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

SG12 0PQ
SG12 0PL
SG12 0PJ
SG12 0PE
SG12 0PG
SG12 0PN
SG12 0PF
SG2 7DH
SG12 0FF
SG2 7DJ
SG12 0PD
SG2 7DG
SG12 0LL
SG12 0LN
SG12 0PH
SG12 0LX
SG12 0LP
SG12 0LT
SG12 0LW
SG12 0LS
SG12 0LQ
SG12 0LG
SG12 0LF
SG12 0PA
SG12 0PB
SG12 0LH
SG12 0LU
SG12 0LY
SG14 3NL
SG2 7DE
SG12 0NB
SG12 0NA
SG12 0LZ
SG12 0LR
SG12 0NP
SG12 0NU
SG12 0NG
SG12 0NR
SG12 0NQ
SG12 0NF
SG12 0NT
SG12 0NX
SG2 7DD
SG12 0NH
SG12 0NE
SG2 7DA
SG12 0NL
SG2 7BX
SG12 0NY
SG12 0NJ
SG2 7BZ
SG2 7BY
SG12 0ND
SG2 7BP
SG2 7SA
SG14 3NQ
SG2 7DB
SG14 3NG
SG12 0NS
SG12 0JW
SG12 0JN
SG14 3NP
SG12 0JP
SG12 0JS
SG14 3SU
SG14 3RA
SG14 3NZ
SG14 3SD
SG14 3TW
SG14 3TB
SG14 3SB
SG14 3NY
SG14 3RL
SG14 3RJ
SG12 0JR
SG14 3TS
SG12 0JJ
SG14 3RH
SG14 3TT
SG14 3SA
SG14 3SZ
SG14 3RZ
SG14 3RQ
SG14 3TA
SG14 3SX
SG14 3TU
SG14 3TZ
SG14 3SR
SG14 3TP
SG14 3SE
SG14 3TN
SG14 3SY
SG14 3RG
SG14 3SS
SG14 3SF
SG14 3YP
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SG14 3SQ
SG14 3RN
SG14 3ST
SG14 3TE
SG14 3NF
SG14 3NE
SG14 3TF
SG14 3TD
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SG11 1JG
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SG14 3TQ
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SG14 3TG
SG2 7QZ
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SG11 1JQ
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SG12 0JB
SG11 1JE
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SG14 3NH
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SG12 0JH
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SG14 3RU
SG2 7LB
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SG14 3RE
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SG11 1JH
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SG2 7LA
SG12 0JE
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SG14 3RP
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SG14 2YQ
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SG14 2YE
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SG2 7LJ
SG14 3RR
SG11 1JA
SG11 1JB
SG2 7BS
SG11 1JN
SG12 0JX
SG2 7LP
SG12 0JU
SG14 2RJ
SG12 0LD
SG2 7LU
SG14 2RN
SG2 7LN
SG12 0HL
SG11 1JD
SG2 7LS
SG14 3RS
SG12 0JZ
SG14 3NN
SG2 7JD
SG12 0HX
SG14 2RH
SG11 1JW
SG2 7LL
SG14 3RY
SG14 3RX
SG11 1HU
SG2 7EA
SG14 2RL
SG14 3NW
SG11 1JS
SG14 3NJ
SG14 3ND
SG11 1HT
SG11 1HD
SG2 7JE
SG12 0HR
SG2 7JB
SG12 0HP
SG2 7JA
SG12 0HN
SG12 0HJ
SG14 3NB
SG2 7EH
SG11 1BN
SG11 1HS
SG14 3PA
SG2 7BD
SG12 0HQ
SG12 0HW
SG2 7HZ
SG2 7BB
SG2 7EG
SG12 0HS
SG2 7AZ
SG11 1HB
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SG14 2RB
SG14 2RD
SG11 1BW
SG12 0HG
SG14 3NA
SG2 7JF
SG3 6RN
SG2 7BA
SG12 0HT
SG2 7AX
SG2 7DY
SG14 3NU
SG12 0LA
SG12 0HH
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SG2 7ED
SG11 1JP
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SG2 7HT
SG2 7HB
SG11 1HA
SG11 1BP
SG11 1JR
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SG2 7EZ
SG2 7ET
SG11 1HF
SG2 8WN
SG2 7EJ
SG2 7EU
SG11 1HE
SG11 1EP
SG2 7EQ
SG12 0HF
SG2 7JG
SG2 7EX
SG2 8SB
SG2 7EN
SG11 1HH
SG11 1HG
SG11 1HQ
SG2 8UL
SG2 7EL
SG2 7ES
SG12 0FJ
SG12 0EZ
SG2 8TJ
SG2 8TH
SG2 7HW
SG11 1AJ
SG3 6RR
SG2 8BQ
SG11 1HJ
SG12 0LB

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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