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

CM9 6NP
CM9 6NJ
CM9 6NT
CM9 6NH
CM9 6NR
CM9 6PH
CM9 6NN
CM9 6NL
CM9 6NW
CM9 6NX
CM9 6NS
CM9 6PU
CM9 6NQ
CM9 6NU
CM9 6PQ
CM9 6PD
CM9 6PS
CM9 6PB
CM3 6HU
CM3 6LG
CM3 6HR
CM3 6HN
CM3 6UE
CM3 6HX
CM3 6HS
CM9 6PF
CM3 6NR
CM3 6UD
CM3 6JA
CM3 6HT
CM3 6SY
CM3 6SZ
CM9 6PG
CM3 6NN
CM3 6JD
CM3 6JF
CM9 6PR
CM3 6LF
CM3 6HP
CM3 6JB
CM3 6JL
CM3 6NS
CM3 6HZ
CM3 6JW
CM9 6PA
CM3 6HY
CM3 6JN
CM3 6JQ
CM3 6QL
CM3 6NP
CM3 6JJ
CM3 6JE
CM3 6QJ
CM3 6PZ
CM3 6JG
CM3 6FH
CM3 6UB
CM3 6QA
CM3 6LE
CM3 6QB
CM3 6QD
CM3 6GN
CM3 6QH
CM3 6QQ
CM3 6UA
CM3 6JP
CM3 6QG
CM9 6PL
CM9 6PJ
CM3 6WT
CM3 6XR
CM3 6XN
CM3 6AU
CM3 6XP
CM3 6WL
CM3 6YL
CM3 6XQ
CM3 6PA
CM3 6JR
CM3 6PX
CM3 6LJ
CM3 6PE
CM3 6PF
CM3 6RR
CM3 6JT
CM3 6PB
CM3 6PQ
CM9 6PN
CM3 6PY
CM3 6NZ
CM3 6PJ
CM3 6PD
CM3 6JU
CM3 6NU
CM3 6FA
CM3 6QE
CM3 6UJ
CM3 6TL
CM3 6GD
CM3 6UH
CM3 6TQ
CM3 6GZ
CM3 6SU
CM3 6SW
CM3 6RP
CM3 6PG
CM3 6JS
CM3 6LH
CM3 6LQ
CM3 6PH
CM3 6UW
CM3 6HL
CM3 6HJ
CM3 6PL
CM3 6PN
CM3 6UN
CM3 6HH
CM3 6JX
CM3 6EU
CM3 6PU
CM3 6PT
CM3 6JY
CM3 6JZ
CM3 6PW
CM3 6EX
CM3 6FN
CM3 6NW
CM3 6LL
CM3 6GW
CM3 6HQ
CM3 6RT
CM3 6QN
CM3 6RS
CM3 6NL
CM3 6PS
CM3 6NX
CM3 6QW
CM3 6HB
CM3 6RW
CM3 6RU
CM3 6JH
CM3 6TR
CM3 6EY
CM3 6RX
CM9 6PE
CM3 6QP
CM3 6NJ
CM3 6RY
CM3 6RZ
CM3 6SL
CM3 6NT
CM3 6NH
CM3 6SJ
CM3 6PP
CM3 6PR
CM3 6FL
CM3 6NQ
CM9 6NY
CM3 6NF
CM3 6TT
CM9 6PW
CM3 6NG
CM3 6QR
CM3 6EZ
CM3 6FB
CM3 6HA
CM3 6SA
CM3 6LA
CM3 6NE
CM3 6LB
CM3 6HG
CM9 6GT
CM3 6RG
CM3 6GR
CM3 6ND
CM9 6PP
CM3 6HD
CM9 6XT
CM3 6SB
CM3 6LP
CM3 6AW
CM3 6NB
CM9 6XX
CM3 6AJ
CM9 6UE
CM9 6XS
CM9 6UF
CM9 6WB
CM9 6WE
CM3 6SH
CM9 6WD
CM3 6AT
CM9 6FH
CM9 6XP
CM9 6FL
CM3 6LD
CM9 6WF
CM9 6YW
CM9 6XU
CM3 6HE
CM9 6XY
CM9 6YX
CM9 6XW
CM9 6NZ
CM9 6XN
CM9 6YY
CM3 6SQ
CM9 6XZ
CM3 6AF
CM9 6YJ
CM9 6YP
CM9 6YZ
CM9 6YA
CM9 6BX
CM9 5LH
CM9 6FJ
CM9 6FR
CM3 6QS
CM9 6DA
CM9 6NA
CM3 6AE
CM9 6NG
CM9 6GA
CM9 6YQ
CM9 6YL
CM9 6DD
CM9 6SL
CM9 5XX
CM9 7XX
CM9 5LB
CM9 5LA
CM9 6YT
CM9 5LD
CM9 6GB
CM9 6YD
CM3 6AP
CM9 6YE
CM9 6BJ
CM9 6YH
CM9 5LG
CM9 6YN
CM9 6PT
CM9 6DE
CM9 6BZ
CM9 5LJ
CM3 6SR
CM9 6SJ
CM9 6DB
CM3 6WP
CM3 6UZ
CM3 6FD
CM3 6NA
CM9 6BY
CM9 6YG
CM9 6YF
CM3 6BL
CM9 5ND
CM9 6BU
CM9 5NB
CM3 6LZ
CM3 6AH
CM3 6GJ
CM9 6YR
CM9 6BE
CM9 5NA
CM9 6YU
CM3 6QX
CM9 6XL
CM9 6DG
CM9 6YS
CM9 6JH
CM9 6XD
CM9 6DR
CM9 6DF
CM3 6RN
CM3 6GF
CM9 6XR
CM9 6BT
CM3 6AL
CM9 6GP
CM9 7JH
CM9 5JH
CM9 7JJ
CM9 5JJ
CM9 6DP
CM9 6JX
CM9 6UR
CM9 6JY
CM9 6XB
CM9 6DW
CM9 6UP
CM9 6DS
CM3 6RH
CM3 6LX
CM3 6AR
CM3 6LY
CM9 5JL
CM3 6LU
CM9 7JL
CM9 6DQ
CM9 6DN
CM9 6UX
CM9 5JQ
CM3 6LT
CM9 5JW
CM9 7JW
CM9 6DL
CM9 7JQ
CM9 7UR
CM9 5WT
CM9 5WE
CM9 5WB
CM9 5WA
CM9 5JN
CM9 6DH
CM9 6XA
CM9 6UL
CM3 6QT
CM9 7JN
CM3 6AQ
CM9 5JP
CM9 7JP
CM9 6JZ
CM9 6UG
CM3 6RJ
CM9 5UR
CM9 6XF
CM9 6GG
CM3 6LN
CM9 6JQ
CM9 7ED
CM9 5ED
CM9 6BD
CM9 7JS
CM9 6JU
CM9 5JS
CM9 6UH
CM3 6GU
CM9 6FF
CM9 6UJ
CM9 5JU
CM9 5JR
CM9 6UW
CM9 7JU
CM9 7JR
CM3 6LS
CM3 6RF
CM9 6BH
CM3 6HF
CM3 6AD
CM3 6AG
CM9 5EJ
CM9 6LG
CM9 6XG
CM9 5JT
CM3 6QY
CM3 6BJ
CM9 6JP
CM9 7JT
CM9 6SH
CM9 6UZ
CM9 6JW
CM9 6JJ
CM9 6UQ
CM9 6LA
CM9 5FP
CM9 6TU
CM9 7FP
CM9 6JR
CM9 6DJ
CM9 7EE
CM9 5EE
CM9 6WH
CM9 7JE
CM9 7JF
CM9 5JF
CM9 7EA
CM9 5EZ
CM9 5EA
CM9 5JE
CM9 6JN
CM9 6NB
CM9 6JL
CM9 6BF
CM9 6FA
CM3 6AB
CM3 6RL
CM9 5JG
CM3 6RQ
CM9 7JG
CM9 6LD
CM9 6JT
CM9 6UD
CM3 6EL
CM9 6JG
CM9 6JS
CM3 6ES
CM3 6GS
CM3 6GT
CM9 6TS
CM9 6AR
CM9 7DZ
CM9 5DZ
CM9 6LB
CM3 6TA
CM9 6JF
CM9 6BQ
CM9 5JD
CM9 7JD
CM3 6RE
CM3 6BT
CM9 6BW
CM9 6JE
CM9 7DX
CM9 5DX
CM9 5DY
CM9 7DY
CM3 6ET
CM3 6AA
CM9 6BL
CM9 5DA
CM3 6BH
CM9 6TW
CM9 6BN
CM9 7HY
CM9 5HY
CM9 7JA
CM9 5JA
CM3 6TB
CM3 6TH
CM9 6AT
CM9 5QA
CM3 6SG
CM3 6SP
CM3 6GB
CM9 7DG
CM3 6BP
CM9 6AY
CM9 5DG
CM9 6JD
CM9 5DD
CM3 6HW
CM3 6LR
CM9 6BP
CM9 7DD
CM3 6DF
CM9 6AX
CM9 5DU
CM9 7EB
CM9 7DU
CM9 5EB
CM3 6SD
CM3 6DE
CM3 6TZ
CM3 6TX
CM3 6FG
CM3 6BB
CM3 6AY
CM9 5JX
CM9 7JX
CM3 6TG
CM9 6BG
CM9 6TR
CM3 6ER
CM9 6BS
CM3 6DB
CM9 6SP
CM9 6AN
CM3 6BA
CM3 6DD
CM3 6QZ

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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