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

PE19 4SE
PE19 6SE
PE19 4SD
PE19 6SD
PE19 4SB
PE19 4SH
PE19 6SH
PE19 4SG
PE19 6SG
PE19 6SB
CB3 8AS
PE19 6SA
PE19 4SA
PE19 4SF
PE19 6SF
PE19 4UA
PE19 6RY
PE19 4RY
PE19 4RX
PE19 6RX
PE18 9PL
PE19 6PL
PE19 6PN
PE18 9PN
PE18 9PT
PE19 6PT
PE19 6PJ
PE18 9PJ
PE18 9PS
PE19 6PS
PE19 6PH
PE18 9PH
PE18 9PW
PE19 6PW
CB3 8QX
CB23 3QX
PE19 6PP
PE19 4TW
PE19 6TW
PE18 9PP
CB23 3QU
CB3 8QU
CB23 3QZ
CB3 8GR
CB3 8GS
CB23 3GS
CB23 3GR
CB3 8GP
CB23 3GP
CB3 8XU
CB23 3XU
CB3 8XT
CB23 3GN
CB3 8GN
CB23 3XT
CB23 3GW
CB3 8GW
PE19 6SS
PE19 4SS
CB3 8XN
CB23 3SA
CB23 3XY
CB3 8XY
CB3 8YB
CB3 8YA
CB23 3XN
CB3 8XL
CB23 3XL
CB3 8XP
CB23 3XP
CB3 8XW
CB23 3XW
CB3 8GJ
CB23 3GJ
PE19 6ST
CB3 8QT
CB3 8QN
CB23 3QT
PE18 9PU
PE19 6PU
CB3 8XH
CB23 3XH
CB3 8GL
CB23 3GL
CB3 8QZ
CB3 8XJ
CB23 3XJ
CB23 3QN
CB3 8QS
CB23 3QS
CB3 8XQ
CB23 3XQ
CB3 8RX
CB23 3RA
CB23 3FA
CB23 3RX
CB23 3RT
CB3 8RT
CB3 8HJ
CB23 3HJ
CB3 8RA
PE19 6SX
CB3 8HW
CB23 3HW
PE19 6SU
CB3 8QP
CB23 3RS
CB23 3RU
PE19 4SU
CB3 8RU
PE19 4SX
CB3 8RS
CB23 3TH
CB3 8RY
CB3 8HR
CB23 3RY
CB23 3HR
CB3 8DL
CB23 3DL
CB23 3QW
CB23 3DJ
CB3 8DJ
CB23 3RR
CB3 8QW
CB3 8QY
CB23 3QY
CB3 8RH
CB3 8RR
CB3 8RJ
CB23 3UW
CB23 3RJ
CB3 8UW
CB3 8UR
CB3 8UX
CB3 8WL
CB23 3RB
CB3 8RB
PE19 6RU
CB23 3AR
CB23 3AP
CB23 3AT
CB23 3AQ
CB23 3AU
CB23 3RG
CB23 3RH
CB3 8UY
CB23 3WD
CB23 3WF
CB23 3WL
CB23 3AN
CB23 3UY
CB3 8QR
CB23 3QR
CB3 8RN
CB23 3WP
CB23 3WT
CB23 3WZ
CB23 3WR
CB23 3WE
CB23 3WB
PE19 4ST
CB23 3RN
CB23 3RF
PE19 4TE
PE19 6TE
CB3 8RF
CB23 3RL
CB3 8RL
CB3 8RZ
CB23 3RZ
CB3 8RQ
CB23 3RQ
CB3 8WF
CB3 8WG
CB3 8WE
CB23 3AB
CB3 8RD
CB23 3RD
CB3 8NY
CB3 8NX
CB23 3NX
PE19 4SZ
CB23 3AA
CB23 3AW
CB23 3AJ
CB23 3RW
CB23 3QQ
CB3 8RW
CB3 8QQ
CB23 3QH
CB3 8QH
CB23 3AL
PE18 9PR
CB23 3RP
CB3 8RP
CB3 8NZ
CB23 3NZ
PE19 4TQ
CB23 3AG
CB23 3NY
PE19 6TQ
PE19 6PR
CB23 3QJ
CB3 8QJ
CB23 3AH
CB23 3UN
PE19 6TG
CB3 8UN
PE19 4TG
CB23 3RE
CB3 8WW
CB3 8WN
CB3 8RG
CB3 8RE
CB3 8QD
CB3 8QE
CB23 3WN
CB23 3QD
PE19 6TR
PE19 4TR
CB23 3UL
CB3 8UL
CB23 3AE
PE19 6SZ
CB23 3AF
CB3 8UJ
CB23 3UJ
PE19 4TF
CB3 8QA
PE19 6TF
PE19 4SY
PE19 6SY
CB23 3QA
CB3 8UG
CB23 3UG
CB3 8LH
CB23 3LH
CB3 8GT
CB23 3GT
CB3 8UP
CB23 3UP
CB3 8UQ
CB3 8GU
CB23 3GU
PE19 4TS
CB3 8QG
CB23 3UQ
CB3 8LG
CB23 3AD
CB3 8QF
CB23 3LG
CB23 3UH
CB3 8UH
CB3 8LE
CB23 3LE
CB3 8UU
CB23 3UU
CB23 3UT
CB3 8UT
PE19 6TP
PE19 4TP
CB3 8LF
PE19 4TN
PE19 6TN
CB23 3WA
CB3 8WA
CB3 8QB
CB23 3QB
CB3 8GY
CB3 8LQ
CB23 3LQ
CB23 3LF
PE19 4TL
PE19 6TL
CB23 3PZ
CB3 8PZ
CB23 3GX
PE19 6TT
CB3 8PY
PE19 4TT
CB3 8GX
CB23 3PY
PE19 4RU
CB23 3GY
PE19 6TH
PE19 4TH
CB3 8PB
CB23 3PB
CB3 8QL
CB23 3QL
PE19 4TJ
PE19 6TJ
PE19 6RN
PE19 6SR
PE19 4RN
CB3 8JB
CB23 4JB
PE18 9NQ
PE19 4SR
PE28 9NQ
CB23 3PD
CB3 8PD
PE28 9PA
PE18 9PA
PE19 6SJ
PE19 6XX
PE19 6XB
PE19 6FP
PE19 6ED
CB23 3PF
CB3 8PF
PE19 4YS
PE19 6YS
PE19 6YR
PE19 6YJ
PE19 6YN
PE19 4YN
PE19 4YJ
PE19 4YR
PE19 4YP
PE19 6YP
CB23 3PE
CB3 8PE
PE19 4YL
PE19 6YL
PE19 4YX
PE19 4YW
PE19 4YU
CB23 3AS
PE19 4RR
PE19 6RR
PE18 9YX
PE18 9WE
PE18 9GQ
PE18 9GW
PE18 9FD
PE18 9WR
PE18 9WF
PE18 9FG
PE18 9WT
PE18 9WA
PE18 9FA
PE19 5GD
PE18 9YP
PE18 9YY
PE18 9GD
PE18 9ZB
PE18 9ZF
PE19 5ZB
PE18 9YR
PE18 9XN
PE18 9WS
PE18 9WD
PE18 9HN
PE18 9PX
PE18 9QU
PE18 9GF
PE18 9GA
PE18 9FF
PE18 9FB
PE18 9BD
PE18 9BB
PE18 9HB
PE19 6RS
PE19 4RT
PE19 6RT
PE19 4RS
PE18 9RJ
PE19 5RJ
PE19 6RZ
PE19 4RZ
PE18 9NU
PE19 6RW
PE28 9NU
PE19 4RH
PE19 6RH
PE19 6RP
PE19 4RP
PE18 9NT
PE19 6RL
PE19 4RL
PE19 6SP
PE19 6TB
CB23 4HZ
CB3 8HZ
PE28 9NT
PE18 9NJ
PE19 6AB
PE19 6RG
PE19 4RG
PE28 9NJ
PE19 6TX
PE19 4TX
PE18 9NX
PE19 4RQ
PE28 9NX
PE19 6RQ
PE19 6RF
PE19 4RF
PE18 9NY
PE28 9NY
PE18 9NS
PE19 6RJ
PE28 9NS
PE19 4RJ
PE28 9QW
PE18 9NZ
PE28 9NZ
PE19 4TU
PE19 6TU
PE18 9NG
PE28 9NH
PE18 9NH
PE28 9NG
CB3 8PH
PE18 9RE
PE19 5RE
PE28 9QB
PE18 9QB
PE29 2LG
PE18 9RD
PE19 5RD
PE18 9QA
PE28 9QA
CB3 8JA
CB23 4JA
PE19 5GH

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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