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 Darlington

TS21 1HN
TS21 1HJ
TS21 1HW
TS21 1HP
TS21 1HQ
TS21 1HL
TS21 1HH
TS21 1NE
TS21 1HG
TS21 1ND
DL2 1SU
TS21 1LY
TS21 1HF
TS21 1NP
DL2 1SN
TS21 1HE
TS21 1GL
TS21 1EY
TS21 1HA
TS21 1EZ
TS21 1NB
TS21 1HX
TS21 1HB
TS21 1NA
TS21 1PZ
TS21 1HD
TS21 1LZ
DL2 1SL
TS21 1LW
TS21 1FA
DL2 1SX
DL2 1BF
DL1 3JR
DL2 1SR
TS21 1LX
DL2 1ST
DL2 1SJ
DL2 1SW
DL2 1WW
DL2 1WA
DL2 1SH
TS21 1YD
TS21 1YG
TS21 1YA
TS21 1YB
DL2 1TL
DL2 1SS
DL2 1SP
DL2 1SY
DL2 1SQ
DL2 1RU
DL2 1SF
DL2 1SG
DL2 1RX
DL2 1RT
DL2 1RS
TS21 1BL
DL2 1SE
TS21 1BW
TS21 1EX
TS21 1XY
TS21 1XX
DL2 1RR
DL2 1SZ
DL2 1SD
DL2 1RW
TS21 1NQ
DL1 3LG
DL2 1SB
DL2 1TJ
DL2 1RY
DL2 1SA
DL2 1RP
DL1 3JH
DL2 1TF
DL2 1RZ
DL1 3LQ
TS21 1NF
TS21 1BN
DL2 1TW
TS21 1NL
DL1 3JG
TS21 1LL
TS21 1NS
DL1 3JP
DL2 1TA
TS21 1LN
TS21 1NH
TS21 1BS
DL2 1RN
TS21 1BJ
DL1 3JS
DL2 1TB
DL1 3BQ
TS21 1LJ
TS21 1FB
TS21 1BP
DL1 3JF
TS21 1JP
TS21 1ET
TS21 1JX
TS21 1EU
TS21 1NJ
TS21 1ES
DL1 3JT
TS21 1YW
TS21 1YX
TS21 1YS
TS21 1YT
TS21 1YP
TS21 1JN
TS21 1JW
TS21 1JT
TS21 1LR
TS21 1HY
TS21 1HS
TS21 1JY
TS21 1LP
TS21 1JU
TS21 1JZ
TS21 1JL
TS21 1JR
TS21 1LS
TS21 1JS
TS21 1EN
DL2 1TE
TS21 1ER
TS21 1LH
TS21 1NN
TS21 1JG
TS21 1JH
DL1 3JU
TS21 1HT
TS21 1EP
TS21 1LU
TS21 1JJ
TS21 1LT
TS21 1HR
TS21 1LA
TS21 1HU
TS21 1LF
TS21 1LQ
TS21 1FD
TS21 1EL
TS21 1JF
TS21 2HQ
TS21 1DH
TS21 1FE
TS21 1HZ
TS21 1JQ
DL1 3QX
TS21 1LE
TS21 1LD
TS21 1NG
TS21 1LB
DL1 3SZ
TS21 1NR
DL1 3JA
TS21 1AF
DL1 3QU
TS21 1NX
TS21 1BG
TS21 1JE
DL1 3RE
TS21 1BQ
DL1 3HF
TS21 1JA
DL1 3QT
TS21 1NW
TS21 1NT
TS21 1NY
DL1 3RD
TS21 1JB
DL2 1TD
TS21 1NU
DL1 3RN
DL1 3RY
DL1 3QS
DL1 3HG
DL1 3QR
DL1 3RX
DL1 3LJ
DL1 3LH
DL1 3RZ
DL1 3JE
DL2 1RL
DL1 3QP
DL1 3LE
TS21 1JD
TS21 1EW
DL1 3RG
DL1 3TQ
DL1 3QW
DL1 3QN
TS21 1EJ
DL1 3RQ
DL1 3JL
DL1 3LD
DL1 3SN
DL1 3RU
DL1 3RH
TS21 1BT
DL1 3QZ
DL1 3SJ
DL1 3QY
TS21 1EH
TS21 2HH
DL1 3HE
DL1 3JJ
DL1 3JN
TS21 1EQ
DL1 3QA
DL1 3JQ
DL1 3SG
DL1 3RA
DL1 3RF
DL1 3RL
DL1 3HQ
DL1 3HH
DL1 3LF
DL1 3PZ
TS21 2HF
TS21 1DZ
DL1 3SQ
DL1 3SH
DL1 3RJ
DL1 3HJ
DL1 3QB
TS21 1PF
TS21 1QD
TS21 2HG
DL1 3JW
TS21 1AN
DL1 3QD
DL1 3SE
DL1 3QE
DL1 3SP
TS21 1PD
DL1 3QF
TS21 1BH
DL1 3PY
DL1 3QQ
DL1 3PU
DL1 3SF
DL1 3QG
DL1 3PJ
TS21 1PB
DL1 3HB
DL1 3HL
TS21 1DW
DL1 3SD
DL1 3QH
TS21 1DN
TS21 1BU
DL1 3PX
DL1 3QL
DL1 3QJ
DL1 3HA
TS21 1WX
TS21 1QE
DL1 3PL
TS21 2HX
DL1 3HD
TS21 1EA
TS21 1PA
TS21 1DY
TS21 1PW
DL1 3HT
DL1 3HU
DL1 3PW
TS21 1DX
TS21 1DJ
TS21 1AL
DL2 1TP
TS21 1DR
DL1 3PH
DL1 3HN
DL1 3PS
TS21 1BF
DL1 3HX
TS21 1DE
TS21 1DF
TS21 1PH
DL1 2SG
TS21 1PN

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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