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 Cheshire West And Chester

CH4 9DF
CH4 9DH
CH4 9DJ
CH4 9EB
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CH4 9JY
CH4 9LB
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CH4 9DG
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CH4 9QS
CH88 3YS
CH88 3ZG
CH88 3ZJ
CH88 3ZU
CH88 3ZT
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CH88 3BE
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CH88 3YR
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CH4 7PQ
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CH1 1TZ
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CH4 8PW
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CH4 9ZL
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CH4 7QL
CH4 9HG
CH4 8PP
CH4 7PU
CH4 9JD
CH4 7PD
CH4 7PH
CH4 9HP
CH4 8NS
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CH4 8PH
CH4 9FH
CH4 9JF
CH4 9LJ
CH4 9FJ
CH4 9HD
CH4 7QG
CH4 7PJ
CH4 8PU
CH4 9HZ
CH4 7LS
CH4 8PX
CH4 9HU
CH4 9HA
CH4 7PF
CH4 9EY
CH4 7PB
CH4 9ET
CH4 8ND
CH4 9JA
CH4 8DT
CH4 7LN
CH4 9LN
CH4 8UP
CH4 9HY
CH4 7PE
CH4 9EG
CH4 8PJ
CH4 9HT
CH4 7QE
CH4 8LQ
CH4 9JH
CH4 7QF
CH4 8UR
CH4 7LT
CH4 7QU
CH4 7QJ
CH4 8LW
CH4 8UA
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CH4 7QQ
CH4 8QA
CH4 7QY
CH4 9LH
CH4 8PD
CH4 7QZ
CH4 7QS
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CH4 8TW
CH4 8RT
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CH4 8PQ
CH4 7QW
CH4 8EY
CH4 8TJ
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CH4 8PR
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CH4 8NP
CH4 8HX
CH4 8NR
CH4 8QP
CH4 8SZ
CH4 8PL
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CH4 7QB
CH4 8NZ
CH4 8PS
CH4 8HY
CH4 8RR
CH4 8HZ
CH4 8TL
CH4 7QX
CH4 8NX
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CH4 8DS
CH4 8NU
CH4 7QN
CH4 8HE
CH4 7QT
CH4 8UJ
CH4 8HT
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CH4 7LJ
CH4 8NB
CH4 8PT
CH4 8HL
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CH4 8UL
CH4 8DG
CH4 7RA
CH4 8TX
CH4 8TQ
CH4 8EJ
CH4 8ET
CH4 8HH
CH4 7QA
CH4 7RE
CH4 8LN
CH4 8HJ
CH4 8DH
CH4 8EX
CH4 8EA
CH4 8PB
CH4 8QN
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CH4 8DB
CH4 8NA
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CH4 8YJ
CH4 8YQ
CH4 8YL
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CH4 8QW
CH4 8UQ
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LL12 0DW
CH4 8EQ
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CH4 7RD
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CH4 8HN
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CH4 8TG
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CH4 8DY
CH4 8EG
CH4 8QT
LL12 0BF
CH4 8TY
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CH4 8QJ
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CH4 8EE
LL12 0DD
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CH4 8QG
CH4 8LR
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CH4 8SS
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CH4 8LT
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CH4 8HR
LL12 0DF
CH4 8BZ
CH4 7LP
CH4 8DN
CH4 8DP
LL12 0DA
CH4 8UF
CH4 8BS
CH4 7RQ
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CH4 8BD
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CH3 6ED
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CH4 0BF
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CH3 6JF
CH4 8JD
CH4 8SB
LL12 0DL
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LL12 0AS
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CH3 6HS
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CH3 6JA
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CH3 6HU
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CH4 8BG
CH3 6JD
LL12 0EW
CH4 7ZP
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CH4 7ZG
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CH4 7ZD
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CH4 7WX
CH4 7WW
CH4 7WT
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CH4 7WD
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CH4 8BE
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CH4 8AG
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CH4 8RL
LL12 0AZ
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CH3 6JJ
CH4 8BB
CH4 0AZ
CH4 0BE
CH4 8AH
LL12 0EH
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CH4 8AJ
LL12 0EG
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CH4 8RJ
CH4 8AL
CH4 8AS
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CH3 6HW
CH4 0DZ
CH3 6ZP
CH3 6ZW
CH3 6ZQ
CH3 6ZD
CH3 6ZJ
CH3 6ZN
CH3 6JN
CH4 7EA
CH4 9BW
CH4 8AE
LL12 0DH
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LL12 0EF
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CH4 0DW
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CH3 6JG
CH4 8RS
CH4 8RZ
CH3 6HN
CH4 9AE
CH4 8AY
CH4 9AQ
LL12 0BD
CH4 7ET
CH3 6EB
CH3 6EA
CH4 9AH
CH3 6HJ
LL12 0ED
CH4 8AU
CH4 0DY
CH4 0DU
CH4 0DN
CH4 7EW
CH4 7HT
CH4 8AP
CH4 7EU
CH4 9AG
CH4 7HS
CH4 7ER
LL12 0EE
CH4 0BD
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CH4 8AD
LL12 0EP
CH4 0DS
CH4 7EQ
CH4 8AZ
LL12 0DR
CH4 8AR
LL12 0DG
LL12 0EB
CH4 0BY
CH4 7HW
LL12 0DY
LL12 0DU
CH4 0DH
LL12 0DZ
LL12 0DT
LL12 0EA
LL12 0DE
LL12 0EZ
CH4 0BP
CH4 7LA
CH4 7HG
LL12 0DP
CH4 7HY
LL12 0DS
CH4 0DP
CH4 7LG
CH4 7HN
CH4 7EX
LL12 0EJ
CH4 7EJ
LL12 0EX
CH4 7ES
LL12 0DB
CH4 7BS
CH4 7LB
CH4 7JU
CH4 7HB
CH4 7BL
CH4 7JR
CH4 7LD
CH4 0DE
CH4 7LL
CH4 0BL
CH4 0BJ
CH4 7HH
CH4 7HJ
CH4 7LW
CH4 0BR
CH4 8AT
CH4 7JT
LL12 0EY
CH4 7HR
LL12 0EQ
CH4 0TQ
CH4 7HP
CH3 6HL
CH4 7EB
CH4 0FQ
CH4 7LE
LL12 0DQ
CH4 7EN
LL12 0DX
CH4 7LF
CH4 7HD
CH4 9AF
CH4 7HL
CH4 0BH
LL12 0HD
CH4 7DR
CH4 7BR
CH4 0TN
CH4 7EG
LL12 0HB
CH4 7BP
CH4 7DL
LL12 0ER
CH4 7EF
CH4 7EP
LL12 0BT
CH4 0FT
CH4 0TL
LL12 0HQ
LL12 0HW
CH4 7DA
CH4 7DG
LL12 0AF
LL12 0HJ
CH4 0TP
CH4 7DX
CH4 7JW
CH4 7DD
LL12 0HX
CH4 7EY
CH4 0FS
LL12 0BS
CH4 7JF
CH4 7JS
CH4 7DE
LL12 0HN
CH4 7DF
CH4 7DY
LL12 0HP
CH4 7BW
CH4 0DQ
CH4 7EZ
CH3 6DQ
CH4 7JY
CH4 7JN
CH4 7JZ
CH4 0DG
CH4 7BN
LL12 0HZ
CH4 7JP
CH4 7BT
CH4 7BZ
LL12 0DJ
CH4 7DH
LL12 0HR
CH3 6DG
CH4 0TA
CH4 7LH
CH3 6DF
CH4 0SN
CH4 7BY
LL12 0EU
CH3 6HP
LL12 0HA
CH4 7DU
CH4 7BX
CH4 7DN
LL12 0ES
CH4 7BU
LL12 0ET
CH4 7DT
CH3 6DA
CH4 7DB
CH4 7JE
CH4 0SW
CH4 7EE
LL12 0GD
CH4 0SQ
CH4 0QF
CH4 7JQ
CH4 7JG
CH4 7DZ
CH1 2DN
CH3 6DE
CH4 0SL
CH3 6DB
CH4 0SR
CH4 0SJ
CH4 0TB
CH4 0SH
CH4 0SP
CH4 0QH
CH4 7JD
LL12 0JA
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CH4 7AE
CH1 2DJ
CH4 7HX
CH4 7JB
LL12 0HG
CH1 2PP
CH1 1SL
CH1 2AN
CH1 1TB
CH1 1SQ
CH1 1SG
CH1 1SF
CH1 1BW
CH1 1SW
CH4 0SE
CH3 6BU
LL12 0LH
CH3 6DD
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CH3 6DY
LL12 0GE
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LL12 0AR
CH3 6BT
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CH4 7DP
CH1 2NP
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CH1 1SY
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LL12 0HY
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CH4 0BU
CH3 6BS
CH3 6BY
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CH4 7ED
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CH3 6BX
CH3 6BP
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CH4 9BD
CH4 0SX
CH1 1RT
CH1 2PY
CH3 6DU
CH1 2PT
CH1 2JU
CH1 2DU
CH1 2DR
CH1 2DW
CH4 9DD
CH1 2QA
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CH4 0QE
CH4 0SU
CH4 0TH
CH4 7AQ
CH3 6BR
CH3 6BW
CH1 1RU
CH1 2NU
CH3 6BG
CH4 9BR
CH4 7JJ
CH1 2DQ
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CH4 7BE
CH1 1RX
LL12 0HU
LL12 0LG
CH4 0PR
LL12 0HF
CH3 6BQ
CH1 2XA
CH1 2YR
CH3 6BL
CH1 2DS
CH1 1RZ
CH1 2DF
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CH1 2NS
CH3 6DP
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CH4 7AG
CH1 2LZ
CH1 1RL
CH1 2DH
CH1 2EY
CH1 2DE
CH1 1SB
CH1 1DX
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CH3 6GD
CH1 2DD
CH1 2PR
CH3 6FA
CH4 0QY
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CH3 6EU
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CH4 7AL
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CH1 1RD

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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