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

LA11 7NG
LA11 7LU
LA11 7LS
LA11 7LW
LA11 7LN
LA11 7LP
LA11 7NF
LA11 7LR
LA11 7LF
LA11 7HY
LA11 7LG
LA11 7JX
LA11 7JS
LA11 7NE
LA11 7LJ
LA11 7JU
LA11 7LH
LA11 7LE
LA11 7LQ
LA11 7LA
LA11 7NN
LA11 7JT
LA11 7JY
LA11 7JR
LA11 7LB
LA11 7ND
LA11 7NB
LA11 7NA
LA11 7JZ
LA11 7JP
LA11 7LT
LA11 7PT
LA11 7LL
LA11 7NY
LA11 7NW
LA11 7NZ
LA11 7LD
LA11 7NJ
LA11 7PA
LA11 7LZ
LA11 7PU
LA11 7NX
LA11 7PB
LA11 7NL
LA11 7PE
LA11 7NT
LA11 7PD
LA11 7NS
LA11 7PF
LA11 7NU
LA11 7PX
LA11 7NQ
LA11 7NH
LA11 7PG
LA11 7RJ
LA11 7PQ
LA11 7QU
LA11 7RH
LA11 7QT
LA11 7RY
LA11 7RL
LA11 7RQ
LA11 7PJ
LA11 7RP
LA11 7QX
LA11 7NP
LA11 7PH
LA11 7RG
LA11 7LX
LA11 7LY
LA11 7QR
LA11 7QB
LA11 7PZ
LA11 7PW
LA11 7QG
LA11 7QW
LA11 7SZ
LA11 7GF
LA11 7GH
LA11 7QN
LA11 7RS
LA11 7PY
LA11 7QS
LA11 7QL
LA11 7QE
LA11 7QF
LA11 7QQ
LA11 7QD
LA11 7QH
LA11 7GL
LA11 7RT
LA11 7QP
LA11 7GJ
LA11 7GB
LA11 7GE
LA11 7PL
LA11 7RF
LA11 7RD
LA11 7QZ
LA11 7DD
LA11 7RE
LA11 7RU
LA11 7NR
LA11 7QJ
LA11 7RB
LA11 7RR
LA11 7BD
LA11 7DA
LA11 7RA
LA11 7QY
LA11 7RW
LA11 7RN
LA11 7DB
LA11 7BQ
LA11 7PS
LA11 7BG
LA11 7ES
LA11 7BE
LA11 7JW
LA11 7PN
LA11 7EP
LA11 7BL
LA11 7BP
LA11 7BS
LA11 7AX
LA11 7BH
LA11 7AU
LA11 7BZ
LA11 7EW
LA11 7BT
LA11 7BY
LA11 7AW
LA11 7BU
LA11 7AT
LA11 7SE
LA11 7BB
LA11 7BX
LA11 7AN
LA11 7BJ
LA11 7BA
LA11 7AP
LA11 7AL
LA11 7EN
LA11 7AJ
LA11 7AS
LA11 6QE
LA11 7AH
LA11 7SF
LA11 7DE
LA11 7AR
LA11 7ET
LA11 7SD
LA11 7AQ
LA11 7SB
LA11 7EQ
LA11 7AG
LA11 7EL
LA11 7EH
LA11 7ER
LA11 7BW
LA11 7EJ
LA11 7AY
LA11 7AZ
LA11 7QA
LA11 7SA
LA11 7AD
LA11 7EG
LA11 7AF
LA11 7AE
LA11 7EB
LA11 6PJ
LA11 6HD
LA11 6PN
LA11 7AB
LA11 7ED
LA11 6PL
LA11 7EA
LA11 6PW
LA11 6PH
LA11 6QB
LA11 6PG
LA11 7AA
LA11 7DZ
LA11 6HB
LA11 6QG
LA11 7EF
LA11 7PR
LA11 6QD
LA11 7DY
LA11 6PP
LA11 6QQ
LA11 6QF
LA11 6QA
LA11 6PR
LA11 7EE
LA11 6ST
LA11 6PZ
LA11 6PX
LA11 6PU
LA11 6PT
LA11 7DU
LA11 7DX
LA11 6AT
LA11 6AU
LA11 6PY
LA11 7JE
LA11 6AW
LA11 7BN
LA11 6AP
LA11 7DP
LA11 7JJ
LA11 6PS
LA11 7DT
LA11 6AR
LA11 7BF
LA11 7DW
LA11 7JG
LA11 6HE
LA11 7JL
LA11 7DR
LA11 6AY
LA11 6AN
LA11 7DJ
LA11 7SS
LA11 7DN
LA11 6AH
LA11 7JN
LA11 7DS
LA11 7JF
LA11 6AL
LA11 7JD
LA11 7HE
LA11 6AJ
LA11 6AQ
LA11 7JH
LA11 6AG
LA11 7DQ
LA11 6DH
LA11 7HG
LA11 6HF
LA11 7DL
LA11 6BU
LA11 7HR
LA11 7JQ
LA11 6AD
LA11 7DG
LA11 7JB
LA11 6BX
LA11 6HA
LA11 6AE
LA11 6BY
LA11 7HS
LA11 7HD
LA11 6AF
LA11 7HT
LA11 7SG
LA11 7HQ
LA11 6BT
LA11 6BS
LA11 7SY
LA11 7HL
LA11 7HF
LA11 6BF
LA11 7HU
LA11 7HP
LA11 6BP
LA11 7JA
LA11 7HB
LA11 6DQ
LA11 6DL
LA11 7SR
LA11 7HW
LA11 6BJ
LA11 6DN
LA11 7HA
LA11 6BN
LA11 7EY
LA11 6DG
LA11 7HN
LA11 6AS
LA11 7HJ
LA11 6BZ
LA11 6BW
LA11 6BL
LA11 7GP
LA11 6DA
LA11 6FL
LA11 6DJ
LA11 7DH
LA11 7HH
LA11 7EX
LA11 7EZ
LA11 6BH
LA11 6BB
LA11 6BQ
LA11 6DE
LA11 6DD
LA11 6DR
LA11 6AB
LA11 6BA
LA11 6DB
LA11 6AA
LA11 9AN
LA11 7GG
LA11 6WU
LA11 6WT
LA11 6WP
LA11 6GA
LA11 7WX
LA11 7GR
LA11 6WQ
LA11 6GD
LA11 6WR
LA11 6WS
LA11 7GA
LA11 6ZW
LA11 7GT
LA11 9AJ
LA11 7YA
LA11 9AL
LA11 9AH
LA11 9AP
LA11 9AG
LA11 7WY
LA11 7WZ
LA11 6GJ
LA11 7GS
LA11 7GN
LA11 7GD
LA11 9EA
LA11 7YD
LA11 7GQ
LA11 6GL
LA11 6HQ
LA11 6AZ
LA11 6FD
LA11 6DS
LA11 6WY
LA11 6BD
LA11 6DT
LA11 6JN
LA11 6BE
LA11 6DX
LA11 6DU
LA11 6DP
LA11 6HG
LA11 6HH
LA11 6DZ
LA11 6EA
LA11 6DY

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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