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

HP4 1QP
HP4 1QR
HP4 1QJ
HP2 6HS
HP1 3BP
HP4 1QL
HP4 1QN
HP4 1UA
HP4 1UB
HP4 1QQ
HP4 1QW
HP4 1QH
HP4 1QF
HP4 1QD
HP4 1UH
HP4 1QE
HP4 1NZ
HP4 1QG
HP4 1QT
HP4 1PN
HP4 1PL
HP4 1PW
HP4 1QS
LU6 2NU
HP4 1PR
HP4 1PJ
HP4 1PH
LU6 2NQ
LU6 2NJ
HP4 1PP
HP2 6JB
LU6 2NH
LU6 2NL
HP4 1NY
HP4 1PQ
HP4 1PY
HP4 1PZ
HP4 1NX
HP4 1PF
HP4 1PG
LU6 2NG
HP4 1NU
HP4 1PX
HP1 3BZ
HP4 1PD
HP4 1PA
LU6 2NR
HP4 1PB
HP4 1NS
LU6 2NN
HP2 6HE
LU6 2QN
HP1 3BW
LU6 2QD
HP2 6HD
HP4 1NT
HP1 3BS
HP1 3DB
LU6 2QE
HP2 6HT
LU6 2QA
LU6 2QW
HP2 6BN
HP2 6JA
LU6 2QB
HP2 6HZ
LU6 2NW
HP4 1PE
HP2 6HX
HP2 6JD
HP1 3BT
HP2 6HY
HP1 3BU
HP2 6AG
HP1 3BY
HP2 6HR
HP2 6HB
HP1 3BX
HP4 1NG
LU6 2QH
LU6 2QG
HP2 6HP
HP4 1NP
HP2 6HU
HP4 1LY
LU6 2QX
HP2 6HF
HP4 1NA
LU6 2QF
HP2 6HW
HP4 1NB
HP1 3DA
HP2 6HA
HP4 1RJ
HP4 1NR
HP1 3DQ
HP1 3DH
LU6 2QL
AL3 8AL
AL3 8AJ
HP4 1LZ
HP4 1ND
HP4 1PS
HP4 1NW
HP4 1NE
HP4 1QU
HP1 3DE
AL3 8AN
HP2 6EZ
AL3 8NW
AL3 8AW
HP2 6EX
HP4 1NQ
HP1 3BJ
HP4 1PT
LU6 2QQ
LU6 2ND
HP1 3DD
HP4 1QX
HP4 1LU
HP1 3BH
LU6 2PD
HP4 1QY
HP4 1RS
HP4 1PU
HP4 1LT
HP4 1RX
HP4 1RY
HP4 1RZ
HP2 6HG
HP4 1RP
HP4 1RW
HP4 1RH
HP4 1NN
HP1 3DG
LU6 2PB
HP4 1RL
LU6 2QJ
HP4 1NF
HP4 1RG
HP2 6EY
HP4 1RF
HP4 1RN
HP4 1RR
LU6 2PA
HP1 3DF
HP4 2RG
HP4 1RQ
AL3 8AH
LU6 2PE
HP4 1QZ
LU6 2NE
HP4 2RQ
HP4 1RD
LU6 2NF
LU6 2PF
AL3 8AQ
LU6 2QZ
LU6 2QY
AL3 8AP
HP4 1NL
HP1 3BL
HP4 1RT
HP4 2RF
HP4 2RD
HP4 2SQ
HP1 3BN
AL3 8AU
AL3 8AR
HP4 2SL
HP4 2SN
AL3 8NN
HP4 2QX
HP4 2TF
HP4 2TG
LU6 2PG
HP4 2SH
HP4 2RL
HP4 2SJ
HP23 5SE
HP4 2RA
HP4 2QS
HP4 2QZ
AL3 8AE
AL3 8AS
HP4 2RE
HP4 2SG
HP4 2QT
HP4 2QU
HP4 2RB
AL3 8AG
HP4 2QA
HP4 2RH
HP4 2QR
HP4 2QY
LU6 2LJ
HP4 2TE
AL3 8AX
HP4 2QW
HP2 6HH
HP4 2SE
HP4 2QG
HP1 3BD
LU6 2LF
HP4 2QP
HP4 2RJ
HP4 2PX
HP4 2QN
HP4 1RE
HP4 1LX
HP4 2SF
HP4 2QH
HP4 2RN
HP4 2QL
AL3 8BH
HP4 2QB
HP4 2TA
HP4 2TD
HP2 6HL
HP4 2SP
LU6 2LG
LU6 2LL
HP4 2QQ
AL3 8AD
AL3 8AY
HP4 2QD
HP4 2QF
HP4 2GU
HP4 2GZ
HP4 2QJ
LU6 2LQ
AL3 8AB
HP23 5SB
HP4 1LS
HP4 2GW
HP4 2SB
HP4 2GP
HP4 2GR
HP1 3BB
HP4 2RZ
HP4 2GT
LU6 2LN
HP4 2GS
HP4 1XA
HP4 1NJ
HP2 6HQ
HP23 5SL
HP4 1BH
HP4 1RU
HP4 1UU
HP4 1XB
HP4 1TT
HP4 1US
HP4 1SU
HP4 1SJ
HP4 1RA
HP4 1NH
HP4 1LD
HP4 1JT
HP4 1EN
HP4 1AX
HP4 2SD
HP1 3BF
HP4 2GX
HP4 2QE
HP4 2GY
AL3 8AA
LU6 3RF
HP23 5SA
HP23 5RU
LU6 3RW
HP1 3BG
LU6 3RU
HP4 2RY
LU6 3RR
LU6 3RS
LU6 2PQ
LU6 3RP
LU6 2LD
HP23 5RX
HP2 6HJ
LU6 2YX
LU6 2YW
LU6 2YR
LU6 2SE
LU6 2YP
LU6 2SA
LU6 2YT
HP23 5RH
AL3 8RL
AL3 8RN
LU6 3RL
LU6 3RT
HP23 5RT
HP1 2SG
LU6 3RN
AL3 8AT
LU6 2RU
HP4 2UJ
HP4 2RX

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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