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 Derbyshire

S33 8WF
S30 2UA
S33 8UA
S30 2WF
S33 8WZ
S30 2WZ
S30 2WH
S30 2WE
S33 8WE
S30 2WR
S33 8WR
S33 8WH
S33 8WJ
S33 8WT
S30 2WJ
S30 2WT
S33 8UB
S30 2WL
S30 2WG
S33 8WG
S30 2WN
S33 8WN
S30 2WQ
S33 8WQ
S33 8WU
S33 8WY
S30 2WY
S30 2WU
S30 2WX
S33 8WX
S33 8WP
S30 2WD
S30 2WS
S33 8WD
S30 2WP
S33 8WS
S33 8WW
S30 2WW
S33 8WB
S30 2WB
S33 8RZ
S33 6RL
S30 2RL
S33 6RZ
S30 2WA
S33 8WA
S33 6RP
S33 6SD
S30 2RD
S30 2RZ
S33 6SB
S30 2RP
S33 6RJ
S33 6RD
S30 2RJ
S33 6RX
S30 2SB
S30 2RG
S33 6RN
S33 6RG
S30 2RN
S30 2RS
S33 6RS
S30 2ZP
S33 6ZP
S33 6BZ
S30 2ZW
S33 9JZ
S33 6AA
S33 6BW
S33 8XB
S33 8XZ
S33 6WA
S30 2RE
S33 8BZ
S33 8WL
S33 8XA
S33 6WZ
S33 7XR
S33 8BY
S33 6ZW
S33 6XY
S33 6XZ
S33 6ZG
S33 6SF
S30 2RF
S33 6ZF
S33 6RY
S33 6RH
S33 6RT
S30 2RH
S30 2RT
S33 6RW
S33 6SE
S30 2RW
S33 9GQ
S33 6RQ
S30 2RQ
S30 2RR
S33 6AF
S30 2JP
S30 2JQ
S33 6ZE
S33 9JQ
S33 9AB
S30 2GA
S33 9GA
S33 9GF
S33 9JF
S30 2JF
S30 2JJ
S33 9JJ
S30 2JH
S33 9JH
S33 9HT
S30 2HT
S30 2HU
S33 9HU
S33 6RR
S30 2JY
S33 9JY
S30 2ZB
S33 9HQ
S33 9JG
S30 2HQ
S30 2JG
S33 9HB
S33 9HA
S30 2HA
S33 9HL
S30 2JW
S30 2HL
S33 9JW
S33 9HW
S30 2HW
S33 9HD
S30 2HD
S33 9NP
S33 9JP
S33 9LA
S30 2LA
S33 9HH
S33 6TF
S33 9JT
S30 2JT
S33 9GU
S30 2HH
S33 9JB
S33 9JA
S30 2JB
S33 9HN
S30 2HN
S33 9JS
S30 2JA
S30 2JS
S33 9JR
S30 2JR
S33 9HS
S30 2HS
S33 9GB
S30 2HY
S33 7ZB
S33 9HY
S33 9AA
S33 9WW
S33 9WZ
S33 9ZT
S33 9WX
S33 9WY
S30 2JZ
S33 9HR
S30 2JL
S30 2HR
S30 2GB
S33 9LF
S33 9GL
S33 9JL
S33 9NT
S33 9JX
S30 2JX
S33 9JE
S30 2JE
S33 9JD
S33 6SA
S33 9GD
S30 2GD
S30 2LF
S30 2LE
S33 9JU
S30 2JU
S33 9HE
S30 2HE
S33 9LE
S33 9LD
S30 2LD
S30 2JD
S33 9HF
S33 6WY
S30 2HF
S33 9JN
S30 2JN
S33 7ZE
S30 2ZE
S33 7ZF
S33 9LB
S30 2LB
S33 9HJ
S30 2HJ
S33 6RF
S33 9HG
S30 2HG
S33 9HP
S30 2HP
S30 2RU
S33 6RE
S33 6RU
S33 9NG
S33 9HZ
S33 9GZ
S30 2HZ
S33 7ZH
S30 2ZH
S33 9LZ
S33 9LN
S30 2RB
S33 6RA
S30 2RA
S33 6RB
S33 9LG
S33 7ZQ
S33 7ZP
S30 2HB
S30 2HX
S33 9HX
S30 2ZG
S33 7ZG
S33 7ZN
S30 2ZA
S33 7ZA
S30 2ZL
S33 7ZL
SK17 8RS
S33 7ZD
S30 2ZD
S30 2ZY
S30 2ZQ
S30 2ZN
SK17 8JD
SK17 8GA
SK17 8RR
SK17 8JE
SK17 8RT
S30 2AL
S33 0BR
S30 2AJ
S30 2BR
S33 0AJ
S33 0AL
S30 2AZ
SK17 8EW
SK17 8EP
SK17 8EN
S33 0BG
S30 2BG

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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