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 Essex

CM7 5JH
CM7 5JQ
CM7 5JG
CM7 5GN
CM7 5JJ
CM7 5JL
CM7 5JF
CM7 5JE
CM7 5JD
CM7 4AW
CM7 5JB
CM7 5FU
CO9 1SQ
CM7 5HZ
CM7 5JA
CM7 4AL
CM7 5FA
CM7 5FL
CM7 4AN
CM7 5HE
CM7 5HY
CM7 4DR
CM7 4AJ
CM7 4DW
CM7 4DP
CM7 4DX
CM7 5HG
CM7 4QT
CM7 4DN
CM7 5HD
CM7 5HF
CM7 5HQ
CM7 4DL
CM7 5FB
CM7 5HB
CM7 4QU
CM7 5HH
CM7 4DG
CM7 4AB
CO9 1SG
CM7 4DF
CM7 5EZ
CM7 4DE
CM7 4AA
CM7 5HP
CM7 4AH
CM7 4QY
CM7 5HL
CM7 5HJ
CM7 4DD
CM7 5HN
CM7 5HS
CM7 4QX
CM7 5EY
CM7 5HW
CM7 5HR
CM7 4AQ
CM7 5HA
CM7 4DJ
CM7 4DQ
CM7 4DB
CM7 5HT
CM7 4DU
CM7 4AP
CM7 5PL
CM7 4DH
CO9 1SH
CM7 4DS
CM7 5BG
CM7 4AG
CM7 4DT
CM7 5BA
CO9 1SD
CM7 5BD
CM7 5HU
CM7 4DA
CM7 5PJ
CM7 4AF
CM7 5BB
CM7 5AT
CM7 5AU
CM7 5BQ
CM7 5AX
CM7 5AZ
CM7 4AD
CO9 1RZ
CM7 5BH
CM7 4AE
CM7 5AY
CM7 5LB
CM7 5LE
CM7 5LD
CM7 4EJ
CM7 5HX
CO9 1SF
CM7 5GF
CM7 5JZ
CM7 5LF
CM7 5GG
CO9 1SE
CO9 1SB
CM7 4EQ
CM7 5JR
CO9 1UG
CM7 5GE
CM7 4EH
CM7 5JY
CM7 5QW
CM7 5XX
CM7 5LU
CM7 5PD
CM7 5AS
CM7 5GD
CM7 4EN
CM7 5LG
CM7 5NA
CM7 5ND
CM7 5LA
CM7 5LQ
CM7 5AB
CM7 5GR
CM7 5JP
CM7 5BT
CM7 5FR
CM7 5GS
CM7 4BX
CM7 5GJ
CM7 5LZ
CM7 5LP
CM7 5AH
CM7 5NG
CM7 5BZ
CM7 5AG
CM7 5GT
CM7 5BW
CO9 1RU
CM7 5BE
CM7 5AF
CM7 4ES
CM7 5LW
CM7 5BS
CM7 5LH
CM7 5GU
CM7 5GZ
CM7 5JX
CM7 5NF
CM7 5JN
CM7 5JW
CM7 5JT
CM7 5LY
CM7 5BX
CM7 5LX
CM7 5AJ
CM7 5LN
CM7 5JS
CM7 5BY
CM7 5AA
CM7 5AD
CM7 5JU
CM7 4EW
CM7 5BP
CM7 5GW
CM7 5FQ
CM7 5AQ
CM7 5LJ
CM7 5AN
CO9 3LZ
CM7 5EP
CM7 5RX
CM7 5SR
CM7 5NB
CO9 1UD
CM7 5AL
CM7 5EX
CM7 5FD
CM7 5PN
CM7 5UZ
CM7 5WA
CM7 5QN
CM7 5UW
CM7 5BJ
CM7 5LT
CM7 5AE
CM7 5SQ
CM7 5XT
CM7 5YE
CM7 5YB
CM7 5LL
CM7 5SS
CM7 5NU
CM7 5NS
CM7 5LR
CM7 5AR
CM7 4BZ
CM7 5NZ
CM7 4BY
CM7 5PA
CM7 4BS
CM7 5NX
CM7 4EG
CM7 4BU
CM7 5SG
CM7 5PF
CM7 4QP
CM7 5NY
CM7 5ST
CM7 4ED
CM7 5SU
CO9 1RT
CM7 5NR
CM7 4EE
CM7 4BT
CM7 5AW
CM7 5GQ
CM7 5NT
CM7 4EL
CM7 4EB
CM7 5PG
CO9 1SY
CM7 5NQ
CM7 5SZ
CO9 1UB
CM7 5SP
CM7 5PB
CO9 1TH
CM7 4EY
CM7 4GH
CM7 4BP
CM7 5BL
CM7 5NP
CM7 4EF
CM7 5TA
CO9 1TG
CM7 4EP
CO9 1TQ
CO9 1SA
CM7 5SX
CO9 1TL
CM7 5SH
CM7 4GX
CM7 5TB
CO9 1SX
CO9 1TB
CM7 5NL
CM7 5LS
CM77 6DN
CM7 5DN
CM7 5RA
CM7 5NW
CM7 5QS
CM7 5TD
CO9 1TD
CM7 4BL
CO9 1UA
CM7 5RE
CO9 1PS
CM7 5QR
CM7 5TE
CM7 5SY
CM7 5QT
CM7 5NN
CO9 1TP
CM7 5AP
CO9 1PR
CM7 5SA
CM7 5NJ
CM7 5RY
CO9 1TJ
CO9 1SU
CM7 4BN
CM7 9SG
CO9 1PT
CM7 6SG
CO9 1ST
CM7 5TF
CM7 5TQ
CO9 1PU
CM7 5PQ
CM7 4PJ
CO9 1TN
CM7 5RS
CO9 1PJ
CM7 5TG
CM7 5SB
CO9 1PQ
CO9 1UF
CM7 5RB
CO9 1PH
CM7 5PE
CM7 5TH
CM7 5QU
CM7 4QF
CM7 5SL
CM7 6SQ
CM7 9SQ
CO9 1TW
CO9 1TU
CM7 5BN
CO9 1PN
CM7 6SJ
CM7 5QX
CM7 9SJ
CO9 1TR
CM7 5RZ
CM7 5GX
CO9 1PL
CM7 4BD
CM7 4BW
CM7 5NH
CM7 5RR
CO9 1FJ
CM7 5RF
CM7 5RQ
CM7 4QW
CM7 5QY
CM7 5QZ
CM7 9SA
CM7 6SA
CO9 3LU
CM7 4BA
CM7 5PH
CO9 3LX
CM7 5FJ
CM7 5FE
CM7 5RD
CM7 5FH
CM7 5RG
CM7 5FF
CM7 6RX
CM7 6RZ
CM7 9SE
CM7 6SF
CM7 5TX
CM7 9SF
CM7 5TR
CM7 6SE
CM7 9RX
CM7 5TN
CM7 6SL
CM7 6SP
CM7 5RN
CM7 4BB
CM7 5UR
CM7 9RZ
CM7 5SD
CO9 1PG
CO9 3NA
CO9 3RN
CM7 5TZ
CM7 4BE
CM77 6XA
CM7 5SW
CM7 5XA
CM7 5EW
CM7 5RH
CM7 5EL
CM7 5TW
CM7 9GE
CM7 5TS
CM7 5UA
CM7 5UX
CM7 5TY
CM7 6SH
CO9 3RP
CM7 4QN
CM7 5TU
CM7 5UE
CM7 5SJ
CM7 6SB
CM7 9SB
CM7 5SE
CM7 5UB
CM7 4AT
CM7 5XS
CM7 9SH
CM7 4QD
CM7 5UF
CM7 5UN
CM7 5UD
CM7 4QR
CM7 9SD
CM7 6RU
CM7 9RU
CM7 2PU
CM7 5QB
CM7 6SD
CM7 4AZ
CM7 4AR
CM7 9RT
CM7 4QE
CM7 5PZ
CM7 7SF
CM7 6AP
CM7 5UP
CM7 5RU
CM7 9AP
CM7 2SF
CM7 5SN
CM7 5DW
CM7 2QJ
CM7 5QA
CM7 5TL
CM7 5TT
CM7 5RJ
CM7 5EJ
CM7 5UG
CM7 6RT
CO9 1UP
CM7 9RH
CM7 4AU
CM7 5EN
CM7 7RF
CM7 7QJ
CM7 5TP
CM7 5SF
CM7 5RW
CM7 5QG
CM7 2RF
CM7 2TN
CM7 9RL
CM7 5QE
CM7 5WB
CM7 5UQ
CM7 9RS
CM7 6RS
CM7 5FP
CM7 2YN

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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