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

SG4 8NH
SG4 8LG
SG4 8LH
SG4 8NL
SG4 8NA
SG4 8LA
SG4 8LE
SG4 8LX
SG4 8ND
SG4 8LY
SG4 8LU
SG4 8LD
SG4 8LT
SG4 8LJ
SG4 8NG
SG4 8LF
SG4 8LB
SG4 8LS
SG4 8LR
SG4 8JT
SG4 8JU
SG4 8JX
SG4 8NE
SG4 8LP
SG4 8JS
SG4 8JY
SG4 8JZ
SG4 8LL
SG4 8NQ
SG4 7SB
SG4 8LW
SG4 7TB
SG4 7TS
SG4 8LN
SG4 8NJ
SG4 7TT
SG4 7TR
SG4 7UP
SG4 7UJ
SG4 7AZ
SG4 7TP
SG4 7TU
SG4 8PG
SG4 7TX
SG4 8PH
SG4 8PQ
SG4 7UB
SG4 8YS
SG4 7UH
SG4 8PD
SG4 7TY
SG4 7UD
SG4 8PE
SG4 7UT
SG4 7UA
SG4 7TD
SG4 8PF
SG4 8PJ
SG4 7UQ
SG5 3ED
SG4 7UE
SG4 8NN
SG4 7UF
SG4 7TZ
SG5 3EB
SG4 7TF
SG4 7RT
SG4 8JJ
SG4 8NS
SG4 8NT
SG4 8PN
SG4 8PL
SG4 8PR
SG4 8PB
SG4 8NW
SG4 7RS
LU2 8PT
SG4 8NP
SG4 8PA
SG4 8NU
SG4 8NR
SG5 3EA
SG4 8NX
LU2 8NJ
LU2 8PP
SG5 3DZ
LU2 8PS
SG5 3DX
LU2 8PU
SG4 8JB
SG5 3EG
SG4 7RU
SG4 7SA
SG4 8NZ
SG5 3FB
SG5 3FD
SG5 3EL
SG5 3EW
LU2 8PR
SG4 8JE
LU2 8NH
SG5 3EN
SG4 8JQ
SG4 8JA
SG4 8JR
SG5 3DU
SG4 8JG
SG4 8JL
SG5 3EP
SG4 8NY
SG4 7RY
SG4 8JH
SG5 3ER
SG4 7QR
SG5 3DT
SG4 8JD
SG5 3EJ
SG5 3DS
SG5 3BQ
LU2 8PX
SG4 8JN
SG5 3EH
SG5 3EE
SG5 3AQ
SG5 3AF
SG5 3AN
SG5 3AJ
SG5 3AL
SG5 3AP
SG5 3AH
SG5 3AG
SG5 3DL
SG4 8BY
SG5 3DJ
SG5 3AE
SG4 7RX
SG5 3DF
LU2 8NZ
SG5 3DN
SG4 7QS
SG5 3AD
LU2 8NY
SG5 3AB
SG5 3DP
SG5 3AR
SG5 3DG
SG4 8PP
SG5 3AA
SG4 8BZ
SG5 3FP
SG5 3GD
SG5 3WY
SG5 3FE
SG5 3BB
SG5 3DD
SG4 7TG
SG4 7TQ
SG4 7RZ
LU2 8NX
SG5 3AS
SG4 7TE
SG5 2AD
SG5 3ES
SG5 3FL
SG5 3AT
SG5 3DE
SG5 3AU
LU2 8PA
LU2 8LG
SG4 7QU
SG5 3AX
SG5 3AY
SG5 3AZ
SG4 8DA
LU2 8PY
SG4 7QT
LU2 8QG
LU2 8PB
SG5 3DR
LU2 8QF
LU2 8QE
SG4 7QP
LU2 9TQ
SG4 7QX
LU2 8UL
LU2 8UP
LU2 8PL
SG4 8BX
SG5 3ET
SG4 8DB
LU2 8QD
SG5 3DA
LU2 8UE
LU2 9TG
LU2 8SN
LU2 8PZ
LU2 8UR
SG5 3DB
LU2 8UY
LU2 8UF
SG4 7RW
LU2 8YZ
LU2 8ZL
LU2 8YT
LU2 8YX
LU2 8QB
LU2 8UT
LU2 8TZ
LU2 8SW
LU2 8UJ
LU2 8UX
LU2 8UU
LU2 8UH
LU2 8QA
SG4 7QA
LU2 8UQ
SG4 7QD
LU2 8SY
LU2 8UN
LU2 8BY
LU2 8UB
LU2 9TF
SG4 8JP
SG4 8HS
LU2 8UD
SG4 7QB
SG4 8HX
SG4 8DD
LU2 9TZ
SG4 7QY
SG4 8AW
SG4 8DN
LU2 8SX
LU2 9TW
LU2 8ST
LU2 9UR
SG4 8BP
SG4 8HT
SG4 7QG
LU2 8UA
LU2 9UF
LU2 9UT
LU2 8SU
SG4 7QE
LU2 9SB
SG4 7PT
SG4 8HU
SG4 8HR
LU2 8LB
SG4 7QQ
LU2 9UD
LU2 9UH
LU2 9UB
LU2 9UL
LU2 8PW
SG4 7QH
LU2 8SL
SG4 8AL
SG4 7QZ
LU2 8SJ
LU2 9UP
LU2 9UJ
LU2 8TA
LU2 8LE
LU2 8SH
LU2 8SA
LU2 8SB
LU2 8SD
LU2 9TE
SG4 8AS
SG4 8BN
SG4 7RH
SG4 8BU
SG4 7RL
LU2 9UE
SG4 7PG
SG4 8BT
LU2 8LQ
LU2 9TJ
LU2 8TD
SG5 2AE
SG4 8AN
LU2 9TY
SG4 7QJ
LU2 8SS
SG4 8DG
SG4 8AR
LU2 8SR
LU2 9UG
SG4 8AH
LU2 8NL
LU2 9JB
LU2 9UA
LU2 9UU
SG4 7RQ
SG4 8AP
LU2 8TB
SG4 7QL
SG4 8BQ
SG4 7RJ
SG4 8AZ
SG5 3BZ
LU2 9TX
SG4 7RA
LU2 9TP
LU2 8SZ
LU2 9TU
LU2 8NQ
LU2 9YY
LU2 9YN
LU2 9YR
LU2 9YW
LU2 9YP
LU2 9UX
LU2 9XB
LU2 9XE
LU2 8RU
LU2 8PJ
SG4 7PW
LU2 9TR
LU2 9TS
SG4 8BB
LU2 8NU
SG4 8AT
SG4 7RN
SG4 7NJ
SG4 7RG
SG4 8BG
SG4 8BA
LU2 9TT
LU2 8NN
SG4 7NL
SG4 8AX
LU2 8SP
LU2 8RT
LU2 8TX
SG4 8AY
LU2 8TH
SG4 8PS
SG4 8AU
SG4 8BD
LU2 9TN
LU2 9JA
LU2 9EX
LU2 9EY
SG4 8AG
LU2 9ZH
LU2 9EZ
LU2 8LJ
SG5 3BX
LU2 9TL
LU2 8TU
LU2 8RS
LU2 8LD
SG4 7NP
LU2 8PN
LU2 8LL
LU2 8TR
SG4 8BE
LU2 8BG
LU2 8NS
LU2 8RL
SG4 9BG
LU2 8LH
LU2 8TL
LU2 8RP
LU2 8RX
SG4 9BD
LU2 8TS
LU2 9XG
LU2 8TT
SG4 7RB
LU2 8RJ
SG4 9BQ
LU2 8TN
SG4 9BE
SG4 7RE
LU2 8DJ
SG5 2AA
LU2 9TA
LU2 8TP
LU2 8RF
LU2 8QL
SG4 9BB
SG4 7RD
SG4 8AJ
SG4 9BH
LU2 8QN
LU2 8RR
LU2 8JQ
LU2 8RW
LU2 8RH
LU2 8HF
LU2 8NR
LU2 8LA
LU2 8HY
LU2 8TJ
SG4 8DH
SG4 9BJ
SG4 7NN
SG5 2AB
LU2 8HZ
LU2 8YW
LU2 8ZS
LU2 8ZU
LU2 8ZA
LU2 8ZE
LU2 8ZH
LU2 8ZP
LU2 8ZG
LU2 8TG
LU2 8YB
LU2 8YA
LU2 9RT
LU2 8HD
SG4 7NF
LU2 9SZ
SG4 9AU
SG4 9AT
LU2 8JH
LU2 9RS
LU2 8HX
LU2 8RD
LU2 8ZW
LU2 8ZX
LU2 8YR
LU2 8YU
LU2 8YQ
SG4 7NH
LU2 8HU
LU2 8QJ
LU2 8JN
LU2 8QW
LU2 8JF
LU2 9TB
LU2 8JG
LU2 9HD
LU2 8AJ
LU2 8HT
SG4 8AF
LU2 9SY
LU2 8DU
SG4 9BA
SG4 8AA
SG4 9BL
LU2 8HS
LU2 8DX
SG5 2EP
LU2 8PH
LU2 9ST
LU2 9SS
LU2 9TD
SG4 8AQ
LU2 8HR
LU2 8JU
LU2 9RL
LU2 8LF
LU2 8JA
SG4 7NQ
LU2 9TH
SG4 9AX
SG4 7NX
SG5 2AG
LU2 8JJ
LU2 9RJ
SG4 9AR
LU2 9SA
LU2 9SR
LU2 8DY
SG4 7PA
LU2 8DS
LU2 8QP
LU2 8JZ
SG4 9AZ
SG5 3BS
LU2 8JT
LU2 9RH
LU2 8JL
SG4 9AW
LU2 8QS
SG4 7NG
SG5 2BS
LU2 8DP
LU2 8QR
LU2 9SU
LU2 9RD
LU2 9RF
LU2 9NW
LU2 9SD
SG5 3BT
SG4 9AS
SG4 9AY
LU2 8JY
SG4 7NB
SG4 7NA
LU2 9RE
LU2 8QX
LU2 8JP
LU2 9SQ
SG4 7SJ
SG4 7NY
SG4 9EP
LU2 8LP
LU2 8DR
LU2 9RW
LU2 8JE
LU2 8DZ
SG4 7NE
SG4 7SS
LU2 9SH
SG4 7NU
LU2 9RB
LU2 8PE
LU2 9SJ
LU2 9RZ
LU2 8QU
LU2 9SE
LU2 9RQ
SG4 9ES
LU2 8ES
LU2 8JR
LU2 8JW
LU2 9SG
LU2 8ED
SG4 8AB
LU2 8LN
LU2 8HJ
LU2 8EH
SG4 8HH
LU2 8EZ
SG5 2BT
SG5 2XL
LU2 9RN
SG5 2XN
SG4 7ST
LU2 8PG
LU2 9RG
SG4 9AN
LU2 8EB
SG4 9AP
LU2 8QT
SG4 7SR
LU2 9SL
LU2 8EE
LU2 8LW
LU2 8DT
SG4 9EW
SG4 7SL
LU2 9SP
LU2 8EY
SG4 7NZ
LU2 8LR
SG5 2BB
SG4 9EZ
LU2 9SF
SG5 2ES
LU2 8JS
SG5 2BP
SG4 8DP
LU2 8JX
SG4 9HD
LU2 8EQ
SG5 2EN
LU2 8EX
LU2 9DL
SG5 2BG
SG5 2BH
LU2 9SW
LU2 8EA
SG4 7PX
SG4 7PU
SG4 7SP
LU2 8RB
SG5 2BA
LU2 9LT
LU2 9SN
LU2 9RA
LU2 8QH
SG4 9BN
SG4 9ET
LU2 8BD
SG4 7PE
LU2 8ER
SG4 9EN
LU2 8EW
LU2 9LB
SG5 2BN
LU2 8AH
LU2 8EL
SG4 9HE
LU2 8BB
SG5 2BE
SG4 9EY
LU2 8NP
LU2 8AZ
SG4 7NT
SG4 7SW
LU2 8BZ
SG4 7NR
LU2 8BA
LU2 8EP
LU2 9JP
LU2 9NY
SG4 9AL
SG4 9EX
LU2 8BT
SG4 9EQ
LU2 8BQ
SG4 9EU
SG4 7UW
SG5 2BQ
SG4 7XN
SG4 7UX
SG5 2BW
LU2 9PD
LU2 9PF
LU2 9JL
LU2 9JN
LU2 8RA
LU2 9JW
SG4 7PB
LU2 8BE
SG4 7SN
SG5 2BX
SG4 9EL
LU2 8EJ
LU2 9JJ
LU2 8PQ
SG4 8HG
SG4 9DP
LU2 8AS
LU2 8LS
SG4 7NS
LU2 8HA
LU2 8QQ
SG4 9DL
LU2 9JG
LU2 8HQ
SG5 2AW
LU2 8QZ
SG4 9DH
SG5 2BJ
LU2 8QY
LU2 9NS
LU2 9NN
LU2 9NP
SG4 9DA
LU2 8EN
SG5 2AZ
LU2 9JF
LU2 8DN
LU2 9JH
SG4 9AJ
LU2 8AF
SG4 9DJ
LU2 8JB
LU2 9NL
SG5 2DX
LU2 8BU
LU2 9JE
SG4 9EG
SG5 2AY
SG4 7PF
SG4 9EH
SG5 2HW
SG4 9DD
LU2 8LT
SG4 9DN
SG4 9FE
LU2 9BS
SG4 7PD
LU2 8HW
SG5 2HL
LU2 9JQ
LU2 8BN
SG4 9DB
SG4 9DR
SG5 2BD
LU2 9HT
SG4 9DE
LU2 9QG
LU2 9QE
LU2 8AY
LU2 9JX
SG5 2BL
LU2 8DL
LU2 9HS
SG5 2BU
LU2 9ZS
LU2 9ZY
LU2 9ZE
LU2 9ZJ
LU2 9ZG
LU2 9YB
LU2 9YL
LU2 9YF
LU2 9PG
LU2 9XA
LU2 9UY
LU2 9DJ
LU2 9EL
LU2 9ZP
LU2 9ZA
LU2 9YA
LU2 8BP
SG4 8HF
LU2 8BX
SG4 9ER
LU2 9JR
LU2 8AX
SG4 9HA
LU2 9HJ
SG4 9EJ
LU2 9AG
LU2 8BH
SG4 9HF
LU2 9NQ
SG5 2AJ
LU2 8HH
LU2 9NR
SG5 2AU
SG5 2AX
SG4 9DS
LU2 9JU
LU2 9BP
LU2 8BS
SG5 2AQ
SG5 2AR
SG4 9AH

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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