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

DE5 7NU
DE4 5AL
DE4 5PH
DE55 7NU
DE5 7NW
DE55 7NW
DE4 5GW
DE4 5PJ
DE4 5GX
DE4 5GT
DE4 5GU
DE5 6BY
DE5 6DU
DE4 5GY
DE55 6DU
DE55 6BY
DE4 5GS
DE4 5RA
DE55 6FQ
DE55 6DA
DE55 6EZ
DE4 5HY
DE4 5DL
DE5 6BZ
DE5 6DA
DE4 5HD
DE4 5ED
DE55 6DS
DE4 5DP
DE4 5DN
DE4 5DJ
DE5 7LW
DE55 7LW
DE5 6DQ
DE4 5DH
DE55 6DQ
DE55 6DT
DE5 6DT
DE55 6DW
DE5 6DP
DE4 5NJ
DE4 5DQ
DE5 6EB
DE55 6EB
DE5 6DW
DE5 6DX
DE4 5ET
DE4 5HW
DE55 6DX
DE55 6DP
DE4 5NH
DE5 7LX
DE55 7LX
DE55 7NZ
DE4 5DG
DE55 6EA
DE4 5DR
DE5 7NG
DE5 6EA
DE4 5DT
DE55 7NG
DE5 6DR
DE4 5DU
DE5 6DY
DE55 6DY
DE4 5DW
DE5 7NH
DE5 6DZ
DE55 6DZ
DE55 6DR
DE55 7NB
DE5 7NB
DE55 7NH
DE4 5NF
DE4 5NE
DE4 5DS
DE5 7LY
DE55 7LY
DE4 5EL
DE4 5DF
DE55 7NS
DE4 5DD
DE55 7PP
DE4 5HZ
DE5 7NN
DE55 7NN
DE5 7ND
DE55 7ND
DE5 7NE
DE4 5EU
DE5 6DJ
DE55 7NE
DE5 7NJ
DE5 7NP
DE55 7NJ
DE55 7NP
DE4 5DB
DE5 7NX
DE55 7NX
DE4 5PB
DE5 6DS
DE55 6DJ
DE5 6DN
DE55 6DN
DE55 6AS
DE5 6AS
DE55 7PG
DE4 5EB
DE4 5BQ
DE5 6DD
DE55 6DD
DE5 7NL
DE55 7NL
DE4 5DX
DE4 5DY
DE4 5BR
DE4 5BG
DE4 5BP
DE55 6BZ
DE5 6DB
DE4 5DE
DE55 6DB
DE4 5BL
DE55 6DL
DE4 5DA
DE4 5EA
DE5 6AR
DE55 6AR
DE55 6ED
DE4 5DZ
DE55 7LZ
DE4 5BH
DE5 7LZ
DE5 6DL
DE4 5BS
DE5 7LT
DE55 7LT
DE4 5EJ
DE4 5BN
DE4 5BT
DE55 6DF
DE5 6DF
DE55 6DE
DE4 5EN
DE4 5AW
DE4 5BU
DE4 5HF
DE56 2HP
DE5 2HP
DE55 7LR
DE5 6DE
DE4 5GR
DE55 6EE
DE55 6AQ
DE4 5BJ
DE55 7NY
DE55 6AL
DE4 5EH
DE4 5HR
DE4 5NN
DE4 5BB
DE4 5AT
DE5 7LU
DE5 7LR
DE55 7LU
DE55 6DG
DE5 6DG
DE5 6AL
DE4 5EP
DE4 5BX
DE4 5AS
DE5 7LJ
DE5 7NA
DE5 6AQ
DE55 7NA
DE4 5EF
DE5 7NQ
DE55 7NQ
DE4 5EG
DE4 5EQ
DE4 5NP
DE55 6ER
DE4 5BZ
DE4 5HH
DE4 5NU
DE4 5AU
DE4 5FX
DE55 7LJ
DE55 7LL
DE4 5NT
DE4 5ZW
DE4 5ZT
DE4 5ZJ
DE4 5WG
DE4 5WE
DE4 5NQ
DE55 6AN
DE5 7LS
DE55 7LS
DE4 5AR
DE4 5GN
DE4 5WD
DE4 5ZZ
DE4 5WB
DE4 5HE
DE4 5BW
DE5 6AN
DE55 6AJ
DE4 5GL
DE4 5AP
DE4 5EE
DE4 5ER
DE4 5GP
DE4 5AX
DE4 5GQ
DE56 2HQ
DE4 5GJ
DE4 5HG
DE4 5AY
DE4 5BE
DE55 7NR
DE4 5HT
DE5 7LL
S45 0JX
DE55 7LN
DE4 5AQ
DE55 7PF
DE56 2FS
DE5 7LN
DE5 6AP
DE5 2FS
DE5 2FP
DE56 2FP
DE56 2GA
DE5 2GA
DE5 6AJ
DE4 5AZ
DE4 5GG
DE4 5BD
DE5 2HN
DE56 2HN
DE4 5BA
DE5 7NF
DE55 7NF
DE5 2GB
DE56 2GB
DE4 5JZ
DE56 2FN
DE4 5HS
DE4 5NY
DE4 5NX
DE5 2FN
DE5 2FR
DE56 2FR
DE4 5BY
DE5 2FQ
DE4 5HJ
DE56 2FQ
DE56 2FT
DE5 2FT
DE4 5JP
DE55 7LP
DE5 2FW
DE56 2FW
DE5 7LH
DE4 5GH
DE4 5HL
DE5 7LP
DE5 2HQ
DE55 7PE
DE5 2FL
DE56 2HZ
DE5 2HZ
DE55 7LH
DE5 2FX
DE56 2FX
DE56 2FL
DE5 2HL
DE56 2HL
DE5 2FY
DE56 2FY
DE4 5AD
DE55 6AH
DE5 6AH
DE5 2HJ
DE56 2HJ
DE56 2SP
DE4 5NZ
DE4 5AJ
DE4 5JQ
DE5 3RL
DE4 5JL
DE4 5AH
DE4 5JN
DE4 5GA
DE56 2SQ
DE4 5GD
DE56 2HH
DE5 2HH
DE4 5AE
DE4 5HP
DE56 2FH
DE5 2FH
DE5 2FG
DE56 2FG
DE5 3RF
DE4 5AF
DE4 5JR
DE5 2FE
DE56 2FE
DE4 5GF
DE56 2FF
DE5 2FF
DE4 5AG
DE5 7LQ
DE55 7LQ
DE4 5GE
DE4 5GB
DE56 2FD
DE5 2FD
S45 0JY
DE55 6AP
DE56 2FB
DE5 2FB
S45 0JU
DE5 2EZ
DE56 2EZ
DE56 2FJ
DE5 2FJ
DE55 6AG
DE5 6AG
DE5 3RJ
DE4 5AA
DE5 2EW
DE56 2EW
DE55 6DH
DE56 2EY
DE5 2EY
S45 0JZ
DE4 5HU
DE55 6AF
DE5 6AF
S45 0HD
DE56 2EX
DE5 2EX
DE55 6AU
DE5 6AU
DE55 6AB
DE5 2JQ
DE55 6EH
DE56 2JQ
DE55 6AD
DE5 6AD
DE5 6AB
DE5 6EH
DE5 6FN
DE55 6FN
DE56 2NA
DE4 5FS
DE56 2SR
DE5 6AE
DE5 6EJ
DE55 6AE
DE55 6EJ
S45 0JQ
DE5 7AP
DE55 7AP
DE5 6LX
DE55 6LX
DE55 6ZA
DE4 5FR
S45 0HE
DE5 6EL
DE56 2JR
DE55 6LY
DE5 6LY
DE56 2JS
DE5 2JS
DE55 6LU
DE5 6LU
S45 0HN
DE55 6EL
DE5 6AA
DE4 5FD
DE56 2JB
DE5 2JR
DE55 6AA
DE4 5HN
DE56 2HE
DE56 2HR
DE5 2HR
DE5 6EF
DE56 2HA
DE5 2HA
DE4 5JX
DE55 6EF
DE56 2FZ
DE5 2FZ
DE5 2EU
DE5 2HB
DE56 2HB
DE56 2EU
DE4 5JS
DE56 2ER
DE5 2ER
DE55 6AT
DE5 6AT
DE55 6BQ
DE5 2HD
DE56 2HD
DE5 6BQ
DE55 6BP
DE5 2ET
DE56 2ET
DE5 1AL
DE4 5AN
DE5 6BP
DE55 6EG
DE5 6EG
DE56 2RB
DE4 4GB
DE4 5FF
DE5 6BN
DE4 5FB
DE55 6BN
DE55 6FS
DE5 2EL
DE56 2EP
DE56 2ES
DE5 2ES
DE5 2EP
DE56 2EL
DE56 2JP
DE55 6EP
S45 0HT
DE5 2HF
DE5 6LT
DE4 5WF
DE4 5HX
DE56 2HF
DE55 6GP
DE5 6GP
S45 0HF
DE55 6BU
DE5 6BU
DE5 6GN
DE5 2JP
DE4 5AB
DE55 6GN
DE4 5FE
DE5 6BB
DE55 6BB
DE55 6BR
DE5 6BR
DE4 5WH
DE4 5WA
DE5 6BX
DE55 6BX
DE55 6EY
DE56 2HX
DE55 7AN
DE5 7AN
DE4 5HQ
DE5 2HX
DE55 6GE
DE5 6GE
S45 0JT
DE5 2LA
DE4 5FG
DE55 6FP
DE5 6BG
DE5 3RR
DE55 6BG
DE5 6BJ
DE55 6BJ
DE55 6BW
DE5 6BW
DE55 6BA
DE5 6BA
DE55 6GQ
DE5 6GQ
DE5 6BE
DE55 6BE
DE5 6BL
DE55 6EQ
DE56 2EN
DE5 6GD
DE5 2EN
DE55 6BL
DE55 6GD
DE55 6BH
DE5 6GF
DE55 6GF
DE5 6FL
DE56 2RA
S45 0HB
DE55 6FL
DE4 5HA
DE55 6GG
DE5 6BH
DE5 2JL
DE55 6ZY
DE55 6ZX
DE5 6GG
DE55 6BD
DE5 6FP
DE5 6BD
DE5 7AL
DE56 2HT
DE5 2HT
DE56 2JZ
DE5 3RH
DE55 7AL
DE5 2JT
DE56 2JT
DE5 2JN
DE5 6GH
DE55 6AZ
DE5 6AZ
DE4 5FH
DE55 6GH
DE4 5FU
DE56 2JL
DE5 6AW
DE56 2JN
DE56 2HS
DE5 2HS
DE55 7BD
DE55 7PR
DE55 6GB
DE5 6GB
DE5 3RG
DE55 6EN

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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