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

DE4 2LQ
DE4 2LN
DE4 2LE
DE4 2NG
DE4 2LP
DE4 2GL
DE4 2LR
DE4 2GH
DE4 2GX
DE4 2LS
DE4 2GG
DE4 2LB
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DE4 2JB
DE4 2ZH
DE4 2ZJ
DE4 2RE
DE4 2ZE
DE4 2ZG
DE4 2ZD
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DE4 2GQ
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DE4 2HW
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DE4 2AN
DE4 2GS
DE4 2HU
DE4 2LF
DE4 2FY
DE4 2NE
DE4 2LT
DE4 2HQ
DE4 2FZ
DE4 2FS
DE4 2BN
DE4 2GA
DE4 2BJ
DE4 2HT
DE4 2BL
DE4 2HR
DE4 2GB
DE4 2BS
DE4 2BE
DE4 2HN
DE4 2HH
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DE4 2TU
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DE4 2HG
DE4 2BP
DE4 2TY
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DE4 2JX
DE4 2FR
DE4 2BG
DE4 2TS
DE4 2HS
DE4 2JY
DE4 2BH
DE4 2TZ
DE4 2WB
DE4 2TR
DE4 2BQ
DE4 2GW
DE4 2TP
DE4 2HF
DE4 2LW
DE4 2EQ
DE4 2LY
DE4 2TQ
DE4 2JW
DE4 2FW
DE4 2ES
DE4 2FX
DE4 2LA
DE4 2HP
DE4 2HD
DE4 2HE
DE4 2NF
DE4 2ET
DE4 2FP
DE4 2LH
DE4 2SA
DE4 2JT
DE4 2ZP
DE4 2JS
DE4 2SD
DE4 2LL
DE4 2JU
DE4 2LJ
DE4 2SB
DE4 2NJ
DE4 2RS
DE4 2ER
DE4 2ZZ
DE4 2JR
DE4 2EY
DE4 2EU
DE4 2NH
DE4 2JZ
DE4 2EW
DE4 2DE
DE4 2FB
DE45 1LB
DE4 2FD
DE4 2JQ
DE4 2EX
DE4 2FE
DE4 1LB
DE4 2EN
DE4 1LD
DE4 2JA
DE4 2EZ
DE4 2ED
DE4 2EE
DE45 1LD
DE4 2EB
DE4 2DU
DE4 2FF
DE4 2EL
DE4 2DL
DE4 2LD
DE4 3XG
DE4 3XS
DE4 3XX
DE4 3YT
DE4 3YB
DE4 3YG
DE4 3YP
DE4 3YR
DE4 3YL
DE4 3YD
DE4 3YE
DE4 3YF
DE4 1LE
DE45 1LE
DE4 2RA
DE4 2EF
DE4 2PT
DE4 2DG
DE4 2DH
DE4 2LZ
DE4 2AB
DE4 2DN
DE4 2PU
DE4 2RT
DE4 2RB
DE4 2RG
DE4 3AF
DE4 3RY
DE4 2DJ
DE4 2JE
DE4 2NL
DE4 2RR
DE4 1LJ
DE45 1LF
DE4 2EA
DE4 3BQ
DE4 2RL
DE4 2DZ
DE4 2HA
DE4 2RN
DE4 2RP
DE4 2RQ
DE4 2RU
DE4 2DF
DE4 2DP
DE4 2RJ
DE4 2EG
DE4 1LF
DE4 2GZ
DE4 1LH
DE4 2DY
DE4 2DS
DE4 2JL
DE4 2RW
DE4 2DT
DE4 3BP
DE4 2RH
DE4 2DX
DE4 2QB
DE4 2HB
DE4 2DQ
DE45 1LH
DE4 2FG
DE4 2EH
DE4 2JJ
DE4 2JN
DE4 2FN
DE4 2EJ
DE4 2FL
DE4 2BD
DE4 2FH
DE45 1LJ
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DE4 2JP
DE4 2QF
DE4 2BT
DE4 2QD
DE4 2FJ
DE4 2QE
DE4 2DR
DE4 2QN
DE4 2DD
DE4 2QH
DE4 3EF
DE4 2AL
DE4 2QG
DE4 2AQ
DE4 2PD
DE4 2JD
DE4 1LG
DE4 2NN
DE45 1LG
DE4 2NP
DE4 2QA
DE4 2BU
DE4 2QJ
DE4 5LP
DE45 1LA
DE4 1LA
DE4 3FP
DE4 3BN
DE4 2PB
DE45 1LL
DE4 2BW
DE4 2BF
DE4 3ND
DE4 2BX
DE4 2BY
DE4 2DB
DE4 2PX
DE4 2PZ
DE45 1NB
DE4 5LQ
DE4 3BL
DE4 3NE
DE4 2JH
DE4 2DA
DE4 3BA
DE4 2PE
DE4 3BJ
DE4 1NB
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DE4 3BG
DE4 3SG
DE4 2PY
DE4 3BH
DE4 3BD
DE4 2BZ
DE4 3SE
DE4 3LP
DE4 3BB
DE4 2PS
DE4 1LL
DE4 5LR
DE4 1WH
DE4 5LN
DE45 1WH
DE4 3SD
DE4 3SB
DE4 3SN
DE4 1WG
DE45 1WP
DE4 1WP
DE4 3SJ
DE4 2PW
DE45 1WG
DE4 3SH
DE45 1WJ
DE4 1WJ
DE4 2QL
DE4 3AZ
DE4 5LT
DE4 1WN
DE45 1WN
DE4 3LN
DE4 2JG
DE4 3SL
DE4 1LZ
DE4 3LL
DE4 3SF
DE4 3TD
DE4 5LS
DE4 1WL
DE4 2NQ
DE45 1WL
DE4 1WS
DE45 1WS
DE4 1UR
DE4 2NZ
DE4 3TB
DE45 1ZJ
DE45 1ZX
DE45 1YJ
DE45 1YW
DE45 1UR
DE45 1ND
DE4 1ND
DE4 3LB
DE45 1UT
DE4 1UT
DE4 2NB
DE4 3LJ
DE4 3LA
DE4 3TE
DE4 1WR
DE45 1WR
DE45 1HL
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DE4 3NP
DE4 2ND
DE4 3TW
DE4 1US
DE45 1US
DE45 1LZ
DE4 3LH
DE4 3TP
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DE4 1WQ
DE45 1WQ
DE4 3JW
DE4 3LS
DE4 3TL
DE45 1UW
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DE45 1YF
DE4 1YB
DE4 1YE
DE4 1YD
DE4 1YA
DE4 1LN
DE45 1LN
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DE4 1UW
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DE4 3LD
DE4 2PF
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DE4 1UX
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DE45 1WD
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DE4 1WD
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DE4 3LE
DE4 1UZ
DE4 3EZ
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DE4 1WE
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DE4 1UU
DE4 1WA
DE45 1UU
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DE4 3JT
DE45 1WB
DE4 3YH
DE4 1WB
DE4 3SW
DE45 1WF
DE4 3HY
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DE4 3HZ
DE4 3AW
DE4 1UN
DE4 3TT
DE45 1UN
DE4 3JA
DE45 1UY
DE4 3JX
DE4 1UY
DE4 3HX
DE4 1NA
DE4 3JE
DE45 1NA
DE4 3AU
DE4 5LJ
DE4 3HN
DE4 3HT
DE4 3HL
DE4 3LR
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DE4 1JW
DE4 3PJ
DE4 3JF
DE4 3HW
DE4 3HU
DE4 3HQ
DE4 3HE

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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