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 Northamptonshire

PE8 6TW
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PE8 6WH
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PE8 6TS
PE8 6WF
PE8 6TF
PE8 6TD
PE8 6TX
PE8 6TL
PE8 6UH
PE8 6TT
PE8 6UB
PE8 6TJ
PE8 6TU
PE8 6TG
PE8 6UQ
PE8 6UG
PE8 6UN
PE8 6TZ
PE8 6UW
PE8 6UY
PE8 6SN
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PE8 6UT
PE8 5HT
PE8 5HG
PE8 5HS
PE8 6TY
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PE8 5HP
PE8 5HW
PE8 6SQ
PE8 6UP
PE8 6SG
PE8 5HN
PE8 6SF
PE8 5JY
PE8 5HR
PE8 5JF
PE8 6SJ
PE8 5HL
PE8 6RU
PE8 6RW
PE8 5HZ
PE8 6RE
PE8 6SX
PE8 6RS
PE8 6RD
PE8 6RR
PE8 6RA
PE8 6RB
PE8 6RF
PE8 6RT
PE8 6SY
PE8 6RH
PE8 5JZ
PE8 6RG
PE8 6RX
PE8 5JU
PE8 6SA
PE8 5HH
PE8 5HF
PE8 6RL
PE8 6RN
PE8 6RQ
PE8 6RZ
PE8 5LF
PE8 6RY
PE8 6SL
PE8 5HD
PE8 5JA
PE8 5HU
PE8 5LD
PE8 6SD
PE8 5JB
PE8 5JD
PE8 5HY
PE8 5TW
PE8 6UU
PE8 6UR
PE8 5LA
PE8 5LZ
PE8 6RJ
PE8 5LB
PE8 5JE
PE8 5LU
PE8 5LH
PE8 5HB
PE7 3TS
PE8 4DE
PE8 5LQ
PE8 5LX
PE8 5LN
PE8 5LJ
PE8 4FE
PE8 5LY
PE8 4RU
PE8 4XQ
PE8 4NR
PE8 5LT
PE8 5HX
PE8 4DB
PE8 5LP
PE8 4HH
PE8 4NU
PE8 4NQ
PE8 5LR
PE8 4HJ
PE8 4HL
PE8 4HN
PE8 4NT
PE8 4DT
PE8 4NS
PE8 4LE
PE8 5LW
PE8 4DF
PE7 3TT
PE8 9AY
PE8 9BA
PE8 9AU
PE8 9AW
PE8 9AQ
PE8 9AS
PE8 9AT
PE8 9AR
PE8 9AN
PE8 9AP
PE8 9AH
PE8 9AJ
PE8 9AE
PE8 9AG
PE8 9AB
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PE8 9AA
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PE8 5XR
PE8 5WP
PE8 5XA
PE8 5XE
PE8 5WQ
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PE8 4NX
PE8 4LX
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PE8 4NB
PE8 5LL
PE8 4NA
PE8 4NH
PE8 4LU
PE8 4ND
PE8 4PH
PE8 4NE
PE8 4AY
PE8 6QX
PE8 4DA
PE8 4HP
PE8 4BZ
PE8 4LT
PE8 5LS
PE8 4LY
PE8 4AZ
PE8 4LD
PE8 4HT
PE8 4HX
PE8 4LS
PE8 4AX
PE8 4LB
PE8 5LE
PE8 4LR
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PE8 4HS
PE8 4NF
PE8 4AT
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PE8 5HA
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PE8 4LL
PE8 4FH
PE8 4LF
PE8 4AP
PE8 4HU
PE8 4LN
PE8 4BF
PE8 4HR
PE8 4PJ
PE8 5LG
PE8 5TF
PE8 5HE
PE8 5JX
PE8 5AJ
PE8 5BU
PE8 5DS
PE8 5UA
PE8 4JB
PE8 4LA
PE8 4DY
PE8 4LP
PE8 4BX
PE8 4DR
PE8 4JQ
PE8 4JD
PE8 4QT
PE8 4AU
PE8 4PN
PE8 4AJ
PE8 4PL
PE8 4PP
PE8 4AR
PE8 4AW
PE8 4FL
PE8 4JA
PE8 4PT
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PE8 4JP
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PE8 4JE
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PE8 4QJ
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PE8 4DW
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PE8 4QD
PE8 4QU
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PE8 5ER
PE8 5ET
PE8 4QF
PE8 4EF
PE8 4QS
PE8 4EJ
PE8 5NE
PE8 4DU
PE8 4AG
PE8 4AQ
PE8 5DY
PE8 4AH
PE8 4DG
PE8 4BP
PE8 5NF
PE8 4QH
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PE8 4ER
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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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