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 Nottinghamshire

DN22 8HG
DN22 8HQ
DN22 8HF
DN22 8HH
S80 3NU
DN22 8BH
DN22 8BS
DN22 8BW
DN22 8BE
DN22 8HE
DN22 8BJ
DN22 8BD
DN22 8BQ
DN22 8BG
DN22 8EJ
DN22 8HD
DN22 8HW
DN22 8BT
DN22 8HB
DN22 8BN
DN22 8HA
DN22 8HN
DN22 8BL
DN22 8EZ
DN22 8HJ
DN22 8BU
DN22 8EX
DN22 8EY
DN22 8AA
DN22 8JE
DN22 8HS
S80 3PE
DN22 8HP
DN22 0PT
S81 0UQ
DN22 8ET
DN22 8AB
DN22 8HR
DN22 8FG
DN22 8FH
DN22 8FD
DN22 8EU
DN22 8AH
DN22 8HU
DN22 8HT
DN22 8JU
DN22 8BP
DN22 8JX
DN22 8AD
DN22 8BA
DN22 8AL
DN22 8AQ
DN22 8AE
DN22 8EL
S80 3PD
DN22 8AY
DN22 8AU
DN22 8HX
DN22 8BX
DN22 8AF
DN22 8BB
S80 3PA
S80 3PB
DN22 8AJ
DN22 8AZ
DN22 8AG
DN22 8HY
DN22 8EQ
S81 0UG
DN22 8AX
DN22 8HZ
DN22 8HL
DN22 8ES
DN22 8AN
DN22 0QL
S80 3NX
DN22 8AT
DN22 8AP
DN22 8AW
DN22 7DN
DN22 8AS
DN22 8AR
DN22 7NH
DN22 8ER
DN22 7ND
DN22 7ZB
DN22 7WZ
DN22 7NQ
DN22 8BY
DN22 7NF
S80 3EG
DN22 7GN
DN22 7GP
DN22 8DH
DN22 7GH
DN22 7DP
DN22 7SD
DN22 7GL
DN22 7NG
DN22 7UD
DN22 7RY
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S81 0UF
DN22 7DS
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DN22 7PU
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DN22 7UB
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DN22 7DW
DN22 7RT
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DN22 7PW
DN22 7FR
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DN22 8JL
DN22 7SQ
DN22 7GA
DN22 7RS
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DN22 8EW
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DN22 7SH
DN22 7PJ
S81 0UE
DN22 7WR
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DN22 7UG
DN22 7RH
DN22 7EA
DN22 8DL
DN22 8EN
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DN22 7RW
DN22 7TH
DN22 7TJ
S80 2RT
DN22 7UH
DN22 7PF
DN22 8DQ
DN22 7UQ
DN22 7NS
DN22 7JQ
S80 3BE
DN22 7NL
S80 3AX
DN22 7TQ
DN22 7WJ
DN22 8JA
DN22 7PB
DN22 7UL
DN22 7TY
DN22 7PE
DN22 7WH
DN22 7UP
DN22 8JH
DN22 7SN
S80 3AY
S80 3AE
DN22 0QJ
DN22 7NT
DN22 7PD
DN22 7PA
DN22 7UT
DN22 7TZ
DN22 7ZH
DN22 7UU
DN22 7NX
DN22 7TF
DN22 7NR
DN22 7EE
DN22 7TE
DN22 7ER
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DN22 7GZ
DN22 7WG
DN22 7ZE
DN22 8DN
DN22 7FW
S80 2RS
DN22 7UJ
DN22 0PU
DN22 7PP
DN22 7ZG
DN22 7UN
S80 3AZ
DN22 0QH
DN22 7NP
DN22 8JR
DN22 7UR
DN22 7TD
DN22 7ZR
DN22 7NU
DN22 7SW
DN22 7NJ
DN22 8DW
DN22 7WA
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DN22 7ZP
DN22 8DB
DN22 7NW
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DN22 7HS
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DN22 7HN
DN22 7WE
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DN22 7TP
DN22 7SR
DN22 7TS
DN22 8DU
DN22 7US
DN22 7ZL
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DN22 7TB
DN22 8DS
DN22 7BU
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DN22 7AS
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DN22 7DE
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DN22 7BT
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DN22 7DQ
DN22 7DD
DN22 8EF
DN22 7BS
DN22 7DH
DN22 7BY
DN22 7BZ
DN22 7BW
DN22 0PS
S80 3BA
DN22 8JS
S80 3BG
DN22 7DL
DN22 8DP
DN22 7BP
S80 3BD
DN22 8SZ
DN22 8SX
DN22 8SW
DN22 8SU
DN22 8SN
DN22 7XX
DN22 7AP
DN22 7DJ
DN22 8JW
DN22 7BJ
DN22 7AW
DN22 7BN
S80 3BB
DN22 7BH
DN22 7YA
DN22 7WP
DN22 7YR
DN22 8JG
DN22 7YE
DN22 0QE
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DN22 7XT
DN22 7XS
DN22 7BG
DN22 7GW
DN22 0QD
DN22 7YJ
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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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