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 3NG
CA7 3NG
CA7 3NW
CA7 3NF
CA5 3NF
CA7 3NQ
CA5 3NQ
CA5 3NW
CA7 3LX
CA5 3LX
CA5 3NE
CA7 3NE
CA5 3NL
CA7 3NL
CA5 3NN
CA7 3ND
CA5 3ND
CA7 3SJ
CA5 3SJ
CA7 3LU
CA5 3LU
CA7 0BX
CA5 3SN
CA7 3SN
CA7 0BT
CA7 0BS
CA7 3LZ
CA5 3LZ
CA5 3NA
CA7 3LY
CA7 3NA
CA5 3LY
CA7 3SH
CA5 3SH
CA7 3NB
CA5 3NB
CA5 3SQ
CA7 3SQ
CA7 0BW
CA5 3LL
CA7 3LL
CA5 3SW
CA7 3SW
CA7 0BP
CA5 3LJ
CA7 3LJ
CA7 3SP
CA5 3SP
CA7 0BH
CA5 3SR
CA7 3SR
CA7 3LH
CA7 0BY
CA5 3LH
CA7 0AZ
CA7 0BN
CA5 3LN
CA7 3LN
CA5 3LT
CA7 3LT
CA7 0DE
CA7 0DF
CA7 0DG
CA7 0BJ
CA7 0BZ
CA7 0BL
CA5 3SB
CA7 3SD
CA5 3SD
CA7 3SB
CA7 3SE
CA7 0DQ
CA5 3SY
CA7 3SY
CA7 3LQ
CA5 3LQ
CA5 3SU
CA7 0BQ
CA5 1BT
CA7 1BT
CA7 3LS
CA5 3LS
CA7 3QA
CA5 3QA
CA7 1AP
CA5 1BU
CA5 3PZ
CA7 3PZ
CA7 1BU
CA7 3RY
CA5 1BY
CA7 1BY
CA7 1BA
CA7 3LA
CA5 1BA
CA7 0AY
CA7 1BX
CA5 3RY
CA5 1BS
CA7 1BS
CA5 1BX
CA5 1BB
CA7 1BB
CA5 1BQ
CA7 1BQ
CA7 0DH
CA5 1BN
CA5 1BH
CA5 1BP
CA7 1BN
CA7 1BE
CA7 1BH
CA5 1BD
CA5 1BE
CA7 1BP
CA7 1BD
CA5 1BL
CA7 1BL
CA7 1BJ
CA7 3QB
CA5 1BJ
CA7 1BW
CA5 3QB
CA5 1BW
CA5 1BF
CA7 1BF
CA5 1BG
CA5 3SX
CA7 3SX
CA7 1BR
CA7 1BG
CA7 0AP
CA5 1BZ
CA7 1BZ
CA5 3QD
CA5 3QF
CA7 3QD
CA7 3QF
CA5 3TA
CA7 3TA
CA7 1AN
CA7 3SZ
CA5 3SZ
CA5 1AN
CA7 3QG
CA5 3QG
CA5 3QE
CA7 3QE
CA7 0AN
CA7 4TJ
CA7 3WB
CA7 3WA
CA5 3TB
CA7 3TB
CA5 3PY
CA5 3LG
CA7 3QQ
CA7 4TU
CA5 4TU
CA7 3LG
CA7 0AT
CA5 3QQ
CA7 3QH
CA5 3QH
CA5 1AL
CA5 1AJ
CA7 1AL
CA7 1AJ
CA5 1AW
CA5 3LA
CA7 0AS
CA7 1AW
CA5 3TD
CA7 3JZ
CA7 3QJ
CA5 3QJ
CA7 3PY
CA5 1AH
CA7 1AH
CA7 3QS
CA5 3QS
CA7 3QR
CA7 3QP
CA5 3QP
CA7 0AL
CA5 4TJ
CA7 0AW
CA7 3RL
CA5 3RL
CA5 3QR
CA5 1LG
CA7 3QU
CA5 3QU
CA7 1LG
CA7 0AE
CA7 1JP
CA5 3PU
CA7 3RA
CA5 3QX
CA5 3RA
CA7 3QX
CA7 0AX
CA5 3RB
CA5 3QY
CA7 3RB
CA7 3QY
CA7 8PW
CA7 3PX
CA5 3PX
CA7 3PT
CA5 3PT
CA7 3RQ
CA5 3RQ
CA5 1JP
CA5 3RH
CA7 3RH
CA5 3RD
CA5 3QZ
CA7 3PU
CA7 3RD
CA5 3RE
CA7 3QZ
CA7 3RE
CA7 3RG
CA7 3DP
CA5 3RG
CA5 1JS
CA7 3RN
CA5 3RN
CA5 1JR
CA7 1JR
CA5 1AQ
CA5 3DP
CA7 1JS
CA7 1AQ
CA5 3RF
CA7 0DL
CA7 3RF
CA7 3RJ
CA5 3RJ
CA7 4TX
CA7 8PL
CA5 4TX
CA5 3JU
CA7 3JU
CA7 3PS
CA7 3DZ
CA5 3DZ
CA5 3PS
CA7 3DX
CA5 3DX
CA7 8PN
CA5 3PG
CA7 8PJ
CA7 3DY
CA5 3DY
CA7 0AJ
CA7 3PG
CA7 1YB
CA5 1LQ
CA7 4TT
CA7 3GD
CA5 3GD
CA5 3GE
CA5 4TT
CA7 1LQ
CA5 3LF
CA7 3LF
CA7 1AB
CA5 1AB
CA5 3DU
CA7 3DU
CA5 1AA
CA7 1AA
CA7 8PQ
CA5 1LH
CA7 3DT
CA5 3DT
CA5 3GB
CA5 4ND
CA7 3DW
CA7 4ND
CA5 3RW
CA7 1JT
CA5 1JT
CA7 8PH
CA5 3JZ
CA5 1JX
CA7 1JX
CA5 1JU
CA7 3RW
CA5 2ED
CA7 2ED
CA7 3DA
CA7 3DN
CA5 3DN
CA5 3DR
CA7 3DR
CA7 1JU
CA7 4TG
CA5 4TG
CA7 4TL
CA5 3DS
CA7 3DS
CA7 3DB
CA5 3DB
CA5 3DL
CA7 3DL
CA7 0AH
CA5 3JX
CA7 3DJ
CA5 3DJ
CA7 3JX
CA5 4TL
CA7 2EF
CA5 2EF
CA7 0DT
CA5 4TP
CA7 4TP
CA5 3DG
CA7 3DG
CA5 3DW
CA7 4TF
CA5 4TF
CA7 4TR
CA5 4TR
CA5 1AG
CA7 1AG
CA7 3DH
CA5 3DH
CA7 3JY
CA5 3JY
CA5 3DF
CA7 3DF
CA7 4TD
CA5 4TD
CA5 3DQ
CA5 3DE
CA7 3DE

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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