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 Norfolk

NR9 4EL
NR9 4EQ
NR9 4EH
NR9 4EN
NR9 4QG
NR9 4DP
NR9 4EF
NR9 4DZ
NR9 4EG
NR9 4EW
NR9 4PU
NR9 4DS
NR9 4EP
NR9 4AJ
NR9 4PW
NR9 4DR
NR9 4QE
NR9 4DT
NR9 4QH
NR9 4AE
NR9 4QF
NR9 4EE
NR9 4RH
NR9 4DW
NR9 4QJ
NR9 4EJ
NR9 4QQ
NR9 4DN
NR9 4QA
NR9 4ES
NR9 4ET
NR9 4EU
NR9 4RB
NR9 4RE
NR9 4ED
NR9 4DL
NR9 4AG
NR9 4RD
NR9 4PZ
NR18 9HA
NR9 4RA
NR9 4AD
NR9 4QR
NR9 4BH
NR18 9EY
NR9 4QP
NR18 9HB
NR18 9HD
NR9 4QD
NR18 9HQ
NR9 4LY
NR9 4DJ
NR9 4DU
NR9 4QS
NR9 4PY
NR18 9HE
NR9 4QY
NR18 9HR
NR9 4QL
NR18 9HG
NR18 9HF
NR9 4EA
NR9 4QT
NR9 4QX
NR18 9HW
NR9 4DQ
NR9 4DY
NR18 9EX
NR9 4DA
NR9 4LR
NR9 4QN
NR20 3LB
NR18 9HH
NR20 3GR
NR9 4AW
NR9 4DF
NR20 3GT
NR9 4DH
NR18 9HS
NR20 3LD
NR9 4LX
NR9 4JG
NR9 4DE
NR9 4AA
NR9 4LF
NR9 4DG
NR9 4QW
NR9 4NA
NR9 4LZ
NR20 3LA
NR9 4QU
NR9 4JD
NR18 9HN
NR9 4LS
NR9 4LT
NR20 3LE
NR9 4JB
NR18 9HT
NR9 4JE
NR20 3LF
NR9 4NB
NR9 4JL
NR18 9EZ
NR9 4HZ
NR18 9QE
NR9 4HT
NR9 4JW
NR9 4JH
NR18 9QH
NR9 4HH
NR9 4HY
NR9 4LU
NR9 4DB
NR18 9HJ
NR9 4LP
NR20 3FJ
NR19 1SB
NR9 4LJ
NR9 4LN
NR9 4LL
NR9 4JP
NR18 9QU
NR9 4HA
NR9 4HU
NR9 4HS
NR9 4HR
NR9 4HX
NR9 4JJ
NR9 4QZ
NR18 9QD
NR9 4HQ
NR9 4LH
NR9 4AF
NR9 4HN
NR18 9QT
NR18 9AJ
NR9 4PX
NR9 4HL
NR18 9QG
NR9 4JF
NR9 4LA
NR9 4ND
NR9 4JN
NR9 4HG
NR9 4BU
NR9 4LW
NR20 3FH
NR9 4JS
NR9 4JX
NR20 3JZ
NR9 4JA
NR9 4LG
NR9 4PQ
NR18 9QL
NR9 4BX
NR9 4JT
NR9 4HW
IP25 7TD
NR9 4JU
NR18 9QJ
NR9 4PR
NR9 4HF
NR9 4HD
NR9 4RF
NR9 4JY
NR18 9QQ
NR9 4HP
NR18 9EU
NR9 4HJ
NR18 9DY
NR9 4AL
NR9 4RG
NR18 9DZ
NR18 9QA
NR9 4HE
NR18 9HU
NR9 4HB
IP25 7TF
NR20 3LG
NR9 4BZ
NR18 9PZ
NR9 4LB
NR9 4LD
NR20 3FL
NR20 3LJ
NR18 0RT
NR9 4BS
NR18 9HL
IP25 7TJ
NR9 4BY
NR19 1QU
NR9 4PP
NR18 9PS
IP25 7TE
IP25 7TG
NR18 9EP
NR20 3LH
NR9 4BT
NR18 9DX
NR9 4BF
NR20 3JY
NR18 9DU
NR20 3JU
NR19 1QT
IP25 7TL
NR9 4PN
NR9 4LE
NR18 9ET
NR20 3SL
NR18 9ES
NR9 4AP
IP25 7TH
NR9 4NG
NR19 1QS
NR20 3JX

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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