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

LA18 5JB
LA18 5JA
LA18 5JD
LA18 5HQ
LA18 5HZ
LA18 5HG
LA18 5HH
LA18 5JH
LA18 5HW
LA18 5HJ
LA18 5AZ
LA18 5HF
LA18 5HN
LA18 5HL
LA18 5HE
LA18 5GY
LA18 5HD
LA18 5HB
LA18 5JR
LA18 5JT
LA18 5JN
LA18 5HA
LA18 5HP
LA18 5JW
LA18 5JS
LA18 5EZ
LA18 5JU
LA18 5HR
LA18 5EU
LA18 5JP
LA18 5XA
LA18 5LY
LA20 6BX
LA20 6BU
LA18 5JY
LA18 5JX
LA18 5HS
LA18 5EY
LA20 6BE
LA18 5FA
LA18 5GB
LA18 5JZ
LA18 5LX
LA18 5HX
LA18 5HY
LA20 6BY
LA18 5EX
LA18 5AF
LA20 6BN
LA18 5AH
LA20 6BT
LA18 5AE
LA18 5AJ
LA18 5AL
LA18 5JL
LA17 7UZ
LA18 5AP
LA18 5JQ
LA18 5AB
LA18 5LU
LA18 5AQ
LA18 5HT
LA18 5AN
LA18 5AG
LA18 5GA
LA18 4BW
LA18 4AY
LA20 6BW
LA18 5JJ
LA18 5AR
LA18 5AD
LA18 4AT
LA18 4AZ
LA18 4FH
LA18 4AW
LA18 4BA
LA18 4AU
LA18 5AU
LA18 4BF
LA18 4AS
LA18 4AR
LA18 5AY
LA18 5AX
LA18 4AP
LA18 4BG
LA18 4AN
LA18 5AS
LA18 4BB
LA18 5AW
LA18 5DF
LA18 4AX
LA18 5AT
LA18 5DD
LA18 4AH
LA18 5DH
LA18 5DE
LA18 5BF
LA18 5BQ
LA18 5BE
LA18 4AL
LA18 4AJ
LA18 5BH
LA18 4AF
LA18 4BQ
LA17 7XA
LA18 4AE
LA18 5AA
LA18 4AD
LA18 5BP
LA18 5DG
LA18 5BD
LA18 4BD
LA18 4AB
LA18 4BH
LA18 4BJ
LA18 5DB
LA18 5BB
LA18 5BJ
LA18 4AQ
LA18 4BP
LA18 4BN
LA18 4AG
LA18 4BX
LA18 4BE
LA18 4BL
LA18 5BA
LA18 5BX
LA18 4DL
LA18 5DR
LA18 4DH
LA18 5BS
LA18 4DG
LA18 4BU
LA18 4DF
LA20 6BP
LA18 5DP
LA18 4DJ
LA18 5DN
LA18 4DQ
LA18 4BT
LA18 4EF
LA20 6EZ
LA18 4DE
LA18 5BL
LA18 4EE
LA20 6HD
LA18 4DP
LA18 4FD
LA18 4DN
LA18 5LT
LA18 4HZ
LA18 5DU
LA18 4DB
LA18 5DA
LA18 4ED
LA18 5DW
LA18 4DT
LA18 4DW
LA18 4HX
LA18 4BZ
LA18 4JN
LA18 5BG
LA18 4EG
LA20 6EP
LA18 4AA
LA18 9AE
LA18 9AD
LA19 5WZ
LA19 5WX
LA19 5WW
LA19 5WU
LA19 5GB
LA19 5GA
LA18 9AB
LA18 5WZ
LA18 9AA
LA18 4WZ
LA18 5WA
LA18 5WX
LA18 4XA
LA18 4WX
LA18 4WW
LA18 4GD
LA18 4GE
LA18 4LL
LA18 4DX
LA18 4JR
LA18 4DA
LA18 4BS
LA18 4JT
LA18 5BT
LA18 4JU
LA18 5BZ
LA20 6HB
LA18 4DS
LA18 4DU
LA18 4JW
LA18 4DR
LA18 4BY
LA18 5BW
LA18 5BU
LA18 4DD
LA18 4JP
LA18 4JA
LA18 4LW
LA18 4DY
LA18 4JQ
LA20 6HA
LA18 5BN
LA20 6BL
LA18 4EQ
LA18 5DS
LA20 6HF
LA18 4HY
LA20 6ER
LA17 7UY
LA18 4JE
LA18 4EH
LA18 5EA
LA18 4DZ
LA20 6ES
LA18 4LE
LA17 7UA
LA18 4EB
LA20 6HL
LA18 4EA
LA20 6EW
LA18 5EB
LA18 4LP
LA20 6HJ
LA20 6HW
LA17 7TA
LA18 5DZ
LA18 4JG
LA18 5JE
LA20 6BH
LA20 6HN
LA18 4JF
LA18 4JS
LA18 4JL
LA18 5HU
LA18 4PG
LA18 5DY
LA20 6GB
LA20 6AJ
LA20 6HQ
LA20 6HE
LA20 6BD
LA17 7UB
LA20 6JQ
LA20 6YZ
LA18 4FA
LA20 6HH
LA20 6JH
LA20 6JJ
LA20 6JG
LA18 5ED
LA20 6BS
LA18 4JH
LA20 6HS
LA20 6BJ
LA18 5BY
LA18 5DX
LA20 6JN
LA20 6HG
LA20 6JF
LA18 4JJ
LA20 6HP
LA20 6JB
LA18 4LJ
LA18 4LH
LA18 5DT
LA18 4TZ
LA18 4QY
LA20 6JD
LA20 6ET
LA20 6HY
LA18 5EE
LA17 7TB
LA18 4PN
LA18 4PP
LA20 6JE
LA20 6JA
LA18 4QR
LA18 4JZ
LA20 6HZ
LA20 6HR
LA18 4JX
LA18 4LN
LA20 6HX
LA17 7TP
LA18 4PX
LA20 6HU
LA18 4PW
LA18 4PJ
LA17 7TE
LA18 4LQ
LA18 5EP
LA18 5EW
LA18 5EL
LA18 4PH
LA20 6HT
LA18 4WY
LA18 4QX
LA18 5LE
LA18 5DL
LA18 4QU
LA18 4QD
LA18 4LR
LA18 5EF
LA18 4PL
LA18 5EN
LA18 5EH
LA18 5EJ
LA18 4QT
LA18 4PQ
LA18 5EQ
LA18 4JD
LA18 4GA
LA18 4GB
LA18 4LT
LA17 7UP
LA18 5EG
LA18 4GF
LA18 4LS
LA18 4PE
LA18 4LA
LA18 5ER
LA17 7UW
LA18 4PF
LA18 4LB
LA17 7TD
LA18 4QS
LA18 5WY
LA18 5LZ
LA17 7UD
LA18 4PD
LA17 7TL
LA18 4PB
LA17 7UR
LA17 7UE
LA17 7TF
LA17 7UT
LA18 5LD
LA17 7TN
LA17 7UQ
LA18 4JY
LA17 7UU
LA20 6JL
LA17 7UF
LA20 6DR
LA17 7UJ
LA17 7UG
LA17 7UH
LA18 5LA
LA20 6AA
LA17 7XG
LA17 7TW
LA17 7XE
LA18 4JB
LA17 7UL
LA17 7XD
LA17 7XF
LA18 4LD
LA17 7UX
LA17 7TG
LA17 7TX

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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