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

IP9 1ES
IP9 1ER
IP9 1EU
IP9 1EP
IP9 1ET
IP9 1EX
IP9 1DN
IP9 1EN
IP9 1EW
IP9 1NW
IP9 1NP
IP9 1LZ
IP9 1PB
IP9 1PL
IP9 1PQ
IP9 1PN
IP9 1NH
IP9 1NQ
IP9 1NJ
IP9 1NR
IP9 1NG
IP9 1LY
IP9 1NF
IP9 1NL
IP9 1NA
IP9 1EL
IP9 1LX
IP9 1NE
IP9 1LD
IP9 1NB
IP9 1PG
IP9 1PW
IP9 1LE
IP9 1ND
IP9 1LA
IP9 1LG
IP9 1LF
IP9 1EJ
IP9 1PF
IP9 1LQ
IP9 1EY
IP9 1EQ
IP9 1LH
IP9 1DJ
IP9 1HG
IP9 1QZ
IP9 1DH
IP9 1PD
IP9 1PE
IP9 1BQ
IP9 1EH
IP9 1NS
IP9 1EG
IP9 1NT
IP9 1NX
IP9 1NU
IP9 1PP
IP9 1PJ
IP9 1NY
IP9 1NZ
IP9 1QH
IP9 1PH
IP9 1PA
IP9 1NN
IP9 1PR
IP9 1QG
IP9 1EZ
IP9 1PS
IP9 1RL
IP9 1LJ
IP9 1RR
IP9 1QF
IP9 1RW
IP9 1RN
IP9 1RS
IP9 1RT
IP9 1RJ
IP10 0LN
IP9 1LL
IP9 1RQ
IP9 1RP
IP9 1QE
IP9 1JZ
IP9 1QA
IP9 1QB
IP9 1QD
IP9 1JX
IP9 1PX
IP9 1PU
IP9 1PZ
IP9 1EF
IP9 1QP
IP9 1LR
IP9 1LN
IP9 1QL
IP9 1HD
IP9 1PY
IP9 1LW
IP9 1QJ
IP9 1PT
IP11 0SD
IP10 0SD
IP9 1HE
IP10 0LH
IP10 0LL
IP10 0LQ
IP9 1HB
IP10 0SB
IP11 0SH
IP10 0SH
IP9 1HA
IP10 0LG
IP10 0LW
IP10 0LF
IP11 0SB
IP9 1EE
IP11 0RZ
IP10 0RZ
IP10 0NB
IP9 1HQ
IP9 1LP
IP10 0LE
IP10 0SE
IP11 0SE
IP9 1ED
IP9 1JU
IP10 0NA
IP10 0ET
IP9 1JE
IP11 0SA
IP10 0SA
IP9 1JB
IP9 1JA
IP9 1EB
IP9 1JD
IP10 0LJ
IP9 1DY
IP9 1JF
CO12 4SP
CO12 4SR
IP9 1JH
IP9 1JG
IP10 0EN
IP9 1HH
CO12 4TA
IP11 0SQ
IP10 0SQ
IP9 1JQ
CO12 4SX
IP9 1DZ
IP10 0LZ
IP9 1JJ
IP9 1HZ
CO12 4SY
CO12 4TD
CO12 4SZ
IP9 1JL
IP9 1HS
IP11 0RX
IP10 0RX
IP11 2XH
IP11 0RY
IP10 0RY
IP9 1HT
IP9 1HY
IP9 1DX
IP10 0LY
IP9 1JN
IP9 1HU
IP9 1JW
IP10 0LP
IP9 1HX
CO12 4SG
CO12 4SH
CO12 4SJ
CO12 4SA
IP10 0UF
CO12 4SN
IP10 0LR
IP11 0RU
IP10 0RU
IP9 1HJ
IP9 1JP
IP10 0NF
IP11 4TJ
IP11 8LH
IP11 8TJ
IP11 8AE
IP11 4AE
IP11 4LH
IP10 0EL
CO12 4QW
CO12 4SB
CO12 4QB
CO12 4PZ
IP9 1JS
IP10 0LU
IP9 1DT
IP9 1JT
IP11 0RS
IP10 0RS
IP11 0SF
IP10 0SF
IP11 0SG
IP10 0SG
CO12 4QD
IP9 1JR
CO12 4QF
IP10 0LX
CO12 4BZ
IP10 0NG
IP10 0NE
IP10 0JE
IP11 4AN
IP11 4TD
IP11 0RT
IP10 0RT
CO12 4SL
CO12 4PY
IP10 0ES
IP9 1EA
IP9 1DU
IP10 0RL
CO12 4PD
CO12 4QA
CO12 4PH
IP10 0RJ
IP10 0LS
IP11 0RL
IP11 0RJ
CO12 4PQ
CO12 4PF
IP9 1DS
CO12 4QG
IP10 0UG
IP11 0UG
CO12 4SU
CO12 4QH
CO12 4QE
IP9 1DP
CO12 4PW
CO12 4PA
CO12 4PL
IP11 0RN
IP10 0RN
IP9 1DR
IP10 0TJ
IP11 0TJ
IP9 1DW
IP10 0PL
IP9 1BZ
IP10 0SJ
IP11 0SL
IP10 0SL
IP11 0SJ
IP10 0RW
IP11 0RW
CO12 3HH
CO12 4PB
IP11 0RH
IP10 0RH
CO12 4PJ
CO12 4SS
CO12 3HB
IP11 0TZ
IP10 0TZ
CO12 4PP
IP10 0YE
IP11 0YE
IP10 0EP
IP11 0RQ
IP11 0RR
IP10 0RR
CO12 4PX
CO12 3JW
CO12 3HA
CO12 3JJ
IP11 0RG
IP10 0RG
CO12 3EE
CO12 3EZ
IP11 0YF
IP10 0YF
IP11 0TN
IP10 0TN
CO12 3ED
IP10 0EJ
CO12 4PR
IP9 1DA
CO12 3EU
CO12 4PT
IP11 0SN
CO12 3ET
IP10 0SN
IP10 0EW
CO12 3EX
IP10 0YX
CO12 3DG
IP11 0GA
CO12 3EA
CO12 3EB
IP11 0YX
IP11 0SP
IP10 0SP
CO12 3NF
IP11 0RF
IP10 0RF
CO12 3EF
IP11 3SJ
CO12 4PS
CO12 3DY
CO12 3DD
IP11 0YU
CO12 3JN
IP10 0TW
CO12 3EN
IP10 0TY
IP11 0YQ
IP11 0TY
IP11 0TW
CO12 4EN
IP11 4SH
IP11 0YD
IP10 0YD
CO12 3DX
IP11 8SH
IP11 4AL
CO12 3DE
IP9 1HL
IP11 0RP
IP10 0RP
IP11 0QJ
IP9 1HP
IP10 0YQ
IP9 1HW
IP11 0UD
CO12 3EG
IP9 1DB
IP11 0SS
CO12 3EJ
IP10 0ER
CO12 3ER
IP10 0TX
IP11 0TX
IP11 4BD
IP11 4AG
IP11 0QH
CO12 3NE
IP11 0SW
IP11 0YG
CO12 3DS
IP10 0YG
IP10 0EH
IP11 4HQ
IP11 4AP
CO12 3HD
IP10 0HP
IP10 0UD
CO12 3DB
CO12 3EP
IP11 8HF
CO12 4EL
IP11 0UZ
IP10 0UZ
IP11 4BE
CO12 3EW
IP9 1FA
IP11 0TP
IP11 0RE
IP10 0TU
IP11 0TU
CO12 3HE
IP10 0SS
IP10 0YY
IP10 0TP
IP11 4AH
IP11 4AF
IP11 4AA
CO12 3DP
IP10 0SW
CO12 3ND
CO12 3DW
IP10 0YA
IP11 0UA
IP10 0UA
IP11 0YA
IP11 0UL
IP10 0UL
IP11 0YB
IP10 0YB
CO12 3NG
IP11 4BA
IP11 4BB
IP11 4AR
IP11 4AB
IP10 0HZ
IP11 0UP
IP10 0UP
IP11 0RD
IP10 0RD
IP11 4SF
IP11 0YH
IP10 0YH
IP10 0YJ
CO12 3DR
IP11 0YJ
CO12 3DT
IP10 0UU
IP10 0EQ
IP11 0UU
CO12 3ES
CO12 3HQ
IP11 0QA
CO12 3HL
CO12 3DA
CO12 3DN
IP11 0UT
IP10 0UT
CO12 3HG
IP11 0TT
IP10 0TT
IP10 0UW
IP11 0UW
IP11 0UE
CO12 3HR
CO12 3HP
CO12 3DJ
IP10 0LD
IP10 0PR
IP10 0RQ
IP10 0LT
IP10 0ND
IP11 0YY
IP11 0DA
IP11 0SR
IP10 0SR
CO12 4FN
IP10 0US
IP11 8HQ
CO12 3DL
CO12 3DH
IP9 1HR
IP10 0UY
IP11 0UY
IP10 0UJ
IP11 0UJ
IP11 0UB
IP10 0XN
IP10 0UB
IP11 0XN
IP11 8ST
IP11 4SS
IP11 4ST
IP11 4SG
IP11 4AQ
IP11 4AJ
IP11 0UN
IP10 0UN
CO12 3HN
IP11 0XP
IP10 0XP
IP10 0JG
IP11 0TR
IP11 4HF
IP10 0TR
CO12 3DQ
IP11 0UX
IP10 0UX
CO12 3NA
IP11 4XQ
CO12 3HS
CO12 4NZ
CO12 3NH
IP9 1DD
IP10 0YL
IP11 0YL
CO12 3HT
IP11 0TS
IP10 0TS
CO12 3LZ
CO12 3HW
IP9 1HN
IP10 0HY
CO12 4FE
CO12 4FH
CO12 3LY
CO12 4FG
IP10 0XW
IP11 0XW
IP9 1DE
IP10 0EG
CO12 3NB
CO12 4FF
IP10 0ST
IP11 0ST
IP11 4XH
IP11 4AU
CO12 3HZ
CO12 4NX
CO12 3NT
CO12 3GS
IP11 4AT
IP11 4AW
IP10 0EX
IP11 8XH
CO12 3NY
IP11 4AS
CO12 4NY
CO12 3LX
IP10 0JA
CO12 4PU
IP11 0YW
IP10 0YW
IP10 0YU
IP11 8SX
IP11 3SX
CO12 4BW
IP10 0TQ
CO12 3HU
IP11 0TL
CO12 4BG
CO12 3JB
CO12 3HF
CO12 3LU
IP10 0YP
IP11 0TQ
IP11 0YP
CO12 3NZ
CO12 3NU
IP9 1BY
CO12 4NP
CO12 3BP
IP11 0XT
IP11 0TG
IP10 0TG
IP10 0XT
IP10 0YT
IP10 0EU
IP11 0UQ
CO12 3HX
IP11 0YT
IP10 0UQ
IP11 0SU
IP10 0HH
IP10 0SU
IP11 3SW
CO12 4BH
CO12 3NJ
IP9 1DF
CO12 4HE
CO12 4BQ
IP11 0YN
IP10 0YN
CO12 4BE
CO12 4NU
CO12 4NT
CO12 3HY
CO12 4AQ
IP11 8XQ
CO12 3LT
CO12 3JF
IP10 0TA
IP11 0TA
CO12 3JH
CO12 4BL
CO12 4JU
CO12 4BD
IP10 0YR
IP11 0YR
CO12 3JL
IP11 8HU
CO12 3JA
CO12 3JE
IP10 0EZ
IP11 8QZ
IP11 0YS
IP10 0YS
IP11 4HU
CO12 3JQ
CO12 3BW
IP10 0EY
CO12 4BJ
CO12 4BB
CO12 3JD
CO12 4JS
IP11 0QL
CO12 4NR
CO12 4JT
IP10 0QL
IP10 0PJ
IP11 3AN
IP10 0UH
CO12 4HN
IP10 0XQ
IP11 0XQ
IP11 0UH
CO12 3LP
IP10 0FB
IP10 0HA
IP11 4XB
IP11 0FB
CO12 3LS
CO12 4BN
CO12 4HG
IP10 0HW
IP11 8SA
IP11 3SA
CO12 3JG
CO12 4AF
IP11 4XA
CO12 4AZ
IP10 0HB
IP10 0HX
IP10 0SX
IP11 0SX
CO12 4AX
IP10 0FD
IP11 0FF
IP10 0FF
IP10 0YZ
IP11 0YZ
CO12 4LD
CO12 3BS
IP11 0TE
CO12 4BS
IP11 8XF
IP11 8XG
IP11 8XE
IP11 8XA
IP11 8XB
IP10 0TE
IP10 0TF
IP11 0TF
IP11 3QX
CO12 4JX
CO12 3BN
CO12 4BT
IP11 0XH
IP10 0XH
CO12 3FG
IP10 0FA
IP10 0HF
CO12 3NL
IP11 0FA
IP10 0SZ
CO12 4BA
IP11 0SZ
IP11 0TH
IP10 0TH
CO12 3LH
IP10 0FE
CO12 3FH
CO12 4JZ
CO12 3FL
IP11 0XJ
IP10 0XJ
IP11 3HZ
IP10 0HD
IP11 8HZ
IP11 0FE
CO12 3BD
IP11 8QT
CO12 4NS
CO12 3LR
CO12 3BZ
IP11 3QT
CO12 4HF
IP11 4AX
CO12 3BB
CO12 4AS
CO12 4AE
CO12 4AT
CO12 3LW
CO12 3NN
CO12 3EL
CO12 3AG
CO12 3QL
IP10 0XZ
IP11 0XZ
CO12 3FD
CO12 3NW
CO12 4LH
IP10 0JF
CO12 4LA
IP11 0XA
IP10 0XA
CO12 4AU
IP11 3QR
IP11 3QN
IP10 0HG
IP11 3QP
IP11 3AQ
CO12 4AH
CO12 3AH
CO12 3GT
IP11 3AZ
IP11 3AR
CO12 3EY
CO12 3BQ
CO12 3DU
IP11 3AP
IP11 3BE
CO12 4AG
IP11 3AY
CO12 3FJ
CO12 4JY
IP11 3QS
IP10 0SY
CO12 3AF
IP11 4AD
IP11 8QL
IP11 3AU
CO12 4HD
IP11 3EB
CO12 3FF
CO12 3BJ
IP11 3QL
IP11 0XX
IP10 0XX
IP11 9QU
IP11 0SY
IP11 3QZ
CO12 4LB
CO12 4AW
CO12 3LJ
CO12 3NR
IP11 3AW
CO12 3BA
IP10 0TB
IP11 0TB
CO12 4AR
IP11 3AT
CO12 3QJ
IP11 0XU
IP10 0XU
CO12 3NP
CO12 3AS
CO12 3AW
CO12 3BL
IP11 3QQ
IP10 0HJ
CO12 3PB
CO12 3BH
CO12 3AR
CO12 4LF
CO12 4LG
CO12 3QP
CO12 4HA
CO12 3BG
IP11 0XF
CO12 4AP
IP10 0XG
IP11 0XG
CO12 4WU
CO12 3WH
CO12 3WE
CO12 5GG
CO12 4WJ
CO12 3WT
CO12 3TF
CO12 9AP
CO12 9AJ
CO12 9AN
CO12 9AB
CO12 9AH
CO12 5WX
CO12 5WZ
CO12 5WY
CO12 5WL
CO12 5WW
CO12 5PB
CO12 5WD
CO12 4WY
CO12 5DJ
CO12 4YR
CO12 4WW
CO12 4WX
CO12 4WT
CO12 4RQ
CO12 4WA
CO12 4RT
CO12 4PN
CO12 4QJ
CO12 4LJ
CO12 4LX
CO12 4JF
CO12 4JQ
CO12 4FD
CO12 4EW
CO12 4FA
CO12 4DQ
CO12 3WZ
CO12 3XQ
CO12 3XA
CO12 3WX
CO12 3WY
CO12 3WU
CO12 3WW
CO12 3WQ
CO12 3WS
CO12 3WR
CO12 3WN
CO12 3WP
CO12 3WJ
CO12 3WF
CO12 3WB
CO12 3SY
CO12 3WL
CO12 3BE
CO12 3DZ
CO12 3EH
CO12 3BX
CO12 3BU
CO12 3AA
CO12 5YA
CO12 4GH
IP11 0TD
IP10 0TD
CO12 3HJ
IP10 0XF
IP10 0HS
CO12 4AN
CO12 3AL
IP10 0GA
IP10 0GQ
CO12 3QU
CO12 3AB
IP10 0HL
IP10 0FH
CO12 3DF
IP10 0HN
IP11 0XY
CO12 4AB
IP10 0JB
IP10 0XY
CO12 3LE
CO12 3FB
CO12 3BY
CO12 3BT
CO12 3AQ
CO12 3NX
IP11 3EE
IP11 3AS
IP11 3YR
CO12 3LG
CO12 3PQ
CO12 3LF
IP9 1BH
CO12 3AD
CO12 4BP
CO12 3AE
IP11 9QT
CO12 3AP
CO12 3AT
IP11 3SD
CO12 4EP
CO12 4ES
CO12 4DN
IP11 3QU
CO12 3PD
IP11 0XD
IP10 0XD
CO12 3AJ
CO12 3PG
CO12 3AY
CO12 3PF
CO12 3PA
CO12 4LE
CO12 4AD
CO12 3AU
CO12 3NS
IP11 8YJ
IP11 2YJ
CO12 3AN
CO12 4DL
IP11 9QX
IP11 8YR
IP11 2YR
CO12 3PL
CO12 3PT
CO12 4ER
IP10 0HQ
CO12 3PN
CO12 3PS
CO12 3YY
CO12 4LQ
IP10 0XR
CO12 3QB
CO12 3AX
IP11 0XR
IP10 0XE
CO12 3AZ
IP11 8FW
IP11 2FW
IP11 0XE
CO12 4DW
IP10 0XB
IP11 8YE
IP11 2YE
IP11 0XB
CO12 3QD
IP11 2YD
IP11 8YD
CO12 4DJ
CO12 4LL
CO12 4JG
CO12 4AJ
CO12 3PH
CO12 4HH
IP11 8XU
IP11 2XU
CO12 4DD
CO12 3EQ
CO12 4ET
IP9 1BA
CO12 3JP
CO12 4EU
IP11 3AH
IP11 8HG
CO12 3PY
IP11 8YL
IP11 2YL
IP11 3HG
CO12 4AA
IP11 8YP
IP11 2YP
IP11 8XY
IP11 2XY
CO12 3PJ
CO12 3PZ
CO12 3JS
CO12 3PW
IP10 0XL
IP11 0XL
CO12 3LN
CO12 4DU
CO12 3QR
CO12 3PX
CO12 3PU
CO12 3LD
IP11 8XR
IP11 2XR
IP11 8YA
IP11 2YA
IP11 8YN
IP11 2YN
CO12 3LA
IP11 3AF
CO12 3JZ
IP10 0XS
IP11 0XS
CO12 4HB
IP11 8FH
IP11 2FH
IP10 0PH
CO12 3JR
IP11 8FG
IP11 2FG
IP11 8YB
IP11 2YB
IP11 8XP
IP11 2XP
CO12 3QH
CO12 4AL
CO12 3NQ
IP11 2FR
CO12 5HQ
CO12 3QW
IP11 8YW
IP11 2YW
CO12 4HJ
IP11 8FR
IP11 8XT
IP11 2XT
CO12 4HW
CO12 3JT
CO12 4EZ
IP10 0DJ
CO12 4TQ
CO12 4ST
CO12 4QN
CO12 4XQ
CO12 4EY
CO12 3JU
IP11 8RD
IP11 3RD
CO12 3PE
CO12 4WD
IP11 2YH
IP11 8YH
CO12 4LN
CO12 3PR
IP10 0JQ
IP11 8XW
CO12 3LB
IP11 2XX
IP11 8XX
IP11 8YS
IP11 2YS
IP10 0DH
IP11 8YG
IP11 2YG
CO12 3QA
CO12 3QF
CO12 4DP
CO12 4BX
IP11 8HY
IP11 2HZ
IP11 2HY
IP11 2XW
CO12 4HL
CO12 4HZ
CO12 4EX
IP11 8QN
CO12 4DA
CO12 4HT
IP11 8FJ
IP11 2FJ
IP9 1BU
IP11 3HE
CO12 4DB
IP11 8YF
IP11 2YF
CO12 3PP
CO12 3QE
CO12 4LP
IP11 3AD
IP9 1JY
IP11 8YY
IP11 2YY
IP9 1AZ
CO12 4DS
CO12 4DE
CO12 3JX
IP9 1BX

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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