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 Suffolk

IP12 3DW
IP12 3DN
IP12 3DL
IP12 2PF
IP12 2PG
IP12 3DP
IP12 3DH
IP12 3DJ
IP12 2PU
IP12 2PS
IP12 2PA
IP12 2PY
IP12 2PT
IP12 2PX
IP12 1LT
IP12 1LS
IP12 2PB
IP12 1LR
IP12 2PW
IP12 2PZ
IP12 1TB
IP12 2PQ
IP12 1RS
IP12 2PH
IP12 1RU
IP12 1SR
IP12 1PY
IP12 2PJ
IP12 1QX
IP12 1RJ
IP12 1QA
IP12 1RB
IP12 2PL
IP12 1RH
IP12 1RD
IP12 1QU
IP12 1PZ
IP12 1PE
IP12 2PR
IP12 1PX
IP12 2QA
IP12 1NX
IP12 1RQ
IP12 1QZ
IP12 1RG
IP12 1PA
IP12 1TN
IP12 1PG
IP12 1NG
IP12 1RF
IP12 2PP
IP12 1PU
IP12 1BJ
IP12 1PT
IP12 1NZ
IP12 1PD
IP12 1NY
IP12 1PS
IP12 1BL
IP12 1QB
IP12 1PW
IP12 1PR
IP12 1PF
IP12 1AN
IP12 1QD
IP12 2PN
IP12 1NH
IP12 1PL
IP12 1QE
IP12 1PP
IP12 1AE
IP12 1PN
IP12 1BF
IP12 1NT
IP12 1NU
IP12 1BA
IP12 1FL
IP12 1EU
IP12 1NL
IP12 2SL
IP12 1BD
IP12 1AX
IP12 1NS
IP13 6DH
IP12 1AY
IP12 1NN
IP12 1NW
IP12 1AZ
IP12 1NP
IP12 1NJ
IP12 9TQ
IP12 9TR
IP12 9TU
IP12 9TS
IP12 9TT
IP12 9ST
IP12 9TD
IP12 9TH
IP12 9TL
IP12 9TP
IP12 9TJ
IP12 9TE
IP12 9TF
IP12 9TG
IP12 9SU
IP12 9SY
IP12 9TA
IP12 9TB
IP12 9SZ
IP12 9SW
IP12 9SX
IP12 9SA
IP12 9SH
IP12 9SP
IP12 9SR
IP12 9SS
IP12 9SQ
IP12 9SJ
IP12 9SL
IP12 9SN
IP12 9SB
IP12 9SD
IP12 9SF
IP12 9SG
IP12 9SE
IP12 1AU
IP12 1PH
IP12 1RL
IP12 1XA
IP12 1RE
IP12 1QF
IP12 1BB
IP12 1QQ
IP12 1AT
IP12 1QH
IP12 1NR
IP12 1QG
IP12 1PJ
IP12 1AR
IP12 1EZ
IP12 1SF
IP12 1XB
IP12 1ZY
IP12 1SH
IP12 1SQ
IP12 1AS
IP12 1QP
IP12 1SG
IP12 1HB
IP12 1AW
IP12 1RP
IP12 1PQ
IP12 1BP
IP12 1ED
IP12 1SB
IP12 1LH
IP12 1LU
IP12 1AP
IP12 1EP
IP12 1RW
IP12 1SS
IP12 1EG
IP12 1DB
IP12 1SE
IP12 1AJ
IP12 1DE
IP12 1BG
IP12 1AL
IP12 1EF
IP12 2SB
IP12 1SD
IP12 1SU
IP12 1SP
IP12 1PB
IP12 1AH
IP12 1BY
IP12 1RN
IP12 1TZ
IP12 1SL
IP12 1QT
IP12 1RY
IP12 1RZ
IP12 1FD
IP12 1HG
IP12 1LW
IP12 1FA
IP12 1BE
IP12 1SA
IP12 1EE
IP12 1HT
IP12 1QJ
IP12 1EB
IP12 1DQ
IP12 1SJ
IP12 1HS
IP12 1EQ
IP12 1DT
IP12 1BN
IP12 1FJ
IP12 1HP
IP12 1DU
IP12 1EH
IP12 1BW
IP12 1QL
IP12 1BH
IP12 1BT
IP12 1DY
IP12 1AQ
IP12 1DN
IP12 1BU
IP12 1LX
IP12 1FF
IP12 1DD
IP12 1EJ
IP12 1LB
IP12 1RX
IP12 1BZ
IP12 1AB
IP12 1BS
IP12 1FB
IP12 1ER
IP12 1LY
IP12 1HN
IP12 1AA
IP12 1FE
IP12 1QN
IP12 1QW
IP12 1FH
IP12 3TG
IP12 3TB
IP12 1AF
IP12 4AJ
IP12 1LZ
IP12 1AG
IP12 1FG
IP12 1LJ
IP12 1DX
IP12 1LG
IP12 1BX
IP12 1DZ
IP12 1HW
IP12 1JT
IP12 1AD
IP12 1QR
IP12 1DW
IP12 1DJ
IP12 4AW
IP12 4AN
IP12 1DL
IP12 1EX
IP12 1LF
IP12 4YY
IP12 4ZP
IP12 4ZR
IP12 4AL
IP12 1HR
IP12 1EL
IP12 4WW
IP12 4AA
IP12 3DF
IP12 2WZ
IP12 1WY
IP12 1WF
IP12 1TG
IP12 1ST
IP12 9EY
IP13 8WX
IP13 6WU
IP13 6WL
IP13 6WP
IP13 6WN
IP13 6NQ
IP13 6GZ
IP12 9EZ
IP12 9ET
IP12 9EX
IP12 9ER
IP12 9EB
IP12 9DW
IP12 9DY
IP12 9DX
IP12 9DR
IP12 9DU
IP12 9DS
IP12 9DA
IP12 9DQ
IP12 9DG
IP12 9BX
IP12 9BZ
IP12 9BR
IP12 9BA
IP12 9AJ
IP12 9AR
IP12 4XE
IP12 4XZ
IP12 1LN
IP12 1EA
IP12 4WX
IP12 9ES
IP12 9AQ
IP12 4WT
IP12 4WP
IP12 4WR
IP12 4WQ
IP12 2UB
IP12 4WF
IP12 4WH
IP12 4WJ
IP12 4WG
IP12 2SX
IP12 4WA
IP12 4WD
IP12 4WB
IP12 4DB
IP12 4LN
IP12 4QQ
IP12 4UB
IP12 4RE
IP12 4NL
IP12 4QJ
IP12 3ZH
IP12 4WS
IP12 3QH
IP12 3SJ
IP12 3WY
IP12 3WZ
IP12 1WE
IP12 3SZ
IP12 3SA
IP12 3SB
IP12 2YR
IP12 3JN
IP12 3LT
IP12 3LS
IP12 1TH
IP12 3BJ
IP12 3BP
IP12 1RA
IP12 2WD
IP12 2WY
IP12 2WX
IP12 2UU
IP12 2UZ
IP12 2WA
IP12 2UY
IP12 2HP
IP12 2TS
IP12 2TZ
IP12 2TT
IP12 2HT
IP12 2ST
IP12 1WZ
IP12 1YB
IP12 1YQ
IP13 6WQ
IP12 1XE
IP12 1WU
IP12 1WX
IP12 1WW
IP12 1WH
IP12 1WS
IP12 1WT
IP12 1WQ
IP12 1WB
IP12 1WD
IP12 1TT
IP12 1TY
IP12 1WA
IP12 1TX
IP12 1SW
IP12 1TA
IP12 1NB
IP12 1RR
IP12 1SN
IP12 1RT
IP12 1NE
IP12 1NF
IP12 1HY
IP12 4UT
IP12 1BQ
IP12 1DG
IP12 9DH
IP13 0LB
IP12 9AF
IP13 9WD
IP13 8WQ
IP13 6WG
IP13 9PL
IP13 8NH
IP13 7WB
IP13 6WZ
IP13 7TZ
IP13 7PH
IP13 6WE
IP12 4ZE
IP12 9EN
IP12 9AL
IP12 9BN
IP12 9AW
IP12 9EA
IP12 4WE
IP12 4WU
IP13 9WT
IP13 9WZ
IP13 8WY
IP13 9SW
IP13 9WA
IP13 9SY
IP13 8YR
IP13 9JZ
IP13 8NJ
IP13 8WA
IP13 7WY
IP13 8NG
IP13 8DF
IP13 7WA
IP13 7SU
IP13 6ZU
IP13 7DZ
IP13 6ZY
IP13 6WY
IP13 6WT
IP12 9BG
IP13 6WH
IP13 6WJ
IP13 6WF
IP13 6US
IP13 6WD
IP13 6WB
IP13 6PR
IP13 6QY
IP12 9BT
IP13 6LQ
IP13 0TZ
IP13 6LB
IP13 6DJ
IP12 9ZZ
IP12 9WA
IP12 9EU
IP12 9EP
IP12 9EQ
IP12 9EG
IP12 9EJ
IP12 9EH
IP12 9EE
IP12 9EF
IP12 9ED
IP12 9DT
IP12 3SE
IP12 9BY
IP12 9BU
IP12 9BS
IP12 3LX
IP12 9BP
IP12 9BB
IP12 9BH
IP12 9BL
IP12 9BJ
IP12 9BE
IP12 9BF
IP12 9AX
IP12 9AZ
IP12 9AY
IP12 9AS
IP12 9AU
IP12 9AT
IP12 9AN
IP12 9AP
IP12 9AG
IP12 9AH
IP12 9AB
IP12 9AE
IP12 9AD
IP12 4ZG
IP12 4ZQ
IP12 4WY
IP12 4WZ
IP12 4XA
IP12 4XB
IP12 1QS
IP12 1DH
IP12 1QY
IP12 1DR
IP12 1NQ
IP12 1DF
IP12 1DA
IP12 3TQ
IP12 4AU
IP12 1DS
IP12 1DP
IP12 1HU
IP12 4AP
IP12 4AB
IP12 1JD
IP12 1EN
IP12 1EY
IP12 4LR
IP12 3TF
IP12 4AR
IP12 1ES
IP12 4BB
IP12 4AH
IP12 4JE
IP12 1LE
IP12 1HL
IP12 1LL
IP12 1EW
IP12 1GN
IP12 1ET
IP12 4NF
IP12 4JF
IP12 1GP
IP12 3TE
IP12 2QB
IP12 4LU
IP12 1HX
IP12 4LP
IP12 4BQ
IP13 6DL
IP12 3TA
IP12 1HQ
IP12 3DR
IP12 1TW
IP12 1TP
IP12 4BA
IP13 6DW
IP12 1JB
IP12 4LX
IP12 1JA
IP12 1HZ
IP12 2QR
IP12 4NG
IP12 4AX
IP13 6DP
IP12 4LW
IP12 4AY
IP12 1LD
IP12 4NH
IP12 1HH
IP12 4NQ
IP12 1SY
IP12 4AQ
IP12 2QD
IP13 6DN
IP13 6EU
IP12 1JX
IP12 4AD
IP13 6ES
IP12 4UP
IP12 4AT
IP12 1JW
IP12 1HJ
IP12 4NE
IP13 6ET
IP12 1SX
IP12 4LY
IP13 6EX
IP12 1GZ
IP12 1SZ
IP12 4AZ
IP12 1JE
IP12 3TH
IP12 1LP
IP12 4NJ
IP12 4NN
IP12 1TL
IP12 4BE
IP12 1JF
IP12 3TD
IP13 6DS
IP12 1TJ
IP12 1JJ
IP12 1TQ
IP12 1JU
IP12 4AS
IP12 4ND
IP12 4BN
IP12 3TJ
IP12 3TL
IP12 4BD
IP12 1JP
IP12 1JY
IP12 1TF
IP13 6DA
IP12 4JH
IP12 1ND
IP12 1JN
IP13 6DR
IP12 4AE
IP12 4AF
IP12 4BW
IP12 4BL
IP12 4AG
IP12 1TE
IP13 6DT
IP12 4NA
IP12 1TD
IP12 1JS
IP12 1LQ
IP12 4BJ
IP12 4BP
IP12 1JL
IP12 3JL
IP12 4UA
IP12 1JR
IP12 1JH
IP13 6ER
IP13 6DU
IP13 6DG
IP13 6BF
IP12 4BG
IP12 3TW
IP12 4JJ
IP12 4FD
IP12 4BS
IP12 4LZ
IP12 1LA
IP12 2QW
IP12 4BH
IP12 1JZ
IP12 4NB
IP12 2SA
IP12 1NA
IP12 1JQ
IP12 2QE
IP12 3TN
IP12 4BF
IP12 4JW
IP12 4HA
IP12 2QT
IP13 6EE
IP12 2QP
IP13 6EB
IP12 4JN
IP13 6DZ
IP12 3HX
IP12 2SJ
IP13 6DY
IP12 1JG
IP13 6EA
IP12 1HE
IP13 6HF
IP13 6EP
IP12 2QN
IP12 1HF
IP12 2QS
IP13 6DB
IP13 6DX
IP12 1HD
IP12 3TX
IP12 4JL
IP12 4DT
IP12 4JP
IP12 4BT
IP12 4JR
IP12 1HA
IP12 3TS
IP12 2QL
IP12 4HB
IP12 4JX
IP13 6AS
IP12 4HJ
IP12 4BU
IP12 4HN
IP12 3TP
IP12 3TY
IP12 3TR
IP12 4FB
IP12 4JS
IP13 6DQ
IP12 3TT
IP12 4JU
IP12 4HR
IP12 4DZ
IP12 4DX
IP12 4DU
IP12 4JT
IP12 3DT
IP12 4TP
IP12 2QF
IP12 2QG
IP13 6EL
IP12 4EX
IP12 3JA
IP12 4HW
IP12 4HS
IP12 4JY
IP12 3TU
IP12 3HZ
IP12 4LA
IP13 6AT
IP12 4DN
IP12 3TZ
IP13 6EN
IP12 3DX
IP12 4TR
IP12 4HD
IP12 3LU
IP12 4LB
IP12 4EU
IP12 3DY
IP12 4LL
IP12 2SQ
IP12 4ET
IP12 4JB
IP12 3JB
IP12 3DU
IP12 4HG
IP13 6EZ
IP12 4DY
IP13 6EY
IP12 4HH
IP12 3JJ
IP12 4UN
IP12 3DZ
IP12 4UY
IP12 4HQ
IP12 4DL
IP12 4HP
IP12 2QH
IP12 4UZ
IP12 4JZ
IP12 4DJ
IP12 4HE
IP12 4LD
IP12 4UU
IP12 4EB
IP12 3LZ
IP12 4BX
IP12 2QQ
IP13 6AA
IP12 4JA
IP12 4UX
IP12 2SP
IP13 6EH
IP13 6HZ
IP12 4HF
IP12 4EA
IP12 2SY
IP12 4HZ
IP13 6ED
IP12 4LH
IP12 4LJ
IP12 4JQ
IP12 3JD
IP12 4LE
IP13 6EQ
IP12 4LT
IP12 4LG
IP12 3JE
IP12 4ES
IP12 4ER
IP12 4LQ
IP12 4DH
IP12 4LF
IP12 4HL
IP12 4UW
IP12 4NW
IP12 4JG
IP12 4GE
IP12 4TY
IP12 4YZ
IP12 4TW
IP12 4TH
IP12 4HT
IP13 6HY
IP13 6EF
IP12 3EB
IP13 6AB
IP13 6EJ
IP12 4HY
IP12 4DG
IP12 4DQ
IP12 4EL
IP12 4ED
IP12 2RT
IP12 4EN
IP12 4DF
IP12 4TZ
IP12 2RU
IP12 4BY
IP12 4BZ
IP12 3JF
IP12 4EW
IP12 4EP
IP12 4DS
IP12 4DW
IP13 6HX
IP12 3EA
IP12 4HU
IP12 4EE
IP12 4DE
IP12 4EY
IP12 4HX
IP12 2RY
IP12 4EF
IP12 3JG
IP13 6EG
IP12 3JQ
IP12 4DR
IP12 4EG
IP12 3JH
IP12 4EZ
IP12 4EQ
IP12 4TJ
IP12 4GZ
IP12 4DP
IP12 2RR
IP12 4EH
IP12 4EJ
IP12 2QU
IP13 6AD
IP13 6AR
IP12 2RP
IP12 2RZ
IP12 4SA
IP12 4TL
IP12 4JD
IP13 6AF
IP12 4DD
IP12 4DA
IP12 2RS
IP12 3HN
IP13 6AQ
IP13 6AE
IP13 6AG
IP12 3HW
IP12 4TN
IP12 4LS
IP12 4TF
IP12 3HP
IP13 6AH
IP12 2QX
IP12 4TU
IP12 4SB
IP12 4PH
IP13 6AU
IP12 3HL
IP12 4TT
IP13 6AJ
IP12 4PL
IP13 6DD
IP13 6HU
IP13 6AN
IP13 6BH
IP12 2RX
IP13 6AW
IP12 3ED
IP13 6AP
IP13 6DE
IP12 2SE
IP13 0GZ
IP13 0JF
IP13 6DF
IP13 6HT
IP13 6JA
IP13 6HS
IP12 4PQ
IP13 6AL
IP12 3HT
IP12 2SF
IP13 6NU
IP13 6AY
IP13 0JG
IP13 6AZ
IP13 6NX
IP12 3EF
IP13 6AX
IP13 6BA
IP13 6HR
IP12 4SD
IP13 0NS
IP12 4RB
IP12 2RW
IP12 3HU
IP12 3HY
IP13 6NT
IP12 3HR
IP13 6JX
IP13 6JB
IP12 2QY
IP13 6JD
IP12 2RN
IP12 4RD
IP13 0JQ
IP12 4RA
IP12 4PJ
IP12 4PW
IP12 4PN
IP12 4QX
IP13 6HA
IP13 6BJ
IP13 0NJ
IP12 4RF
IP13 6JZ
IP13 6JY
IP13 6JE
IP13 0HL
IP12 4PG
IP13 6BB
IP13 6JU
IP13 0BF
IP13 6JT
IP12 2QZ
IP12 3EE
IP13 6BL
IP13 0JE
IP12 4RG
IP13 6BD
IP13 6LD
IP13 6LA
IP12 2RL
IP12 4RQ
IP12 2RD
IP12 3EQ
IP12 2RA
IP13 0JB
IP12 4RH
IP13 6JF
IP12 2RJ
IP13 6BN
IP12 4RS
IP13 6JS
IP13 0NL
IP12 4RJ
IP13 0JD
IP13 0NN
IP12 2SZ
IP12 4RR
IP13 6BE
IP13 6HN
IP12 4QZ
IP12 2RE
IP12 4RN
IP12 4QY
IP13 6JR
IP12 4QN
IP12 4QU
IP13 6JG
IP12 2RB
IP13 6HW
IP12 4RU

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
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