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

SK22 2NQ
SK12 5NQ
SK22 2NG
SK12 5NG
SK12 5NJ
SK22 2NL
SK12 5NL
SK22 2NH
SK12 5NH
SK22 2NJ
SK22 2AT
SK12 5NN
SK22 2NN
SK12 5EZ
SK22 2EZ
SK12 5NW
SK22 2NW
SK12 5HA
SK22 2HA
SK22 2HH
SK12 5NP
SK22 2NP
SK12 5HE
SK22 2HE
SK22 1DL
SK12 5HD
SK22 2HD
SK22 2EY
SK12 5EY
SK22 2HB
SK12 5HB
SK12 5HG
SK22 2HG
SK12 5NF
SK22 2NF
SK22 2AB
SK12 5DL
SK22 2HF
SK12 5HF
SK22 2HQ
SK12 5HQ
SK12 5NE
SK22 2NE
SK12 5HR
SK22 2HR
SK22 1DN
SK22 2PH
SK22 2FB
SK22 2FJ
SK22 2FH
SK22 2FA
SK12 5DN
SK12 5ND
SK12 5ET
SK22 2ET
SK22 2PG
SK22 2ND
SK22 2EW
SK12 5EW
SK12 5DW
SK12 5HP
SK22 2PJ
SK22 2FG
SK12 5FG
SK22 2HP
SK22 2PD
SK12 5HW
SK22 2EN
SK22 2PA
SK12 5HN
SK22 2HW
SK22 2HN
SK12 5EN
SK12 5FD
SK12 5FE
SK22 2PE
SK22 2PF
SK12 5FF
SK22 2PB
SK22 2PL
SK22 2WW
SK12 5FB
SK12 5EP
SK22 2XB
SK22 2XE
SK22 2WX
SK22 2WZ
SK22 2XA
SK22 2WY
SK22 2WR
SK22 2WT
SK22 2WU
SK22 2WS
SK22 2WA
SK22 2FF
SK22 2HU
SK22 1DJ
SK22 2EP
SK12 5DJ
SK12 5FA
SK12 5HJ
SK12 5ER
SK22 2HJ
SK22 1BU
SK12 5BU
SK22 2ER
SK22 2EQ
SK12 5HL
SK22 2HL
SK12 5EU
SK22 2EU
SK22 2JD
SK12 5JD
SK12 5EX
SK22 2EX
SK12 5HU
SK12 5ES
SK22 2ES
SK12 5JX
SK12 5HT
SK22 2HT
SK22 2JX
SK22 2HS
SK12 5HS
SK12 5JE
SK12 5HH
SK22 2JE
SK22 2JG
SK12 5NT
SK12 5NU
SK12 5JG
SK12 5JJ
SK22 2JJ
SK12 5JZ
SK12 5DR
SK22 2JZ
SK12 5JH
SK22 2JH
SK22 2JQ
SK12 5BT
SK22 1BT
SK12 5JQ
SK22 1DP
SK22 2AD
SK12 5DP
SK22 2JU
SK12 5JU
SK22 2JL
SK12 5LD
SK12 5JL
SK22 2LD
SK12 5NS
SK22 2NS
SK12 5JF
SK22 2JF
SK22 1DH
SK12 5LT
SK22 2LT
SK12 5NB
SK22 2NR
SK12 5LP
SK22 1BS
SK12 5BS
SK12 5NR
SK22 1BR
SK22 2JT
SK22 1BP
SK12 5BP
SK12 5LE
SK22 2LE
SK12 5JT
SK22 1BX
SK12 5BX
SK12 5LS
SK22 2LS
SK12 5BR
SK12 5LR
SK22 2LR
SK22 2LW
SK12 5LW
SK22 2LP
SK12 5BN
SK22 1BJ
SK22 1DW
SK12 5JP
SK12 5BW
SK22 1BW
SK12 5DH
SK22 2JP
SK22 2LN
SK12 5LN
SK12 5BZ
SK22 1BZ
SK22 1BL
SK12 5BL
SK12 5AA
SK22 1AA
SK12 5JW
SK22 2JW
SK12 5JN
SK22 2JN
SK22 1AE
SK12 5AE
SK22 1BY
SK12 5BY
SK22 1BN
SK22 1AB
SK12 5AB
SK22 1BQ
SK22 1DA
SK12 5DA
SK12 5DE
SK22 1DE
SK12 5AD
SK22 1DB
SK22 1AF
SK12 5AF
SK22 2LH
SK22 2LJ
SK12 5LJ
SK22 1AU
SK12 5LH
SK12 5DB
SK22 1DD
SK12 5DD
SK12 5AN
SK22 1AG
SK12 5AG
SK22 1AN
SK12 5AU
SK12 5LQ
SK22 2LQ
SK22 1AQ
SK12 5AQ
SK12 5BE
SK12 5AW
SK22 1AW
SK12 5AR
SK22 1AR
SK12 5AJ
SK22 1AJ
SK12 5BQ
SK12 5AH
SK22 1BD
SK12 5BD
SK12 5ED
SK22 1ED
SK12 5DG
SK22 1AL
SK12 5AL
SK22 1AX
SK12 5DF
SK22 1DF
SK22 1AH
SK12 5AS
SK22 1AS
SK12 5AX
SK12 5DQ
SK22 1DQ
SK12 5AP
SK22 1AP
SK12 5EB
SK22 1AT
SK22 2JS
SK22 1EB
SK22 1DG
SK12 5AT
SK13 6ED
SK12 4QJ
SK12 5AZ
SK22 1EF
SK22 4QJ
SK22 1AZ
SK12 5JR
SK22 2JR
SK22 4QH
SK12 4QH
SK12 5JS
SK22 1BA
SK12 5BA
SK12 4HY
SK12 5EE
SK12 5EQ
SK22 1EE
SK22 4HD
SK22 2LL
SK12 5LL
SK22 4QL
SK22 1BB
SK12 4QL
SK22 4HY
SK12 5BB
SK22 4HZ
SK12 4HZ
SK13 9JZ
SK22 4HL
SK12 4JA
SK22 4JA
SK12 5AY
SK22 4HW
SK12 4HW
SK22 1AY
SK22 4HU
SK12 4HU
SK22 4HP
SK12 4JB
SK22 4HX
SK12 4HX
SK12 5DX
SK22 1DX
SK22 4HS
SK12 4HS
SK12 4HP
SK12 4EW
SK22 4EW
SK12 4HN
SK22 4HN
SK22 4HT
SK12 4HT
SK12 4JE
SK22 4JE
SK22 4JB
SK22 4HR
SK12 4HR
SK22 4JD
SK12 4HL
SK12 4JD
SK22 4HJ
SK12 4HJ
SK12 4EN
SK22 4EN
SK12 4HQ
SK22 4HQ
SK12 5DY
SK22 1DY
SK12 4EY
SK12 4QW
SK22 4ER
SK12 4ER
SK12 6AJ
SK22 4QW
SK12 4EP
SK22 4EP
SK13 6JZ
SK22 4HG
SK12 4HG
SK12 4EJ
SK22 4HH
SK12 4HH
SK12 4QG
SK22 4EJ
SK12 4ES
SK22 4DQ
SK22 4ES
SK22 4LG
SK22 4QG
SK22 4LL
SK12 4LL
SK22 4JF
SK22 4QQ
SK12 4QQ
SK12 4JF
SK22 4JH
SK12 4JH
SK12 4LG
SK12 4LR
SK22 4LR
SK22 4LF
SK12 4LF
SK12 5EA
SK22 1EA
SK22 4LH
SK12 4LH
SK12 4LP
SK22 4JJ
SK12 4JJ
SK12 4DU
SK22 4DU
SK22 4LP
SK12 4EL
SK22 4GD
SK12 4DT
SK22 4DT
SK23 6AJ
SK22 4LQ
SK12 4LQ
SK22 4EL
SK12 4DL
SK12 4LN
SK12 4ET
SK22 4ET
SK22 4GA
SK22 4LN
SK22 4LW
SK22 4GB
SK12 4LU
SK22 4LU
SK12 4JG
SK12 4DN
SK22 4DN
SK22 4JG
SK22 4QR
SK12 4LW
SK22 4GE
SK12 4JW
SK22 4GF
SK22 4JQ
SK12 4JQ
SK12 4LS
SK12 4EU
SK22 4EU
SK22 4LS
SK22 4LJ
SK12 4LJ
SK6 5NE
SK12 4LT
SK22 4LT
SK22 4LA
SK12 4LA
SK22 4QN
SK12 4QN
SK22 4DX
SK12 4DX
SK12 4LB
SK22 4DY
SK22 4DS
SK12 4DS
SK12 4DY
SK12 4LE
SK12 4LX
SK22 4LX
SK22 4LE
SK22 4PJ
SK22 4EE
SK12 4PJ
SK12 4DP
SK12 4DZ
SK22 4DZ
SK12 4EA
SK22 4EA
SK22 4DP
SK22 4LD
SK12 4DJ
SK22 4DJ
SK12 4LD
SK12 4ED
SK22 4ED
SK12 4DR
SK22 4DR
SK22 4LZ
SK12 4LZ
SK22 4QP
SK22 4JL
SK12 4QP
SK22 4HF
SK22 4FA
SK12 4NF
SK12 4JL
SK12 4HF
SK12 4EX
SK12 4HE
SK12 4DH
SK12 4EE
SK12 4DW
SK22 4DW
SK12 4JY
SK22 4JZ
SK22 4JY
SK22 4JX
SK12 4JX
SK22 4EF
SK12 4EF
SK12 4EB
SK22 4EB
SK12 4BJ
SK12 4EH
SK22 4EH
SK22 4PQ
SK12 4PQ
SK22 4PG
SK6 5PZ
SK13 9JY
SK12 4PG
SK13 6JY
SK22 4JT
SK12 4PH
SK22 4PH
SK12 4EG
SK12 4JT
SK22 4EG
SK22 4BH
SK12 4JZ
SK12 4JR
SK12 4BH
SK12 4EQ
SK22 4EQ
SK22 4BN
SK12 4BN
SK22 4BA
SK12 4BA
SK22 4JW
SK12 4JU
SK12 4NP
SK22 4JU
SK22 4NP
SK6 5NQ
SK12 4BQ
SK22 4BQ
SK12 4BL
SK22 4BG
SK22 4BL
SK6 5NF
SK22 4FE
SK22 4BW
SK12 4BW
SK12 4NR
SK22 4NR
SK12 4AU
SK22 4PN
SK12 4PN
SK12 4BE
SK22 4BE
SK22 4PF
SK12 4PF
SK12 4BB
SK22 4BB
SK12 4BD
SK22 4BD
SK12 4QF
SK22 4QF
SK12 4BR
SK22 4NB
SK22 4AZ
SK22 3EF
SK12 3EF
SK22 4BR
SK12 4AZ
SK22 4BJ
SK22 3EE
SK12 3EE
SK12 4PE
SK22 4PE
SK12 4AJ
SK12 4AY
SK22 4AY
SK12 4NZ
SK22 4BP
SK12 4BG
SK12 4NT
SK22 3GA
SK12 4BP
SK22 4PU
SK12 4AW
SK12 4NS
SK12 4NU
SK22 4NU
SK12 3DJ
SK12 4AS
SK22 4AS
SK12 4NY
SK22 4NY
SK22 4AW
SK22 4AP
SK22 4NZ
SK22 3DE
SK22 4AU
SK12 4AP
SK22 4NS
SK12 4AH
SK22 4AH
SK12 4NW
SK22 4NX
SK12 4NX
SK22 4NW
SK22 4AL
SK22 3DJ
SK12 4AL
SK12 4NN
SK22 4NT
SK22 4NN
SK12 3DE
SK12 4AT
SK22 4AT
SK22 4AN
SK12 4AN
SK22 4DE
SK12 4NJ
SK22 4NJ
SK12 4AR
SK22 4AR
SK22 4AX
SK12 4AX
SK12 4PD
SK22 4PD
SK12 3EG
SK12 4PL
SK12 4NL
SK22 4PL
SK22 4PP
SK12 4AG
SK12 3BU
SK22 3BU
SK22 4NL
SK22 4AG
SK12 4AE
SK12 4PW
SK22 4AE
SK12 4BT
SK6 5NH
SK22 4PW
SK22 4BT
SK12 3BX
SK22 3BX
SK12 4BS
SK22 4QE
SK12 4QE
SK12 4BU
SK23 6AH
SK12 3DB
SK12 4PP
SK12 3BT
SK12 4PB
SK22 3BT
SK22 3DB
SK22 4PB
SK12 4AF
SK12 4AD
SK12 4AB
SK22 4BS
SK12 3BR
SK12 4NE
SK22 4DA
SK22 3BR
SK12 4PA
SK22 4PA
SK22 4NE
SK22 3BB
SK6 5NG
SK12 3DA
SK22 3DA
SK22 4BY
SK12 4NH
SK12 4AQ
SK12 4BY
SK22 4NH
SK12 4PZ
SK12 4PY
SK12 4AA
SK12 4NQ
SK22 4BZ
SK22 4PT
SK22 4AA
SK12 3BS
SK22 4BX
SK22 3BS
SK22 4AQ
SK12 3EJ
SK22 3BN
SK12 4NG
SK22 3EJ
SK12 4DB
SK22 4NG
SK23 6AL
SK12 3BY
SK22 4DB
SK12 7QF
SK23 7QF
SK22 3BY
SK12 3EP
SK12 4PT
SK12 3JE
SK12 3EL
SK22 3BL
SK22 3EL
SK22 3EP
SK12 3BL
SK12 4QD
SK12 3ER
SK22 3ER
SK22 4QD
SK22 4YZ
SK22 4NF
SK22 4YY
SK22 3FF
SK22 3FE
SK22 3ET
SK22 1FA
SK22 3BZ
SK22 3ES
SK12 3ES
SK12 4PX
SK22 4PX
SK12 3BZ
SK12 4BZ
SK12 4DA
SK12 4BX
SK22 4QA
SK22 3EN
SK22 3EU
SK12 3EU
SK13 5SB
SK6 5PT
SK12 3BP
SK12 6AH
SK12 3DW
SK22 3BP
SK22 3DW
SK22 4NQ
SK12 3BQ
SK13 5HN
SK22 3BG
SK14 6HN
SK22 3HT
SK6 5PX
SK22 3DN
SK12 3DN
SK22 3EW
SK12 3HR
SK12 3EW
SK12 3ET
SK12 3EN
SK12 3BW
SK12 3EB
SK22 3BW
SK22 3EB
SK6 5PU
SK22 3JB
SK12 3JB
SK12 6AL
SK12 4QB
SK12 3JD
SK22 4QB
SK12 3DQ
SK22 3DQ
SK22 3EG
SK12 4PR
SK12 3HP
SK12 3DR
SK22 4PR
SK12 3BN
SK12 3BG
SK12 3DD
SK22 3HP
SK22 3DD
SK12 3DL
SK12 3HL
SK22 3DL
SK12 3EX
SK22 3HL
SK12 3HG
SK12 3HD
SK22 3EX
SK22 3EH
SK22 3DR
SK22 3DF
SK6 5LS
SK12 3DF
SK12 3DS
SK22 3DS
SK12 5DZ
SK12 3HJ
SK22 3HJ
SK12 3DP
SK22 3DP
SK13 9PW
SK12 3BE
SK13 7PW
SK12 3HW
SK22 3HW
SK22 3HS
SK12 3ED
SK12 3HN
SK22 3HN
SK22 3ED
SK12 3HS
SK12 3DH
SK22 3DH
SK12 3DG
SK22 3DG
SK12 3HA
SK22 3EY
SK12 3EY
SK22 3FD
SK22 3WY
SK22 3FU
SK12 3JZ
SK22 3LS
SK12 3LS
SK13 5SD
SK12 4PS
SK22 4PS
SK12 3HT
SK12 3HU
SK12 3EA
SK22 3HU
SK6 5NW
SK22 3EA
SK13 7PL
SK12 3DT
SK12 3HF
SK13 9PL
SK22 3DT
SK22 3HF
SK12 3HQ
SK22 3HQ
SK22 3HZ
SK6 5LT
SK12 3HH
SK22 3HH
SK22 3HE
SK12 3HE
SK6 5PS
SK13 9JX
SK13 6JX
SK13 9JT
SK13 6JT
SK23 7TD
SK12 7QG
SK12 3EZ
SK12 3HY
SK12 3HX
SK12 3JA
SK23 7QG
SK22 3EZ
SK12 3DU
SK12 6EE
SK22 3DU
SK22 3DZ
SK12 3DZ
SK6 5NS
SK12 3HZ
SK22 3JA
SK12 7QE
SK23 7QE
SK12 3JF
SK6 5NY
SK14 6SB
SK13 9LA
SK23 7SN
SK12 3DX
SK22 3DX
SK13 6JA
SK13 6LA
SK13 9PN
SK23 7PY
SK12 7PY
SK13 7PN
SK23 7SW
SK22 3AA
SK22 3JJ
SK22 3JL
SK12 3JJ
SK22 3HA
SK12 6AW
SK12 3JL
SK23 7WQ
SK23 7UA
SK6 5NJ
SK22 3HB
SK12 3HB
SK6 5PR
SK6 5LZ
SK13 8LF
SK23 7QB
SK12 7QB
SK6 5NP
SK13 9PP
SK13 7PP
SK22 3DY
SK6 5NL
SK12 3DY
SK22 3LR
SK12 3LR
SK22 3JN
SK22 3JP
SK12 3JP
SK12 3JN
SK12 7QR
SK22 3JQ
SK23 7PZ
SK6 5NZ
SK6 5LY
SK12 3JW
SK12 7PZ
SK12 6AN
SK23 7QR
SK23 6AN
SK6 5PP
SK23 7QD
SK12 7QD
SK12 3JU
SK12 3AY
SK13 7PJ
SK22 3JT
SK13 8LD
SK6 5LU
SK22 3AY
SK22 3JU
SK12 3AX
SK22 3JW
SK23 7NZ
SK12 7NZ
SK12 7QA
SK22 3AX
SK6 5NN
SK12 3JT
SK13 8LJ

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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