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 2JU
TS21 2EZ
TS21 2EY
TS21 2JG
TS21 2HA
TS21 2HB
TS21 2HD
TS21 2EX
TS21 2HJ
TS21 2HL
TS21 2EU
TS21 2EW
TS21 2HN
TS21 2HE
TS21 2HT
TS21 2EN
TS21 2HP
TS21 2HF
TS21 2HG
TS21 2ER
TS21 2EP
TS21 2HW
TS21 2ES
TS21 2EL
TS21 2HS
TS21 2EJ
TS21 2HQ
TS21 2ET
TS21 2HH
DL17 0LQ
TS21 2HU
TS21 2BZ
TS21 2DN
TS21 2JN
TS21 2JR
TS21 2JJ
TS21 2DA
TS21 1NH
TS21 2JL
TS21 2JW
TS21 2EE
TS21 2HR
TS21 1NJ
TS21 2BY
TS21 2DS
TS21 2JT
TS21 2WZ
TS21 2YS
TS21 2DU
TS21 2DD
TS21 2DB
TS21 2JH
TS21 2DG
TS21 2YY
TS21 2JS
TS21 2DT
TS21 2DR
TS21 2DQ
DL17 0LG
TS21 2DP
TS21 2DE
TS21 2DW
TS21 2DL
TS21 2DJ
TS21 2BT
TS21 2DF
TS21 2DH
TS21 2BW
TS21 2BU
TS21 2BS
TS21 2BP
TS21 2AX
TS21 2BH
TS21 2DX
TS21 2BJ
TS21 2BL
TS21 2GA
TS21 2YX
TS21 2YZ
TS21 2YT
TS21 2YU
TS21 2BN
TS21 2AY
TS21 2BX
TS21 2JQ
TS21 2AA
TS21 1NQ
TS21 2AD
TS21 3HE
TS21 2AB
TS21 2BE
TS21 2AU
TS21 2BA
TS21 3BS
TS21 3AS
TS21 2AE
TS21 3AR
TS21 2DY
TS21 2AZ
TS21 2DZ
TS21 2AS
TS21 2AL
TS21 3BT
TS21 2AJ
TS21 2JF
TS21 3BN
TS21 2AN
TS21 2HX
TS21 2AH
TS21 3AT
TS21 2AF
TS21 2AW
TS21 2EA
TS21 3BU
TS21 3BX
TS21 2ED
DL17 0LH
TS21 1NL
TS21 3BW
TS21 2AQ
TS21 2AR
TS21 2JX
TS21 2AG
TS21 3HB
TS21 2AP
TS21 2EB
TS21 3AP
TS21 3DP
TS21 3BD
TS21 2EF
TS21 3AW
TS21 2JB
TS21 3BH
TS21 3BQ
TS21 3AU
TS21 3BJ
TS21 3AX
TS21 3BG
TS21 3AN
TS21 2JA
TS21 3BA
TS21 3BE
TS21 3BZ
TS21 2EH
TS21 3DW
TS21 3HA
TS21 3YZ
TS21 2HZ
TS21 3YS
TS21 3YT
TS21 3AQ
TS21 3AZ
TS21 3YX
TS21 3YU
TS21 3BB
TS21 3BY
TS21 3BL
TS21 3AA
TS21 2JD
TS21 3DN
TS21 2EQ
TS21 3DQ
TS21 3AY
TS21 3AL
TS21 3AJ
TS21 3DH
DL5 6JH
TS21 2JE
TS21 3DJ
TS21 3DG
TS21 3AB
TS21 3EG
TS21 3DF
TS21 3AH
TS21 3DE
TS21 3AG
TS21 3DL
TS21 3HT
TS21 3AD
TS21 3EH
TS21 3DA
TS21 2EG
TS21 3EF
TS21 3EQ
DL17 0SJ
TS21 3AE
TS21 3AF
TS21 3EX
TS21 1NG
TS21 3DR
TS21 3DB
TS21 3HD
DL17 0LE
TS21 2HY
DL17 0NP
TS21 3EU
TS21 3DD
TS21 3ES
TS21 3BP
TS21 3EB
TS21 3HF
DL5 6UN
TS21 3EE
TS21 1LZ
TS21 1NF
DL5 6JF
DL5 6UT
DL5 6WZ
DL5 6UU
DL5 6UX
TS21 3EA
TS21 3NX
TS21 2BB
DL5 6JE
DL5 6JB
TS21 3NR
TS21 3NU
DL5 6JN
DL5 6JD
DL17 0LB
DL17 0NJ
DL1 3LF
TS21 3NT
TS21 3NJ
TS21 3NP
TS21 3NH
DL5 6JA
TS21 3HL
TS21 3NW
DL5 4BQ
TS21 1NS
DL5 4DD
DL17 0LF
DL5 4BB
TS21 3DS
TS21 1NB
TS21 3NS
DL5 4BD
DL5 4BG
TS21 1NA
DL5 4BA
TS21 3NN
DL5 4BH
DL17 9ED
TS21 3NL
TS21 3DZ
DL5 4BE
DL5 5AY
DL17 0NN
DL5 4BJ
DL5 4BL
DL5 4AY
DL5 4AZ
DL5 4PA
DL5 4YF
DL5 5AX
DL5 5AZ
DL5 6JJ
DL17 0JU
DL5 4AN
DL5 4AW
DL5 4YQ
DL5 5BB
DL5 5AT
DL5 5BA
DL5 4YH
DL5 4PW
DL5 4YD
DL5 4YB
DL5 5BD
DL17 0NW
DL5 4AT
DL5 4BN
DL5 5AR
TS21 3ED
DL5 4AS
DL5 4AL
DL5 4AP
DL5 4AU
DL5 4AR
DL5 5AU
DL5 6JQ
DL5 5BE
DL5 4YE
DL5 5AS
DL17 0PY
DL5 4TT
TS21 3FG
DL5 5AN
TS21 3FF
DL17 0NL
DL5 5AP
DL5 4YG
DL5 5BG
DL5 5RH
DL5 5AW
DL5 4AH
DL5 5BL
DL5 4TL
DL5 5BN
DL5 4AJ
DL5 5AL
DL5 4TP
DL17 9AQ
TS21 3EL
DL5 4ST
DL5 4TJ
DL5 5AQ
DL5 4AG
DL5 4BW
DL5 4AQ
DL5 5RQ
DL5 5BJ
TS21 3FD
DL5 5DA
DL5 5RG
DL5 4TW
TS21 3HN
TS21 3EJ
DL5 5BW
DL5 4TG
DL17 9BP
DL5 5BP
DL5 4TN
DL5 5BQ
DL5 6JG
TS21 2BD
DL5 4BP
DL5 4AB
TS21 1LY
DL5 4TU
DL5 5RE
DL5 4AF
DL5 5BH
DL17 9AH
DL5 4TA
DL17 0RF
TS21 1LF
DL5 4SP
TS21 3FB
DL17 9AF
TS21 3FH
DL5 5RF
DL5 4TE
DL17 9AL
DL5 5RB
DL5 5AH
DL5 4AX
DL5 5RL
DL5 5RJ
DL17 9BW
DL5 5AG
DL5 4SX
TS21 1FD
TS21 1LX
DL5 4TF
DL5 5RD
DL5 5AF
DL5 5AE
DL5 4SU
TS21 1JZ
DL5 4AD
DL5 5AJ
DL5 4SR
TS21 3DY
DL5 4TX
DL17 9AJ
DL17 9AG
DL5 5AD
DL5 4TY
TS21 3DX
DL5 4AE
DL17 0PX
DL5 4DA
DL5 5RA
DL17 8UD
DL17 8XA
DL5 4SL
DL5 4YL
DL5 4XP
DL5 4XW
DL5 4XR
DL5 4XS
DL5 4XT
DL5 4XN
DL17 9AD
DL17 0PZ
DL5 4SY
DL5 4TD
DL5 4SS
DL5 5QT
DL5 4SW
DL5 4AA
TS21 1LE
DL5 5QU
DL5 5AA
DL5 4SN
DL5 5AB
DL17 0QA
DL17 9AE

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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