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 Hertfordshire

SG8 9SH
SG8 9SG
SG8 9SN
SG8 9SJ
SG8 9SP
SG8 9SE
SG8 9SQ
SG8 9SD
SG8 9QD
SG8 9QH
SG8 9PA
SG8 9QA
SG8 9QB
SG8 9QG
SG8 9TT
SG8 9PX
SG8 9QN
SG8 9PH
SG8 9QE
SG8 9PT
SG8 9PJ
SG8 9PZ
SG8 9PN
SG8 9QJ
SG8 9QL
SG8 9QP
SG8 9QS
SG8 9QU
SG8 9PP
SG8 9PS
SG9 0QZ
SG8 9QX
SG8 9PR
SG8 9QR
SG8 9RJ
SG8 9RH
SG8 9SS
SG8 9RA
SG8 9RG
SG9 0RH
SG8 9SA
SG9 0RA
SG8 9RL
SG9 0RE
SG9 0QY
SG9 0QX
SG9 0QU
SG9 0QR
SG9 0QS
SG9 0DS
SG9 0RF
SG9 0QT
SG8 9RB
SG9 0QP
SG8 8BD
SG8 9RP
SG9 0RB
SG8 9RD
SG8 8BB
SG9 0QW
SG9 0QN
SG8 9RE
SG8 8AX
SG9 0QL
SG9 0RG
SG8 8BA
SG9 0QQ
SG9 0RJ
SG8 9NN
SG8 8AR
SG9 0RQ
SG8 8BQ
SG8 8AU
SG8 8AP
SG8 8AL
SG8 8AW
SG9 0QG
SG8 9NP
SG9 0QJ
SG8 8AS
SG9 0RL
SG8 8AA
SG8 8AN
SG8 8AY
SG8 8BE
SG8 8BG
SG8 9NW
SG7 6SE
SG8 9NX
SG8 8AJ
SG8 8AB
SG8 9NS
SG9 0QE
SG8 8AG
SG9 0QF
SG8 8AH
SG8 8AD
SG8 8AF
SG8 8BH
SG8 8BJ
SG8 8AE
SG9 0QB
SG8 9LS
SG9 0QA
SG8 8AZ
SG9 0PS
SG9 0PR
SG7 6SB
SG9 0RN
SG9 0PX
SG9 0PY
SG9 0PT
SG9 0RW
SG7 6SA
SG9 0QH
SG9 0PN
SG9 0TF
SG9 0PW
SG9 0PP
SG9 0PU
SG9 9PP
SG9 0RU
SG7 6SD
SG8 9LP
SG9 0PL
SG9 0RR
SG9 0RP
SG8 9NT
SG7 5RT
SG7 5RZ
SG7 6SF
SG9 0SS
SG7 5RS
SG9 0TE
SG7 5RR
SG8 9LL
SG8 9DP
SG8 9NL
SG8 9NJ
SG8 9EP
SG8 9LU
SG7 6SH
SG8 9FA
SG8 9TY
SG8 9LT
SG8 9BJ
SG8 9EN
SG8 9BB
SG8 9QZ
SG8 9UZ
SG8 9XE
SG8 9XA
SG8 9LZ
SG7 5RP
SG9 0RS
SG8 9DN
SG8 9FJ
SG8 9FL
SG8 9DS
SG8 9LR
SG8 9LJ
SG8 9BZ
SG8 9NU
SG8 9FB
SG7 6SW
SG8 9EL
SG8 9AX
SG8 9DG
SG8 9DT
SG8 9LX
SG8 9DJ
SG7 6SG
SG8 9DQ
SG8 9UD
SG8 9UA
SG8 9UB
SG9 0TH
SG8 9AY
SG8 9DY
SG9 0TD
SG8 9FD
SG8 9FF
SG8 5BJ
SG8 9XQ
SG8 9XR
SG8 9UE
SG8 9BH
SG8 9BX
SG9 0PZ
SG8 9DB
SG8 9ET
SG8 9DH
SG8 9UN
SG8 9UF
SG9 0RT
SG8 9NR
SG8 9AU
SG8 5BN
SG9 0TQ
SG8 9EQ
SG8 9FE
SG8 9ES
SG8 5BW
SG8 9UL
SG8 9EG
SG8 9EJ
SG8 5FP
SG8 9EH
SG8 9WG
SG8 9UW
SG8 9AT
SG7 6SN
SG7 5UU
SG8 9BU
SG7 6SP
SG8 9UJ
SG8 9UG
SG8 9BL
SG8 5FF
SG8 9BS
SG8 9ER
SG8 9BN
SG8 9DD
SG8 5BP
SG8 9UP
SG8 5BG
SG8 5BY
SG8 9BP
SG8 9AH
SG8 9AD
SG8 5BH
SG7 6SL
SG8 5BE
SG8 9DA
SG9 0TG
SG8 9EF
SG8 9UH
SG8 9AW
SG8 9AL
SG8 9BT
SG8 9FG
SG8 9FN
SG8 9BA
SG8 5BL
SG8 9RT
SG8 9US
SG8 9UT
SG8 9JT
SG8 9LH
SG8 9JW
SG8 9JX
SG8 9JP
SG8 9UQ
SG8 5BS
SG8 9JS
SG8 9EE
SG8 5BD
SG8 9AS
SG8 9JU
SG8 9EW
SG8 9AZ
SG8 9BW
SG8 9AQ
SG8 9BD
SG8 9DF
SG8 9DL
SG8 9AE
SG8 7BN
SG8 7BW
SG8 9EA
SG7 6SJ
SG8 9JG
SG8 9AR
SG8 9AN
SG8 9JR
SG8 9AB
SG8 5BU
SG8 5DH
SG8 5BQ
SG8 5BT
SG8 5BA
SG8 9AA
SG8 9UR
SG8 9DE
SG8 5BB
SG8 9JN
SG7 6SR
SG8 9JL
SG8 9DU
SG8 9AG
SG8 9BE
SG8 9DW
SG8 9BG
SG8 9JJ
SG8 9WA
SG8 9LA
SG8 9JZ
SG8 9JH
SG8 9DZ
SG8 9XT
SG8 9YY
SG9 0ST
SG8 9ZX
SG8 9ZP
SG8 9XU
SG8 9AF
SG8 9DR
SG8 5AY
SG8 5XD
SG8 9EB
SG8 9LB
SG8 9AP
SG8 9LD
SG8 9JY
SG8 9LE
SG8 7BU
SG8 5FE
SG9 0PQ
SG8 5DE
SG8 7BJ
SG8 5AX
SG8 9ED
SG8 7BP
SG8 9LG
SG8 7BL
SG8 5HW
SG8 7BT
SG9 0PJ
SG8 5AL
SG8 5TT
SG8 9XP
SG8 5AN
SG8 5AA

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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