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 Cumbria

CA5 5AF
CA7 5AF
CA5 5BN
CA5 5BJ
CA7 5BJ
CA5 5BH
CA7 5BL
CA5 5BL
CA5 5BW
CA7 5BH
CA7 5BW
CA7 5BR
CA7 5BP
CA5 5BP
CA5 5BT
CA7 5BT
CA5 5AE
CA7 5AE
CA7 5BY
CA5 5BY
CA7 5BU
CA5 5BU
CA5 5BZ
CA7 5BZ
CA7 5DA
CA5 5DA
CA5 5DB
CA7 5DB
CA7 5BX
CA5 5BX
CA5 5AG
CA7 5AG
CA7 5DJ
CA5 5DJ
DG12 6SX
CA7 5DH
CA5 5DH
DG12 6SN
CA5 5BB
CA7 5BB
CA7 5DQ
CA5 5DQ
DG12 6SL
DG12 6SP
DG12 6SU
DG12 6SR
DG12 6TU
DG12 6WA
DG12 6YH
DG12 6SS
DG12 6SJ
DG12 6SW
CA7 5ED
CA5 5ED
DG12 6ST
CA5 5EE
CA7 5EE
DG12 6TJ
CA5 5EA
CA7 5EA
CA7 5DT
DG12 6GA
CA5 5EB
CA7 5EB
CA5 5DT
DG12 6SZ
DG12 6QU
DG12 6QZ
DG12 6YD
DG12 6EL
DG12 6YB
DG12 6HS
DG12 6JZ
DG12 6QL
DG12 6JA
CA5 5DU
CA7 5DU
DG12 6SH
DG12 6EZ
DG12 6QY
DG12 6EP
CA5 5AB
DG12 6SQ
CA7 5DZ
CA5 5DZ
DG12 6SB
DG12 6RA
DG12 6SE
DG12 6SD
DG12 6HP
DG12 6QT
DG12 6SY
DG12 6SG
DG12 6HH
DG12 6HF
CA5 5EF
DG12 6SF
CA7 5EF
DG12 6HL
DG12 6QR
DG12 6EY
CA7 5AD
CA5 5AD
CA7 5AB
DG12 6QX
DG12 6TN
DG12 6ER
DG12 6HW
DG12 6RY
DG12 6HJ
DG12 6TQ
DG12 6BR
DG12 6EX
DG12 6LJ
DG12 6NW
DG12 6NL
DG12 6HR
DG12 6QP
DG12 6NN
DG12 6NP
DG12 6NR
DG12 6GB
DG12 6NH
DG12 6ES
DG12 6PB
DG12 6QH
DG12 6HT
DG12 6QE
DG12 6HE
DG12 6HU
DG12 6FF
DG12 6HN
DG12 6PL
DG12 6PN
DG12 6PJ
DG12 6HX
DG12 6QS
DG12 6RB
DG12 6QF
DG12 6LL
DG12 6LN
DG12 6NT
DG12 6SA
DG12 6RZ
DG12 6RX
DG12 6PW
DG12 6PH
DG12 6QB
DG12 6PR
DG12 6NJ
DG12 6NS
DG12 6DY
DG12 6EU
DG12 6QG
DG12 6LY
DG12 6QD
DG12 6RL
DG12 6ET
CA7 5DS
CA5 5DS
DG12 6JH
DG12 6EW
DG12 6PP
DG12 6JR
DG12 6NU
DG12 6FB
DG12 6QQ
CA5 5GA
DG12 6JQ
DG12 6JP
DG12 6NQ
DG12 6QN
DG12 6DU
DG12 6QJ
DG12 6PG
DG12 6NX
DG12 5LF
DG12 6JG
DG12 6NA
DG12 6PS
DG12 6PZ
DG12 6PQ
DG12 6HY
DG12 6EN
DG12 6NB
DG12 6JU
DG12 5JS
DG12 6HQ
DG12 6LD
DG12 6QA
DG12 6DH
DG12 6JY
DG12 6PT
DG12 6PU
DG12 6NZ
DG12 6HG
DG12 6JL
DG12 6AS
DG12 6HB
DG12 6PE
DG12 6JE
DG12 6PF
DG12 6PX
DG12 6JN
DG12 5HA
DG12 6JX
DG12 6AP
DG12 6AR
DG12 6TP
CA7 5AP
DG12 6TR
CA5 5AP
DG12 6JF
DG12 6NG
DG12 6YN
DG12 9AB
DG12 6YP
DG12 9AA
DG12 6YG
DG12 6YJ
DG12 6YE
DG12 6WX
DG12 6YL
DG12 6WW
DG12 6WB
DG12 9AD
DG12 6TS
DG12 6YA
DG12 6YF
DG14 0YP
DG12 5YE
DG12 5YH
DG12 5YF
DG12 5WW
DG12 5YB
DG12 5WX
DG12 6PY
DG12 5JU
DG12 6HD
DG12 5LE
DG12 6PA
CA5 5BA
DG12 6DX
CA7 5BA
DG12 6JW
DG12 6AX
DG12 6NY
DG12 6LU
DG12 5JR
DG12 6LE
CA7 5AJ
CA5 5AJ
DG12 5JT
DG12 6DE
DG12 6BU
DG12 5JX
DG12 5QH
DG12 6DT
DG12 6PD
DG12 6DZ
CA7 5AR
CA5 5AR
DG12 6LT
DG12 6HA
DG12 6TB
DG12 6JD
DG12 5JZ
DG12 6LR
DG12 6JJ
DG12 6AW
DG12 6EQ
DG12 6EA
DG12 6AT
DG12 5LA
DG12 6EF
DG12 6LP
DG12 6UA
DG12 6DS
DG12 6FD
CA5 5AW
DG12 6JB
DG12 5QU
DG12 6EG
CA7 5AW
DG12 6LZ
DG12 6TE
DG12 6TD
DG12 5LD
DG12 5AJ
DG12 6DA
DG12 6TW
DG12 6ND
DG12 6TZ
CA7 5AS
DG12 6EB
CA5 5AS
DG12 6BZ
DG12 6AZ
DG12 6TL
CA7 5AL
DG12 6DD
DG12 5JY
CA5 5AL
DG12 6LW
DG12 6BB
DG12 6AY
DG12 5HX
DG12 6DP
DG12 6BY
DG12 6BA
DG12 5LG
DG12 6AB
DG12 6LX
DG12 6JS
DG12 6ED
DG12 6LS
DG12 6AU
DG12 5HU
DG12 5LB
DG12 6TA
DG12 6JT
DG12 5AQ
DG12 6GT
DG12 6BD
DG12 5AN
DG12 6EE
DG12 5JP
DG12 5AG
DG12 6GS
DG12 6GN
DG12 6EH
DG12 6DJ
DG12 6LQ
DG12 6EJ
DG12 5QX
DG12 6HZ
DG12 6BT
DG12 6DW
DG12 6AA
DG12 5AH
DG12 6BX
DG12 6BG
DG12 5JL
DG12 6BQ
DG12 6DG
DG12 5QJ
DG12 6DQ
DG12 5JJ
DG12 6BS
DG12 5HR
DG12 6AH
DG12 5AX
DG12 6AD
DG12 6UD
DG12 6DL
CA5 5BE
DG12 6AE
DG12 5AL
CA7 5AN
DG12 6DF
DG12 6BP
DG12 6BH
DG12 5AS
DG12 6DR
DG12 6DB
DG12 6LG
DG12 6FE
DG12 5JN
DG12 6BN
DG12 6AN
DG12 6AL
DG12 6BJ
CA5 5AN
DG12 5QT
DG12 6AJ
DG12 5JQ
DG12 6NF
DG12 6NE
DG12 5AW
DG12 6LH
CA5 5AA
DG12 5AR
DG12 5JW
CA7 5AA
DG12 6BF
DG12 5DA
CA7 5BE
DG12 6BL
DG12 5QS
DG12 5AE
DG12 6AQ
DG12 5QL
DG12 5AB
DG12 5JH
DG12 5AT
DG12 5AU
DG12 6AG
DG12 6BW
DG12 5AY
DG12 5AP
DG12 5QR
DG12 5BA
DG12 5DB
DG12 5BB
DG12 6GY
DG12 6LF
DG12 5AZ
DG12 5AA
DG12 6RU
DG12 6TF
DG12 6TT
DG12 6LA
DG12 6TX
DG12 5DD
CA7 5DR
DG12 5JG
DG12 5BG
DG12 6BE
DG12 6GX
CA5 5DR
DG12 5DE
DG12 5JA
DG12 5JE
DG12 5BQ

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.
site index
site map