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 6NB
CM3 6NA
CM3 6ND
CM3 6NE
CM3 6LZ
CM3 6LY
CM3 6NG
CM3 6LT
CM3 6GR
CM3 6NF
CM3 6LN
CM3 6LX
CM3 6GU
CM3 6NQ
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CM3 6LS
CM3 6LU
CM3 6NT
CM3 6NH
CM3 6NJ
CM3 6LR
CM3 6NL
CM3 6NW
CM3 6LP
SS4 3BF
SS4 3LZ
SS4 3LY
SS4 3LD
CM3 6HQ
SS4 3LS
SS5 5LH
SS4 3LT
CM3 6SQ
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CM3 6NN
SS5 5LQ
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CM3 6RT
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CM3 6LQ
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CM3 6HS
CM3 6HN
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CM3 6JJ
CM3 6JE
CM3 6HR
CM3 6HY
CM3 6HT
CM3 6SL
CM3 6HZ
CM3 6UE
CM3 6JB
CM3 6HX
CM3 6RX
SS5 5LN
SS5 5LE
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CM3 6HU
CM3 6JL
CM3 6RU
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CM3 6JW
CM3 6RY
CM3 6RZ
CM3 6SY
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SS5 5JT
CM3 6SZ
SS4 3LW
CM3 6JQ
CM3 6SG
CM3 6UA
CM3 6RR
CM3 6NX
SS5 5LD
SS5 5LG
SS4 3JU
CM3 6GN
SS4 3JT
CM3 6SB
CM3 6HG
CM3 6FH
CM3 6QB
CM3 6QD
SS5 5JS
CM3 6UB
SS5 5NW
CM3 6QA
CM3 6JF
SS5 5NN
CM9 6NW
SS5 5JU
CM3 6HP
SS5 5LA
SS5 5LJ
SS5 5NL
SS4 3JP
SS5 5LB
SS5 5JY
CM9 6NL
SS4 3JR
SS5 5JR
CM3 6RP
SS4 3JS
SS4 3LN
SS5 5LF
SS5 5LP
CM3 6GW
SS4 3JH
SS5 5JX
SS5 5JZ
SS4 3JJ
SS5 5NQ
SS5 5ND
SS5 5LU
SS5 5NB
CM3 6HD
SS5 5NG
SS5 5LX
SS4 3JL
SS5 5NR
SS5 5NP
SS5 5NE
SS5 5NA
SS4 3RU
SS5 5LY
SS5 5LZ
SS5 5JP
CM3 6JP
CM3 6HE
CM3 5YL
CM3 6UD
CM3 6LF
SS4 3JW
SS5 5LL
SS5 6QB
SS5 5NT
SS5 5LT
CM3 6XR
CM3 6YL
CM3 6AU
CM3 6WT
CM3 6XP
CM3 6XQ
CM3 6XN
CM3 6WL
SS5 5NU
SS5 5JN
SS4 3JN
CM3 6PZ
SS4 3JF
SS5 5PB
CM3 5GX
CM3 7QW
SS5 5JW
CM9 6NJ
CM3 5YG
CM3 6SD
CM3 5GU
CM3 5YB
SS5 5JL
CM3 5YE
CM3 5YQ
CM3 5YF
CM3 6HB
CM3 6JR
CM3 5YU
SS5 5PA
SS4 3RY
SS5 5LS
SS5 5JA
SS4 3RS
SS5 5PG
CM3 6FN
CM3 5YD
CM3 6LG
SS5 5HZ
SS5 5PE
CM9 6NR
CM3 6UN
CM3 6UW
SS5 5NZ
CM3 6EX
SS5 5JJ
SS5 5HY
CM3 5YX
CM3 6LJ
CM3 5YN
CM3 5GH
SS4 3SG
SS5 6QE
SS5 5PH
CM3 6HL
CM3 5YW
SS5 5JH
SS5 5HL
CM3 5FW
SS4 3RT
SS4 3JE
CM3 5YH
CM3 5WQ
SS5 5PQ
CM3 6JS
SS5 6QD
CM3 6HH
CM3 5FN
SS4 3HZ
CM3 5WA
SS5 5PF
CM3 5ZT
SS5 5PJ
CM3 5UP
CM3 5YJ
CM3 5UW
CM3 6HJ
SS5 5AY
CM3 5GJ
CM3 6JT
CM3 5ZE
SS4 3HY
SS4 3JD
SS5 5HX
CM9 6NT
CM3 6JU
SS5 5RA
CM3 6LL
CM3 5UL
SS4 3HX
SS5 5HU
SS5 5BB
CM3 5FL
SS4 3JB
CM3 5XD
SS5 5BL
SS5 5BA
CM3 5XJ
CM3 6EU
SS5 6QA
SS5 5BD
SS5 5BQ
SS5 5HW
CM3 5UF
SS5 5LR
CM3 5DD
SS5 5HT
CM3 6LH
CM3 5WG
SS4 3HW
CM3 5DE
SS4 3RX
SS5 5PL
CM3 5JU
CM3 5YT
SS4 3JA
SS4 3HF
CM3 5XB
SS5 5AX
CM3 5XY
SS5 5BE
CM3 5XA
CM3 5XH
CM3 5XZ
CM3 6RW
SS5 5AU
CM3 6JY
CM3 5TR
SS5 5HP
CM3 5BL
CM3 5BF
SS5 5HH
CM9 6NP
SS4 3HN
CM3 6NU
CM3 6FA
CM3 6SU
CM3 6TL
CM3 6UJ
CM3 6UH
CM3 6TQ
CM3 6SW
CM3 6QE
CM3 6GZ
CM3 6GD
CM3 5XE
SS5 5BG
CM3 5YS
CM3 6JH
CM3 5YR
CM3 5JX
CM9 6NH
SS5 6PZ
SS4 3HJ
CM3 5XF
CM3 5XU
CM3 5UG
CM3 5XX
SS5 5BH
CM3 5FP
CM3 5TP
SS5 5BF
CM3 6JX
CM3 5TQ
CM3 5TA
CM3 5SZ
SS4 3WL
SS4 3WZ
SS4 3TH
SS4 3HH
SS4 3YZ
CM3 5TB
CM3 5WE
SS5 5BY
SS4 3HE
CM3 5TT
SS5 5HJ
CM3 6EY
CM3 5WF
CM3 5UQ
CM3 5UH
SS4 3SA
CM3 5TS
CM3 5LG
CM3 5BY
SS5 5EX
SS5 5DR
SS5 5EZ
SS5 5GT
SS5 5JD
SS5 5JG
SS5 5BJ
CM3 5FZ
SS5 5HS
SS5 5AZ
CM9 6NS
CM3 5GT
CM3 5TF
SS4 3HP
CM3 5YP
SS4 3HQ
CM3 5LB
CM9 6NN
SS4 3TF
CM3 5TH
SS5 5HQ
CM3 5XQ
CM3 5GZ
CM3 5TD
CM3 5FB
SS5 5BX
CM3 5SY
CM3 5RS
CM3 5XG
SS5 5BZ
CM3 5FR
SS4 3RZ
SS5 5HR
CM3 5GS
SS4 3SE
CM3 5SW
CM3 5AJ
SS5 5AT
CM3 5FQ
SS5 6AN
CM3 5TL
SS4 3HG
CM3 5ZL
CM3 5FH
CM3 5SP
CM3 8RU
SS5 5HN
CM3 5TG
CM3 5SX
CM3 5FJ
CM3 6LE
SS5 5DZ
SS5 6AJ
CM3 5GY
CM3 5PG
CM3 5RX
CM3 5SB
CM3 7EN
CM3 7BQ
CM3 7BA
CM3 9AY
CM3 9AW
CM3 9AS
CM3 9AR
CM3 9AN
CM3 9AQ
CM3 9AG
CM3 9AJ
CM3 9AL
CM3 9AE
CM3 7WX
CM3 7WY
CM3 7WZ
CM3 7WW
CM3 7WU
CM3 7WD
CM3 7WA
CM3 7WB
CM3 7BH
CM3 5WL
CM3 5WD
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CM3 5UU
CM3 5UT
CM3 5US
CM3 5TE
CM3 5TJ
CM3 5UN
CM3 5UR
CM3 5UJ
CM3 5RQ
CM3 5RR
CM3 5RL
CM3 5RP
CM3 5RG
CM3 5RH
CM3 5RD
CM3 5QR
CM3 5HW
CM3 5JA
CM3 5HX
CM3 5HU
CM3 5HT
CM3 5HS
CM3 5HR
CM3 5HQ
CM3 5HP
CM3 5HJ
CM3 5HH
CM3 5ED
CM3 5ET
CM3 5FF
CM3 5EH
CM3 5DT
CM3 5DY
CM3 5EA
CM3 5DU
CM3 5BZ
CM3 5BD
CM3 5BE
CM3 5BP
CM3 5AH
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CM3 5FD
SS4 3HD
SS4 3HA
CM3 5RU
CM3 7AT
CM3 7DW
CM3 5XL
CM3 9BD
CM3 9BB
CM3 9BA
CM3 9AZ
CM3 9AX
CM3 9AT
CM3 9AU
CM3 9AF
CM3 9AD
CM3 9AA
CM3 9AB
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CM3 8WX
CM3 8JE
CM3 8JG
CM3 5WR
CM3 5WB
CM3 5SU
CM3 5RB
CM3 5HA
CM3 5EQ
CM3 5AW
CM3 5YA
CM3 5XT
SS5 5HG
CM3 5FE
CM3 5FX
CM3 5FG
CM3 5SL
CM3 5FY
CM3 5SN
CM3 6HF
SS4 3HB
CM3 5UA
CM3 5SJ
CM3 5JS
SS5 5DY
SS5 5AS
CM3 5XP
CM3 5FU
CM3 5FT
CM3 5FS
SS5 5ET
SS5 5EY
SS5 5EA
SS5 5AR
CM3 6EZ
CM3 5PD
CM9 6PH
SS4 3ET
CM3 5LF
CM3 5TX
CM9 6NU
SS5 5DU
CM3 6FB
SS5 5DX
CM3 5WH
CM3 5GL
SS4 3EU
CM3 5QF
CM3 6RN
CM3 6PX
CM3 5TU
SS5 6PY
CM3 5JR
SS4 3RR
CM3 5JZ
SS5 5AP
CM3 5XN
CM3 5GR
CM3 5JY
SS5 5ED
CM3 5SH
SS5 6PX
CM3 5GQ
SS4 3EZ
CM3 5FA
SS5 5AL
CM3 5SS
SS5 5HF
SS4 3HS
CM3 5XW
CM3 6PY
CM3 5JE
SS4 3ES
CM3 6DH
SS4 3TB
CM3 5WJ
CM3 5SR
CM3 5JN
SS4 3EX
SS5 5DT
CM3 5PH
SS5 5EE
SS5 6PR
SS5 5HE
CM3 5ST
CM9 6NX
SS5 5BU
CM3 6DF
SS4 3EY
SS5 5AJ
SS5 5EB
SS5 6PS
SS5 5AN
SS4 3HR
CM3 5GB
SS5 5BW
CM3 5SD
SS5 6QF
SS5 5EL
CM3 6DE
SS5 5BT
CM3 5GF
CM3 5NE
CM3 5TY
CM3 5HN
CM3 5AQ
CM3 5UY
CM3 5HF
CM3 5EX
CM3 5EJ
CM3 5EP
CM3 5EL
CM3 5EF
CM3 5EG
CM3 5DZ
CM3 5DG
CM3 5DH
CM3 5BG
CM3 5BA
CM3 5AX
CM3 5HG
CM3 5EZ
CM3 5DX
SS5 5DS
SS5 6PP
CM3 5LE
CM3 6QL
SS4 3ER
SS5 5EN
SS5 5AW
CM3 5GG
SS5 5EF
CM3 6DD
SS5 6AH
SS5 5BP
SS5 5AG
CM3 5TZ
CM3 5GN
CM3 5GA
SS4 3EP
CM3 6QJ
CM3 5XS
SS5 5EG
CM3 5GD
SS4 3EF
CM3 5ND
CM3 5NB
CM3 5PJ
SS5 5EW
SS5 6AW
CM3 5GW
CM3 5XR
SS5 5DH
CM9 6NQ
CM3 5JW
SS5 5BS
SS4 3EQ
SS5 5AH
SS5 6PW
SS4 3EN
SS4 3ED
SS4 3EW
SS5 6PT
CM3 5JP
SS5 6PU
SS5 5DN
SS5 5DL
SS5 5DP
SS5 5DA
CM3 6DQ
SS5 5HD
SS5 5AQ
SS5 6PN
CM3 5JL
SS4 3FD
CM3 6JZ
SS5 5EH
CM3 5ZN
SS5 6AL
CM3 5UB
SS5 6PF
CM3 5NF
CM3 6UT
SS5 5EQ
SS5 5BN
SS4 3DT
CM3 5LN
SS4 3DU
CM3 5LW
SS5 5DQ
CM3 5WP
SS4 3EE
SS4 3SB
SS5 5EJ
SS5 5DJ
SS5 6AG
SS5 5GA
CM3 5JQ
SS4 3SX
SS4 3HT
SS4 3JQ
SS4 3ND
SS5 5DB
SS4 3AS
CM3 6QH
SS5 6PL
SS5 6PH
CM3 5SG
SS5 5HA
SS4 3AE
SS5 5EP
CM3 5GE
SS4 3DX
SS5 6AQ
SS5 5HB
SS5 6PE
CM3 5LL
CM3 5SQ
SS4 3BZ
SS5 5JB
CM9 6PU
CM3 5JF
SS4 3DS
CM3 6QG
CM3 6PE
SS5 6PB
SS5 5AF
SS4 3AP
CM3 6HA
CM3 6HW
CM3 6DB
SS5 5AB
SS5 6PJ
CM3 6PA
CM3 5UE
CM3 5LX
SS5 6PQ
SS5 5DD
CM3 5EU
CM3 5SA
CM3 6QQ
SS5 6PG
SS5 5DG
SS5 5AA
SS5 5AD
SS4 3BY
SS5 5DF
SS5 6PD
SS4 3AN
CM3 5LH
CM3 5ZB
CM3 5JG
CM3 6PD
CM3 5PF
SS5 5AE
SS5 5EU
SS5 5ES
SS5 5ER
SS5 5DE
CM3 5LR
SS5 4DP
SS5 6PA
SS4 3DY
CM3 5JH
SS4 3EG
SS5 6AP
SS5 6HL
SS5 6JP
CM3 6PB
SS5 6HS
SS5 6HP
CM3 7AS
CM3 5PQ
CM3 5JJ
CM3 5ZP
CM3 5LJ
SS4 3AT
SS4 3DH
SS4 3DQ
SS4 3BX
CM3 5LD
SS5 6HH
SS5 6HJ
CM3 8RX
CM3 5ZG
SS5 6EE
SS5 6JW
CM3 5NS
SS4 3QW
CM3 5SF
CM3 5LP
CM3 8RY
SS5 4BG
CM3 5PA
CM3 6NZ
SS4 3JY
SS4 3LB
CM3 5JT
CM3 6PF
CM3 5LZ
SS5 4DD
SS5 4HS
SS4 3DZ
SS4 3DR
SS5 6JF
SS5 4TW
SS5 4DX
CM3 5NA
SS5 4XG
SS5 4DF
CM3 6DG
CM3 5NW
CM3 5ZU
SS5 4EA
CM3 6PQ
SS4 3AR
CM3 5PB
SS5 4BH
SS5 4XH
SS5 6HQ

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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