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

SG13 8RP
SG13 8RA
SG13 8RB
SG13 8RT
SG13 8RU
SG13 8SD
SG13 8SE
SG13 8RZ
SG13 8SA
SG13 8RR
SG13 8RS
SG13 8QS
SG13 8RG
SG13 8RD
SG13 8RF
SG13 8QR
EN7 5WG
EN7 5TD
SG13 8QU
SG13 8QT
SG13 8NH
EN6 4PR
EN6 4QL
EN6 4JS
EN6 4QH
EN6 4QP
EN6 4PW
EN6 4JP
EN6 4QR
SG13 8QN
EN6 4QQ
EN6 4PN
EN6 4RJ
EN6 4JW
EN6 4QW
EN6 4QJ
EN6 4RH
EN6 4RL
EN6 4RW
EN7 5TA
EN6 4PP
EN7 5RZ
EN6 4RQ
EN6 4JR
EN6 4SJ
EN6 4SL
EN6 4AU
EN6 4RU
EN6 4RX
EN6 4RG
EN6 4JL
EN6 4RS
SG13 8NQ
EN7 5TB
EN6 4JH
EN6 4RE
EN6 4QN
EN6 4PJ
EN6 4JN
EN6 4QG
EN6 4EN
EN6 4RT
EN6 4RN
EN6 4RR
EN6 4PL
SG13 8NG
EN6 4AT
EN6 4RP
EN6 4EL
EN6 4QB
SG13 8NE
EN6 4SF
EN6 4QE
EN6 4JU
EN6 4QF
EN6 4RF
EN6 4EJ
EN6 4JT
EN6 4QA
EN6 4EH
EN6 4JJ
EN6 4DF
EN6 4BE
EN6 4AS
EN6 4BA
EN7 6PH
EN7 5RY
EN7 6WY
SG13 8QW
EN6 4AX
SG13 8PZ
EN6 4ER
EN6 4QD
EN6 4EQ
EN6 4JB
EN6 4BU
EN6 4BB
EN7 6WZ
EN6 4JX
SG13 8NF
EN7 6WB
EN7 5RU
SG13 8GA
EN6 4AY
EN6 4EE
EN7 6WX
EN6 4ED
EN6 4BD
SG13 8NB
EN6 4EG
EN7 6WA
EN6 4JY
EN7 6WG
EN6 4PG
EN7 6WF
EN6 4EB
EN6 4PH
EN6 4AN
EN6 4AR
EN6 4JG
EN7 6DX
EN6 4DS
EN7 6XE
EN7 6WE
EN7 6XB
EN6 4AP
EN7 6PJ
EN6 4DP
EN7 6XD
EN7 6XA
EN6 4DX
EN6 4BQ
EN6 4JZ
EN6 4AW
SG13 8ND
EN6 4JQ
EN7 5SP
EN7 6WU
EN7 6WD
EN6 4DU
EN6 4BG
EN6 4DZ
SG13 8QP
EN6 4PY
EN6 4AJ
EN6 4ZY
EN6 4PZ
EN6 4AH
EN6 4SN
EN6 4LF
EN6 4ZZ
EN6 4DT
EN6 4AZ
EN6 4ZF
EN6 4AL
EN7 6WJ
EN6 4DW
SG13 8QA
EN7 6WT
EN6 4ES
EN7 5NP
EN6 4EA
EN6 4ET
EN7 6WH
EN7 6PL
EN6 4PQ
EN6 4EF
EN6 4JF
EN6 4DR
EN7 6WS
EN7 6WR
EN7 5RX
EN6 4FE
EN7 6WN
EN6 4LW
EN7 5RT
EN6 4JE
EN7 6WL
EN7 6NR
EN6 4DY
EN7 5NW
EN6 4PF
EN7 6WP
EN7 6NW
EN6 4DN
EN7 6WQ
EN6 4LP
EN7 6PQ
EN7 5NR
EN6 4LA
EN6 4BH
EN6 4HY
EN6 4HR
EN7 5RS
SG13 8PH
EN6 4JA
EN7 6PN
EN6 4QS
EN7 5NN
EN6 4HX
EN6 4HU
EN7 5NT
EN6 4LB
SG13 8LT
EN6 4EX
EN6 4LD
EN6 4LS
EN6 4HZ
EN7 5NS
EN6 4TG
EN6 4HG
EN6 4EU
EN6 4HT
EN6 4JD
EN6 4HF
EN6 4HE
EN6 4HA
EN6 4LN
EN6 4FD
EN6 4LT
EN6 4LR
EN7 5SL
EN6 4EY
EN6 4PE
EN7 5NU
EN7 5RR
EN6 4SG
EN7 5NL
EN7 5RP
EN6 4TP
EN6 4HB
EN7 5SA
EN6 4RY
EN6 4SQ
EN6 4RZ
EN6 4SD
EN7 6TN
EN6 4HQ
EN6 4XN
EN6 4ZU
EN6 4WG
EN6 4SE
EN6 4HD
EN6 4LX
EN7 6PG
EN6 4LU
EN6 4LH
EN7 5EY
EN7 5HA
EN7 5SR
EN7 5NY
EN6 4LJ
EN7 5SN
SG13 8PY
EN6 4LL
EN7 5NJ
EN7 5PB
EN7 5ES
EN7 5EZ
EN7 6PW
EN7 5LE
EN6 4LG
EN7 5NX
EN7 6PE
EN7 6TH
EN6 4HL
EN7 5EX
EN7 5SW
EN7 5PE
EN7 5NZ
EN7 6XP
EN7 5LQ
EN6 4HH
EN7 6XL
EN7 6XQ
EN7 5LD
EN6 4HJ
EN7 6XF
EN6 4LZ
EN6 4HS
EN7 5HB
EN6 4LY
EN7 5PA
EN7 5LG
AL9 6JN
EN6 4LQ
EN7 5RJ
EN7 6XG
EN6 4HN
EN7 6XH
SG13 8LY
EN7 5LF
SG13 8NA
EN6 4HP
EN7 6XN
SG13 8PJ
EN6 4RA
EN7 6PD
EN7 5LA
EN6 4HW
EN10 7QL
EN7 5EU
EN7 6XJ
EN7 5JN
EN7 5NH
EN7 6RE
EN6 4RB
EN7 5JZ
SG13 8QZ
SG13 8LZ
EN6 4BJ
EN7 5SS
EN7 6QB
EN7 6RB
EN7 6RF
EN7 5JY
EN7 6PB
EN7 6NN
SG13 8LX
EN7 6RD
EN7 5HE
EN7 5RH
EN7 6TR
EN7 5JW
EN7 5LB
EN7 5JS
EN7 5JR
EN7 6UL
EN6 4RD
EN7 5JT
SG13 8LR
EN7 5EJ
EN7 6RG
EN7 6UN
EN7 6XS
AL9 6JJ
EN6 4PD
EN7 6PP
SG13 8LU
EN7 6XW
EN7 5HL
EN7 6SZ
EN7 6RA
EN7 5JX
EN7 5LH
EN7 6RH
EN7 5JP
EN7 6RQ
EN7 5JU
EN7 6XZ
SG13 8LS
EN7 5ET
EN7 6QZ
AL9 6JB
EN7 6TL
EN7 5HF
EN7 5JJ
EN7 6TJ
EN7 6SD
EN7 6UJ
EN7 6XU
EN7 6XR
EN7 6UP
EN7 6XT
EN7 5EL
EN7 6PR
EN7 6RJ
EN7 6UG
EN7 6QY
EN10 7WE
EN7 6RL
EN7 6XY
EN7 6SS
EN10 7QJ
EN7 6QX
EN7 6PA
EN7 6XX
EN6 4BN
EN7 5HG
EN7 6RN
AL9 6JS
EN7 5BW
EN7 6PF
SG13 8PD
EN7 6SR
EN6 4PU
EN7 5PP
EN10 7QP
SG13 8LP
EN7 6TS
EN7 6NZ
EN7 6RP
EN7 6RW
EN6 4PA
EN6 4QZ
EN7 6SA
SG13 8PX
EN6 4PB
EN7 6RZ
EN7 6UT
EN7 6US
EN7 6NY
EN7 6RT
AL9 6HR
EN7 6UW
EN7 6GT
EN7 5JG
AL9 6GL
EN7 6UU
AL9 6JL
EN7 6UR
EN7 6SB
EN7 6RR
EN7 5HJ
EN7 6TP
EN6 4NU
EN7 6QT
SG13 8PA
EN7 5EP
EN7 6QU
AL9 6JF
EN7 6TD
AL9 6NR
EN7 6RS
EN7 6AR
EN7 6QF
EN7 6RU
EN6 4QY
EN7 6RX
EN6 4QU
EN7 6QG
EN6 4BL
EN7 5NF
AL9 6JA
EN6 4QX
EN7 6NJ
EN6 4NX
EN7 6RY
SG13 8NJ
EN7 6SU
EN7 6NX
EN7 6NL
AL9 6NU
AL9 6JX
EN6 4NS
EN6 4NP
AL9 6JG
EN7 6UB
AL9 6JQ
EN7 6SL
EN6 4NY
AL9 6EQ
EN6 4NZ
SG13 8LW
EN6 4DL
SG13 8PB
EN7 6QS
EN7 6SN
EN7 6SJ
EN7 6NH
AL9 6EE
EN7 6UD
EN7 6SW
AL9 6GJ
EN6 4NW
EN7 6NP
EN6 4NL
EN7 6QR
SG13 8NZ
EN7 6TE
EN7 6SX
AL9 6JD
EN7 6QP
EN6 4NT
AL9 6JT
EN7 6NU
AL9 6NX
EN7 6ST
EN7 6NQ
SG13 8PN
AL9 6JH
EN6 4NR
SG13 8PL
EN6 4BS
AL9 6HY
EN6 4NN
EN10 7QN
EN6 4BW
EN7 6SG
EN7 6SP
AL9 6LZ
AL9 6GH
EN7 6BF
EN7 6TF
AL9 6JY
SG13 8LN
EN7 6SY
EN7 6BN
EN7 5HH
EN6 4NB
EN7 6SQ
EN7 6QW
EN7 6QN
EN7 5EW
EN6 4BT
EN6 4NA
AL9 6JW
AL9 6NT
SG13 8QB
EN7 6PS
AL9 6DZ
AL9 6ED
EN7 5PQ
EN7 5PG
EN7 5JA
EN6 4BP
EN7 6SE
EN7 6NT
EN7 6TX
EN7 6QL
AL9 6JE
EN7 6TU
AL9 6NS
AL9 6NQ
AL9 6JP
SG13 8PW
EN6 4PS
EN7 6DR
AL9 6EB
EN7 6UA
EN7 6TY
EN7 6DP
EN7 6TT
EN7 6SF
EN7 6QJ
AL9 6NY
AL9 6BQ
AL9 6BD
AL9 6BE
EN7 6SH
AL9 6NP
AL9 6NH
EN7 6PU
SG13 8PG
EN6 4NJ
AL9 6NW
SG13 8PQ
AL9 6NZ
EN7 6TZ
SG13 8PF
EN7 6DW
EN7 6PT
EN7 6TA
AL9 6NN
EN7 6QH
SG13 8PU
EN7 5HQ
EN7 6TQ
AL9 6HU
SG13 8LL
EN7 6DN
EN7 6DQ
EN7 6TG
SG13 8NU
AL9 6DY
AL9 6ZD
AL9 6ZG
EN7 6DG
SG13 8PP
EN6 4FB
AL9 6NL
EN7 6DL
EN7 6TW
AL9 6EF
EN7 6NS
AL9 6HX
AL9 6DX
AL9 6HN
EN7 6JW
AL9 6GZ
EN7 5EN
EN6 4DJ
AL9 6HP
EN7 6DH
EN7 6NA
EN7 6FH
AL9 6NG
EN7 6BA
EN7 6AJ
EN7 6DJ
EN7 6BD
EN6 1NZ
EN6 4NQ
EN7 6HA
EN6 4DD
EN7 5JB
SG13 8LJ
EN7 5ND
EN7 6PX
EN7 6JH
EN7 5JF
EN7 6BB
EN7 5JD
AL9 6HT
EN7 6DZ
EN7 6BT
EN6 4DE
EN2 8AU
EN6 4NG
EN7 6JL
AL9 6NF
EN7 6AZ
EN7 5ZD
EN7 5ZW
EN7 5QT
EN7 5WS
EN7 5XX
EN7 5ST
EN7 5PJ
EN7 5PY
EN7 5NG
EN7 5PH
EN7 5JH
EN7 5JL
EN7 5HP
EN7 5HN
EN7 5DT
EN7 5EH
EN7 5BF
EN7 6AH
EN7 6JN
AL9 6NE
EN10 7QR
EN7 6AY
EN7 6HD
EN7 5RF
EN7 5RG
AL9 6PR
EN7 6AW
SG13 8PR
EN7 6AX
AL9 6PS
EN7 6JJ
EN2 8AT
EN7 5QF
EN6 4EZ
AL9 6NJ
EN7 5RD
EN7 5QH
AL9 7BZ
EN7 6PY
AL9 6PU
EN7 5NB
EN7 6TB
AL9 6HL
EN6 4NF
EN7 6JQ
EN7 6HB
EN7 6BE
AL9 6EA
EN6 4DH
AL9 7BS
EN7 6BJ
EN7 5JE
AL10 8AX
EN7 6BL
EN7 5RE
EN10 7QZ
EN7 5RA
EN7 5RB
AL9 6HW
EN7 5QS
EN6 4EW
EN6 4BY
EN7 6BH
EN7 6AQ
AL9 6DS
AL9 7AL
AL9 7BP
AL9 7BY
EN7 6JA
EN7 6AL
EN7 6HX
EN6 4BZ
AL9 6WJ
AL9 6PT
AL9 6HF
EN7 6BQ
EN7 6BG
EN6 1NX
EN7 6HR
AL9 6HJ
EN7 6DY
AL9 6HE
AL9 6LA
AL9 6JZ
EN7 5QR
AL9 6HS
AL9 6JR
AL9 7AN
EN7 6EJ
AL9 6LB
AL9 6HD
EN7 6EY
EN7 6JG
EN7 6ND
EN6 4DG
AL9 7BW
EN10 7QA
AL9 6HZ
EN7 6BP
EN7 6DA
EN6 4DB
EN7 6QA
AL9 6HB
AL9 7BL
EN6 4DQ
AL9 7BQ
AL9 7BJ
EN7 6DB
AL9 6HQ
EN7 6GU
EN7 6EZ
EN7 6GQ
EN7 6BW
EN7 6EH
SG13 8NY
EN7 6HW
EN7 6EX
EN7 6NE
AL9 6HH
EN7 5QL
SG13 8NX
EN7 6HF
AL9 7BT
EN7 6ER
EN7 6PZ
EN7 5QE
EN7 6HQ
EN6 4NE
EN6 4DA
AL9 6HA
AL9 6EH
EN7 6DF
AL9 6HG
EN7 6AG
AL9 7BD
EN7 6DD
AL9 7AJ
EN7 6NB
EN7 5QD
EN7 6ES
AL9 6AP
AL9 6NB
EN6 4NH
EN7 5NA
EN7 6NF
EN7 6DE
AL9 7AG
EN7 5QG
AL9 6ND
EN7 6ET
EN2 8AX
EN7 6HG
EN6 4AD
EN7 6EP
SG13 8LE
EN7 6HS
EN7 5QB
EN6 4AA
EN7 6HN
EN7 6NG
EN7 6EU
EN6 4AB
EN7 5QQ
AL9 6AL
EN10 7FF
AL9 7BN
EN7 5QJ
AL9 7HL
AL9 6AR
EN6 4AG
EN7 6HJ
AL9 6EJ
EN7 5QA
AL9 6AW
AL9 6AS
AL9 7AF
AL9 7AH
EN7 6HH
EN7 6QQ
EN7 6EF
EN6 1NU
EN7 6HT
EN7 6HU
EN7 6EE
AL9 7BX
AL9 6AN
AL9 7AE
EN7 5QP
EN7 6AF
EN7 6LL
EN2 9DU
EN7 6UE
EN7 6LU
EN6 5HW
AL9 6AT
AL9 6BP
EN6 4AE
EN6 5HQ
EN7 6HL
EN6 5DF
EN7 6AN
EN6 1LA
EN6 1NS
EN7 6LW
SG13 8LH
EN6 4AF
AL9 6NA
AL9 6AU
EN6 1JG
EN6 5HN
EN7 6LS
EN7 6ED
EN7 6HZ
AL9 7AQ
AL9 7BU
AL9 6EL
EN6 1JR
EN6 5HP
EN7 6AP
EN7 5LL
EN7 6EB
EN7 6JB
EN7 6LT
EN6 1JQ
EN7 6HY
EN7 6AU
EN7 6LA
EN6 1JW
EN6 5DE
AL9 6AY
AL9 6AJ
EN6 5HY
EN6 1JP
EN7 6EA
AL9 6AH
EN6 1JS
EN7 6AT
SG13 8LF
EN6 5HX
EN6 5HL
SG13 8PS
EN6 1JJ
EN6 5DG
EN6 1JT
EN6 1JH
EN7 6AE
AL9 7AU
EN6 5HR
AL9 7AY
AL9 7AX
EN7 6LX
EN6 5JD
AL9 7AT
EN6 1JN
EN6 5DQ
AL9 7BG
SG13 8LG
EN7 6JE
AL9 7AA
AL9 6LE
EN6 5HZ
EN6 1LF
EN6 1LE
SG13 8QL
EN7 6AS
EN7 6AD
EN7 6JD
EN6 1JF
EN6 5HH
EN6 1JE
EN6 5DD
AL9 7LA
EN6 5HG
EN7 6LR
EN7 6LZ
AL9 6DF
EN7 5QN
EN7 6JU
EN6 1NR
SG13 8PT
AL9 6AX
AL9 7AD
EN6 1NT
EN7 6LH
EN7 6LB
EN6 1JL
EN6 5JS
AL9 7AB
EN6 1LU
EN7 6JT
EN6 1BY
EN7 6JS
SG13 8NT
EN7 5NE
EN6 5HU
AL9 6DU
EN7 5QW
EN6 5JR
AL9 6DG
EN6 1LZ
EN7 6AB
EN6 1JA
EN6 5HF
AL9 6DE
EN6 1LB
EN7 6JF
EN7 6LY
AL9 6DB
EN6 5HT
EN7 6AA
EN6 1NW
EN6 5HS
EN7 5LZ
EN6 1NP
EN6 1HY
EN7 5LY
EN6 1JB
EN6 1NQ
AL9 6DP
EN7 6HP
EN7 6LN
EN6 1LX
EN6 1HZ
EN6 5HJ
EN10 7QS
EN7 6JY
EN6 1LD
EN6 5JP
EN6 1JD
EN6 1SE
EN7 6JX
EN6 1SJ
EN10 7QT
EN8 0JD
EN6 5HA
EN6 5JQ
EN7 5LU
EN7 6LP
EN6 5HD
EN6 1RS
AL9 6DA
EN8 0HZ
EN6 5NW
EN6 1SH
EN7 5LX
EN6 1NA
AL9 6AQ
EN7 6LQ
EN6 5JH
EN6 1SF
EN6 5NY
EN6 5NZ
EN6 1NN
EN8 0JB
EN6 5JJ
EN6 1NG
EN7 6JZ
EN6 5JF
EN7 6QD
EN6 1HX
EN7 5EE
EN6 1SR
EN6 1SX
EN6 1HS
EN7 5LS
EN6 1DT
AL9 6DR
EN6 5HE
EN6 1NH
AL9 7RP
EN7 5HU
AL9 7RL
EN10 7QB

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
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