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

SG9 0LU
SG9 0LX
SG9 0NA
SG9 0LY
SG9 0ND
SG9 0NB
SG9 0LT
SG9 0LS
SG9 0LZ
SG9 0NH
SG9 0NJ
SG9 0NW
SG9 0NG
SG9 0NQ
SG9 0ED
SG9 0NN
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SG9 0NR
SG9 0NS
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SG9 0EQ
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SG9 0DZ
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SG11 2RS
SG9 0EH
SG11 2RR
SG11 2RT
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SG11 2RP
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SG11 2RW
SG9 0AB
SG11 2QY
SG9 0DW
SG11 2RN
SG11 2QX
SG9 0PA
SG9 0JP
SG9 0PB
SG9 0LA
SG9 9PL
SG9 0AA
SG9 0AQ
SG9 0JW
SG9 0TR
SG11 2RJ
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SG9 0AJ
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SG11 2RQ
SG11 2RG
SG11 2RE
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SG9 0EP
SG11 2RF
SG9 0LD
SG9 0TN
SG9 0XA
SG9 0DR
SG9 0DH
SG9 0DN
SG9 0JJ
SG9 0DB
SG9 0DF
SG9 0LW
SG9 0LN
SG9 0DA
SG9 0LH
SG11 2JF
SG9 0JH
SG9 0EU
SG9 9HX
SG9 0JN
SG11 2JE
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SG9 0DE
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SG9 9HZ
SG11 2PQ
SG9 0LJ
SG9 9JR
SG9 0DL
SG9 0BZ
SG9 0AL
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SG9 9JP
SG9 9FU
SG9 9JW
SG9 9JA
SG9 9JY
SG9 0DJ
SG9 9HN
SG9 0HA
SG9 0LE
SG9 9JN
SG9 9JX
SG9 0EY
SG9 9JL
SG9 0HE
SG11 2RL
SG9 9SH
SG11 2QT
SG9 0AR
SG9 0TS
SG9 9JQ
SG11 2JB
SG9 9JD
SG9 0EX
SG9 9NX
SG9 0JL
SG9 0HW
SG9 0AS
SG9 9HR
SG9 0AN
SG9 0AW
SG9 9FJ
SG9 9JG
SG11 2RD
SG9 9HW
SG9 0LF
SG9 9BS
SG9 9HD
SG9 9NU
SG9 0LL
SG9 0HQ
SG9 9HF
SG9 9JJ
SG9 0LG
SG9 9JH
SG9 0HN
SG9 9LH
SG9 9FL
SG9 0HF
SG9 9EU
SG9 9NY
SG9 0AP
SG9 9HP
SG9 0HG
SG9 9JF
SG9 9FH
SG9 9HE
SG9 9HH
SG11 2BH
SG11 2JA
SG9 9EX
SG9 9JE
SG9 9FS
SG11 2QU
SG9 0LQ
SG9 9NZ
SG9 9NT
SG11 2QD
SG9 9LR
SG9 0HR
SG9 0EW
SG9 9LJ
SG9 9HS
SG9 9NP
SG9 9HB
SG9 9HA
SG9 9EY
SG9 9HL
SG11 2NJ
SG9 9JU
SG9 9NS
SG9 9PA
SG9 9HJ
SG9 9HG
SG9 9HU
SG9 0UH
SG9 0WZ
SG9 0SA
SG9 9AP
SG9 9JB
SG9 0BY
SG9 9ET
SG9 0EJ
SG11 2NH
SG9 9HQ
SG9 9LN
SG9 0EN
SG9 9JT
SG9 9LQ
SG11 2QR
SG9 0EL
SG9 9AU
SG9 9HT
SG9 9ES
SG9 9JS
SG9 9FZ
SG9 9AR
SG9 9LG
SG9 0TJ
SG9 9BF
SG9 0AT
SG11 2PG
SG9 9LW
SG11 2NN
SG11 2QS
SG9 9NR
SG9 9AL
SG9 9LB
SG9 9JZ
SG9 0ER
SG9 9AG
SG9 9SD
SG9 9HY
SG9 0ET
SG9 9SZ
SG9 9AX
SG9 9LA
SG11 2QA
SG9 9AS
SG11 2QF
SG9 9AB
SG9 9AY
SG9 9LL
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SG9 9LF
SG11 2PZ
SG9 9BP
SG11 2PF
SG9 9AQ
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SG11 2QP
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SG11 2QQ
SG11 2QN
SG11 2QG
SG9 9PN
SG11 2QL
SG9 9DX
SG9 9AD
SG9 0ES
SG9 9AA
SG11 2QE
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SG9 9DY
SG9 9BX
SG9 9BN
SG9 9BL
SG9 9WH
SG9 9WT
SG9 9WL
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SG9 9TF
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SG9 9BQ
SG11 2QZ
SG9 9BJ
SG9 9LE
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SG11 2NU
SG11 2QH
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SG11 2NT
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SG9 9DZ
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SG11 2PX
SG9 9FE
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SG9 9DG
SG11 2QJ
SG9 9PB
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SG9 9DB
SG9 9BH
SG9 9DQ
SG9 9DF
SG9 9BY
SG9 9SF
SG9 9AF
SG9 9DP
SG9 9BE
SG9 9DD
SG9 9EL
SG9 0BF
SG9 0DQ
SG9 9AN
SG9 9EA
SG9 9SG
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SG9 9PE
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SG9 9LD
SG9 9UE
SG9 9EB
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SG9 9AW
SG9 9TN
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SG11 2NS
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SG9 0JX
SG9 0BH
SG9 9FB
SG9 9EN
SG9 0HT
SG9 9SJ
SG9 9LS
SG9 9EQ
SG9 0HJ
SG9 9PG
SG9 9EH
SG9 9DW
SG9 9FP
SG9 0JD
SG9 9LX
SG9 9RS
SG11 2PD
SG9 9LT
SG9 9ER
SG9 0JT
SG9 9LZ
SG11 2PB
SG11 2LW
SG9 9LU
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SG11 2PS
SG9 9PJ
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SG9 9RT

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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