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

SG8 5QD
SG8 5QE
SG8 0BL
SG8 5QF
SG8 5QB
SG8 5FY
SG8 5QG
SG8 5QH
SG8 0AQ
SG8 5RH
SG8 5QJ
SG8 0BN
SG8 5TQ
SG8 5QQ
SG8 0AF
SG8 5QA
SG8 0AE
SG8 5UN
SG8 0AD
SG8 5QU
SG8 0BW
SG8 5QL
SG8 0AG
SG8 5QX
SG8 5QT
SG8 0AH
SG8 5QW
SG8 0AZ
SG8 5TH
SG8 5TX
SG8 5TN
SG8 5TU
SG8 5TS
SG8 5TY
SG8 5TL
SG8 5TR
SG8 5TJ
SG8 0HG
SG8 0BS
SG8 5QS
SG8 0BA
SG8 0AT
SG8 0AB
SG8 5QY
SG8 0BP
SG8 0BD
SG8 5QZ
SG8 0AU
SG8 5QN
SG8 0BT
SG8 0BH
SG8 5RF
SG8 0BQ
SG8 5RB
SG8 0BG
SG8 5RA
SG8 5QR
SG8 0AA
SG8 0AS
SG8 5QP
SG8 0HF
SG8 0DJ
SG8 0HH
SG8 6PG
SG8 5RD
SG8 0AX
SG8 6PF
SG8 0DL
SG8 0AR
SG8 0AW
SG8 5RR
SG8 0HJ
SG8 0HE
SG8 6PE
SG8 5RU
SG8 5FQ
SG8 0BU
SG8 0DA
SG8 0HL
SG8 5SD
SG8 0DN
SG8 0DB
SG8 5RX
SG8 0DT
SG8 0AY
SG8 0DX
SG8 5RY
SG8 0HD
SG8 0DP
SG8 5RT
SG8 0HB
SG8 0DW
SG8 0BZ
SG8 5RS
SG8 0DS
SG8 0HN
SG8 5RL
SG8 5RP
SG8 0DR
SG8 5SA
SG8 0BX
SG8 5RN
SG8 5SR
SG8 5SG
SG8 5SQ
CB22 7SF
CB2 5SF
SG8 0AJ
SG8 5LP
SG8 0ED
CB3 7YL
CB23 1YL
SG8 0HA
SG8 0AL
SG8 5LR
SG8 0DZ
SG8 6PB
SG8 5LX
CB3 7HR
CB23 1HR
CB22 7SG
CB2 5SG
SG8 6NQ
CB2 5SH
CB22 7SH
CB2 5SB
CB22 7SB
CB22 7SE
CB2 5SE
CB2 5SD
CB22 7SD
SG8 6NS
SG8 6LL
SG8 6FA
CB3 7HX
CB3 7HZ
CB23 1HD
CB3 7HD
CB23 1AA
SG8 0EE
SG8 6NN
SG8 5SN
SG8 5SP
CB23 1YU
CB3 7YU
CB3 7HU
CB23 1HB
CB3 7HB
SG8 6NR
CB23 1HU
CB22 7TB
CB3 7HF
CB23 1HF
SG8 6PJ
SG8 6LN
SG8 6PA
SG8 6QD
CB23 1HN
SG8 6NU
CB3 7HN
SG8 6LJ
CB3 7HY
CB3 7HA
CB23 1HA
SG8 6NX
SG8 6LH
SG8 6PD
SG8 6PX
SG8 6LP
SG8 6LG
SG8 6NP
SG8 6QE
SG8 0EA
CB3 7HW
CB23 1HW
SG8 6NT
CB2 5SQ
CB22 7SQ
CB23 1HE
CB3 7HE
CB3 7HG
CB23 1HG
SG8 6FP
CB2 5SA
SG8 6PU
SG8 0EF
CB22 7GA
CB2 5GA
SG8 0AN
CB2 5RZ
CB22 7RZ
CB23 1HP
CB3 7HP
SG8 6NZ
CB22 7SA
CB23 1HL
CB3 7HL
SG8 5LL
SG8 0AP
SG8 0HW
SG8 6LF
SG8 6LB
SG8 6FN
SG8 6LQ
CB23 1ET
CB3 7ET
CB23 1HQ
SG8 6QB
CB3 7HQ
SG8 6LE
SG8 6XR
SG8 6XN
SG8 6XB
SG8 6RH
SG8 6XA
SG8 6LD
SG8 5LH
SG8 6LS
SG8 6QA
CB3 7EZ
CB23 1EZ
SG8 6PW
SG8 6LA
CB3 7HH
CB23 1HH
SG8 6PS
SG8 6LU
SG8 6QZ
CB22 7RF
CB2 5QX
SG8 6GB
CB2 5RF
CB22 7QX
SG8 0HP
CB22 7QY
SG8 6LR
SG8 6PY
SG8 5LJ
CB2 5QY
CB3 7HT
CB23 1HT
SG8 6PZ
SG8 6QQ
CB2 5RB
CB2 5QZ
CB22 7RB
CB2 5RT
SG8 6LX
SG8 6LZ
SG8 5PL
CB23 1EN
CB3 7EN
SG8 6PT
SG8 6LY
CB3 7EY
CB23 1EY
CB2 5RA
CB22 7RA
SG8 6JZ
CB23 1HJ
CB3 7HJ
SG8 6LT
SG8 5PJ

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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