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 County Durham

DL13 2EN
DL13 2EL
DL13 2EQ
DL13 2ED
DL13 2EH
DL13 2EF
DL13 2EG
DL13 2EE
DL13 2DZ
DL13 2EA
DL13 2DX
DL13 2EB
DL13 2DY
DL13 2EJ
DL13 2EW
DL13 2DU
DL13 2HA
DL13 2DS
DL13 2DT
DL13 2NP
DL13 2LX
DL13 2NR
DL13 2NW
DL13 2FZ
DL13 2NU
DL13 2NT
DL13 2NN
DL13 2NS
DL13 2QA
DL13 2PD
DL13 2NX
DL13 2PA
DL13 2JP
DL13 2NL
DL13 2NJ
DL13 2PF
DL13 2NH
DL13 2FB
DL13 2NF
DL13 2PB
DL13 2PY
DL13 2PE
DL13 2NG
DL13 2NQ
DL13 2NA
DL13 2ND
DL13 2TR
DL13 2LU
DL13 2PX
DL13 2NB
DL13 2LZ
DL13 2JS
DL13 2NE
DL13 2EY
DL13 2PG
DL13 2FJ
DL13 2JR
DL13 2LY
DL13 2UW
DL13 2UN
DL13 2PQ
DL13 2PZ
DL13 2UP
DL13 2UR
DL13 2UL
DL13 2JW
DL13 2YZ
DL13 2JU
DL13 2UJ
DL13 2JT
DL13 2YY
DL13 2UA
DL13 2EZ
DL13 2TX
DL13 2UF
DL13 2TS
DL13 2UG
DL13 2TU
DL13 2YX
DL13 2UU
DL13 2UQ
DL13 2TY
DL13 2UX
DL13 2UY
DL13 2TZ
DL13 2UE
DL13 2UZ
DL13 2WA
DL13 2TP
DL13 2XA
DL13 2UH
DL13 2UB
DL13 2UD
DL13 2US
DL13 2JG
DL13 2XD
DL13 2XB
DL13 2XE
DL13 2XF
DL13 2XH
DL13 2XJ
DL13 2WD
DL13 2WF
DL13 2XQ
DL13 2YU
DL13 2XL
DL13 2XG
DL13 2XN
DL13 2XT
DL13 2XW
DL13 2XP
DL13 2YD
DL13 2XS
DL13 2YT
DL13 2XR
DL13 2YB
DL13 2XU
DL13 2YW
DL13 2YA
DL13 2YS
DL13 2YP
DL13 2XX
DL13 2XZ
DL13 2YG
DL13 2XY
DL13 2YR
DL13 2YF
DL13 2EX
DL13 2YE
DL13 2YH
DL13 2YQ
DL13 2EP
DL13 2PP
DL13 2LN
DL13 2WX
DL13 2JX
DL13 2PH
DL13 2YL
DL13 2ER
DL13 2PR
DL13 2PS
DL13 2YJ
DL13 2JE
DL13 2UT
DL13 2YN
DL13 2PU
DL13 2PT
DL13 2QB
DL13 2JF
DL13 2LL
DL13 2PW
DL13 2PN
DL13 2PL
DL13 2ES
DL13 2PJ
DL13 2HY
DL13 2JY
DL13 2TQ
DL13 2LJ
DL13 2QE
DL13 2JD
DL13 2EU
DL13 2ET
DL13 2JB
DL13 2LQ
DL13 2HX
DL13 2TH
DL13 2HU
DL13 2HH
DL13 2HT
DL13 2HR
DL13 2AG
DL13 2HS
DL13 2HJ
DL13 2HL
DL13 2HW
DL13 2HN
DL13 2HB
DL13 2TF
DL13 2HP
DL13 2QF
DL13 2TG
DL13 2TE
DL13 2TW
DL13 2AF
DL13 2QG
DL13 2QQ
DL13 2TD
DL13 2LA
DL13 2SL
DL13 2QH
DL13 2QN
DL13 2AA
DL13 2SF
DL13 2LG
DL13 2SN
DL13 2QW
DL13 2QJ
DL13 2QL
DL13 2RA
DL13 2QY
DL13 2QP
DL13 2QZ
DL13 2SX
DL13 2QX
DL13 2QR
DL13 2RB
DL13 2QU
DL13 2SW
DL13 2QS
DL13 2SU
DL13 2RG
DL13 2AB
DL13 2RF
DH8 9DX
DL13 2QT
DL13 2RQ
DL13 2RJ
DL13 2SP
DL13 2RN
DL13 2RD
DL13 2TL

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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