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

CM5 9RT
CM5 9RP
CM5 9RR
CM5 9NU
CM5 9NW
CM5 9SA
CM5 9NN
CM5 9RS
CM5 9NP
CM5 9FL
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CM5 9LX
CM5 0TH
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CM5 0BA
CM5 9RG
CM4 0QT
CM5 0QE
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CM5 0NW
CM5 9BN
CM5 9AD
CM5 0DA
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CM5 9AB
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CM5 9AS
CM15 0LD
CM5 9NY
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CM5 0BT
CM4 0JN
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CM5 9AA
CM5 9AG
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CM5 9AH
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CM5 9FF
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CM5 0PR
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CM5 9EY
CM5 0AS
CM4 0RW
CM5 9FH
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CM5 9RD
CM5 0BL
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CM5 9JP
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CM5 9AR
CM5 9JH
CM5 9GZ
CM5 0AR
CM5 0HS
CM5 9FG
CM5 9GU
CM15 0ET
CM5 0BB
CM5 9FE
CM5 9DR
CM5 9JY
CM5 9JD
CM5 9HB
CM5 9BJ
CM5 0BN
CM5 9JR
CM5 5AJ
CM5 5AL
CM5 5AH
CM5 5AG
CM5 5AF
CM5 5AE
CM5 5AD
CM5 5AB
CM5 0WT
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CM5 0ZP
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CM5 0WZ
CM5 0WU
CM5 0WW
CM5 0WX
CM5 0WS
CM5 0WP
CM5 0WE
CM5 0WF
CM5 0WD
CM5 0WB
CM5 0TU
CM5 0WA
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CM5 0TJ
CM5 0RS
CM5 0RU
CM5 0NJ
CM5 0HE
CM5 0FD
CM5 0GT
CM5 0FB
CM5 0FA
CM5 9YZ
CM5 9WY
CM5 9XQ
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CM5 9YQ
CM5 9XT
CM5 9WZ
CM5 9XA
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CM5 9WL
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CM5 9EH
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CM5 9DL
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CM5 9AN
CM5 9AP
CM5 5BD
CM5 5AX
CM5 5AZ
CM5 5BA
CM5 5AY
CM5 5AS
CM5 5AU
CM5 5AW
CM5 5AT
CM5 5AN
CM5 5AQ
CM5 5AR
CM5 5AP
CM5 9RE
CM5 9RB
CM5 9JQ
CM5 9JW
CM5 9JE
CM5 9JA
CM5 0SJ
CM5 9JX
CM5 9SY
CM5 9JU
CM5 9AX
CM5 9SZ
CM5 0BY
CM5 9EB
CM5 9RX
CM5 9JN
CM5 9SX
CM5 9SU
CM4 0QS
CM5 9DX
CM5 0NH
CM5 0FJ
CM5 9RA
CM5 0BH
CM5 0BQ
CM5 0BG
CM4 0JL
CM5 0NP
CM5 0BE
CM5 0QU
CM5 0DD
CM5 9TB
CM5 0TQ
CM5 0HX
CM5 0FH
CM5 0FG
CM5 0FN
CM5 0GW
CM5 0AT
CM5 9ED
CM5 9DT
CM5 0NQ
CM5 0BJ
CM5 0FF
CM5 0PT
CM4 0QR
CM5 9EA
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CM5 0SN
CM4 0QP
CM5 9BZ
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CM5 9AQ
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CM4 0RP
CM5 0AU
CM5 9DZ
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CM5 9DS
CM4 0QW
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CM4 0QL
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CM5 0NS
CM4 0QY
CM4 0JW
CM15 0ES
CM4 0RA
CM5 9SS
CM4 0QJ
CM5 9RZ
CM5 9EZ
CM5 9HG
CM5 9HE
CM5 9DY
CM5 9DW
CM5 9DB
CM5 9BF
CM4 0QN
CM5 9HW
CM5 9WB
CM5 9HS
CM5 9DG
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CM5 9BP
CM5 9DF
CM5 9EJ
CM5 9HN
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CM5 9BY
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CM5 9BX
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CM4 0SB
CM4 0QX
CM4 0QH
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CM5 9QU
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CM4 0WY
CM4 0WN
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CM4 0UY
CM4 0UW
CM4 0RU
CM5 9HX
CM5 9HU
CM5 9DD
CM5 9HJ
CM5 0QF
CM4 0RX
CM4 0QU
CM5 9EF
CM4 0RY
CM4 0RF
CM4 0RJ
CM4 0QQ
CM4 0SA
CM5 9HF
CM5 0PP
CM5 9HD
CM5 9DQ
CM5 9DH
CM5 9HQ
CM5 9GA
CM4 0RT
CM5 9HR
CM4 0JR
CM5 9DA
CM4 0RN
CM5 9HP
CM5 0QX
CM4 0RZ
CM5 9EG
CM5 9DJ
CM5 0QJ
CM5 9WQ
CM5 9TL
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CM15 0ER
CM4 0RR
CM5 0RL
CM5 0QS
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CM5 9LA
CM5 9UA
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CM5 9ES
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CM4 0LR
CM4 0SH
CM4 0RS
CM5 0PW
CM5 9EW
CM5 9HA
CM4 0SD
CM5 0DE
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CM5 9EN
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CM4 0SQ
CM5 0QL
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CM5 0HY
CM4 0SE
CM15 0EJ
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CM15 0EH
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CM5 0SP
CM5 0QR
CM4 0SF
CM15 0EL
CM15 0LG
CM15 0EW
CM15 0EQ
CM4 0SG
CM4 0LX
CM5 0DG
CM15 0LH
CM4 0LT
CM15 0LB
CM15 0EF
CM4 0JT
CM4 0JS
CM4 0PY
CM15 0EE
CM5 0ST
CM5 0PN
CM5 0QN
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CM5 0DF
CM5 0QW
CM15 0EB
CM5 9LB
CM15 0ED
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CM15 0LJ
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CM5 0QP
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CM15 0HD
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CM5 0FL
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CM15 0DX
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CM5 0JA
CM5 0TE
CM4 0QA
CM4 0NZ
CM5 0JE
CM15 0HR
CM15 0DT
CM15 0PZ
CM5 0LZ
CM15 0HS
CM5 0DQ
CM15 0DR
CM15 0NS
CM5 0RN
CM5 0JB
CM15 0DS
CM15 0LA
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CM5 0DH
CM15 0NP
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CM5 0SU
CM15 0NR
CM4 0LY
CM5 0DJ
CM15 0HA
CM5 0PH

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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