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

CM6 2DD
CM22 6FH
CM22 6BH
CB11 3NA
CM6 2DB
CM22 6BQ
CM6 2BY
CM6 2QB
CM6 2DA
CM6 2DG
CB11 3LZ
CM6 2NN
CM6 2QA
CM22 6BW
CM22 6BU
CM6 2QE
CM6 2RH
CM22 6FP
CM6 2BZ
CM22 6BG
CM6 2QD
CM22 6BE
CB11 3NB
CB11 3ST
CB11 3LX
CM22 6BD
CM22 6AZ
CM22 6BB
CB11 3LY
CM6 2PZ
CM6 2BU
CM22 6BA
CM22 6AY
CM6 2BX
CM22 6AX
CM22 6BL
CM6 2BT
CM6 2BS
CM22 6AR
CM22 6AS
CM22 6AU
CM6 2QF
CM22 6AW
CB11 3LU
CM22 6AT
CM22 6PP
CM6 2NG
CM6 2EH
CB11 3LS
CM6 2NH
CM22 6AH
CM22 6AQ
CM22 6AL
CM22 6AJ
CM22 6BS
CM22 6BN
CM22 6BJ
CM6 2EJ
CM22 6AN
CM22 6BZ
CB11 3GY
CM22 6BP
CM22 6AG
CM6 2NQ
CB11 3SS
CM22 6BT
CM6 2EE
CM6 2NJ
CM6 2NL
CM22 6AP
CB11 3LT
CM22 6AE
CB11 3SR
CM6 2NW
CM6 2BP
CM6 2DE
CM6 2ED
CM22 6AF
CM22 6AB
CM22 6AD
CM6 2QG
CB11 3GN
CB11 3LR
CB11 3SP
CM6 2RQ
CB11 3LP
CM6 2BL
CM6 2UY
CM22 6AA
CM6 2EL
CM6 2PY
CM6 2BJ
CM6 2QY
CM6 2BH
CM6 2RA
CM6 2EQ
CM6 2PH
CM6 2PQ
CM6 2PL
CM6 2QX
CM6 2DU
CM6 2NP
CM6 2QS
CM6 2QJ
CM6 2QZ
CM6 2QR
CM6 2BQ
CM6 2PG
CM6 2NR
CM6 2QW
CM6 2NE
CM6 2NA
CM6 2PA
CM6 2PJ
CM6 2QP
CM6 2PF
CM6 2RN
CM6 2ND
CM6 2NB
CM6 2NT
CM6 2PE
CB11 3LW
CM6 2RJ
CM22 6DJ
CM6 2QU
CM6 2LD
CM6 2LA
CM6 2RU
CM6 2QN
CM6 2QT
CM6 2EB
CM6 2RL
CB11 3LN
CM6 2DZ
CM6 2NF
CM6 2LB
CM6 2JX
CM6 2EZ
CB11 3SN
CM6 2QQ
CM6 2QH
CM6 2PN
CM6 2RP
CM6 2LT
CM6 2LQ
CM6 2LE
CM6 2PW
CM6 2LZ
CM6 2RS
CM6 2PX
CM6 2EA
CB11 3SW
CB11 3SF
CM6 2NS
CM6 2LH
CM6 2EG
CM6 2FF
CM6 2LU
CM6 2BG
CM6 2LL
CM6 2DY
CM6 2DX
CM6 3QD
CB11 3GU
CM6 2JT
CB11 3LJ
CB11 3LF
CB11 3SQ
CM6 2LF
CM6 2PP
CM6 2PU
CB11 3LL
CB11 3LE
CM22 6JJ
CB11 3XS
CM6 3QE
CM6 2PS
CB11 3SG
CM6 2JZ
CB11 3SE
CM6 2PT
CM6 2JY
CB11 3SH
CM22 6JG
CM6 2LG
CB11 3LH
CM6 2LW
CM6 2RE
CM6 2LX
CB11 3SD
CB11 3SL
CB11 3LG
CB11 3SJ
CB11 3LD
CM6 2LJ
CM6 2PR
CM6 2FE
CB11 3LQ
CM6 2FP
CM22 6FL
CM6 2RG
CB11 3SB
CM6 2FA
CM6 2DT
CM22 6JF
CM6 2FN
CM6 2FL
CM6 2NY
CM6 2NX
CM6 2FH
CM22 6JH
CM22 6JQ
CM6 2LP
CM6 2FJ
CM6 2LY
CM6 2FB
CM6 2EF
CM6 2QL
CM6 2NZ
CB11 3XR
CB11 3LB
CM22 6JE
CM6 2LS
CM6 2FQ
CM6 2BN
CM6 2NU
CM6 2HP
CB10 2XB
CM22 6DH
CM6 2JU
CM6 2EN
CB11 3SZ
CB10 2XS
CM6 2SH
CM6 2RT
CM6 2EX
CM6 2GZ
CM6 2DF
CM6 2BE
CB11 3SA
CM6 2LN
CM6 3PT
CB11 3LA
CM6 2LR
CM6 2BW
CM6 2RF
CM6 2EW
CM6 3PW
CM22 6JD
CM22 6DR
CM6 2HW
CB10 2XR
CB11 3JY
CM22 6JL
CM6 2HN
CM22 6DW
CB11 3NN
CB11 3NL
CB11 3NG
CB11 3NF
CM6 2RB
CB10 2YL
CM22 6DQ
CM6 2DS
CM22 6DP
CB10 2XA
CM22 6PH
CM22 6LZ
CB11 3JZ
CB10 2YJ
CM22 6DG
CM22 6DL
CM22 6LQ
CM22 6EN
CM22 6DF
CM22 6LX
CM22 6LD
CM22 6LG
CM22 6DN
CM6 3QF
CB11 3NP
CM22 6PJ
CB11 3NW
CM22 6LE
CB10 2YH
CB10 2YA
CM22 6DT
CB11 3RZ
CM6 2ES
CM22 6JX
CM6 3PU
CM22 6LS
CM22 6DS

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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