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

Ilkeston
Elton on the Hill
Headon
Jacksdale
Thrumpton
Morton
White Post
Budby
Thorpe
Thurgarton
Bestwood Village
Bevercotes
Selston
Moorhouse
Woodbeck
Staunton in the Vale
Egmanton
Halam
Babworth
Mattersey
Farndon
Rolleston
Girton
Everton
Bathley
West Drayton
Cottam
Grove
Upper Morton
Church Warsop
Gotham
Colston Bassett
Darfoulds
Carlton-on-Trent
Thorney
Norton
Sutton
Thoresby
Weston
Gonalston
Carburton
Harworth
Beeston
Rempstone
Averham Park
New Ollerton
Oldcotes
Barnstone
Welham
Fackley
Oxton
Normanton-on-the-Wolds
Whatton-in-the-Vale
South Leverton
Willoughby-on-the-Wolds
Langford
Alverton
Halloughton
Flintham
Elston
Hayton
Ruddington
Kirton
Perlethorpe
Retford
Linby
Drakeholes
Gibsmere
Little Carlton
Maythorne
Holme
Cossall
Pleasley Vale
Annesley Woodhouse
Blidworth Bottoms
Sandiacre
Swinethorpe
Car Colston
Strelley
Nether Headon
Bunny
Ossington
Rockley
Styrrup
Flawborough
Wallingwells
Blyth
Ranskill
Plumtree
Hickling Pastures
Lound
Thorney Moor
East Bridgford
Scofton
Granby
Hawksworth
Kings Clipstone
Stokeham
Goverton
Clipstone
Little Gringley
Darlton
Hoveringham
Normanton on Soar
Gunthorpe
Stanley
Tiln
Farnsfield
Edwinstowe
Worksop
Sturton le Steeple
Kimberley
Meden Vale
Spion Kop
Mattersey Thorpe
Sutton cum Lound
Askham
Misterton
Brinsley
Harlow Wood
Pinxton
Cuckney
Edwalton
Saundby
New Kingston
Calverton
Clipston
Haywood Oaks
Brough
Wigsley
Papplewick
Newton
Market Warsop
Ompton
Red Hill
Edingley
Langar
Besthorpe
Milton
Balderton
Clifton
Stanton Hill
Barnby Moor
Gringley on the Hill
Mansfield
East Drayton
Aslockton
Widmerpool
Dunham on Trent
Walkeringham
Southwell
East Markham
Serlby
Costock
North Clifton
Spalford
Beckingham
Fenton
Epperstone
Blidworth
Ollerton
Laxton
Stanford on Soar
Shelford
Radcliffe on Trent
Eakring
Knapthorpe
Wiseton
Kneeton
Winkburn
Stanford Hills
Newlands
Littleborough
Trowell
Bothamsall
West Stockwith
Elkesley
Scrooby
Nuthall
Scarrington
Holme Pierrepont
Treswell
Tollerton
Stapleford
Cotgrave
Ravenshead
Kegworth
Watnall
Westwood
Arnold
South Scarle
West Leake
Keyworth
Cropwell Bishop
Grassthorpe
Langwith
Shirebrook
Bulcote
Eastwood
Normanton
Tibshelf
Syerston
Kingston on Soar
Normanton on Trent
Skegby
Upper Broughton
Bole
Scaftworth
Shireoaks
Wellow
Cromwell
Cropwell Butler
Caunton
Bolham
Boughton
Haughton
Kilvington
Barnby in the Willows
Laneham
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Drinsey Nook
Bilsthorpe
Hockerton
Coates
Sutton Bonington
Teversal
Low Marnham
Barton in Fabis
Rhodesia
Huthwaite
Kersall
Saxondale
Ragnall
Mansfield Woodhouse
Hickling
Greasley
Kneesall
South Wheatley
West Markham
Thoroton
North Muskham
Newark-on-Trent
Sutton in Ashfield
Collingham
Coddington
Eaton
Pye Bridge
Warsop Vale
Markham Moor
South Clifton
Norwell
Langold
Thorpe in the Glebe
Forest Town
Tuxford
Rainworth
North Leverton with Habblesthorpe
Cotham
Sutton on Trent
Stoke Bardolph
Hardwick Village
Bingham
Osberton
West Bridgford
Sibthorpe
Staythorpe
Newington
Owthorpe
Underwood
Walesby
Kelham
Orston
Kirklington
Sookholme
Carlton Forest
Lowdham
Bradmore
Zouch
East Stoke
Bestwood St Albans
Holbeck
Averham
Harby
Babbington
Bircotes
Hawton
Upper Saxondale
Ratcliffe on Soar
Woodborough
Upton
Caythorpe
Winthorpe
High Marnham
Hucknall
Wysall
Brinkley
Trowell Moor
Ranby
Clayworth
Rufford
Lambley
North Wheatley
East Leake
Screveton
Tithby
Harwell
South Muskham
Awsworth
Bagthorpe
Fiskerton
Stanton-on-the-Wolds
Cossall Marsh
Rampton
Torworth
Burton Joyce
Holbeck Woodhouse
Whaley Thorns
Clarborough
Scrooby Top
Newstead
Shelton
Bleasby
Stragglethorpe
Gamston
Maplebeck
Wigthorpe
Carlton in Lindrick
Kinoulton
Nottingham
Hodsock
Swingate
Misson
Fledborough

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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