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

S18 7SE
S18 5SE
S18 7AB
S18 7WF
S18 5WF
S42 7AY
S18 7SH
S18 5WL
S18 7WL
S18 5WG
S18 7WG
S18 7WH
S18 5WH
S18 7WN
S18 7WJ
S18 5WJ
S18 5WN
S18 5TN
S18 5TH
S18 7TH
S42 7DQ
S18 5SH
S42 7BA
S18 7TN
S18 7TG
S18 7BY
S18 7SA
S18 7WD
S42 7AZ
S18 5WD
S18 5TG
S42 7DG
S18 5WE
S18 7WE
S42 7AX
S42 7DF
S18 7RZ
S18 7HY
S18 5SA
S18 7SR
S18 5SR
S18 7ST
S18 5ST
S18 7SQ
S18 5SQ
S18 7SJ
S18 7SG
S18 5SG
S18 5SJ
S18 7TJ
S18 5TJ
S18 7SL
S18 5SL
S18 7TF
S18 7SN
S18 5SN
S18 5SP
S18 7SP
S18 7TL
S18 5TL
S18 5SF
S42 7JJ
S18 5SB
S18 5TF
S18 7TP
S18 5YZ
S18 7SF
S18 5SU
S18 7SB
S18 5TP
S18 5WP
S18 7SU
S18 7WP
S18 7SZ
S18 5WQ
S18 7TS
S18 5TS
S18 5WB
S18 7WB
S42 7AU
S18 7WQ
S18 7XA
S42 7DE
S18 5SZ
S18 5XB
S18 5SS
S18 7SS
S18 7TA
S18 5TA
S17 3BP
S42 7JH
S18 5XA
S42 7JR
S18 7SW
S42 7AT
S18 7WW
S18 7WZ
S18 5WW
S18 5WZ
S18 7WT
S18 5WT
S18 7WS
S18 5SW
S18 7WY
S18 5WY
S42 7AS
S42 7JP
S42 7DH
S18 7WU
S18 5WU
S18 5TE
S18 7TE
S18 7WX
S18 5WX
S18 7SD
S18 5SD
S18 7TR
S42 7DA
S18 7TT
S18 5TR
S42 7AL
S18 5SX
S18 7SX
S18 5TQ
S18 7TQ
S18 7TD
S42 7DD
S42 7AJ
S42 7AW
S17 3BS
S42 7JW
S42 7BB
S42 7AN
S18 5TD
S42 7AP
S42 7JQ
S17 3BQ
S18 5WA
S18 7WA
S42 7BY
S42 7AQ
S42 7BZ
S18 5PG
S42 7BU
S42 7AH
S42 7BG
S42 7BX
S18 7TB
S18 5TB
S42 7AR
S42 7BT
DE45 1PU
S18 8SA
S42 7AG
DE45 1PQ
DE4 1PQ
S18 8QA
S18 5QA
S18 5RS
S18 8RS
S18 8RL
S18 8YW
S18 5RL
S18 5YW
S18 5SY
S18 8QB
S18 5QB
S18 8RQ
S18 5RQ
S18 7SY
S18 8YU
S18 5YU
S18 8YQ
S18 5YQ
S18 5RW
S18 8RW
S18 5YS
S18 8YS
S18 8RR
S18 5RR
S18 8YX
S18 5YX
S18 5QW
S42 7JG
S18 8QW
S18 5QU
S18 8RH
S18 8QU
S18 5RH
S18 8RT
S18 5RT
S18 5RP
S18 8RP
S18 8QL
S18 5QL
S18 8WA
S18 8WE
S18 5WS
S18 8QP
S18 5QP
S42 7AF
S42 7AE
S18 8YT
S18 5YT
S18 8WP
S18 8WQ
S18 5RX
S41 9RS
S18 8WS
S18 5RG
S18 8RG
S18 8RX
S18 5RU
S18 8RU
S18 8RN
S18 5RN
S18 8QQ
S18 5QQ
S18 5RY
S42 7AD
S18 8RY
S18 8WG
S18 8RB
S18 5RB
S18 8XH
S18 8RF
S18 5RF
S18 8QR
S18 5QR
S18 5RD
S18 8RD
S18 5XH
S18 8PA
S18 5PA
S18 5XP
S18 8XP
S42 7JF
S42 7BS
S18 5XQ
S18 8RA
S18 8XQ
S18 5RA
S18 8QT
S18 5QT
S18 5ZU
S18 8ZU
S18 5RE
S18 8RE
S18 8NG
S18 5NG
S41 9RW
S18 5UA
S18 8QS
S18 8UA
S18 5QS
S18 8XE
S18 5QD
S18 8QD
S18 8XF
S18 5UB
S18 5XF
S18 8QJ
S18 5QJ
S42 7BP
S41 9RP
S18 8UB
S18 5XE
S18 8PU
S18 5PU
S18 8UD
DE4 1PR
S18 5UD
S18 8PB
S18 5PB
S18 8XD
S18 5XG
S18 8QF
S18 5QF
S18 8RJ
S41 9SE
S18 5RJ
S40 4XZ
S18 8QN
S18 5QN
S18 8UE
S41 9SA
S40 4YB
S17 3BJ
S17 3BL
S18 8RZ
S18 5RZ
S40 4XY
S18 8ZA
S18 8PT
S18 5PT
S18 8QH
S18 5ZA
S18 5QH
S18 8PZ
S18 5PY
S41 9YW
S41 9YU
S41 9YS
S41 9YT
S41 9YP
S41 9YL
S41 9YH
S41 9YN
S42 7BL
S18 8QE
S18 5QE
S18 8PY
S41 9SD
S18 8PR
S18 5PR
S40 4XX
S18 5PS
S18 8PS
S18 8QG
S18 5QG
S18 8PJ
S18 5PJ
S40 4XN
S18 5ZX
S18 5ZH
S18 8ZH
S18 5ZQ
S18 5XJ
S18 8XJ
S41 9SB
S18 8WY
S18 8WX
S18 8ZD
S18 5ZD
S18 8WU
S18 8UF
S18 8ZX
S40 4XP
S42 7DB
S18 8ZT
S18 5ZT
S18 6TQ
S18 6TA
S18 5ND
S18 8ZQ
S18 8DL
S18 8HN
S18 8DW
S18 6DL
S18 8BX
S18 6DW
S18 5HY
S18 5HN
S18 5HW
S40 4XR
S18 8ND
S18 8NB
S42 7JS
S18 5NB
S18 8NU
S18 8HX
S18 6NW
S18 8BZ
S18 8BU
S18 6DN
S18 5YY
S18 5HX
S40 4XW
S40 4XF
S18 5ZB
S18 8ZP
S18 5ZP
S18 8ZB
S40 4XS
S18 8XW
S18 5XW
S18 7UR
S17 4FL
S18 1QU
S18 5YJ
S18 6QU
S18 8ZW
S18 5ZW
S40 4XQ
S18 8HW
S17 4FN
S18 6UR
S17 4FS
S18 8XY
S18 5XY
S18 8YJ
S42 7PB
S18 6TE
S18 1TE
S18 8YA
S18 5YA
S40 4XE
S40 4XU
S18 5NA
S18 8NA
S18 5PQ
S18 8ZE
S18 5ZE
S18 8PQ
S18 6QT
S18 1QT
S18 6TF
S18 1TF
S18 5ZL
S18 8ZL
S18 8ZY
S18 5PE
S18 5ZY
S40 4XT
S18 8PE
S40 4YA
S40 4YP
S42 7PQ
S42 7PR
S17 4BE
S18 8ZZ
S18 5ZZ
S18 5PD
S18 8PD
S18 8ZG
S18 5ZG
S40 4XJ
S18 8XR
S18 5XR
S42 7PA
S18 1QW
S18 6DX
S18 6DZ
S18 6DS
S18 6DU
S18 6DT
S18 6DP
S18 6DR
S18 6DJ
S18 1QP
S18 6QP
S17 4AB
S18 8ZR
S18 5ZR
S40 4XG
S17 4BD
S40 4XH
S41 9RQ
S18 8YB
S18 5YB
S42 7PD
S40 4XL
S18 5XN
S18 6QN
S18 8XN
S18 1QN
S40 4XD
S40 4UU
S18 8PH
S18 5PH
S17 4FR
S18 8PF
S18 5PF
S17 4FB
S18 8XS
S42 7JY
S18 5XS
S17 4GD
S42 7JX
S17 4FA
S18 8PW
S18 5PW
S18 5PX
S18 8PX
S18 5ZF
S17 4FJ
S18 8ZF
S18 5YD
S18 8YD
S17 4AY
S18 8PG
S17 4BB
S18 1QQ
S18 6QQ
S18 5XL
S40 4UL
S17 4GE
S42 7PW
S40 4UT
S18 6QG
S18 1QG
S18 5XT
S18 8XT
S17 4FH
S42 7BJ
S18 8NZ
S18 5PZ
S17 4GG
S17 4BG
S18 8XG
S17 4GH
S17 4AA
S18 8XB
S40 4UJ
S17 4FE
S17 4AU
S40 4UY
S42 7JZ
S18 1QH
S18 6QH
S17 4GF
S18 5PP
S18 8AB
S18 8PP
S42 7PX
S18 5ZJ
S18 8ZS
S18 5ZS
S40 4UW
S18 5XZ
S18 8ZJ
S40 4UN
S42 7WX
S17 4FD
S40 4XA
S41 8XP
S18 8XZ
S17 4GA
S42 7PZ
S42 7JA
S17 4AW
S42 7BN
S18 8PL
S18 5PL
S40 4XB
S17 4FX
S18 5XU
S18 8XU
S17 4GB
S18 6QR
S18 1QR
S42 7PY
S42 7JL
S42 7JN
S18 5ZN
S18 8ZN
S17 4FQ
S42 7PU
S18 8XX
S18 6QS
S18 1QS
S42 7JU
S18 5XX
S17 4AX
S18 6QL
S18 1QL
S17 4FZ
S40 4UH
S17 4HE
S42 7JD
S17 4FT
S41 8XD
S17 4FF
S40 4UX
S40 4UP
S41 8XF
S18 8NF
S18 5NF
S42 7PT
S18 8NE
S18 5NE

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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