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

CB3 8JN
CB23 4JN
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CB23 4GB
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CB23 4JP
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CB23 4JJ
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CB23 4NP
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PE18 9NQ
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PE18 9NB
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PE18 9NU
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PE18 9PQ
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PE18 9QN
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PE28 9NG
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CB23 6GX
PE18 9QJ
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PE28 9NF
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CB23 6BD
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CB3 8BB
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PE18 9NR
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PE28 9QB
PE18 9QB
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CB23 6AL
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CB23 5AS
PE18 9NN
PE28 9HY
CB3 6FB
CB23 6EN
CB23 5AE
PE28 9NN
PE28 9HZ
CB23 6FB
PE28 9QT
PE28 9NP
PE18 9QT
PE18 9NP
CB3 6BB
CB23 4WU
PE28 9QA
PE18 9QA
CB23 6BB
CB3 6FU
CB23 6FD
CB23 6AS
CB3 6FD
PE28 9NW
CB3 6AN
PE18 9NW
CB23 6AN
CB3 6BN
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CB3 6AT
CB3 6AH
PE18 9HZ
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CB23 5AT
CB23 5BN
CB23 5AU
CB3 6AU
PE28 9QX
CB23 5FW
PE28 9PD
CB23 6EH
PE18 9PD
CB3 6AJ
CB3 6FW
CB23 6AJ
CB23 6FL
PE18 9HY
CB3 8BD
CB3 8WU
CB3 6AG
CB23 6AG
CB3 6AF
CB23 6AF
CB3 6DT
CB23 6DT
CB23 6FJ
CB23 6AQ
PE28 9QS
CB3 6AQ
CB3 6DS
CB23 6BG
PE18 9QS
CB23 6DS
CB3 6FX
CB23 5FX
CB3 6AD
CB23 6FN
CB24 4AE
CB23 6HU
CB23 5BQ
CB3 6BQ
CB3 6AW
CB23 6HS
CB23 5AW
CB23 6AD
PE18 9QX
CB23 6AE
CB3 6AE
CB23 5AP
CB3 6AP
CB23 6DU
PE18 9HX
PE28 9HX
CB24 4SU
CB23 5DR
CB3 6DR
CB4 5QX
CB24 4QX
CB24 4UG
PE28 9LL
PE18 9LL
CB23 5EN
CB3 6EN
PE28 9FE
PE28 9FG
PE28 9FD
PE28 9FB
CB23 6DL
CB3 6DL
CB3 6DJ
CB23 5DJ
CB3 6EQ
CB23 5EQ
CB23 5JQ
CB4 5GG
CB4 5RE
CB23 6AB
CB3 6AB
CB23 6HT
CB23 5EE
CB23 8HQ
CB4 5ST
CB3 8HQ
CB3 6BH
CB24 4ST
CB23 3QX
CB3 8QX
CB3 6EE
CB23 2TE
CB3 7TE
CB24 4UQ
CB23 5EH
CB4 5UL
CB24 4UL
CB3 6EH
CB24 4GG
CB4 5UG
CB24 4UJ
CB23 5EP
CB3 6EP
CB3 6ED
CB23 5ED
CB4 5SU
CB23 6AA
CB23 5JR
CB3 6AA
CB23 6JP
CB23 5EB
CB23 8BE
CB3 8BE
PE18 9LT
PE28 9LT
CB3 6EB
CB23 6DY
CB3 6GZ
CB4 5FQ
CB23 6GZ
CB3 6DY
CB23 6FU
CB3 6HN
CB23 6HN
PE18 9QR
CB24 4FQ
CB24 4RE
CB23 5EG
CB3 6EG
CB3 8HP
PE28 9LR
PE18 9LR
CB23 5BP
PE18 9LS
PE28 9LS
CB23 8HP
CB23 8HG
CB3 6BP
CB3 8HG
CB3 6EF
PE18 9QP
CB3 8PF
CB3 6FL
CB23 3PF
CB23 6FS
CB23 5FL
PE28 9LB
PE18 9LB
CB4 5SD
CB23 6HA
CB23 5FP
CB23 5BH
PE28 9QP
CB3 6FP
CB3 6JF
CB3 6JE
PE18 9HR
CB23 6FW
PE18 9LA
PE28 9LA
CB23 5JF
PE18 9LN
PE28 9LJ
CB3 6JD
PE28 9LN
PE18 9LU
PE28 9LU
CB23 6HW
CB24 4SE
CB3 6FJ
CB23 5FJ
PE28 9GB
CB4 5UQ
CB23 5EF
PE18 9LJ
CB23 5JA
PE18 9HE
CB3 6JA
CB4 5SE
CB23 6JG
PE18 9LF
PE28 9LF
PE18 9LG
CB3 6FR
CB23 5FR
CB3 6JQ
CB3 6JH
PE18 9JZ
PE28 9JZ
CB3 6DU
CB23 5FS
CB3 6FS
CB23 5JG
CB3 6FN
CB3 6JG
PE18 9LY
PE28 9LY
CB23 5JT
CB3 6HW
PE28 9HT
CB23 6HX
CB3 8HF
PE28 9LG
CB23 6JJ
CB23 5JJ
PE18 9LZ
PE28 9LZ
PE28 9PY
CB23 5DU
CB23 8HF
PE18 9LX
PE28 9LX
PE18 9LP
PE18 9LD
PE28 9LD
CB3 6HT
PE18 9LH
PE28 9XA
CB23 8HH
PE28 9LH
CB3 8HH
CB23 6FP
CB3 6JJ
CB23 5HW
CB23 5FN
CB23 5JU
CB3 8DN
CB23 5HT
CB23 5HU
CB3 8HE
CB23 8DN
PE18 9LQ
PE28 9LQ
CB23 6HY
CB23 5DY
CB3 6HU
PE18 9LW
CB23 8HE
PE28 9JX
PE18 9JX
CB3 7TD
CB23 5AF
CB23 2TD
PE28 9LE
PE18 9LE
PE28 9LP
CB23 5FA
PE18 9PY
PE18 9JE
CB23 5JL
PE28 9JE
CB23 5JS
CB3 6JL
CB23 5JD
PE28 9JF
PE18 9JF
PE18 9JY
PE28 9JY
CB3 6JB
CB23 6JQ
CB23 6HZ
CB23 6JA
CB24 4SZ
PE28 9JU
PE18 9QF
PE18 9JU
CB23 5DT
PE28 9JG
CB4 5SZ
PE28 9QH
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CB23 5JB
CB4 5SG
PE18 9QE
PE28 9QE
CB4 5SQ
CB23 6JH
PE18 9HT
PE28 9QF
PE18 9JG
CB24 4SB
PE18 9QH
CB23 5JE
PE28 9PZ
PE18 9PZ
CB24 4SG
CB23 6JR
CB4 5SF
CB24 4SF
PE18 9JL
PE18 9QD
PE18 9HP
PE18 9QY
CB4 5SH
CB24 4SH
PE28 9JL
PE28 9QY
CB23 6JS
PE28 9QD
PE28 9QL
PE18 9HW
PE28 9HW
CB4 5TA
CB24 4TA
CB4 5TN
PE28 9LW
CB3 7TQ
PE28 9JJ
PE18 9JJ

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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