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 Northamptonshire

OX17 1LX
OX17 1LG
OX17 1LY
OX17 1LR
OX17 1LQ
OX17 1JU
OX17 1LF
OX17 1JX
OX17 1JY
OX17 1NB
OX17 1LP
OX17 1LU
OX17 1LT
OX17 1LA
OX17 1JZ
OX17 1LW
OX17 1LE
OX17 1LB
OX17 1TL
OX17 1JR
OX17 1LD
OX17 1TP
OX17 1LH
OX17 1LJ
OX17 1LL
OX17 1LS
OX17 1LN
OX17 1AG
OX17 1LZ
OX17 1SJ
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NN11 6TN
OX17 1SH
NN11 6TL
OX17 1SQ
NN11 6UE
NN11 6UF
OX17 1SE
NN11 6UN
OX17 1SG
OX17 1PF
OX17 1SF
OX17 1SD
OX17 1AJ
OX17 1RR
NN11 6UH
NN11 6UD
NN11 6UJ
OX17 1SA
OX17 1SB
OX17 1RY
OX17 1RU
OX17 1RS
OX17 1AQ
NN11 6RT
OX17 1RX
NN11 6UB
OX17 1RT
OX17 1SP
OX17 1ET
OX17 1SW
OX17 1SL
OX17 1SR
OX17 1RP
OX17 1SS
OX17 1SN
OX17 1QA
OX17 1AH
OX17 1RZ
OX17 1ST
OX17 1FE
OX17 1AL
OX17 1AN
OX17 1JP
OX17 1SY
OX17 1NT
OX17 1NX
OX17 1NU
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OX17 1PE
OX17 1NY
OX17 1PD
OX17 1NZ
OX17 1PA
OX17 1NS
OX17 1JW
OX17 1PB
OX17 1QD
OX17 1PQ
OX17 1PG
NN11 6YD
OX17 1NG
OX17 1NR
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OX17 1PL
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OX17 1FD
OX17 1AE
OX17 1PJ
OX17 1AD
OX17 1TJ
OX17 1NP
OX17 1PZ
OX17 1TA
OX17 1TB
OX17 1NH
OX17 1AF
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OX17 1NW
NN11 6UQ
OX17 1NJ
OX17 1PN
OX17 1FB
OX17 1PW
OX17 1NL
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NN11 6YF
OX17 1SU
OX17 1NN
OX17 1PH
OX17 1AB
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OX17 1PR
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OX17 1QB
OX17 1PP
NN11 6QF
OX17 1NF
OX17 1PS
NN11 3QF
NN11 6YB
OX17 1AA
OX17 1TD
OX17 1PT
OX17 1PX
NN11 3DY
OX17 1ER
OX17 1ES
OX17 1PU
OX17 1DR
OX17 1EP
OX17 2ER
OX17 1EN
OX17 1EU
OX17 1NA
OX17 1EZ
OX17 1GL
OX17 1EW
NN11 3TU
NN11 6TU
OX17 1HH
OX17 1EX
OX17 1HB
OX17 2ES
OX17 1HA
OX17 2BQ
OX17 1UX
OX17 1TH
OX17 1YJ
OX17 1YT
OX17 1YU
OX17 1YW
OX17 1TS
OX17 1TE
OX17 1DJ
OX17 1SX
OX17 1EY
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NN11 3QE
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NN11 6YY
OX17 2JX
OX17 2BG
NN11 6UR
OX17 2ET
OX17 1PY
NN11 3PW
NN11 6UL
NN11 6PW
OX17 2BF
OX17 2BE
NN11 3PT
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OX17 2JU
OX17 1AR
NN11 6US
NN11 6PL
NN11 3PH
NN11 6PH
NN11 3PR
NN11 6PR
NN11 6XL
NN11 6XR
NN11 6XU
NN11 3PG
NN11 6PG
OX17 1AP
NN11 6PQ
NN11 3TX
NN11 6XB
NN11 6YW
NN11 6UU
NN11 3PL
NN11 3QG
NN11 3PF
NN11 6PF
NN11 6FB
NN11 3PS
NN11 6PS
NN11 3PQ
NN11 6XJ
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NN11 6TY
NN11 3TY
OX17 2BD
NN11 3NR
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OX17 2JS
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OX17 2JY
NN11 3PP
NN11 6PP
OX17 1HD
OX17 2JZ
OX17 2JR
NN11 6UX
NN11 6UT
NN11 6PB
NN11 3PN
NN11 3PJ
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NN11 3PB
NN11 6PN
NN11 6XX
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OX17 2HW
OX17 2JP
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NN11 6PT
OX17 1QL
OX17 2JB
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NN11 6DH
OX17 2BA
OX17 2BB
NN11 3PE
NN11 6PE
NN11 6XQ
NN11 3PD
NN11 6UW
NN11 6PD
OX17 2JW
OX17 2AW
NN11 6DB
OX17 2JA
OX17 2EW
NN11 3PA
OX17 2AZ
OX17 2JJ
NN11 6DG
NN11 6PA
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OX17 2JT
OX17 2JQ

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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