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 Leicestershire

DE74 2PT
DE7 2RB
DE74 2RB
DE74 2TJ
DE74 2SQ
DE74 2SZ
DE7 2SQ
DE7 2RF
DE74 2RF
DE74 2PX
DE74 2RU
DE7 2RD
DE74 2RD
DE74 2SF
DE7 2RE
DE74 2ZY
DE74 2ZZ
DE74 2WQ
DE74 2ZB
DE74 2ZP
DE74 2ZQ
DE74 2ZH
DE74 2WX
DE74 2XX
DE74 2YP
DE7 2XX
DE7 2YA
DE7 2XY
DE7 2PU
DE7 2RA
DE74 2RA
DE74 2RE
DE74 2HP
DE74 2GN
DE74 2QX
DE7 2QX
DE7 2PF
DE74 2PF
DE74 2GW
DE7 2NX
DE74 2TH
DE74 2GL
DE74 2GP
DE74 2NT
DE7 2NT
DE7 2NU
DE7 2NL
DE74 2PH
DE7 2PH
DE74 2EP
DE74 2EF
DE7 2NW
DE74 2NU
DE74 2UU
DE74 2NL
DE74 2PE
DE7 2PE
DE74 2PG
DE74 2NX
DE7 2PG
DE7 2LD
DE74 2HZ
DE74 2PD
DE7 2PD
DE74 2LD
DE74 2NJ
DE7 2NJ
DE7 2PA
DE74 2PA
DE74 2TS
DE7 2QR
DE74 2LL
DE74 2NW
DE7 2TS
DE7 2PY
DE74 2QR
DE7 2PB
DE74 2NH
DE74 2PB
DE7 2NH
DE7 2PJ
DE74 2PJ
DE7 2PL
DE74 2PL
DE74 2LE
DE7 2LE
DE74 2BA
DE74 2TW
DE7 2TG
DE74 2LB
DE74 2NR
DE7 2NR
DE7 2NQ
DE7 2LB
DE74 2NQ
DE74 2PY
DE74 2XZ
DE74 2ZU
DE74 2WL
DE74 2GS
DE74 2HD
DE74 2UD
DE7 2LG
DE74 2LG
DE7 2NZ
DE74 2HX
DE74 2XJ
DE7 2XJ
DE74 2PN
DE74 2NP
DE7 2NP
DE7 2PN
DE74 2RJ
DE7 2TF
DE74 2LF
DE7 2LA
DE7 2LF
DE74 2LA
DE7 2RJ
DE74 2YT
DE74 2ZT
DE74 2YR
DE7 2YS
DE74 2AB
DE74 2YX
DE7 2YX
DE7 2JH
DE74 2XT
DE74 2XU
DE7 2XT
DE7 2XZ
DE72 2XS
DE7 2XW
DE7 2XS
DE74 2JH
DE7 2JE
DE74 2JE
DE74 2NN
DE74 2JA
DE74 2UG
DE7 2JA
DE7 2NN
DE74 2UH
DE74 2SU
DE74 2RH
DE7 2SU
DE7 2JD
DE74 2NS
DE74 2JD
DE7 2RH
DE7 2NS
DE74 2JB
DE7 2JB
DE74 2LH
DE7 2LH
DE74 2LN
DE74 2UB
DE7 2LN
DE7 2SR
DE74 2SR
DE7 2XH
DE7 2LJ
DE74 2TF
DE74 2LJ
DE74 2UT
DE7 2SX
DE74 2SX
DE74 2QU
DE7 2LP
DE7 2QU
DE74 2LP
DE74 2XH
DE74 2NA
DE7 2NA
DE74 2SS
DE7 2SS
DE74 2JJ
DE74 2LQ
DE7 2LQ
DE7 2JJ
DE74 2US
DE74 2SP
DE7 2PW
DE7 2SP
DE7 2QZ
DE74 2QZ
DE7 2JY
DE74 2SL
DE74 2JY
DE7 2LL
DE74 2TP
DE7 2LR
DE7 2ST
DE74 2LR
DE74 2ST
DE7 2NG
DE74 2NG
DE74 2RT
DE7 2RT
DE7 2LY
DE74 2LY
DE74 2LT
DE7 2RZ
DE74 2RZ
DE7 2LX
DE74 2LX
DE7 2PZ
DE7 2LT
DE74 2PZ
DE7 2ND
DE74 2ND
DE7 2LS
DE74 2JX
DE7 2JX
DE74 2LS
DE7 2XA
DE7 2YP
DE74 2XA
DE7 2XB
DE74 2XB
DE7 2XG
DE74 2XG
DE7 2NB
DE74 2NB
DE7 2TQ
DE7 2JF
DE74 2JF
DE74 2AD
DE74 2JZ
DE74 2LU
DE7 2LU
DE7 2PT
DE7 2QW
DE74 2QW
DE74 2PP
DE7 2JZ
DE7 2PP
DE7 2NF
DE7 2LW
DE74 2XF
DE7 2NE
DE74 2LW
DE74 2NE
DE74 2NF
DE7 2XE
DE74 2XE
DE7 2SZ
DE7 2LZ
DE74 2LZ
DE7 2RX
DE74 2XD
DE7 2XD
DE74 2QY
DE7 2QY
DE74 2RX
DE74 2NY
DE7 2NY
DE7 2XQ
DE7 2SW
DE74 2XQ
DE74 2SW
DE7 2HN
DE74 2JL
DE72 2HN
DE7 2JL
DE7 2RY
DE74 2RY
DE74 2JS
DE7 2UW
DE74 2UW
DE7 2JS
DE7 2UL
DE7 2UP
DE7 2YL
DE7 2YH
DE7 2YE
DE7 2YN
DE74 2YL
DE7 2YJ
DE7 2YF
DE7 2YQ
DE74 2YB
DE7 2YB
DE74 2YH
DE74 2UP
DE74 2UN
DE74 2JU
DE7 2JU
DE74 2JT
DE7 2JT
DE74 2UL
DE74 2UY
DE7 2JR
DE7 2UN
DE74 2JR
DE7 2UR
DE74 2UR
DE74 2NZ
DE74 2PQ
DE74 2WY
DE74 2WT
DE7 2PQ
DE74 2YZ
DE7 2YW
DE74 2AP
DE7 2JG
DE74 2JG
DE74 2WA
DE74 2DL
DE74 2AU
DE7 2JP
DE74 2JP
DE74 2UX
DE74 2JQ
DE7 2JQ
DE74 2UQ
DE7 2SD
DE74 2UF
DE74 2UJ
DE72 2HL
DE7 2HL
DE74 2UE
DE74 2AJ
DE74 2JN
DE7 2JN
DE7 2PS
DE74 2PS
DE74 2YW
DE74 2UA
DE7 2PR
DE74 2JW
DE7 2JW
DE74 2PR
DE7 2RG
DE74 2HJ
DE72 2HR
DE7 2HP
DE74 2HA
DE74 2TG
DE72 2HP
DE74 2SA
DE7 2SA
DE74 2HL
DE7 2RS
DE74 2SE
DE7 2SF
DE74 2HN
DE7 2PX
DE7 2SL
DE7 2SE
DE7 2SG
DE72 2HJ
DE7 2HJ
DE74 2AF
DE7 2WB
DE7 2WE
DE7 2DL
DE7 2TL
DE74 2SH
DE7 2SH
DE74 2TZ
DE74 2UZ
DE72 2GL
DE74 2TL
DE7 2FA
DE74 2FA
DE7 2GL
DE74 2TY
DE7 2HU
DE74 2HU
DE74 2GF
DE72 2HA
DE7 2HA
DE72 2GA
DE72 2ZP
DE72 2ZY
DE74 2AZ
DE74 2TQ
DE7 2GF
DE74 2AY
DE72 2HD
DE7 2HD
DE7 2DJ
DE7 2TE
DE74 2TE
DE72 2GJ
DE7 2GJ
DE72 2GH
DE74 2TU
DE74 2DJ
DE72 2HH
DE7 2HH
DE72 2YH
DE72 2WE
DE7 2TD
DE7 2GH
DE74 2TD
DE72 2HG
DE7 2HG
DE74 2PU
DE74 2GB
DE74 2AW
DE7 2QB
DE74 2QB
DE74 2QA
DE7 2QA
DE72 2HE
DE7 2HE
DE72 2HS
DE74 2AQ
DE74 2DE
DE74 2ET
DE74 2AA
DE7 2ET
DE74 2DG
DE74 2DP
DE7 2DE
DE74 2AG
DE7 2DP
DE74 2DN
DE74 2TA
DE7 2TX
DE7 2TA
DE7 2DN
DE74 2ER
DE7 2ER
DE7 2DH
DE74 2DH
DE74 2TR
DE74 2TX
DE7 2ES
DE74 2RG
DE72 2HF
DE74 2ES
NG10 3AF
DE7 2HF
NG10 3AD
DE74 2FB
DE7 2DF
DE7 2FB
DE7 2GP
DE72 2GP
DE74 2DS
DE72 2GN
DE7 2GN
DE74 2DF
DE7 2FD
DE7 2FN
DE74 2FN
DE74 2FD
DE74 2TB
DE7 2DS
DE7 2TB
DE7 2DR
DE74 2FJ
DE7 2FJ
DE7 2DG
DE74 2EQ
DE7 2EQ
DE7 2EW
DE74 2DR
DE7 2DQ
DE72 2GS
DE7 2GS
DE74 2DQ
DE7 2FP
DE74 2TN
DE74 2FP
DE74 2GH
DE72 2GQ
DE7 2GQ
DE74 2FL
DE7 2FL
DE74 2GA
DE74 2GJ
DE74 2DA
DE72 2GX
DE7 2GX
DE74 2DT
DE7 2HY
DE7 2DT
DE74 2GQ
DE74 2HY
DE7 2HS
DE74 2HS
DE72 2HB
DE7 2HB
DE7 2TY
DE7 2DB
DE74 2EN
DE74 2DB
DE7 2EN
DE7 2GA
DE7 2DA
DE72 2SP
DE7 2DU
DE74 2DU
DE74 2QD
DE74 2HT
DE7 2HT
DE74 2DX
DE7 2DX
DE7 2FG
DE74 2FG
DE7 2QD
DE7 2DY
DE74 2DY
DE7 2GY
DE74 2SJ
DE74 2DW
DE72 2GY
NG10 3AE
DE74 2FF
DE7 2DW
DE7 2FF
DE7 2EP
DE7 2DD
DE74 2DD
NG10 3TL
DE7 2FH
DE74 2FH
DE74 2SD
DE74 2XP
DE74 2XS
DE74 2XL
DE74 2GR
DE74 2RS
DE7 2GG
DE7 2FQ
DE74 2FQ
DE74 2GG
NG10 3TJ
DE7 2WD
DE72 2WD
DE74 2EL
DE74 2ED
DE7 2EL
DE7 2DZ
DE7 2EH
DE74 2EB
DE7 2EB
DE7 2ED
DE7 2EZ
DE74 2EZ
DE7 2HZ
DE74 2EG
DE7 2EF
DE72 2GZ
DE7 2EG
DE74 2HR
DE7 2HR
DE74 2DZ
DE74 2QJ
DE72 2GU
DE7 2GU
DE74 2EA
DE7 2EA
DE74 2QE
DE74 2FZ
DE7 2QE
DE72 2GE
DE7 2GZ
DE7 2QJ
DE7 2FZ
DE74 2EH
DE74 2EE
DE74 2RQ
DE72 2GR
DE7 2GR
DE7 2FE
DE74 2FE
DE74 2AH
DE74 2FY
DE7 2EE
DE7 2FY
DE74 2EW
DE74 2AE
DE74 2SN
DE7 2SN
DE74 2FX
DE7 2FX
DE74 2HQ
DE7 2HQ
DE74 2EJ
DE7 2EJ
DE74 2QS
DE7 2QS
DE7 3QJ
DE74 2EU
DE72 3QJ
DE7 2EU
DE7 2RQ
DE72 2WA
DE72 2DY
DE74 2FT
DE7 2FT
DE74 2RW
DE74 2PW
DE74 2SG
DE74 2SB
DE7 2SB
DE74 2QL
DE7 2QL
DE7 2RW
DE7 2FR
DE74 2EX
DE74 2FR
DE7 2SY
DE74 2SY
DE74 2QF
DE74 2TT
DE7 2EX
DE72 2GT
DE7 2FW
DE72 2GD
DE7 2QF
DE74 2GD
DE74 2FW
DE7 2GT
DE74 2QT
DE7 2QT
DE7 2GD
DE74 2QP
DE7 2QN
DE74 2RP
DE74 2QN
DE7 2QP
DE7 2AQ
NG10 3AR
DE72 2AQ
DE72 2ZS
DE72 2ZT
DE72 2YG
DE72 2ZR
DE72 2ZW
NG10 3AU
NG10 3SS
DE7 2RR
DE7 2GB
DE72 2WW
DE74 2RR
NG10 3XL
NG10 3XR
NG10 3YS
DE72 2AD
DE7 2RP
DE72 2GW
DE7 3QL
DE72 3QL
NG10 3AT
DE72 2AN
NG10 3AG
DE7 2GW
NG10 3AW
DE74 2QH
DE7 2QH
NG10 3AP
NG10 3EZ
DE72 2AR
DE7 2AR
NG10 3AQ
NG10 3AN
NG10 3EX
NG10 3AB
NG10 3AL
NG10 3AJ
NG10 3EE
NG10 3BQ
NG10 3AY
DE74 2FS
DE7 2FS
NG10 3BE
DE72 2ZU
DE72 2ZQ
NG10 3BU
NG10 3EY
NG10 3BN
NG10 3DH
NG10 3AZ
NG10 3BG
DE7 2RL
NG10 3BS
NG10 3DF
DE7 2AD
DE7 2BX
DE72 2BX
NG10 3BJ
NG10 3AH
NG10 3BH
DE72 2BW
DE7 2BW
DE72 2AP
DE7 2AP
NG10 3BT
NG10 3DG
DE72 2DS
DE72 2DZ
NG10 3BD
NG10 3AA
NG10 3BP
NG10 3BW
DE72 2AJ
DE74 2RL
DE72 2DE
NG10 3BB
NG10 3BA
NG10 3BL
DE7 2AN
DE72 2AB
DE72 2BY
DE7 2BY
DE7 2AB
DE72 2DD
DE7 2AH
DE72 2AH
NG11 0EA
DE7 3QH
DE7 2RN
DE7 2AL
DE72 3QH
DE72 2AL
NG10 3BX
DE72 2DH
NG10 3FR
DE7 2AJ
NG10 3FT
NG10 3BZ
NG11 0EF
DE72 2DB
DE72 2HW
DE7 2HW
DE72 2AA
DE7 2AA
NG10 3BY
NG10 3DT
NG10 3FS
NG10 3FU
NG10 3DD
NG10 3DY
DE72 2DL
DE72 2DW
NG11 0EB
DE72 2AG
NG10 3DB
DE7 2AG
DE72 2AZ
NG10 3FL
DE7 2AZ
NG10 3TB
DE72 2DF
NG10 3FN
NG10 3DR
NG10 3DE
NG10 3DS
NG10 3ED
DE72 2UJ
DE7 2UJ
NG10 3DZ
NG10 3TD
DE72 2AT
NG10 3DA
DE7 3ET
DE7 2AT
DE72 2DT
DE72 3ET
NG10 3FQ
NG10 3FB
DE72 2AS
DE7 2AS
NG10 3AS
DE72 2UH
NG10 3FJ
DE7 2UH
NG10 3FH
DE7 2AF
NG11 0DQ
NG10 3TA
NG11 0DB
DE72 2DG
NG10 3EL
DE72 2DU
NG10 3EA
DE72 2AF
NG10 3EB
DE7 2UQ
DE72 2UQ
NG10 3FF
NG11 0DR
DE7 2AE
NG10 3FE
DE72 2AE
NG10 3GA
NG10 3FP
NG10 3DQ
NG10 3EN
DE74 2EY
NG10 3DX
NG10 3EP
NG10 3FG
NG10 3FD
DE7 2EY
NG10 3DU
NG10 3EG
DE72 2DP
DE7 2AY
DE72 2AY
NG10 3EH
NG10 3FX
DE7 2AU
DE72 2DN
NG10 3ER
DE72 2AU
DE72 2BG
NG10 3FW
DE7 2RU
DE7 2BG
NG10 3DP
NG10 3HB
DE72 2BA
DE7 2BA
NG10 3DW
NG10 3EF
NG10 3DN
NG10 3GY
NG10 3HA
NG11 0DA
NG10 3EQ
LE12 5DP
NG10 3GP
DE74 2RN
NG10 3ES
NG11 0LR
DE7 3QF
LE12 5DS
NG10 3GZ
NG10 3GX
NG10 3GU
DE7 3FF
DE72 3QF
NG10 3EJ
DE72 3FF
DE7 2AW
DE72 2AW
NG10 3DJ
DE72 2DX
LE12 5DW
NG10 2FF
DE74 2GE
NG10 3DL
DE72 2BE
DE7 2BE
NG10 3GW
LE12 5DY
DE72 2BB
NG10 3GR
NG10 3EU
DE7 2BB
NG10 3PE
DE7 2BD
DE72 2BD
DE7 2GE
LE12 5DZ
LE12 5NU
NG10 3LN
NG10 3ET
NG10 3PA
NG10 3JH
NG10 3GQ
NG10 3EW
NG11 0EE
NG10 3GS
NG10 3PZ
LE12 5GE
NG10 3FA
LE12 5GB
NG10 3GT
NG10 3JJ
NG10 3HD
NG10 3RW
NG10 3RU
NG10 3RD
NG10 3RB
NG10 3RA
NG10 2FY
DE72 2AX
NG10 3SH
NG10 3SF
NG10 3WS
NG10 3SQ
NG10 3SL
NG10 3SJ
DE7 2AX
NG10 3PB
NG10 3GN
NG10 3PY
NG10 3PD
NG10 3PG
DE7 2BH
DE72 2BH
NG11 0DD
NG10 3NW
LE12 5DX
NG10 3GE
NG10 3LQ
NG10 3HE
NG10 3PF
NG10 3LT
NG10 3JG
NG11 0DE
LE12 5RJ
NG10 3GL
LE12 5RY
NG10 3HX
LE12 5RH
NG10 3GD
NG10 3PH
NG10 3PJ
NG10 3GJ
NG10 3SY
NG10 3LS
DE72 3QG
DE7 3QG
NG10 3SX
NG10 3HY
DE72 2DQ
NG10 3HG
NG10 3GF
NG10 3GG
NG10 3PS
DE74 2QQ
NG10 3SZ
LE12 5BE
NG10 3JA
DE72 2HX
DE72 2BS
NG10 3HZ
DE7 2HX
DE7 2BT
DE72 2BQ
DE72 2BT
NG10 3TE
DE72 2BP
DE7 2BP
NG10 3JD
NG10 3PT

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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