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

S42 5FG
S42 5TW
S42 5RY
S42 5TN
S42 5TL
S42 5RZ
S42 5TR
S42 5RG
S42 5RU
S42 5RS
S42 5TS
S42 5RX
S42 5RL
S42 5QL
S42 5QY
S42 5UY
S42 5UW
S42 5SW
S42 5RP
S42 5TP
S42 5RA
S42 5QZ
S42 5QX
S42 5SD
S42 5TU
S42 5WW
S42 5RN
S42 5SN
S42 5SL
S42 5TT
S42 5QU
S42 5RB
S42 5RE
S42 5SH
S42 5RW
S42 5RH
S42 5UX
S42 5TJ
S42 5SG
S42 5SF
S42 5SU
S42 5SJ
S42 5PL
S42 5SB
S42 5RD
S42 5SP
S42 5TH
S42 5BX
S42 5TE
S42 5SQ
S42 5TY
S42 5RF
S42 5TF
S42 5TX
S42 5TG
S42 5SR
S42 5RJ
S42 5SX
S42 5TZ
S42 5SE
S42 5ST
S42 5UP
S42 5BZ
S42 5TQ
S42 5SS
S42 5UZ
S42 5TB
S42 5UJ
S42 5UT
S42 5SA
S42 5UQ
S42 5RQ
S42 5TA
S42 5UH
S42 5TD
S42 5UR
S42 5UN
S42 5UL
S44 5RE
S44 5RP
S42 5US
S42 5UG
S44 5RB
S42 5SY
S44 5RD
S42 5NS
S44 5RG
S44 5RQ
S42 5NT
S44 5RF
S44 5RH
S44 5RA
S42 5SZ
S42 5DF
S44 5QX
S44 5QZ
S44 5QY
S44 5QU
S42 5DE
S42 5NU
S42 5NR
S44 5QT
S44 5RL
S44 5SG
S42 5NX
S42 5DG
S44 5QS
S44 5SF
S42 5NN
S42 5DD
S44 5RZ
S42 5NL
S44 5SW
S42 5NP
S42 5PA
S42 5PT
S42 5PU
S42 5PX
S42 5NW
S42 5QF
S42 5YP
S42 5WY
S42 5YJ
S42 5YN
S42 5YY
S42 5YH
S42 5JX
S42 5YW
S42 5ZS
S42 5GZ
S42 5YT
S42 5ZT
S42 5DP
S42 5NJ
S42 5DA
S42 5PS
S42 5NH
S42 5PB
S44 5SN
S42 5QQ
S42 5QG
S44 5RX
S42 5NQ
S42 5PG
S42 5QA
S42 5UE
S42 5PF
S42 5DS
S42 5DB
S42 5DU
S42 5PD
S42 5NA
S42 5QE
S44 5SB
S44 5SR
S42 5DQ
S44 5SA
S42 5NE
S42 5DR
S42 5PE
S44 5SE
S44 5RY
S42 5PY
S42 5EF
S42 5QB
S42 5PQ
S42 5QD
S45 8AL
S42 5WA
S42 5QP
S42 5PR
S45 8AJ
S42 5PZ
S42 5DW
S42 5QH
S44 5SH
S42 5QJ
S42 5DN
S42 5XA
S44 5SD
S42 5NG
S42 5PP
S42 5LB
S42 5PW
S42 5PN
S42 5LF
S42 5LE
S44 5SP
S42 5QN
S42 5LD
S42 5LA
S42 5BP
S42 5PJ
S42 5BY
S42 5ND
S44 5RN
S42 5NF
S45 8AN
S42 5PH
S42 5HA
S42 5LG
S44 5SL
S44 5SQ
S42 5DT
S42 5EY
S42 5EZ
S44 5SX
S42 5LQ
S42 5HD
S42 5BW
S42 5LH
S42 5HE
S41 0JS
S42 5EX
S42 5LN
S42 5EU
S42 5LW
S42 5HB
S42 5GQ
S42 5NZ
S41 0GG
S42 5FB
S42 5FA
S44 5SJ
S42 5YA
S42 5LZ
S42 5YD
S42 5LR
S42 5UU
S42 5DL
S42 5HW
S42 5LP
S42 5ET
S42 5YE
S42 5YB
S42 5LY
S42 5EP
S42 5HL
S42 5DZ
S42 5LX
S42 6JU
S42 5ZY
S42 5ZZ
S42 5YZ
S42 5ZX
S42 5YX
S45 8AW
S42 5ES
S42 5HJ
S45 8AP
S42 5UB
S42 5HN
S44 5QL
S45 8DQ
S42 5JR
S42 5DY
S42 5LT
S45 8DH
S42 5LL
S42 5JT
S42 5LS
S42 5HH
S42 5LU
S42 5HQ
S42 5BJ
S42 5DX
S42 5UD
S42 5UA
S42 5UF
S44 5RW
S42 5BQ
S42 5EN
S42 5JP
S42 5LJ
S42 5QR
S42 5BN
S42 5JW
S42 5NY
S42 5ER
S42 5JU
S42 5RR
S42 6BZ
S42 5EH
S42 5QW
S42 5EW
S42 5JZ
S42 5AN
S45 8DG
S42 5EL
S42 5XD
S42 5RT
S42 5EE
S42 5AL
S42 5JL
S45 8DS
S42 5DH
S44 5ST
S42 6BY
S45 8DA
S41 0JW
S44 5NW
S45 8DJ
S45 8BP
S42 5JG
S45 8DN
S42 5QT
S44 5NX
S44 5NU
S42 5BH
S42 5AR
S42 5EJ
S42 5EQ
S45 8DT
S42 5JN
S42 5HP
S44 5SU
S42 5JH
S45 8DP
S45 8DW
S45 8AH
S42 5BF
S42 5HG
S42 5AW
S42 5AT
S42 5JY
S42 5JJ
S44 5DY
S42 5JQ
S44 5NR
S44 5UP
S42 5HR
S42 5QS
S42 5GA
S44 5PA
S45 8DY
S42 5AB
S42 5JB
S45 8DR
S42 5AJ
S42 5AS
S44 5NP
S44 5PP
S42 5HF
S42 5HZ
S42 5GG
S42 5JE
S44 5NY
S42 5AH
S44 6UZ
S42 5AA
S42 5AP
S42 5AQ
S42 5AG
S45 8DU
S44 5PS
S45 8DZ
S44 5DL
S42 5HX
S45 8DE
S42 5HY
S42 5JF
S42 5AU
S42 5HU
S44 5PR
S42 5HS
S45 8DF
S42 5ED
S42 5JA
S42 5JD
S44 5PB
S44 5UR
S42 5AF
S44 5UT
S42 5HT
S42 5AX
S44 5UW
S44 5YS
S45 8DX
S45 8AF
S42 5NB
S42 5AE
S45 8AR
S42 6DA
S42 6BU
S44 5XF
S42 5AD
S42 5EB
S45 8DD
S45 8DB
S42 5AY
S45 8DL
S42 5BA
S42 6BX
S45 8AB
S41 0JR
S42 6BQ
S42 5AZ
S44 5XG
S45 8AG
S42 5JS
S42 6BT
S45 8AQ
S42 6DL
S42 6BE
S42 6EZ
S42 5EG
S44 5PD
S42 6DJ
S42 5BD
S42 5BE
S42 6BJ
S42 6XP
S42 6BD
S41 0JN
S45 8AE
S42 6BG
S42 5BB
S44 5PE
S42 6BS
S42 5DJ
S42 5BG
S45 8AS
S44 5PL
S45 8AU
S42 6DB
S42 6EU
S42 6EX
S42 6XR
S42 6ET
S42 6FD
S42 5BL
S42 6ES
S45 8AD
S45 9HX
S45 8AA
S42 6XS
S42 6FB
S42 6EY
S44 5PF
S45 8AX
S44 5XD
S45 8HJ
S45 8YY
S45 8YZ
S45 8YU
S44 5PG
S42 6DQ
S42 6DN
S44 6UY
S44 6WW
S44 6WY
S44 6WU
S45 8JD
S42 6BL
S45 8YX
S45 8YT
S44 5PW
S42 6BH
S42 6XZ
S44 5PQ
S44 5XE
S45 8JB
S42 6XU
S44 5YX
S44 5YY
S42 6XY
S42 6XW
S45 8HL
S45 8HH
S42 6XX
S45 8ET
S44 5YT
S44 5EU
S44 5YR
S44 5YN
S42 6EF
S42 6BW
S42 6YN
S45 9HA
S44 5PH
S42 6BN
S42 6ED
S44 5PN
S42 6DZ
S42 6YL
S45 9BF
S42 6EH
S45 9HZ
S44 5GA
S45 8ES
S42 6YB
S45 8HY
S42 6YJ
S44 5PJ
S45 8HZ
S45 8EA
S45 8BL
S42 6DD
S41 0JL
S42 6DE
S45 9JW
S42 6YP
S45 8HP
S42 6EB
S42 6YA
S45 8HG
S42 6YH
S42 6LG
S42 6YQ
S42 6EJ
S42 6EA
S45 8HQ
S42 6YW
S45 8HN
S42 5EA
S42 6DY
S42 6EG
S45 8HR
S45 8HX
S42 6BP
S45 9JF
S41 0JH
S42 6DH
S45 8HD
S42 6ZU
S42 6ZX
S42 6ZZ
S42 6ZW
S42 6ZR
S42 6ZS
S42 6ZH
S42 6YG
S45 8EW
S45 9FD
S42 6JS
S42 6JT
S42 6YD
S45 9LW
S42 6EL
S45 8BH
S45 9NF
S45 8HS
S45 9NN
S45 9LR
S45 9LP
S42 6YF
S45 9LN
S45 9FA
S45 8HU
S45 9NL
S45 9TL
S45 8HE
S45 9TR
S42 6NT
S45 8BJ
S42 6EE
S45 9LL
S41 0JJ
S45 9NE
S45 8YW
S45 8JE
S42 6GA
S44 5QH
S45 8JA
S42 6DU
S42 6YE
S42 6DS
S44 5NA
S45 9FB
S45 8HF
S45 8JF
S45 8BQ
S45 8HW
S45 8BG
S45 9TH
S45 9TN
S45 9TJ
S42 6DF
S45 9BY
S45 8HB
S45 9ND
S42 6DX
S45 9BH
S45 8HA
S42 6EW
S45 9BE
S42 6NQ
S45 8BD
S45 9AD
S45 9BT
S42 6DG
S45 9TG
S42 6EQ
S45 8HT
S40 9TA
S45 8EB
S42 6ER
S45 8ER
S45 9NA
S42 6NH
S42 6NJ
S45 8EY
S42 6DT
S41 0JX
DE55 5NP
S45 9BQ
S45 9NQ
S45 9BU
S42 6NL
S45 9TT
S45 9NB
S45 8BA
S45 8EZ
S45 8EP
S45 9TU
S42 6EN
S45 8EX
S41 0LB
S45 9BS
S42 6DP
S45 9LZ
S42 6DR
S45 8BE
S42 6DW
S44 5XQ
S45 8BB
S45 8BN
S45 9NP
S42 6JX
S45 9BP
S42 6NW
S42 6EP
S44 5JD
S44 5LY
S44 5LX
S45 8EJ
S45 8EU
S42 6NN
S41 0NH
S45 9AA
S42 6NG
S45 8ED
S42 6NP
S45 8EH
S42 6LD
S45 9BX
S41 0JG
S45 9LX
S45 9NH
S45 9BZ
S41 0NJ
S45 8EG
S42 6LE
S42 6LF
S45 9NJ
S42 6NF
S45 9NY
S45 8EQ
S41 0NQ
S41 0NL
S41 0LA
S41 0NF
S45 9NW
S45 9BW
S45 9DA
S42 6LB
S42 6FG
S42 6FF
S41 0LD
S44 5QJ
S42 6JY
S45 9DB
S45 8EF
S45 9NZ
S44 6UX
S41 0ND
S45 9DR
S45 9LY
S45 8EE
S45 9NU
S45 9DE
S41 0NG
S41 0NN
S45 9BG
S45 9DD
S45 9BN
S41 0NW
S42 6JZ
S41 0QH
S42 6LA
S45 9DG
S45 9DH
S42 6HN
S41 0NE
DE5 5NP
S45 9SQ
S41 0JQ
S41 0NA
S45 9SJ
S42 6JW
S45 9SH
S45 9DQ
S45 9PD
S41 0LZ
S45 9DN
S45 9DF
S42 6LW
S45 9LU
S45 9BJ
S41 0QJ
S44 5LZ
S45 9BL
S41 0JP
S45 9SF
S45 9LT
S45 9SW
S45 9DL
S45 9RJ
S41 0NB
S41 0LX
S41 0NR
S45 9LS
S42 6NB
S42 6NA
S42 6LQ
S45 9SE
S45 9LA
S44 6UU
S45 9HR
S45 9JZ
S42 6HH
S41 0JY
S41 0LY
S45 9HP
S45 9DJ
S45 9HS
S41 0LE
S41 0HY
S45 9SD
S42 6ND
S41 0NP
S45 9JY
S45 9AF
S45 9DP
S45 9AB
S45 9NG
S41 0HZ
S41 0JZ
S45 9SN
S41 0LS
S45 9JX
S45 9JJ
S45 9SL
S41 0LQ
S45 9JG
S44 5UZ
S44 5WU
S44 5WW
S44 5WX
S45 9RZ
S45 9AE
S45 9JH
S45 9JQ
S41 0HX
S45 8EL
S45 9SR
S42 6HJ
S44 5DN
S45 9ED
S44 5XB
S41 0LU
S45 9RY
S44 5DH
S45 8EN
S44 5UY
S42 6NY
S41 0LR
S41 0LG
S45 9RL
S45 9HL
S44 5JB
S45 9HW
S45 9AG
S45 9PB
S41 0DR
S45 9HH
S45 9LB
S45 9JL
S41 0JE
S45 9SS
S45 9SP
S41 0LL
S41 0NS
S42 6NE
S42 6JG
S41 0JF
S41 0LT
S44 5JZ
S41 0LF
S42 6HZ
S42 6WB
S42 6JA
S41 0LP
S45 9JU
S45 9HJ
S44 5XH
S41 0JT
S45 9LD
S42 6JQ
S44 5XA
S44 5DJ
DE5 5NN
S41 0AW
S45 9YT
S45 9YX
DE55 5NN
S45 9NX
S45 9SZ
S44 5UX
S45 9RX
S45 9RS
S44 5DQ
S44 5NN
S44 5LU
S41 0AN
S45 9NR
S42 6JF
S45 9PF
S45 9EF
S42 6NS
S45 9HY
S42 6LH
S41 0JU
S42 6WR
S42 6WD
S45 9SA
S45 9HQ
S45 9HN
S42 6JE
S45 9RU
S45 9GY
S45 9PE
S44 5DG
S42 6HY
S45 9DX
S45 9RT
S45 9SY
S42 6JD
S42 6JH
S42 6JJ
S42 6JB
S45 9JN
S45 9LE
S45 9HG
S45 9JE
S41 0DY
S42 6NZ
S45 9JT
S45 9NS
S41 0AS
S42 6RL
S45 9ST
S44 5DF
S45 9DY
S44 5LE
S45 9HF
S45 9JP
S45 9JD
S44 5DE
S41 0UY
S45 9RR
S45 9RN
S42 6RW
S42 6RR
S42 6LU
S45 9NT
S42 6NU
S41 0AL
S45 9PA
S44 5DD
S45 9SX
S44 5XL
S41 0LW
S41 0LN
S45 9DW
S45 9HD
S42 6LZ
S45 9RP
S45 9EU
S41 0AP
DE55 5NL
DE5 5NL
S45 9HB
S41 0AX
S44 5UH
S44 5LA
S45 9EB
S45 9LF
S44 5LF
S42 6NR
S41 0JB
S45 9RG
S41 0JD
S41 0PS
DE5 5NJ
S45 9JB
S45 9JA
DE55 5NJ
S44 5PU
S42 6ZN
S42 6ZL
S42 6ZJ
S42 6ZG
S42 6ZF
S42 6ZD
S42 6ZB
S42 6YZ
S41 0AJ
S42 6HQ
S42 6RN
S44 5LN
S42 6FE
S42 6RP
S41 0AT
S42 6NX
S45 9PQ
S41 0UZ
S45 9SB
S45 9EE
S45 9LG
S41 0BA
S41 0JA
S41 0AZ
S44 5DB
S45 9EA
S45 9HU
S45 9RH
S45 9RW
S45 9DZ
S45 9JR
S45 9LQ
S44 5LB
S45 9SU
S41 0AU
S41 0TU
S45 9PY
S44 5LQ
S42 6HE
S45 9PX
S41 0AR
S45 9LJ
S44 5NG
S44 5NL
S44 5DA
S42 6HU
S45 9JS
S41 0YE
S44 5NE
S45 9TB
S44 5LD
S44 5DW
S42 6HX
S41 0PR
S41 0LJ
S44 5NF
S44 5NT
S42 6QA
S44 5LW
S44 5DP
S41 0NY
S44 5NB
S44 5LG
S41 0AH
S45 9HE
S44 5PX
S45 9TA
S42 6HS
S45 9EQ
S44 5NQ
S41 0HS
S45 9DT
S45 9DU
S45 9DS
S41 0XB
S42 6HD
S42 6QQ
S41 0BB
S45 9RF
S45 9EG
S44 5XJ
S45 9LH
S45 9PZ
S42 6BB
S44 5DU
S42 6HT
S42 6PL
S42 6QE
S44 5LJ
S41 0LH
S44 5FA
S44 5LR
S44 5LL
S42 6BF
S44 5LT
S42 6PF
S42 6HB
S42 6HA
S45 9HT
S44 5BY
S41 0XA
S41 0DB
S41 0YD
S44 6UP
S45 9EH
S41 0PW
S44 5LP
S41 0DA
S42 6FA
S44 5FE
S42 6XQ
S45 9TD
S41 0QB
S44 5FF
S44 5LH
S42 6PT
S44 5NH
S41 0PP
S44 5LS
S42 6PE
S44 6JL
S45 9PT
S44 5UN
S44 5BT
S42 6PG
NG17 3JH
S42 6XH
S44 5UU
S45 9EL
S45 9PP
S44 6JJ
S41 0PN
S45 9AH
S42 6PU
S44 6JX
S44 5QB
NG19 8UH
NG19 8UJ
S44 5NJ
S45 9EJ
S45 9TF
S44 5BS
S41 0XZ
S44 5QD
DE55 5PU
S45 9PR
S44 5QE
S41 0DD
S45 9PU
DE5 5PU
S41 0XQ
S44 5ND
S41 0YA
S41 0YF
S44 6RW
S41 0NZ
S41 0PL
S41 0QP
S41 0QF
S41 0DN
S42 6LY
S45 9TE
S41 0PJ
S45 9PS
S44 5QF
DE55 5NB
S44 6JW
DE5 5NB
S41 0AY
S44 6RN
S45 9RD
DE5 5PT
S42 6QG
DE55 5PT
S44 5QQ
S44 6JN
S45 9PL
S44 6UJ
S44 5NS
S41 0XN
S45 9AJ
S41 0BZ
S42 6UL
S42 6UU
S41 0PQ
S41 0AF
S45 9PG

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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