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

TS21 4YS
TS21 4YT
TS21 4BX
TS21 4BT
TS21 4BU
TS21 4DH
TS21 4BJ
TS21 4BL
TS21 4EU
TS21 4AP
TS21 4DJ
TS21 4AR
TS21 4BS
TS21 4EE
TS21 4DQ
TS21 4AN
TS21 4AS
TS21 4BY
TS21 4EF
TS21 4ET
TS21 4ED
TS21 4ER
TS21 4AW
TS21 4DE
TS21 4AT
TS21 4ES
TS21 4HD
TS21 4EG
TS21 4BZ
TS21 4AL
TS21 4AX
TS21 4HB
TS21 4AU
TS21 4EP
TS21 4EX
TS21 4EB
TS21 4AA
TS21 4DG
TS21 4EA
TS21 4DA
TS21 4EW
TS21 4EL
TS21 4DL
TS21 4EJ
TS21 4DB
TS21 4AJ
TS21 4EQ
TS21 4BW
TS21 4BH
TS21 4AY
TS21 4BN
TS21 4EN
TS21 4HE
TS21 4AB
TS21 4DD
TS21 4DN
TS21 4DZ
TS21 4HF
TS21 4EZ
TS21 4BP
TS21 4DY
TS21 4FB
TS21 4DT
TS21 4DS
TS21 4EH
TS21 4DU
TS21 4DW
TS21 4DR
TS21 4HA
TS21 4DP
TS21 4DX
TS21 4AE
TS21 4AD
TS21 4AH
TS21 4AQ
TS21 4AF
TS21 4AG
TS21 4EY
TS21 4DF
TS21 4AZ
TS21 4BD
TS21 3ET
TS21 4BE
TS21 4BB
TS21 3EZ
TS21 3DT
TS29 6NE
TS21 4BA
TS29 6JT
TS21 3DU
TS21 3DX
TS29 6JW
TS29 6JQ
TS21 3DY
TS21 3FB
TS29 6HY
TS29 6JR
TS29 6JP
TS29 6JN
TS21 3FH
TS21 3EJ
TS29 6JS
TS29 6JU
TS29 6JL
TS21 3FD
TS29 6JG
TS29 6JX
TS29 6JJ
TS21 3FF
TS29 6JH
TS21 3FG
TS29 6JF
TS29 6JB
DL17 9DZ
TS29 6JE
TS29 6JD
TS29 6QB
TS29 6LB
TS21 3NL
TS29 6LD
TS21 3DZ
TS29 6QE
TS29 6JA
TS29 6LA
TS29 6NG
TS21 3ED
TS21 3NN
TS29 6QP
TS21 3NS
TS29 6NQ
TS29 6NB
TS21 3DS
TS29 6QQ
TS29 6QD
TS21 3NW
TS29 6QA
TS29 6NF
TS29 6JY
TS29 6JZ
TS21 2BD
TS29 6QW
TS29 6QG
TS29 6PY
TS21 3NP
TS21 3NH
TS21 3NJ
TS29 6QF
TS21 3NT
TS29 6PZ
TS29 6PX
TS29 6QJ
TS21 3NR
TS21 3NU
TS29 6QH
TS29 6LZ
TS29 6LF
TS29 6PU
TS21 3NX
TS29 6NA
TS29 6LY
TS21 2BB
DL17 9EA
TS29 6LX
TS29 6PF
TS21 3EA
TS29 6PR
TS29 6QL
TS29 6PT
TS29 6PG
TS21 3EW
TS29 6PN
TS21 4BG
TS29 6PL
TS29 6LU
TS29 6PQ
TS29 6PJ
TS29 6PP
TS29 6PH
TS29 6PS
TS29 6PW
TS29 6LT
TS21 3EE
TS21 3BP
TS21 3EB
TS29 6QN
TS29 6NH
DL17 9DY
TS29 6ND
TS21 3EL
TS21 3EU
TS21 3DR
TS21 3EP
TS21 2EG
TS21 3EX
TS21 3EH
TS21 3EF
TS21 3EQ
TS21 2JE
TS21 3DB
TS21 2EQ
TS21 3DA
TS21 4BQ
TS21 2JD
TS21 3EG
TS29 6GB
TS21 3DD
TS21 3DL
TS21 3EN
TS21 3DJ
TS21 2HZ
TS29 6NJ
TS21 3DW
TS21 2JA
TS21 3DG
TS21 3DN
TS21 3BY
TS21 3DH
TS21 3BZ
TS21 3DF
TS21 2JB
TS21 3DE
TS21 3DQ
TS21 2EH
TS29 6NP
TS21 2AP
DL17 9EB
TS29 6NN
TS21 3BQ
TS21 3BE
TS21 3DP
TS21 3HT
TS21 3BH
TS21 2JF
TS21 3BB
TS21 2AW
TS21 3AF
DL17 9DB
TS21 3AY
TS21 3ES
TS21 3BG
TS21 3AE
TS21 2AL
TS21 3AZ
TS21 3BA
TS21 2AN
TS21 3AG
DL17 9BD
TS21 3BL
TS29 6LR
TS21 3AH
TS21 3AD
TS21 3BU
TS21 3ER
TS21 3BD
DL17 9BA
TS21 3BX
TS21 3AJ
DL17 9BE
TS21 3AX
TS21 3BT
TS21 3AQ
DL17 9BG
TS21 3BW
TS21 2AZ
TS29 6EX
TS21 3AU
TS21 3AB
TS21 3AL
DL17 9AZ
TS29 6HL
DL17 9BB
TS21 3BJ
DL17 9AY
TS21 3HN
TS21 3BN
DL17 9AS
TS21 3AA
DL17 9AX
TS21 2BA
TS29 6NL
TS21 3AT
TS21 2JQ
DL17 9AU
TS29 6LS
TS21 3BS
TS29 6EY
TS21 2BE
TS21 3AN
TS21 3AP
DL17 9DA
TS21 2AQ
TS21 2AJ
TS21 3AW
DL17 9ED
TS21 3AR
TS21 3AS
TS21 2AR
TS29 6EU
TS21 2AU
DL17 9AR
TS21 2AH
TS21 2AG
TS29 6HD
TS21 2BX
TS29 6HE
TS29 6EZ
TS29 6NW
TS21 2AF
TS21 2AY
DL17 9BF
TS21 2AB
TS29 6HA
TS21 2EF
TS21 2AE
TS29 6ET
TS29 6HF
TS21 2AD
TS21 2YZ
TS21 2YX
TS21 2YT
TS21 2YU
TS21 2BN
TS29 6HJ
TS29 6HN
DL17 9DX
DL17 9AT
TS29 6HG
DL17 9BL
DL17 9DR
TS21 2BP
TS21 2AX
TS21 2EA
DL17 9AL
TS29 6HR
TS29 6HQ
TS21 2DY
TS21 2BH
TS21 2AA
TS21 2BL
TS29 6HP
DL17 9BN
TS21 2GA
TS29 6HB
TS21 2ED
TS29 6ES
TS21 2EB
TS29 6HW
TS21 2AS
DL17 9DP
TS21 2BU
TS21 2BJ
TS21 2DZ
TS21 2BS
TS29 6HH
TS21 3HL
DL17 9AW
TS21 2BW
DL17 9AH
DL17 9AP
TS29 6DZ
TS21 2BT
TS21 3HP
DL17 9AJ
DL17 9EE
TS29 6HS
DL17 9BQ
TS29 6LE
DL17 9DT
TS21 2DF
TS29 6HT
DL17 9BH
TS21 2DE
TS21 2JS
TS21 2DH
TS21 2DX
TS29 6PB
DL17 9AN
DL17 9BJ
DL17 8LL
TS21 2DB
TS21 2YY
TS29 6HU
DL17 9AG
DL17 9AF
TS21 2DD
TS21 2YS
TS21 2WZ
TS21 2JT
TS21 2BY
TS21 2DL
TS29 6PD
TS29 6ED
TS29 6HX
TS21 2JH
TS21 2DG
DL17 9AE
TS21 3YX
TS21 3YU
TS21 2DW
TS29 6EE
TS21 3HB
TS21 2JX
TS21 2DJ
TS21 2DQ
TS29 6EN
DL17 9BW
TS21 2DN
TS29 6ER
TS21 2JW
TS29 6EW
DL17 9BP
TS29 6PA
TS29 6EP
TS29 6EF
TS21 2DA
TS29 6EB
TS29 6EA
DL17 9AQ
TS21 2DT
TS29 6LP
TS29 6PE
TS21 2DU
TS21 3YT
TS21 3YS
TS21 3HA
TS21 3YZ
TS21 2JR
TS21 2BZ
TS21 2DP
TS29 6EG
TS21 2JJ
TS21 2DR
TS21 2JL
TS21 2DS
TS29 6EQ
TS21 2JN
TS21 3HD
TS21 2EE
TS29 6EH
TS29 6LN
TS29 6LL
TS29 6EJ
TS29 6LH
TS29 6LJ
DH6 4BB
DL17 9AD
TS29 6DU
TS29 6DX
TS29 6LG
TS29 6LQ
DH6 4PW
TS29 6AG
TS29 6EL
TS29 6AQ
TS29 6LW
TS29 6AH
TS29 6DT
TS29 6DS
TS29 6DY
TS29 6NR
TS29 6FB
DL17 9DU
TS21 3HS
TS29 6DR
TS21 2EJ
TS29 6AJ
TS29 6AF
TS29 6DH
TS29 6FD
TS29 6DP
TS29 6DW
TS29 6BY
TS29 6AD
TS29 6AL
TS29 6AE
TS21 3HW
TS29 6DN
TS29 6DL
DL17 9DW
TS28 5NR
TS21 2EL
TS29 6DJ
TS29 6AA
TS29 6DQ
TS28 5NP
TS21 2HR
TS21 3HR
TS29 6DE
TS29 6DG
TS29 6AB
TS28 5ND
TS28 5NN
TS29 6AN
DH6 4PL
TS29 6BN
TS29 6NY
TS29 6AW
TS28 5NW
TS21 2HW
TS29 6AP
DH6 4PN
TS29 6GA
TS29 6AU
TS29 6BW
TS29 6AX
TS29 6WZ
TS29 6YW
TS29 6WB
TS29 6WX
TS29 6WW
TS29 6WY
TS29 6WA
TS29 6YX
TS29 6YZ
TS29 6DF
TS28 5NS
DH6 4BA
TS29 6AT
TS29 6FE
TS29 6AR
TS29 6AY
TS29 6AZ
TS29 6BP
DH6 4PJ
TS21 2EN
TS29 6AS
TS29 6BB
TS29 6BS
DH6 4PP
TS29 6BQ
TS29 6BL
TS21 3HE
DL17 9AB
DH6 4PH
TS29 6BJ
TS29 6BD
TS29 6BE
DH6 4PD
TS29 6BU
TS29 6BT
DH6 4NT
TS29 6BH
TS29 6BA
TS29 6DB
DH6 4NE
TS28 5NX
TS29 6BX
TS29 6BZ
DH6 4PE
DH6 4PF
DH6 4PQ
TS29 6HZ
DH6 4PG
TS29 6DA
TS29 6BG
DH6 4LP
DH6 4PR
DH6 4LY
TS29 6DD
DH6 4LT
DH6 4PB
TS28 5LZ
DL17 9HD
TS21 2EP
DH6 4AT
DH6 4PT
DH6 4LZ
DH6 4LR
DH6 4LU
DH6 4NN
DH6 4LS
DH6 4NB
DL17 9AA
DH6 4LX

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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