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.

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UK MOT Test Centres in Essex

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CM3 3ET
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CM3 3DE
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CM8 3AS
CM8 2XG
CM8 2EH
CM3 3DH
CM3 3HX
CM8 3UD
CM8 2UP
CM3 4TA
CM8 2YL
CM8 3BH
CM8 2YP
CM8 2JU
CM3 3DU
CM8 2TU
CM3 3FA
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CM3 3HE
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CM8 2HG
CM8 3UZ
CM9 6QB
CM8 2DN
CM8 3US
CM8 2DF
CM8 2DQ
CM8 2DG
CM8 2DH
CM8 3UT
CM3 4TS
CM3 2QR
CM8 2TX
CM8 2JT
CM8 2DL
CM8 2DX
CM3 3JW
CM8 2UG
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CM8 2EJ
CM8 2TW
CM8 2TN
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CM8 2ZF
CM8 2YW
CM8 3UB
CM8 2DE
CM8 2YN
CM8 2YH
CM8 3JP
CM8 3LG
CM8 2UQ
CM3 4SD
CM8 3SX
CM8 2XA
CM3 4BE
CM8 2DJ
CM8 3UH
CM3 2QT
CM8 2JS
CM8 2GX
CM8 2AY
CM3 3JU
CM3 4BL
CM9 6RD
CM3 3HG
CM8 2AU
CM8 2TQ
CM8 2EL
CM8 2AZ
CM8 2YD
CM3 3DG
CM8 2UE
CM8 2DP
CM8 2UB
CM3 4BN
CM8 2UF
CM8 2DW
CM8 2UA
CM8 2BU
CM8 2AX
CM8 2FS
CM3 2RB
CM8 2JL
CM8 2TZ
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CM8 3UJ
CM3 3HA
CM9 6PY
CM8 3UR
CM8 2YF
CM8 1SP
CM8 3GF
CM8 3DX
CM8 2AS
CM8 2YJ
CM8 2BX
CM8 2YG
CM8 1SN
CM8 2TR
CM8 2FP
CM8 3TZ
CM8 3TD
CM8 2XZ
CM8 2BP
CM8 2UD
CM8 2JX
CM8 2BA
CM8 3BU
CM3 4SY
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CM3 4SX
CM8 2YQ
CM3 4SE
CM8 2DT
CM9 6RR
CM8 2XY
CM9 6NF
CM8 3JG
CM8 2EN
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CM8 2YS
CM9 6RS
CM8 3LN
CM8 3DP
CM8 3TA
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CM8 3DG
CM8 2JG
CM9 6RU
CM8 3DQ
CM3 2BT
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CM3 3NR
CM3 3QH
CM3 3DW
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CM3 4SB
CM8 2TL
CM3 3DQ
CM8 2HU
CM8 2JP
CM8 2WP
CM9 6LS
CM3 4TR
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CM9 6RT
CM8 3JU
CM8 2FB
CM3 4SH
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CM8 2HT
CM8 3BN
CM8 1SL
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CM3 4SZ
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CM8 3LA
CM9 6LP
CM8 3BW
CM8 3BP
CM3 4ST
CM9 6PX
CM8 2JF
CM8 2DU
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CM8 2JR
CM8 2GT
CM8 2FH
CM8 2DA
CM8 2TB
CM8 2BN
CM8 2PZ
CM8 2SP
CM8 2SJ
CM8 2TP
CM8 2JY
CM8 2TE
CM8 2JN
CM8 2NZ
CM8 2DS
CM8 2FG
CM8 2BT
CM8 2DB
CM8 3TH
CM8 3LQ
CM3 4BF
CM9 6QA
CM8 3AG
CM8 2HS
CM3 2QY
CM3 4SF
CM9 6RE
CM8 3AU
CM8 2GD
CM8 3AH
CM8 2FN
CM3 2BS
CM8 3BQ
CM8 2TF
CM9 6LW
CM8 2HZ
CM8 3JS
CM3 3BD
CM3 3BB
CM8 3YS
CM8 2EG
CM8 3NE
CM8 2TJ
CM8 2HY
CM8 3BY
CM3 4SU
CM8 2JE
CM3 4BD
CM8 3TE
CM8 3DB
CM8 2JD
CM8 3YN
CM8 3TQ
CM8 3BE
CM8 3AQ
CM8 3AX
CM8 3AY
CM8 3BA
CM8 3AZ
CM3 3JA
CM8 2JB
CM8 3DA
CM8 2BY
CM9 6LR
CM9 7SU
CM9 4SU
CM8 2JW
CM8 3NZ
CM8 2JJ
CM8 3BT
CM3 4SA
CM3 4SL
CM8 3UN
CM8 3UG
CM8 3TN
CM8 3TW
CM8 3DH
CM8 3AP
CM8 3DW
CM8 2SG
CM8 2SH
CM8 3BB
CM8 3FA
CM8 3AF
CM9 6RP
CM8 2JA
CM9 6RQ
CM8 3UW
CM8 3FF
CM8 3NF
CM3 3NE
CM8 2SL
CM8 3PA
CM3 4BB
CM9 6RG
CM9 6RF

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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