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

PE28 3BD
PE17 3BD
PE28 3AF
PE17 3AF
PE28 3AD
PE28 3AB
PE17 3BB
PE28 3BB
PE17 3AB
PE17 3AD
PE17 3AA
PE28 3AE
PE17 3AE
PE28 3AA
PE28 3AU
PE28 3AG
PE17 3AG
PE28 3AQ
PE17 3AQ
PE28 3AL
PE17 3BQ
PE28 3AJ
PE17 3AJ
PE28 3AH
PE17 2XN
PE17 2XL
PE17 2YA
PE17 2XD
PE17 2PS
PE17 2UZ
PE17 2XB
PE17 2PJ
PE17 2PY
PE17 2PX
PE17 2PU
PE28 2YB
PE17 2PP
PE17 2JL
PE17 2YD
PE17 2LZ
PE17 2NZ
PE17 2NB
PE17 2JY
PE17 2JU
PE28 2XE
PE17 2DW
PE17 2DL
PE17 2DP
PE17 2AB
PE17 2XG
PE17 2XT
PE17 2UY
PE28 2EE
PE17 2YB
PE28 2SG
PE28 3BQ
PE17 2SG
PE28 2YA
PE17 3BH
PE28 3BH
PE17 3BJ
PE28 3BJ
PE28 2SH
PE17 2SH
PE17 3BL
PE28 3BL
PE28 3AR
PE28 3BU
PE17 3AL
PE28 3BA
PE17 3BG
PE28 3BG
PE17 3BN
PE28 3BN
PE17 3AN
PE28 3AN
PE28 3GA
PE28 3AW
PE17 3AW
PE17 3AS
PE28 3AZ
PE28 3BW
PE17 3BW
PE28 3AS
PE17 3AZ
PE28 3AY
PE17 3AY
PE17 3AP
PE28 3AP
PE17 3AU
PE28 3AT
PE17 3AT
PE17 2JX
PE17 2NA
PE17 2UU
PE17 2JE
PE17 2DN
PE17 2XR
PE17 2RL
PE28 2RL
PE17 4LJ
PE27 3LJ
PE17 2DU
PE28 2DU
PE17 3AH
PE28 2RQ
PE17 2RQ
PE28 2TJ
PE17 2RF
PE28 2RF
PE28 3FD
PE28 2RJ
PE17 2RJ
PE17 2RE
PE28 2RE
PE28 2RD
PE17 4LL
PE28 2JF
PE28 2RN
PE17 2RD
PE17 3DB
PE28 3DB
PE17 2RN
PE28 2RG
PE17 2RG
PE17 2RA
PE28 2RA
PE28 2SS
PE17 2SS
PE28 2RY
PE17 2RY
PE28 2RR
PE17 2XF
PE17 2RR
PE28 2XF
PE28 2WR
PE28 2YF
PE28 2XN
PE28 2PX
PE28 2RH
PE17 2RH
PE28 2SN
PE28 2WN
PE28 3DA
PE17 3DA
PE28 2LW
PE28 2PZ
PE17 2TU
PE28 2EB
PE17 2EB
PE17 2RP
PE17 2SE
PE28 2SE
PE28 2TN
PE17 2TN
PE28 2PS
PE28 2FT
PE28 2FF
PE17 2SL
PE28 2SL
PE17 2TA
PE28 2TA
PE28 2TU
PE28 2SF
PE17 2SF
PE28 2UY
PE28 2TW
PE17 2TW
PE17 2UN
PE17 2SN
PE28 2UN
PE17 3BZ
PE28 2SJ
PE17 2SJ
PE28 3BZ
PE28 3DD
PE28 3FB
PE17 2SA
PE28 3FA
PE28 2SA
PE17 3DD
PE28 3BY
PE28 2SD
PE17 2SD
PE28 2RW
PE28 2SY
PE17 2UT
PE28 2UT
PE17 2RW
PE28 2SX
PE17 3BY
PE28 2RZ
PE17 2SX
PE17 2RZ
PE28 2SU
PE17 2SU
PE17 2SY
PE28 2EF
PE17 2EF
PE28 2UX
PE28 2XJ
PE17 2UX
PE28 2XL
PE17 2UR
PE17 2XA
PE17 2XJ
PE28 2UR
PE28 2UP
PE17 2UP
PE28 2ST
PE17 2ST
PE17 2SB
PE28 2SB
PE17 2TB
PE28 2TB
PE17 2EQ
PE28 2EQ
PE17 2EE
PE17 2EX
PE28 2EX
PE28 2SZ
PE17 2SZ
PE17 2TG
PE28 2TG
PE28 2RU
PE17 2RU
PE28 2EG
PE17 2EG
PE28 2RX
PE17 2ER
PE28 2ER
PE17 2TP
PE28 2TP
PE17 2EH
PE28 2EH
PE28 2SW
PE17 2SW
PE17 2SP
PE17 2RT
PE28 2FP
PE28 2SP
PE28 2RT
PE28 2ET
PE28 2SR
PE17 2ET
PE17 2SR
PE17 2TF
PE28 2TF
PE17 2TR
PE17 2RX
PE28 2ES
PE28 2TR
PE28 2WD
PE27 3LL
PE17 2ES
PE28 2EY
PE17 2EY
PE17 2ED
PE28 2ED
PE17 2HB
PE28 2HB
PE28 2FE
PE17 2EZ
PE28 2EZ
PE28 2EU
PE28 2FS
PE17 2DR
PE28 2DR
PE17 2RS
PE28 2RS
PE17 2JS
PE17 2JT
PE17 2TS
PE28 2TS
PE17 2HA
PE28 2HA
PE28 2EW
PE17 2EW
PE17 2EU
PE28 2EP
PE17 2EP
PE17 2TT
PE28 2TT
PE17 6DQ
PE27 3DQ
PE17 2TE
PE28 2TD
PE28 2TE
PE17 2TD
PE28 3BX
PE28 2EN
PE17 2EN
PE17 2XH
PE28 2XH
PE17 2HD
PE17 3BX
PE28 2HD
PE28 2EJ
PE28 2HE
PE17 2EJ
PE17 3AX
PE28 3AX
PE17 2HE
PE17 6DS
PE17 6DR
PE27 3DR
PE27 3DS
PE17 2HP
PE28 2HP
PE17 2DT
PE28 2DT
PE28 2EA
PE17 6DW
PE27 3DW
PE28 2EL
PE17 6DG
PE17 2EL
PE27 3DG
PE17 2RB
PE17 6DL
PE28 2HG
PE17 2HG
PE27 3DL
PE17 2HF
PE28 2HF
PE17 2EA
PE17 2HH
PE17 6DF
PE28 2RB
PE27 3DF
PE17 6DP
PE27 3DP
PE28 2HH
PE17 6DJ
PE27 3DJ
PE17 6DT
PE27 3DT
PE17 2HR
PE28 2HR
PE17 2HL
PE17 2HQ
PE28 2HQ
PE17 6DU
PE27 3DU
PE28 2HL
PE17 6DN
PE27 3DN
PE17 2DX
PE28 2DX
PE27 3AB
PE17 2TQ
PE28 2TQ
PE28 2HJ
PE17 2HJ
PE28 2HW
PE17 2HW
PE17 2HU
PE28 2HU
PE17 6DH
PE27 3DH
PE28 2HN
PE17 2HN
PE17 2TJ
PE28 2RP
PE17 2HX
PE28 2HX
PE17 2HT
PE17 4SY
PE27 6SY
PE28 2HT
PE27 3AJ
PE17 6DE
PE27 3DE
PE27 3QZ
PE17 4SG
PE17 6QZ
PE27 6SG
PE27 6SX
PE17 4SX
PE28 3BP
PE17 6DD
PE27 3DD
PE28 3BT
PE17 6ER
PE27 3ER
PE27 6HT
PE17 4HT
PE17 3BS
PE28 3BS
PE17 6HA
PE27 3HA
PE17 6EG
PE27 3EG
PE28 2JE
PE17 2JD
PE28 2NN
PE28 2JD
PE28 2TH
PE27 3DA
PE17 6DA
PE17 2NN
PE17 2TH
PE17 3DE
PE28 2FA
PE17 2SQ
PE28 3DE
PE28 2SQ
PE17 3BP
PE28 2HS
PE17 2HS
PE17 2NL
PE28 2NL
PE17 6EH
PE27 3EH
PE27 3TZ
PE17 4TZ
PE27 3EJ
PE17 6EJ
PE17 4HX
PE27 6HX
PE17 6HB
PE28 2NJ
PE17 2NJ
PE27 3HB
PE28 3FL
PE17 3BT
PE17 6EL
PE27 3EL
PE27 6SS
PE17 4SS
PE17 2JB
PE28 2JB
PE17 2HY
PE28 2HY
PE17 6DZ
PE27 3DZ
PE17 6ED
PE27 3ED
PE17 6UR
PE17 2NP
PE27 3UR
PE28 2NP
PE17 6DB
PE27 3DB
PE17 2HZ
PE28 2HZ
PE17 6EQ
PE27 3EQ
PE28 2TL
PE17 2TL
PE17 6HD
PE27 3HD
PE17 6EN
PE27 3EN
PE27 6HL
PE17 4HL
PE17 4NZ
PE27 6NZ
PE27 3QY
PE17 6QY
PE17 6QX
PE17 6EA
PE27 3EA
PE27 6HS
PE17 6UP
PE17 4HS
PE27 3UP
PE17 2NW
PE17 6EE
PE27 3EE
PE28 2JS
PE17 2JA
PE28 2JA
PE28 3DX
PE27 6LH
PE17 4LH
PE17 6EP
PE27 3EP
PE17 6EF
PE27 3UN
PE27 3EF
PE17 6UN
PE17 4HP
PE27 6HP
PE17 4HR
PE27 6HR
PE27 6HN
PE17 4HN
PE27 3UW
PE17 6HE
PE17 6UW
PE27 3HE
PE17 6EB
PE27 3EB
PE28 2NW
PE28 2JZ
PE17 6FQ
PE27 3UX
PE27 3FQ
PE28 3DG
PE17 4HY
PE27 6HY
PE17 2DZ
PE28 2FR
PE27 6JL
PE17 4JL
PE17 6FH
PE27 3FH
PE17 4LY
PE17 3DG
PE27 3LY
PE17 6UX
PE27 3EZ
PE17 3BU
PE17 2DY
PE27 6HW
PE27 3UJ
PE17 6UJ
PE17 4HW
PE17 6HF
PE28 2NY
PE27 3HF
PE17 6HJ
PE27 3HJ
PE17 4SF
PE27 6SF
PE17 4UP
PE17 6DY
PE27 3DY
PE27 6TX
PE17 4TX
PE28 2DZ
PE17 6UT
PE27 6HH
PE27 3UT
PE17 4HH
PE27 6SR
PE17 4SR
PE28 2XA
PE17 2UW
PE17 2DS
PE28 2DS
PE27 3HQ
PE27 3UL
PE17 6HQ
PE17 6UL
PE17 6HH
PE27 3HH
PE27 6HZ
PE17 4HZ
PE17 6FG
PE27 3FG
PE17 6UY
PE27 3UY
PE27 3UU
PE17 6UU
PE17 6HG
PE27 3HG
PE27 6JJ
PE17 4JJ
PE28 2UU
PE28 2UW
PE27 3UH
PE17 4UH
PE17 6FL
PE27 3FL
PE27 3YF
PE17 6YF
PE17 6EX
PE27 3EX
PE27 6HU
PE17 4HU
PE27 6TT
PE17 6FT
PE17 2NH
PE17 4TT
PE27 3FT
PE17 6UZ
PE27 3UZ
PE17 2BY
PE28 2BY
PE28 2XZ
PE17 6UH
PE27 3FJ
PE17 6FJ
PE17 6WL
PE17 4ST
PE27 6ST
PE27 3WN
PE17 6YE
PE27 6FD
PE17 4FD
PE28 2NH
PE17 6FS
PE17 4TJ
PE27 3FD
PE27 6TJ
PE17 6DX
PE17 6AJ
PE27 3HZ
PE17 6HZ
PE17 6AS
PE17 6ET
PE17 6EU
PE17 6ES
PE17 6AT
PE17 6AU
PE17 6AX
PE17 6AR
PE27 3TG
PE17 4TG
PE27 3WT
PE17 6WT
PE27 6TU
PE17 4TU
PE27 3YE
PE17 4TY
PE27 6TY
PE28 2DY
PE17 6EY
PE27 3EY
PE17 4SQ
PE27 6SQ
PE27 6SP
PE27 3WP
PE27 3AU
PE17 6YD
PE27 3YD
PE17 6FX
PE27 3FE
PE27 3FX
PE17 6XP
PE27 3WQ
PE27 3WA
PE27 3WG
PE27 3WD
PE17 6FR
PE27 3XP
PE28 2QD
PE27 6SE
PE17 4SP
PE17 2QD
PE27 6SH
PE17 4SH
PE28 2DH
PE27 3WF
PE17 6YA
PE27 3YA
PE17 2QQ
PE27 3GZ
PE28 2QQ
PE17 4FE
PE17 4TR
PE27 6TR
PE27 3FY
PE27 3LA
PE17 6HL
PE17 6FY
PE17 4TS
PE27 6TS
PE27 3HL
PE27 3FW
PE17 6FN
PE17 6FW
PE27 3FP
PE27 3FN
PE17 6FP
PE17 6HN
PE27 3HN
PE17 4TW
PE17 6XY
PE27 6TW
PE27 3XY
PE28 2QB
PE17 2QB
PE17 4TH
PE27 6TH
PE28 2QH
PE17 2QH
PE28 2TX
PE27 3GH
PE17 2TX
PE27 6SJ
PE17 6XZ
PE17 4SJ
PE27 3XZ
PE17 6HP
PE28 2NA
PE17 4FU
PE27 3HP
PE28 2QR
PE17 2QR
PE27 6SW
PE17 4SW
PE27 3NE
PE28 2QP
PE17 2QP
PE27 3HX
PE17 6HX
PE17 6HW
PE27 3HW
PE27 6UL
PE17 4TF
PE17 4UL
PE27 3WL
PE27 3TF
PE27 6TL
PE17 3DF
PE17 4TL
PE17 4XU
PE17 4XY
PE17 4XZ
PE17 4XX
PE17 4XR
PE17 4XT
PE17 4WL
PE27 3WJ
PE28 2YD
PE28 2ZR
PE28 2YE
PE27 6UQ
PE17 4TN
PE27 6TN
PE17 4UQ
PE28 2QA
PE17 4WJ
PE17 6XW
PE27 3XW
PE27 3YB
PE17 6YB
PE17 6HY
PE27 3JY
PE17 6XU
PE27 3XU
PE27 3AN
PE27 3AR
PE27 3BD
PE17 6AN
PE28 2QJ
PE27 3LH
PE28 3DF
PE17 6HR
PE27 6SU
PE27 3JX
PE17 2QA
PE17 4SU
PE27 3HR
PE27 3AF
PE17 6AF
PE27 3LW
PE17 6AG
PE17 6HU
PE27 3AG
PE27 3HU
PE17 2QG
PE27 6SN
PE28 2QE
PE17 4SN
PE27 6UG
PE17 4UG
PE17 2QE
PE27 3LG
PE27 3XS
PE17 6XS
PE17 6XT
PE27 6UF
PE17 4UF
PE17 2BX
PE17 6XX
PE17 2QL
PE27 3LE
PE17 4FH
PE28 2QG
PE28 2QS
PE27 6UN
PE17 2QS
PE17 6AH
PE27 3AH
PE17 4UN
PE17 6HS
PE27 3HS
PE27 3LF
PE27 3XT
PE27 6SL
PE27 3XX
PE17 4SL
PE27 3XR
PE17 6XR
PE27 3TE
PE28 2QL
PE17 4TE
PE17 3ET
PE27 3AE
PE17 6AE
PE17 6HT
PE27 3HT
PE27 3LB
PE28 3ET
PE27 3FA
PE27 3XN
PE27 6UA
PE17 4UA
PE18 6WB
PE18 6WR
PE18 6WP
PE18 6WA
PE17 6AL
PE27 3SZ
PE27 6UJ
PE17 4LE
PE17 6XN
PE17 4UJ
PE27 3TP
PE17 6YX
PE27 3YX
PE17 4TP
PE27 3YY
PE17 6YY
PE17 4FF
PE27 3FF
PE17 6SZ
PE27 3LD
PE17 4FA
PE27 3AL
PE27 6UB
PE17 4UB
PE28 2QF
PE17 2QF
PE27 6AE
PE27 6NY
PE17 4LZ
PE17 4LF
PE27 3LQ
PE17 4NY
PE27 6AD
PE17 6AP
PE27 3ZA
PE17 6YZ
PE27 3YZ
PE27 6WB
PE17 4WB
PE17 4UD
PE27 6UD
PE27 6AA
PE17 2DH
PE17 6YU
PE17 4LX
PE17 6XA
PE27 3XA
PE27 3YU
PE27 3NP
PE27 6UE
PE17 2NX
PE17 4UE
PE17 6JE
PE28 2NX
PE17 4RN
PE27 3JE
PE27 6RN
PE27 3JD
PE17 6JD
PE28 2BL
PE17 2BL
PE27 6AB
PE27 3YS
PE17 6YS
PE17 4RL
PE27 3NF
PE17 4NF
PE27 6RL
PE17 4LT
PE27 3LT
PE17 4TD
PE27 3JB
PE17 6JB
PE17 6YT
PE27 3YT
PE27 3YP
PE17 6YP
PE27 6RJ
PE17 4RJ
PE27 3XL
PE27 3TD
PE27 6RW
PE17 2UJ
PE17 4RW
PE17 4LU
PE27 3JA
PE17 6JA
PE27 3LX
PE17 6XL
PE27 3LZ
PE17 4TA
PE27 6TA
PE27 6TD
PE28 2BZ
PE17 6YR
PE27 3XH
PE17 6XH
PE27 3YR
PE27 6RQ
PE17 4RQ
PE27 3LU
PE17 6XJ
PE17 4LQ
PE27 3XJ
PE17 3LJ
PE27 3YW
PE17 6YW
PE28 3LJ
PE17 4LD
PE17 2UA
PE27 6TB
PE28 2BF
PE17 2BZ
PE28 2BX
PE28 2BS
PE17 4LS
PE27 3LS
PE17 2BS
PE27 6RH
PE17 4RH
PE27 6TF
PE17 4TB
PE17 4WP
PE27 6RT
PE17 6YN
PE27 3LN
PE27 3TB
PE17 4RT
PE17 4RU
PE17 6JF
PE27 3JF
PE27 3YN
PE27 6RU
PE17 4RG
PE17 4LN
PE17 4GQ
PE17 4GZ
PE17 4GH
PE17 4GA
PE17 4XH
PE27 6TE
PE28 2BT
PE17 2BU
PE17 3ES
PE17 2BT
PE27 3XG
PE17 6XG
PE28 3ES
PE17 6JG
PE27 3JG
PE28 2DG
PE27 3YH
PE28 2UA
PE17 6YH
PE17 2DG
PE27 6RX
PE27 6RZ
PE17 4RZ
PE17 4YJ
PE27 6RG
PE17 2TY
PE17 2DD
PE17 4RX
PE27 3YL
PE17 6XQ
PE27 3XQ
PE17 6YL
PE28 2BU
PE17 2AF
PE17 4SA
PE27 6SA
PE28 2AW
PE17 2AW
PE27 3TJ
PE28 2DF
PE17 4LR
PE27 3LR
PE17 2DF
PE17 6YJ
PE28 2TY
PE28 2DJ
PE28 2AF
PE28 2BN
PE17 4XL
PE17 2DJ
PE27 3XF
PE17 6XF
PE17 2BN

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
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