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 6RZ
CM3 6RY
CM3 6SL
CM3 6SA
CM3 6RX
CM3 6RU
CM3 6SJ
CM3 6SB
CM3 6RS
CM3 6RT
CM3 6GW
CM3 6SH
CM3 6SQ
CM3 6RP
CM3 6RR
CM3 6RW
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CM3 6UA
CM3 6SG
CM3 6RN
CM3 6GN
CM3 6QD
CM3 6QB
CM3 6QA
CM3 6UB
CM3 6FH
CM3 6JG
CM3 6JE
CM3 6JJ
CM3 6JQ
CM3 6JN
CM3 6SE
CM3 6JW
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CM3 6HZ
CM3 6JL
CM3 6PZ
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CM3 6JD
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CM3 6SY
CM3 6JA
CM3 6HT
CM3 8RU
CM3 6HX
CM3 6NP
CM3 8RT
CM3 8RX
CM3 8RY
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CM3 6PX
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CM3 7QW
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CM3 5SX
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CM3 5XA
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CM3 5BF
CM3 5YQ
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CM3 5LG
CM3 5BY
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CM3 6PW
CM3 5XQ
CM3 5TB
CM3 5XH
CM3 5RS
CM3 5WQ
CM3 5JF
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CM9 6NW
CM3 5YB
CM3 5LE
CM3 5AJ
CM3 5TA
CM3 5QW
CM3 5FE
CM3 5SZ
CM3 5ZL
CM3 5TF
CM3 5YW
CM3 5YD
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CM3 5FG
CM3 5JY
CM3 6PN
CM3 5TD
CM3 5WG
CM3 5FL
CM3 6LX
CM3 5JJ
CM3 5GX
CM3 6RH
CM3 5SE
CM3 8RS
CM3 5JH
CM3 6NH
CM3 6PP
CM3 5JZ
CM3 6NF
CM3 5NE
CM3 5JG
CM3 5TG
CM3 5QP
CM3 5PE
CM3 5ND
CM3 5JQ
CM3 5SY
CM3 5FR
CM3 6LZ
CM3 5LH
CM9 6NL
CM3 5JT
CM3 5YJ
CM3 5FD
CM3 5PL
CM3 6RJ
CM3 5RU
CM3 5YH
CM3 5JD
CM3 5NG
CM3 5YN
CM3 5NH
CM3 5XP
CM3 5RH
CM3 5RG
CM3 5RD
CM3 5HP
CM3 5JA
CM3 5QR
CM3 5HQ
CM3 5HT
CM3 5HW
CM3 5HX
CM3 5HU
CM3 5HR
CM3 5HS
CM3 5HH
CM3 5HJ
CM3 5FF
CM3 5ET
CM3 5EH
CM3 5ED
CM3 5EA
CM3 5DT
CM3 5DU
CM3 5DY
CM3 5BP
CM3 5BZ
CM3 5BD
CM3 5BE
CM3 5AH
CM3 9AW
CM3 9AY
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CM3 9AS
CM3 9AQ
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CM3 9AJ
CM3 9AL
CM3 9AE
CM3 9AG
CM3 7WY
CM3 7WZ
CM3 7WX
CM3 7WW
CM3 7WD
CM3 7WU
CM3 7WB
CM3 7WA
CM3 7EN
CM3 7BA
CM3 7BH
CM3 7BQ
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CM3 5WD
CM3 5WL
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CM3 5UT
CM3 5US
CM3 5UN
CM3 5UR
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CM3 5TE
CM3 5TJ
CM3 5RP
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CM3 5RL
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CM3 5RB
CM3 5HA
CM3 5EQ
CM3 5AW
CM3 9BA
CM3 9BD
CM3 9BB
CM3 9AX
CM3 9AZ
CM3 9AU
CM3 9AT
CM3 9AF
CM3 8WX
CM3 8WF
CM3 9AD
CM3 9AA
CM3 9AB
CM3 8JG
CM3 8JE
CM3 7DW
CM3 7AT
CM3 5YA
CM3 5XT
CM3 5WR
CM3 5XL
CM3 5WB
CM3 5SU
CM3 5XZ
CM3 6LT
CM3 5QJ
CM3 5XX
CM3 5XN
CM3 5WF
CM3 5NB
CM3 5PN
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CM3 5YX
CM3 5HN
CM3 5HF
CM3 5EX
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CM3 5EG
CM3 5EF
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CM3 5DH
CM3 5DG
CM3 5BG
CM3 5BA
CM3 5AX
CM3 5AQ
CM3 5UY
CM3 5LJ
CM3 5XY
CM3 5HG
CM3 5EZ
CM3 5DX
CM3 5FP
CM3 5YU
CM3 6LY
CM3 5RX
CM3 6LN
CM3 5XS
CM3 5PP
CM3 6RL
CM3 5QH
CM3 5LQ
CM3 6NA
CM3 5NQ
CM3 5FQ
CM3 5PW
CM3 5JB
CM3 5QL
CM3 5FJ
CM3 5PU
CM3 5PX
CM3 5FH
CM9 6NJ
CM3 5SS
CM3 6RG
CM3 5ST
CM3 5XR
CM3 5WE
CM3 5NJ
CM3 5GH
CM3 5LL
CM3 8RG
CM3 6SR
CM3 5NW
CM3 5FX
CM3 8RF
CM3 5NN
CM3 8RQ
CM3 5NS
CM9 6NN
CM3 5PR
CM3 6GR
CM3 5SR
CM3 5PT
CM3 8RJ
CM9 6NQ
CM3 5PY
CM3 8RE
CM3 5NP
CM3 8RH
CM3 5PS
CM3 5GQ
CM3 5GZ
CM3 5FT
CM3 6QN
CM3 5QS
CM3 5GJ
CM3 5GY
CM3 5FU
CM3 5LN
CM3 5QE
CM3 5GF
CM3 5PA
CM3 5FZ
CM3 5NR
CM3 5NL
CM3 5LA
CM3 5RF
CM9 6NH
CM3 5ZA
CM3 5NT
CM3 5QB
CM3 5QA
CM3 5QT
CM3 5PZ
CM3 6LR
CM8 3XL
CM3 5FS
CM3 5LP
CM3 5YT
CM3 5QQ
CM9 6PF
CM3 5YR
CM3 8RL
CM3 5PB
CM3 5NY
CM3 5GG
CM3 5QD
CM3 5YP
CM3 5RE
CM3 5RA
CM3 5QU
CM3 5QX
CM3 6NS
CM3 5FY
CM3 5FA
CM3 6RF
CM3 5QG
CM9 6PH
CM3 5LR
CM3 5UD
CM3 5YS
CM3 6QP
CM3 6QW
CM3 5NU
CM3 5LZ
CM3 5GT
CM3 5NZ
CM3 5ZF
CM3 5GB
CM3 6GU
CM3 5ZB
CM3 5RZ
CM3 5LS
CM3 5GD
CM3 5NA
CM3 5GS
CM3 5RY
CM3 5GR
CM3 6UE
CM3 5NX
CM3 5LY
CM3 5BN
CM3 5ZP
CM3 5LW
CM3 8RN
CM3 5WH
CM3 5ZY
CM3 5ZZ
CM3 6QR
CM3 5EU
CM9 6NP
CM3 5GA
CM3 6HQ
CM3 6RE
CM3 6RQ
CM3 5LU
CM3 5LD
CM3 5LT
CM3 5QY
CM3 5ZU
CM3 5GL
CM3 6SP
CM3 5UX
CM3 8RR
CM3 5LX
CM9 6NR
CM3 5WN
CM9 6NT
CM3 5ZX
CM3 8RW
CM3 5WY
CM3 5WJ
CM3 5GN
CM3 5ZN
CM3 5WX
CM3 7AB
CM3 7AA
SS5 6QB
CM3 8RP
CM3 5GW
CM3 5ZD
CM3 4FG
CM3 5GE
CM3 5WW
CM3 7AD
CM3 8RA
CM3 5WT
CM3 5ZG
CM3 5WZ
CM3 5WP
CM3 5WS
CM3 5ZJ
CM3 5RJ
CM3 5RW
CM3 5RN
CM3 8RD
CM3 8RB
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SS5 6QE
CM3 7AQ
CM3 4HN
CM3 5WU
CM3 5ZH
CM3 7AE
CM3 7BB
CM3 5ZQ
CM3 4HL
CM3 5ZS
CM3 7AS
SS5 6QA
CM3 7BR
SS5 6QD
CM3 4HH
CM3 5ZR
CM3 7AG
CM3 7AX
CM3 7BN
CM3 7AJ
CM3 7BP
CM3 6QS
CM9 6PG
CM3 6RD
CM3 5ZW
SS5 6PZ
CM3 7BE
CM3 7AP
CM3 7AN
CM3 7AU
CM3 4HJ
CM3 7AH
SS11 7QX
CM3 6LQ
CM3 5QZ
SS5 5LH
CM3 7AR
CM3 6HP
CM3 6QY
CM3 6QZ
SS4 3BF
SS5 6PY
SS4 3LY
SS4 3LZ
CM3 7AF
SS4 3LD
CM3 7AW
SS5 6PR
CM3 7AZ
CM3 7AY
CM3 7BG
SS5 6PP
SS5 6PX
CM3 6RA
SS5 6PS
CM9 6NS
CM3 6QX
SS5 6PN
CM3 7BF
SS5 6PW
SS5 6QF
CM3 7BL
CM9 6NX
SS5 6PL
SS5 6PT
SS5 6PF
CM3 6QT
CM3 7AL
SS5 6PJ
SS5 6PH
SS5 6PU
CM3 6RB
SS5 6PQ
CM3 4HQ
CM3 6UD
SS5 6PE
SS5 6PG
SS5 6PB
SS5 6PD
CM3 6LG
SS5 5LQ
CM9 6PS
CM3 6LF
CM3 4HG
CM9 6GT
SS5 6PA
CM3 4LY
CM3 4LX
CM3 4HW
CM9 6PU
CM9 6NU
SS5 6BY
SS5 6NA
SS5 6ND
SS5 6NH
SS5 6NB
SS5 6NE
CM9 6TL
SS5 6LW
CM9 6SP
CM9 6SL
CM9 6PQ
SS5 6LY
SS5 6LR
CM9 6PD
SS5 6NF
CM3 6JP
SS5 6JP
SS5 6JZ
SS5 5NQ
CM9 6TN
CM9 6PB
SS5 6LN
SS5 6JW
SS5 6DZ
SS5 6JL
SS5 6LP
SS5 6LX
SS5 6AN
SS5 5NG
SS5 6JY
SS5 6HS
SS5 6HP
SS5 6HJ
SS5 5NE
SS5 6LT
SS5 6HL
SS5 6LZ
CM3 8AT
CM3 8ET
SS5 6JN
SS5 6NQ
SS5 6NG
CM3 6XQ
CM3 6YL
CM3 6XR
CM3 6WL
CM3 6AU
CM3 6XP
CM3 6WT
CM3 6XN
SS5 6JF
SS5 6HH

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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