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

CA19 1YB
CA20 1HW
CA19 1YA
CA20 1LE
CA19 1YD
CA19 1XU
CA20 1GA
CA20 1GE
CA20 1GF
CA19 1XT
CA20 1EY
CA20 1LD
CA19 1XS
CA20 1HP
CA20 1HF
CA19 1XX
CA20 1JW
CA19 1XZ
CA20 1HJ
CA20 1LG
CA20 1LB
CA20 1HS
CA20 1LQ
CA20 1LF
CA20 1JL
CA20 1EZ
CA20 1HD
CA20 1JR
CA20 1LJ
CA20 1JZ
CA20 1HT
CA20 1HG
CA20 1JP
CA20 1JX
CA20 1LH
CA20 1GB
CA20 1JJ
CA20 1JN
CA20 1HA
CA20 1HB
CA20 1JY
CA20 1HQ
CA20 1JS
CA20 1HE
CA20 1JT
CA19 1UH
CA19 1XE
CA20 1JH
CA20 1NF
CA20 1FB
CA20 1HH
CA20 1ND
CA20 1JU
CA20 1JQ
CA19 1XD
CA20 1NG
CA19 1XG
CA20 1NZ
CA20 1JG
CA20 1NB
CA19 1XN
CA19 1XW
CA20 1NE
CA19 1UL
CA20 1LY
CA19 1UJ
CA19 1XF
CA20 1LS
CA20 1PH
CA20 1PJ
CA20 1NQ
CA19 1XP
CA19 1TP
CA19 1UQ
CA20 1NJ
CA20 1QY
CA20 1LZ
CA20 1HR
CA19 1XR
CA20 1LR
CA20 1WW
CA20 1WR
CA20 1PQ
CA20 1GG
CA20 1GD
CA19 1WA
CA20 1WZ
CA20 1GH
CA20 1WX
CA20 1WY
CA20 1WU
CA20 1WT
CA20 1WS
CA20 1WQ
CA20 1WP
CA20 1WA
CA20 1GJ
CA20 1LX
CA20 1HY
CA19 1UG
CA20 1PL
CA19 1YE
CA20 1NL
CA19 1YF
CA20 1LP
CA20 1QX
CA20 1LT
CA19 1XH
CA19 1XQ
CA20 1AP
CA20 1NH
CA20 1PP
CA20 1LU
CA20 1PW
CA20 1HU
CA20 1LL
CA20 1HX
CA20 1HL
CA20 1LN
CA20 1AW
CA20 1NA
CA20 1LW
CA20 1PN
CA20 1HZ
CA20 1AN
CA20 1HN
CA20 1NX
CA20 1NY
CA20 1PR
CA20 1AB
CA20 1PD
CA20 1BW
CA20 1AL
CA20 1AS
CA20 1AD
CA20 1AR
CA20 1EL
CA20 1PB
CA20 1AA
CA20 1PS
CA20 1AT
CA20 1JA
CA20 1JF
CA20 1JE
CA20 1NT
CA20 1PX
CA20 1TZ
CA20 1AX
CA20 1EJ
CA20 1AH
CA20 1AY
CA20 1NU
CA20 1EG
CA20 1PU
CA20 1AJ
CA20 1PE
CA20 1RD
CA20 1AQ
CA20 1PA
CA20 1AU
CA20 1RA
CA20 1RB
CA20 1AG
CA20 1PY
CA20 1JB
CA20 1NS
CA20 1QD
CA20 1QB
CA19 1XL
CA20 1NP
CA20 1AZ
CA20 1QT
CA20 1BG
CA20 1NR
CA20 1QF
CA20 1NW
CA20 1QE
CA20 1BF
CA20 1QA
CA20 1PZ
CA19 1YG
CA20 1QU
CA20 1QR
CA20 1QH
CA20 1QG
CA20 1BN
CA20 1QS
CA20 1QZ
CA20 1QP
CA20 1QJ
CA20 1JD
CA20 1BA
CA20 1QW
CA20 1QL
CA20 1QQ
CA20 1EQ
CA20 1BB
CA20 1RS
CA20 1BD
CA20 1BL
CA20 1BQ
CA20 1PT
CA20 1QN
CA20 1BE
CA20 1AE
CA19 1YQ
CA20 1BP
CA20 1EF
CA19 1YH
CA20 1EH
CA20 1BH
CA20 1ED
CA20 1EA
CA20 1BJ
CA19 1YX
CA19 1YZ
CA19 1UT
CA20 1EW
CA19 1UN
CA20 1BS
CA20 1RG
CA19 1YT
CA19 1UU
CA20 1BT
CA20 1BU
CA20 1AF
CA20 1BX
CA19 1TA
CA19 1YL
CA19 1UZ
CA19 1YY
CA20 1EN
CA20 1BY
CA20 1PF
CA19 1YR
CA20 1EB
CA28 7DF
CA19 1YS
CA19 1TB
CA20 1PG
CA19 1YP
CA20 1ER
CA19 1UX
CA20 1BZ
CA20 1DU
CA18 1ST
CA20 1DA
CA19 1UY
CA20 1EE
CA20 1EP

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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