19 1UD
SG19 1UU
SG19 1TP
SG18 8QE
SG18 8QD
SG17 5QL
SG19 1LQ
SG18 8NJ
SG18 0JN
SG18 8BH
SG19 1LX
SG18 0DR
SG18 8LP
SG18 0LX
SG18 8BD
SG18 0EB
SG19 1DJ
SG18 8NH
SG19 1LN
MK44 3RX
SG19 1UP
SG18 8FP
SG18 8ER
SG19 1DW
SG18 8FQ
SG18 0AJ
SG19 2DH
SG18 8FN
SG18 0JW
SG19 1LJ
SG18 8FR
SG18 0HZ
SG19 1LP
SG18 8QG
SG18 0HW
SG18 0FH
SG19 1JT
SG19 1DU
SG19 1FG
SG19 1DH
SG18 0PX
SG18 8QQ
SG18 9JU
SG18 0LU
SG18 8FS
SG19 1JG
SG18 8LB
SG18 8QF
SG18 8HW
SG18 8ED
SG18 8LJ
SG18 0HP
SG18 0HN
SG19 1LL
SG19 1QD
MK44 3RA
SG19 1JH
SG18 9EY
SG18 9JE
MK44 3PH
SG19 1QJ
SG18 0PS
SG19 1LH
SG18 8JN
SG19 1BP
SG19 1QT
MK44 3RU
SG19 1BS
SG18 0HS
SG18 0PP
SG19 1QX
SG19 1TY
SG18 0PD
SG18 8HU
SG19 1LF
SG18 9JD
SG19 1EF
SG18 0ED
SG18 8HP
SG18 8BF
SG19 1QB
SG19 2DA
SG18 0HJ
SG18 0PE
SG19 1EE
SG18 8NA
SG19 1QL
SG18 8HR
SG18 8LF
SG18 9JF
SG18 0PQ
SG18 0QA
SG18 8QJ
SG19 1QS
SG19 2AD
SG19 1BT
SG18 0HL
SG18 8LE
SG19 1TX
SG18 0NG
SG19 1JY
SG18 8HB
SG18 0GY
SG18 8EB
SG19 1EB
MK44 3PD
SG18 8HZ
SG17 5QH
SG18 0HR
SG18 8QN
SG19 1DP
SG18 0FD
SG18 8HX
SG18 8NB
SG19 1DA
SG19 1QP
SG18 0NU
SG18 8LH
SG18 0PW
SG18 0PF
SG19 1DQ
SG18 8HN
SG18 0HH
SG18 0PA
SG18 0NF
SG18 8JF
SG18 8EU
SG19 1TU
SG18 8QL
SG18 8QH
SG18 9JL
SG19 1DN
SG18 8JP
SG18 9RA
SG18 0PL
SG18 8JW
SG18 8HY
SG19 1QU
SG19 1TZ
SG18 0QD
SG19 1BU
SG18 8LS
SG18 0PG
SG18 0PB
SG19 1TT
SG19 1QR
SG18 8NF
SG18 0NH
SG18 0NX
SG19 1TR
SG18 8JE
SG19 1BN
SG18 8JS
SG19 1DG
SG18 8LT
SG18 8HD
SG18 8HJ
SG19 1QQ
SG18 9JP
SG18 9JN
SG19 1RG
SG18 9JW
SG18 8ET
SG18 8LD
SG18 0PY
SG19 1UB
SG19 1TN
MK44 3PE
SG18 0NJ
SG18 8LR
SG18 0NE
SG18 0NS
SG18 0FU
SG19 1DB
SG19 1RQ
SG19 1RH
SG18 0BF
SG19 2DQ
SG18 8JT
SG18 0NT
SG18 0NP
SG18 8JJ
SG18 8JR
SG19 1QH
SG18 8LY
SG19 2UB
SG18 0EJ
SG19 1TS
SG19 1UA
SG18 8SG
SG18 0NY
SG18 9JG
MK44 3UA
SG19 1BX
SG19 1TF
SG18 0NR
SG19 1TQ
SG18 8LU
SG18 0PJ
SG18 8PD
SG19 2DB
SG19 1BW
SG19 1DD
SG18 0NZ
SG18 8JL
SG18 8JU
SG19 1RL
SG19 1BJ
SG18 8JD
SG18 9JQ
SG19 1RJ
SG18 8LA
SG18 0PH
SG18 8EN
SG18 0NW
SG18 8LZ
SG18 8LX
SG19 1TL
SG18 9QX
SG19 1BY
SG19 1ST
SG19 1SW
SG19 1SP
SG19 1SR
SG19 1SH
SG19 1SJ
SG19 1SE
SG19 1SG
SG19 1SS
SG19 1SN
SG18 8JH
SG18 0FP
SG19 1DE
SG18 8JX
SG19 1RP
SG18 0FL
SG18 0NL
SG19 1TA
SG18 0PZ
SG19 1BZ
SG18 8EL
SG19 1TH
SG18 9QU
SG19 1TB
SG18 0NN

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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