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

CM3 2AZ
CM3 2AY
CM3 2BB
CM3 2BA
CM3 2SP
CM3 2BD
CM3 2AX
CM3 1PW
CM3 1PN
CM3 2AS
CM3 2AR
CM3 2AP
CM3 1PP
CM3 1PL
CM3 2QY
CM3 2RB
CM3 2QZ
CM3 2QT
CM3 2QR
CM3 1PR
CM3 2QU
CM3 1QR
CM3 2BJ
CM3 2BH
CM3 2QX
CM3 2AT
CM3 2QG
CM3 3NQ
CM3 2QP
CM3 2BE
CM3 2BG
CM3 1PS
CM3 2RA
CM3 2BQ
CM3 2QD
CM3 2QA
CM3 1RX
CM3 2QB
CM3 1XS
CM3 1WR
CM3 1WL
CM3 1WJ
CM3 1YQ
CM3 1PT
CM3 1RT
CM3 2QE
CM3 2AW
CM3 2QS
CM3 3NF
CM3 1NF
CM3 1NJ
CM3 2PZ
CM3 2AU
CM3 2PY
CM3 1NG
CM3 1NQ
CM3 2PU
CM3 2QF
CM3 2PT
CM3 3NG
CM3 1RR
CM3 1NH
CM3 1NZ
CM3 2PR
CM3 1NW
CM3 2BN
CM3 1RP
CM3 2PS
CM3 1RU
CM3 1NU
CM3 1BD
CM3 2PP
CM3 2PW
CM3 1PJ
CM3 1RS
CM3 1NE
CM3 1NY
CM3 1PU
CM3 1NX
CM3 1PH
CM3 1ND
CM3 2BW
CM3 2QQ
CM3 1NN
CM3 3NH
CM3 1JW
CM3 1GT
CM3 2BT
CM3 1GS
CM3 1JL
CM3 1GZ
CM3 1JJ
CM3 3NE
CM3 2BL
CM3 1NT
CM3 1PY
CM3 1NP
CM3 1NB
CM3 1GY
CM3 1GX
CM3 1GU
CM3 1QS
CM3 1JH
CM3 1NR
CM3 2PN
CM3 1LZ
CM3 1SG
CM3 2RH
CM3 1NA
CM3 2PG
CM3 1SH
CM3 2PH
CM3 2BU
CM3 1LY
CM3 1NS
CM3 2PL
CM3 1QX
CM3 2PQ
CM3 1NL
CM3 1LX
CM3 1PX
CM3 3NJ
CM3 2BP
CM3 3NL
CM3 3NW
CM3 1PA
CM3 2QW
CM3 2PJ
CM3 2BX
CM3 2PD
CM3 2PF
CM3 2PA
CM3 2PB
CM3 3BE
CM3 1PB
CM3 2AN
CM3 3LH
CM8 1RA
CM3 1PQ
CM3 3FE
CM3 3ND
CM3 3LQ
CM3 3BD
CM3 1PD
CM3 3BB
CM7 8QP
CM77 8QP
CM3 1PE
CM77 8JT
CM3 3LD
CM3 1QP
CM3 1RD
CM3 2BS
CM3 3LG
CM8 1RB
CM3 3LE
CM3 3LF
CM3 2BY
CM8 1RD
CM3 3LB
CM7 8QN
CM77 8QN
CM3 3NA
CM3 1PZ
CM3 2BZ
CM77 7QL
CM3 3BA
CM7 8QL
CM3 1PG
CM3 1PF
CM3 1QA
CM3 3NB
CM3 3BG
CM3 2RD
CM3 2AH
CM3 1QN
CM3 2AL
CM3 3LU
CM3 3AZ
CM3 2AJ
CM7 8QW
CM77 8QW
CM3 1BY
CM3 1QW
CM77 7QW
CM3 3LZ
CM3 2AQ
CM8 1RT
CM3 1QL
CM7 8YD
CM77 7YD
CM77 7QX
CM7 8QX
CM77 7YB
CM8 1SL
CM7 8YB
CM8 1SU
CM3 3AY
CM8 1RX
CM3 2AG
CM8 1RF
CM3 2AF
CM77 8DU
CM3 1QZ
CM3 1QU
CM3 1QT
CM8 1RZ
CM77 7WB
CM7 8WB
CM7 8NL
CM77 8NL
CM7 8UW
CM77 7UW
CM8 1SE
CM8 1RE
CM7 8FN
CM77 8FN
CM77 7TZ
CM77 7TY
CM7 8TZ
CM77 8FE
CM3 3BJ
CM8 1RY
CM8 1RG
CM77 8FA
CM8 1RQ
CM77 7AW
CM8 1SA
CM77 8AR
CM77 8FU
CM8 1ST
CM77 7QH
CM7 8QH
CM8 1SB
CM77 8QS
CM7 8QS
CM7 8FE
CM8 1RH
CM77 8GT
CM8 1UU
CM7 8XW
CM7 8YE
CM77 8QR
CM7 8FJ
CM77 7YE
CM77 8XW
CM77 8FJ
CM77 7PR
CM7 8PR
CM77 7PA
CM7 8ZS
CM77 8ZS
CM7 8WD
CM77 7YF
CM77 7WD
CM7 8YF
CM8 1SD
CM7 8RA
CM7 8PN
CM77 8RA
CM77 8FH
CM7 8FH
CM7 8JW
CM7 8QR
CM77 7JW
CM3 3AU
CM3 1QB
CM77 7WP
CM7 8ZZ
CM77 8ZZ
CM7 8WP
CM3 2AD
CM7 8FA
CM7 8FB
CM77 8FB
CM8 1RS
CM7 8WA
CM77 7WA
CM7 8RB
CM77 8WY
CM77 8RB
CM77 8WR
CM8 1RR
CM7 8WZ
CM77 7WZ
CM77 8NH
CM7 8NH
CM3 2AB
CM7 8WR
CM3 3PS
CM7 8XP
CM77 7WR
CM77 7XP
CM7 8QZ
CM3 2AA
CM3 3LA
CM77 7QZ
CM7 8NQ
CM77 8QQ
CM77 8NQ
CM77 8EY
CM3 1QQ
CM8 1SN
CM8 1SF
CM77 7GS
CM7 8QQ
CM7 8NA
CM77 7WS
CM77 8NA
CM77 7FX
CM7 8FX
CM77 7WT
CM77 7XE
CM7 8XE
CM77 8NJ
CM7 8NJ
CM7 8NG
CM3 1QD
CM77 7JR
CM7 8JR
CM7 8UF
CM7 8NP
CM77 7UF
CM77 8NP
CM77 8NG
CM77 7WW
CM7 8WT
CM77 8NE
CM7 8NN
CM3 1BE
CM7 8NE
CM77 7UG
CM8 1RN
CM7 8UG
CM77 8LF
CM3 3LS
CM7 8LF
CM3 2EZ
CM3 1BZ
CM77 8NN
CM3 2FQ
CM7 8LZ
CM3 3LY
CM77 8LZ
CM77 7UE
CM7 8UE
CM3 1BT
CM3 1QY
CM3 1LR
CM3 1LS
CM3 1EZ
CM3 1DN
CM3 1DL
CM77 8ND
CM7 8LY
CM7 8ND
CM77 8LD
CM7 8LD
CM7 8JU
CM3 3AX
CM77 8JU
CM77 7US
CM7 8US
CM77 8JW
CM8 1SG
CM77 8LX
CM7 8UD
CM7 8LW
CM7 8LX
CM77 8LW
CM77 8QU
CM7 8NW
CM77 7UQ
CM7 8UQ
CM77 7UD
CM8 1RP
CM77 8NB
CM7 8NB
CM77 8NW
CM77 8LN
CM8 1SQ
CM7 8LN
CM77 8LU
CM7 8LB
CM7 8LU
CM77 8LB
CM8 1SH
CM3 3LT
CM3 3NY
CM3 3RA
CM7 8NR
CM77 8NR
CM3 3HW
CM3 3LR
CM3 3HF
CM7 8LE
CM3 2AE
CM7 8LS
CM77 8LS
CM77 8LE
CM3 3SA
CM3 3WA
CM3 3ZQ
CM3 3WT
CM7 8YL
CM7 8LP
CM77 7YL
CM77 8LP
CM7 8LR
CM77 8LR
CM7 8UP
CM77 7UP
CM77 7XB
CM7 8XB
CM77 7UB
CM7 8UB
CM7 8WX
CM7 8UA
CM77 7UA
CM3 1BX
CM77 7WY
CM3 3LN
CM7 8WY

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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