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

PE34 3BS
PE34 3BN
PE34 3BL
PE34 3BJ
PE34 3BH
PE34 3EL
PE34 3EN
PE34 3EW
PE34 3DL
PE34 3EH
PE34 3EQ
PE34 3FQ
PE34 3EG
PE34 3BW
PE34 3BP
PE34 3EJ
PE34 3FP
PE34 4RZ
PE34 4RG
PE34 3ED
PE34 3FD
PE34 4RY
PE34 3FB
PE34 3FL
PE34 3ET
PE14 7TQ
PE34 3BQ
PE34 3FH
PE34 3EE
PE34 3EB
PE34 3EF
PE34 3FG
PE34 3FF
PE34 3EA
PE34 3DT
PE34 3DS
PE34 3AU
PE34 3AX
PE34 3DX
PE34 3DY
PE34 3DU
PE34 3DR
PE34 3DQ
PE34 3DZ
PE34 3FJ
PE34 3DW
PE34 3EU
PE34 3EX
PE34 4RD
PE34 3ES
PE34 4RE
PE34 4RF
PE34 4QH
PE14 8JN
PE34 3EY
PE34 3EZ
PE34 4QQ
PE34 3HD
PE34 4QX
PE34 4QU
PE34 3HA
PE34 3BG
PE34 3HB
PE34 4QY
PE34 4QG
PE34 3AT
PE34 4QZ
PE34 4SQ
PE34 4RQ
PE34 3AY
PE34 3AS
PE34 4QJ
PE34 4HT
PE34 4QL
PE34 4RA
PE34 4RJ
PE34 4QF
PE34 4QE
PE34 3HL
PE34 3BE
PE34 4QW
PE34 3AZ
PE34 3PY
PE34 3HE
PE34 3HG
PE34 4RU
PE34 4QP
PE34 4QR
PE34 4QN
PE34 4RB
PE34 3HF
PE34 3TB
PE34 3TD
PE34 3DF
PE34 3TA
PE34 4QT
PE34 4QS
PE34 4SB
PE14 7RT
PE34 3HQ
PE34 3DB
PE14 7RX
PE14 7RQ
PE34 4RX
PE14 7RU
PE34 3BA
PE34 4SX
PE34 3DG
PE34 4RT
PE34 3BT
PE34 3EP
PE34 3BU
PE14 7TB
PE34 4SA
PE34 4SE
PE14 7TD
PE34 3DH
PE34 4GA
PE34 4RL
PE14 7TH
PE34 3DA
PE14 7TA
PE14 7SF
PE34 4SF
PE34 4SD
PE14 7RS
PE14 7RR
PE34 4RS
PE14 7SG
PE14 7RW
PE34 3BX
PE34 3BZ
PE14 7SH
PE14 7SE
PE14 7XA
PE34 3BY
PE14 7SQ
PE34 3HJ
PE14 7RY
PE34 3DD
PE34 4SU
PE34 3DN
PE34 3AR
PE34 3DJ
PE14 7PJ
PE14 8AT
PE14 7RZ
PE14 8JL
PE34 3BB
PE34 3BF
PE14 7SB
PE33 0JG
PE14 7SS
PE14 7SJ
PE14 7SL
PE34 4SG
PE14 7SA
PE14 8JH
PE14 8JY
PE34 4SH
PE34 3HH
PE33 0JL
PE34 4SJ
PE14 8JQ
PE14 8JX
PE14 7SD
PE14 7RP
PE34 4SW
PE34 4SL
PE34 3AP
PE14 8JJ
PE34 4SN
PE34 3DE
PE34 3FN
PE34 4RP
PE34 4TA
PE34 3AW
PE33 0TN
PE33 0TL
PE33 0JJ
PE34 3BD
PE14 8JP
PE33 0JQ
PE33 0JT
PE33 0JH
PE14 8JF
PE33 0TT
PE33 0TP
PE33 0TQ
PE33 0JW
PE34 3AN
PE33 0TR
PE14 7QT
PE33 0JF
PE33 0TX
PE33 0TG
PE33 0TE
PE33 0TJ
PE33 0TB
PE33 0TD
PE33 0TF
PE33 0TZ
PE14 7RN
PE33 0ER
PE34 4RR
PE33 0FL
PE33 0JS

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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