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

PE31 6AT
PE31 6AU
PE31 6AX
PE31 6AZ
PE31 6AY
PE31 6AS
PE35 6EB
PE35 6EN
PE35 6EY
PE35 6ED
PE31 6BB
PE35 6EG
PE35 6EQ
PE35 6EE
PE35 6EW
PE35 6EH
PE35 6EP
PE35 6EA
PE35 6EF
PE35 6EZ
PE31 6BA
PE31 6BY
PE35 6EJ
PE31 6AR
PE31 6AP
PE31 6LB
PE31 6LL
PE31 6LJ
PE31 6LH
PE31 6LQ
PE31 6EA
PE31 6ED
PE31 6YH
PE31 6LR
PE31 6AN
PE31 6LW
PE31 6BZ
PE31 6LN
PE31 6YD
PE31 6XF
PE31 6LG
PE31 6YG
PE31 6LP
PE31 6YQ
PE31 6YF
PE31 6LF
PE31 6LE
PE31 6LD
PE31 6BJ
PE31 6YN
PE31 6LA
PE31 6JJ
PE31 6BX
PE31 6DA
PE31 6LS
PE31 6EB
PE31 6JD
PE31 6JL
PE31 6JN
PE31 6AW
PE31 6BQ
PE31 6JQ
PE31 6JH
PE31 6JW
PE31 6GZ
PE31 6LT
PE31 6BL
PE31 6JP
PE31 6JT
PE31 6JB
PE31 6UH
PE31 6JY
PE31 6DD
PE31 6UJ
PE31 6YW
PE31 6JF
PE31 6JZ
PE31 6JG
PE31 6JR
PE31 6YT
PE31 6WA
PE31 6YL
PE31 6UL
PE31 6JS
PE31 6XY
PE31 6DX
PE31 6UT
PE31 6BN
PE31 6JA
PE31 6JU
PE31 6DF
PE31 6HZ
PE31 6XX
PE31 6JE
PE31 6JX
PE31 6BU
PE31 6AL
PE31 6UU
PE31 6US
PE31 6UR
PE31 6PJ
PE31 6XD
PE31 6ZA
PE31 6ZB
PE31 6XQ
PE31 6XE
PE31 6WD
PE31 6XA
PE31 6HP
PE31 6PH
PE31 6PL
PE31 6HS
PE31 6DB
PE31 6GY
PE31 6UZ
PE31 6BH
PE31 6HR
PE31 6UY
PE31 6UP
PE31 6HH
PE31 6UX
PE31 6HN
PE31 6QN
PE31 6WE
PE31 6DT
PE31 6BP
PE31 6BW
PE31 6HX
PE31 6LU
PE31 6UA
PE31 6YE
PE31 6WG
PE31 6WZ
PE31 6WU
PE31 6DE
PE31 6BS
PE31 6WJ
PE31 6YJ
PE31 6HL
PE31 6HT
PE31 6WL
PE31 6HU
PE31 6WH
PE31 6XZ
PE31 6HJ
PE31 6QL
PE31 6WT
PE31 6HQ
PE31 6PN
PE31 6DQ
PE31 6PW
PE31 6HW
PE31 6YY
PE31 6LX
PE31 6YR
PE31 6YX
PE31 6HY
PE31 6LY
PE31 6YS
PE31 6PP
PE31 6DH
PE31 6RG
PE31 6BT
PE31 6QQ
PE31 6PR
PE31 6QF
PE31 6RP
PE31 6SL
PE31 6NA
PE31 6PU
PE31 6UF
PE31 6QG
PE31 6SP
PE31 6PZ
PE31 6HF
PE31 6PS
PE31 6DJ
PE31 6QJ
PE31 6QA
PE31 6YZ
PE31 6YB
PE31 6PY
PE32 1AR
PE31 6YU
PE31 6PX
PE31 6QE
PE31 6QH
PE31 6NB
PE31 6HE
PE31 6QB
PE31 6HA
PE31 6HD
PE31 6NE
PE31 6YA
PE31 6AG
PE31 6PT
PE31 6ND
PE31 6BG
PE32 1AS
PE32 1DY
PE31 6DU
PE31 6QD
PE31 6DG
PE32 1DX
PE31 6AH
PE31 6AF
PE31 6AD
PE32 1AW
PE31 6AJ
PE32 1DT
PE32 1DU
PE31 6NF
PE31 6HB
PE32 1DS
PE32 1AP
PE31 6AQ
PE32 1DR
PE32 1AL
PE32 1AN
PE31 6NG
PE31 6AB
PE31 6RW
PE31 6NH
PE32 1AQ
PE32 1FA
PE31 6NQ
PE32 1AH
PE32 1AU
PE31 6LZ
PE32 1AT
PE31 6NL
PE31 6PF
PE31 6NJ
PE32 1AJ
PE31 6RX
PE31 6NN
PE31 6AE
PE31 6DL
PE31 6AA
PE32 1AG
PE32 1DQ
PE31 6XU
PE31 6RN
PE32 1DP
PE32 1DH
PE31 6PD

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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