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

NR11 7EQ
NR11 7EG
NR11 7AJ
NR11 7EH
NR11 7EJ
NR11 7HH
NR11 7EF
NR11 7HQ
NR11 7EL
NR11 7HG
NR11 7NL
NR11 7HJ
NR11 7EE
NR11 7HL
NR11 7EW
NR11 7EN
NR11 7HA
NR11 7EP
NR11 7HN
NR11 8TZ
NR11 7QE
NR11 7ES
NR28 0NL
NR11 7AE
NR11 7QF
NR11 8TT
NR11 7ED
NR11 7EB
NR28 0NN
NR28 0NJ
NR11 8TX
NR11 7ER
NR11 7HB
NR11 7QD
NR28 0NW
NR11 7EX
NR11 7HF
NR11 7AB
NR11 7HW
NR11 7EA
NR28 0NH
NR28 0JY
NR28 0NU
NR28 0WA
NR11 7QG
NR28 0NR
NR28 0NP
NR11 8TS
NR28 0NS
NR28 0LA
NR28 0JX
NR28 0LB
NR28 0NG
NR28 0JT
NR28 0JZ
NR11 7HE
NR11 8UD
NR11 7DX
NR11 6PF
NR11 7DY
NR11 8UA
NR11 8UB
NR11 8TU
NR11 7PS
NR28 0NT
NR11 7PR
NR11 7HD
NR11 8TR
NR28 0JL
NR28 0NF
NR11 7DU
NR28 0AB
NR11 7DZ
NR11 8TW
NR11 8AJ
NR11 6PL
NR11 7DS
NR11 8UE
NR11 8TP
NR11 8TN
NR28 0LT
NR11 8UH
NR28 0NA
NR28 0LF
NR28 0QN
NR28 0JJ
NR28 0LS
NR11 7DT
NR28 0LE
NR28 0JS
NR28 0LG
NR11 7AZ
NR11 7QZ
NR11 7ZZ
NR11 8TL
NR11 8TJ
NR11 8TQ
NR28 0JU
NR11 7QB
NR28 0LD
NR11 8TH
NR11 7WA
NR11 7WB
NR11 7NQ
NR28 0JR
NR28 0NX
NR11 7AD
NR11 7QQ
NR28 0AA
NR11 6UQ
NR11 7DL
NR11 8TE
NR11 8TF
NR11 7PP
NR11 8UG
NR11 7AW
NR28 0JN
NR11 7DP
NR11 8UJ
NR11 7QJ
NR28 0JW
NR11 7DN
NR11 8SU
NR28 0LJ
NR28 0NE
NR11 8TD
NR11 7PL
NR11 7QA
NR11 8UT
NR11 7PQ
NR28 0LQ
NR28 0LH
NR11 6LU
NR28 0NZ
NR28 0PA
NR11 7QY
NR28 0JP
NR11 7PJ
NR11 8UR
NR11 8UP
NR28 0LR
NR11 8UL
NR28 0NY
NR11 8UW
NR11 8TB
NR11 7QL
NR11 8SZ
NR11 7QH
NR11 8UN
NR11 7DJ
NR11 7DR
NR11 8UU
NR11 7PN
NR11 8SL
NR11 7QX
NR11 7PH
NR28 0QP
NR28 0QW
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NR11 6PJ
NR11 8SR
NR28 0QR
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NR11 8SP
NR28 0LL
NR11 8NE
NR11 8TA
NR28 0NB
NR11 7QN
NR28 0JH
NR11 6LS
NR11 8SJ
NR11 8SH
NR27 9LG
NR11 7QW
NR28 0ND
NR11 7QP
NR11 8NL
NR11 6PE
NR11 7EY
NR11 8NY
NR11 7NU
NR11 7HP
NR11 8NQ
NR11 7NS
NR11 7NP
NR11 8TG
NR11 7DH
NR11 7PX
NR11 7EU
NR11 7EZ
NR11 7DA
NR11 8AF
NR11 6PG
NR28 0QX
NR11 8NN
NR28 0HW
NR11 7PG
NR28 0HN
NR28 0HQ
NR11 7QR
NR11 8AN
NR11 7NN
NR11 8NH
NR28 0HH
NR11 8LX
NR11 6PD
NR11 8AH
NR28 0HE
NR28 0LU
NR11 7NT
NR11 8NJ
NR28 0HP
NR11 6TH
NR11 8NW
NR11 6AE
NR28 0LN
NR11 8NU
NR11 7AA
NR11 8NT
NR11 7NW
NR11 7QU
NR11 7NR
NR11 8NP
NR11 8QF
NR11 8NZ
NR28 0JQ
NR11 7HR
NR28 0HL
NR11 8NS
NR11 8QP
NR28 0HB
NR28 0HF
NR11 8NX
NR11 8NA
NR11 7PF
NR10 5AL
NR28 0HG
NR11 6PH

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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