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

CA4 9LF
CA4 9LE
CA8 9LE
CA8 9LF
CA4 9LD
CA4 9JX
CA8 9JX
CA4 9JU
CA4 9JY
CA8 9JY
CA8 9EN
CA4 9JZ
CA4 9EE
CA8 9EE
CA8 9JZ
CA4 9EN
CA4 9ED
CA4 9JS
CA4 9EB
CA8 9JU
CA8 9JT
CA4 9JT
CA8 9EB
CA8 9EG
CA4 9EG
CA4 9JW
CA4 9LW
CA8 9LW
CA4 9LN
CA8 9LN
CA8 9BS
CA4 9LJ
CA8 9LJ
CA4 9BS
CA8 9LL
CA4 9DX
CA8 9DX
CA4 9LL
CA8 9AH
CA4 9AH
CA8 9AA
CA8 9JN
CA4 9JN
CA4 9AA
CA4 9AB
CA8 9AE
CA4 9AE
CA8 9AB
CA8 9AD
CA4 9AD
CA8 9DU
CA4 9DU
CA8 9LH
CA4 9LH
CA4 9EZ
CA4 9EA
CA8 9EA
CA8 9JL
CA8 9AF
CA4 9AF
CA4 9AN
CA8 9AN
CA8 9LQ
CA4 9LQ
CA4 9JL
CA8 9AY
CA4 9AY
CA8 9AL
CA4 9AL
CA8 9BT
CA4 9BT
CA4 9AX
CA8 9AX
CA8 9EW
CA4 9EW
CA4 9EH
CA8 9EH
CA8 9AG
CA4 9AG
CA8 9HR
CA4 9HR
CA4 9HL
CA8 9HL
CA4 9HS
CA8 9HS
CA8 9HT
CA4 9HT
CA4 9HP
CA8 9HP
CA8 9JH
CA8 9LG
CA4 9LG
CA4 9JH
CA8 9JA
CA4 9JA
CA8 9HZ
CA8 9JF
CA8 9JG
CA8 9AU
CA4 9JG
CA4 9JF
CA8 9JE
CA4 9HH
CA4 9AU
CA4 9JE
CA8 9HH
CA4 9HN
CA8 9HN
CA4 9JQ
CA4 9AJ
CA8 9AJ
CA4 9HX
CA8 9HX
CA8 9JQ
CA8 9EL
CA4 9EL
CA8 9HJ
CA8 9HW
CA4 9HW
CA8 9EJ
CA4 9EJ
CA8 9EQ
CA4 9EQ
CA4 9JJ
CA8 9BA
CA4 9BB
CA4 9AZ
CA4 9BL
CA8 9BB
CA8 9BL
CA4 9BA
CA8 9BW
CA4 9AW
CA4 9BW
CA4 9AP
CA8 9AP
CA4 9BX
CA8 9YA
CA8 9WA
CA4 9NQ
CA4 9EP
CA8 9EP
CA4 9BE
CA8 9BE
CA8 9BD
CA4 9BD
CA8 9AR
CA4 9AR
CA8 9BU
CA4 9BU
CA8 9JJ
CA4 8PZ
CA4 8QB
CA4 9NH
CA8 9NH
CA8 9NQ
CA4 9BH
CA8 9BH
CA8 9ES
CA4 9BP
CA8 9BP
CA8 9BG
CA4 9BG
CA4 8QA
CA4 8RN
CA4 8QD
CA4 9JB
CA8 9JB
CA4 8QE
CA4 8RY
CA8 9BQ
CA4 9BQ
CA8 9BJ
CA4 9BJ
CA4 9ES
CA4 8RP
CA8 9NA
CA4 9NA
CA4 9ET
CA4 8RR
CA8 9ER
CA4 8PJ
CA4 9ER
CA4 8PS
CA4 8NH
CA4 9HU
CA8 9HU
CA4 9LY
CA4 8RJ
CA4 8ND
CA8 9LY
CA4 8PL
CA4 8PN
CA8 1LR
CA4 8RW
CA4 9SS
CA4 9GA
CA4 9LZ
CA8 9LZ
CA4 9LX
CA8 9LX
CA4 9LS
CA4 8QF
CA8 9LS
CA4 8QH
CA4 8QY
CA8 9LP
CA4 9LP
CA8 9JD
CA4 8RS
CA4 9JD
CA8 9LT
CA4 8QG
CA4 9LR
CA8 9NJ
CA4 9LT
CA4 9NJ
CA8 9LR
CA4 8SA
CA4 8QP
CA4 8QZ
CA4 8NG
CA8 9LU
CA4 9LU
CA4 8RL
CA4 8RF
CA8 9BZ
CA4 9GB
CA4 9BZ
CA4 8NQ
CA4 8QR
CA4 9EX
CA4 8NA
CA8 9EX
CA4 8QJ
CA8 9NL
CA4 8RT
CA8 9AQ
CA4 8NB
CA4 8QW
CA8 1SY
CA4 8QL
CA4 8RX
CA8 9NB
CA4 9NB
CA8 1SZ
CA8 9EY
CA4 8QQ
CA4 9EY
CA8 1TA
CA4 8NE
CA4 8NF
CA4 8RH
CA8 1LW
CA8 9BX
CA4 8QN
CA4 8RG
CA4 8RE
CA8 9ND
CA4 9ND
CA8 9NE
CA4 9NE
CA4 8QS
CA4 9DW
CA4 8RQ
CA4 8RZ
CA4 8LN
CA4 8LS
CA4 8LW
CA8 9DW
CA8 9EU
CA4 9EU
CA4 8LT
CA4 8LL
CA4 8NJ
CA8 1LP
CA4 8LJ
CA4 8RD
CA4 8LP
CA8 1QZ
CA6 4NQ
CA4 8LX
CA4 8NL
CA4 8LR
CA4 8RB
CA4 8NR
CA8 1SX
CA8 9HA
CA4 8NN
CA4 8NS
CA4 8QU
CA4 8RA
CA4 8HB
CA4 8QX
CA4 8HA
CA4 8QT
CA4 8LH
CA4 9DP
CA8 9DP
CA8 1LL
CA4 8EZ
CA4 8JP
CA8 9BY
CA4 9BY
CA8 1LN
CA8 1LF
CA8 1LE
CA4 8PX
CA8 1LS
CA4 8EN
CA4 8PG
CA4 8ES
CA4 8PD
CA4 8ET
CA6 4NF
CA4 8EY
CA8 1LU
CA4 8PB
CA4 8JD
CA4 8JW
CA4 8PR
CA4 8JN
CA4 8JZ
CA8 1LT
CA4 8PA
CA4 8EW
CA4 8JE
CA4 8JL
CA4 8LB
CA4 8LG
CA4 8PF
CA4 9DA
CA4 8LF
CA8 1RA
CA4 8JS
CA4 9HA
CA4 8JF
CA4 8FE
CA4 8PE
CA4 8JY
CA4 8JJ
CA4 8LA
CA4 8HW
CA4 8HG
CA4 8EU
CA8 1PS
CA4 8EX
CA4 8HD
CA8 1HN
CA4 8HL
CA4 8HF
CA4 8LU
CA4 8JG
CA8 9DA
CA4 8LE
CA4 8JH
CA4 8GT
CA4 8GB
CA4 8GL
CA4 8GP
CA4 8GF
CA4 8GE
CA4 8GN
CA4 8GG
CA4 8GD
CA4 8GH
CA4 8GJ
CA8 1QL
CA4 8HE
CA4 8LD
CA4 8HN
CA4 8JR
CA4 8NP
CA6 4NE
CA6 4NG
CA8 9NF
CA4 9NF
CA4 8JQ
CA8 1QN
CA4 8HZ
CA8 1QW
CA8 9HQ
CA4 9HQ

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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