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 Lancashire

L40 9QF
L40 9QB
L40 9RZ
L40 9SD
L40 9PZ
L40 9QA
L40 9QE
L40 9SQ
L40 9SB
L40 9QU
L40 9RQ
L40 9QD
L40 9QT
L40 9SE
L40 9QJ
L40 9SA
L40 9SH
L40 9SL
L40 9QG
L40 9QX
L40 9QL
L40 9QR
L40 9RD
L40 9QS
L40 9QH
L40 8JN
L40 9RB
L40 9RA
L40 9RG
L40 9QY
L40 9QZ
L40 9RH
L40 9QW
L40 9RW
L40 9QQ
L40 9RU
L40 8LG
L40 9RJ
L40 9QN
L40 9SW
L40 8HQ
L40 9RX
L40 8HH
L40 8HJ
L40 9QP
L40 8HW
L40 8JG
L40 9RR
L40 9RF
L40 9RL
L40 8HL
L40 8HG
L40 9RN
L40 8HN
L40 8HS
L40 8HP
L40 8JD
L40 8HR
PR8 5LW
L40 9RE
L40 0RT
L40 0RU
L40 9RP
PR8 5LN
PR8 5LP
PR8 5LR
L40 8JE
PR8 5LG
L40 8JQ
L40 9RS
L40 8LW
L40 8JH
PR9 8AN
L40 9RT
PR8 5LS
L39 8SX
L40 8HF
PR8 5LF
PR8 5LQ
L39 8TF
L40 8HB
PR8 5LE
L40 8HD
L40 8JF
L39 8SE
PR8 5LX
L40 8HZ
PR8 5LL
L39 8SD
PR8 5LJ
L40 8JJ
PR8 5LB
L40 8HX
L39 8RE
PR8 5BH
PR9 8AW
L40 0RS
L40 8HA
L39 8RF
L39 8RW
PR9 8AA
L39 8SR
L40 8HU
PR8 5JA
L40 0PH
L39 8SF
L40 8HE
L40 0RY
L40 0RR
L40 8JS
L40 7SP
L39 8SH
PR8 5JQ
L40 0RX
L39 8RN
PR9 8AD
L40 8JT
PR9 8AB
PR8 5JG
L39 8TL
L40 8HY
PR8 5HZ
L40 0SX
L39 8TB
L40 8JR
L40 8JA
L40 8JL
L40 8JB
L39 3AD
L40 8JU
PR8 5JB
L40 8LE
L40 8LF
L40 8LJ
L40 8LQ
L40 8JZ
PR8 5HY
L40 8JX
PR8 5HJ
L39 8SP
L40 0RP
L39 8SJ
PR8 5HD
L40 8LB
L40 8JW
L39 8SZ
L39 8TJ
PR8 5HU
L39 8TG
L39 8TH
PR8 5HB
L39 8SG
PR8 5HR
L39 8TD
L39 8TE
L39 8SQ
PR8 5LD
PR8 5HQ
L39 8RG
PR8 5HX
L40 0TA
L40 8HT
PR8 5HT
L40 8JY
L39 8RJ
L40 0RL
L39 8RB
PR8 5HH
PR9 8AJ
L40 0TB
PR9 8BR
L39 1LT
L39 8SY
PR8 5HS
L40 0RN
L39 1LR
L40 8LA
L39 8RP
L39 8RH
L39 8RD
L39 1LP
L39 1QW
L39 8AA
L39 1QP
L39 1LU
L39 1PE
L40 8TF
L39 1LL
L39 1LF
L39 1LG
L39 1LQ
L39 1LE
L39 1PB
L40 1UG
L39 1LZ
L40 8LT
PR8 5JD
L40 8LD
L40 8JP
L40 8TG
L40 8RT
L39 8TQ
L39 1LJ
L40 1UQ
PR8 5JF
L39 1PU
L40 0SJ
L39 8TN
PR8 5JE
L40 7TY
L40 8AB
L40 0RJ
L39 1LH
L39 8RA
PR8 5JR
L40 0TU
L40 0TS
L40 0TT
L40 0TR
PR8 6ES
L40 7UR
L40 8AD
L39 8BB
L39 1PS
L39 8RL
L40 7UP
L39 1RL
L39 1PJ
L39 1RS
L39 1PL
L39 1NT
L40 7UX
L39 8SN
L39 8SB
L39 1LA
L39 1NX
L39 1LB
L39 1PQ
L39 1PZ
L39 1PY
L39 1PG
L39 8RS
L40 7SN
L39 1PR
L39 1PA
L40 7UY
L39 8RU
L40 7ST
L39 1PT
PR8 5RG
L39 1RN
L39 1PD
L39 8RR
L39 3PN
L39 3PR
L40 7GA
L40 7UH
L39 1NY
L39 1NR
L39 1LD
L39 3PJ
L39 8RQ
L40 7UU
L40 0RW
L39 1RX
L39 1RU
L39 1RQ
L40 7SL
L39 1PH
L40 7UZ
L39 1NP
L39 3PL
PR8 5PL
L39 8TR
L39 8SA
L40 7SS
L40 7UE
L39 1NZ
L39 1PP
L39 1RH
L39 3BE
L39 1PN
L39 3AZ
L40 7SQ
PR8 6XQ
PR8 6XG
L39 1NN
PR8 5LU
PR8 6YA
PR8 6YZ
PR8 6XU
L39 1LW
L40 7UJ
PR8 5HW
PR8 5LT
L40 7UL
L39 1QH
L39 1PW
L39 1NW
L40 7SW
L39 1PF
PR8 6XH
L39 3BQ
L39 7LJ
PR8 6XJ
L39 1NL
PR9 8AH
L39 3AY
PR8 5JH
L39 3BG
PR8 6XF
PR8 6XE
PR8 6XR
L39 3PH
L39 3PX
L40 7SU
L39 1QG
L39 3QH
L40 7SB
L40 7SD
L39 1QQ
L39 3PU
PR8 6XP
L40 7SG
PR8 6XZ
L40 0SL
L40 7UN
L40 7UW
L39 3AX
L40 7TA
L39 1NH
PR8 6XS
PR8 5PJ
L40 7RX
L39 2HB
L39 3AT
PR8 5NX
PR8 6XD
L39 3AU
PR8 5NS
PR8 6XA
PR8 6XB
L39 1ND
PR9 7RG
L39 1NJ
L40 7SX
L39 3BA
PR8 5PH
L40 7SA
L39 3AS
L39 1NF
L39 1QL
L40 7SE
L39 8RX
L39 1NU
PR8 5NT
L39 1NB
L39 1NS
L39 3BD
L39 3BB
PR8 6XN
PR8 6XL
L39 2XF
PR8 5NU
L40 0RF
L40 7SF
PR8 5LA
L39 1QX
L39 1QT
L39 2XE
L40 7UD
L39 3QN
L40 1UJ
PR8 5PD
L40 7UG
L39 3NG
L40 7RT
L40 0SH
L40 0TF
L39 2YS
L40 7RY
PR8 5NY
PR8 5PZ
L39 2AY
L39 3NA
L40 7TN
L39 1RB
PR8 6UR
L40 7TQ
L39 1QA
L40 7XD
L40 7SY
L40 0SG
L40 7RU
L39 3NB
L40 7TH
L40 0AA
PR8 6UL
L39 2YP
L40 7SR
L40 7TW
L39 1QR
L39 8SW
L40 0SN
L40 7TB
L39 1QB
PR8 5XA
PR8 5YZ
PR8 5YY
PR8 5WA
PR8 5WX
PR8 5PP
PR8 6EY
PR8 5NP
L39 2YR
PR9 8AQ
PR8 5PA
L40 7SJ
PR8 5NR
L39 3LT
L40 7RZ
PR8 6HT
PR8 6RE
L39 3NQ
L40 0RG
L39 1QD
PR9 7RX
L40 7TG
L39 1QF
L39 1LX
PR8 6JW
L40 7SH
L39 2XS
L40 7TF
L40 7TJ
PR8 6WS
PR8 6US
L39 1QS
PR8 6XT
PR8 5JT
PR8 5JU
L39 2HN
L39 2HU
L39 2HR
L39 2HP
L39 1QJ
L39 2XG
PR8 6HU
L40 0SW
PR8 6LL
L39 3NE
L39 7LA
L40 0SQ
L39 8RT
L39 2YW
L40 0RQ
L39 1QN
PR9 7RU
L39 3ND
L40 7XA
L39 1LN
L39 1QE
L39 1NG
PR9 7SB
PR8 6LH
L39 1LS
L39 1RG
L39 1RT
L39 1RF
L40 7TL
PR8 6UP
L40 0SB
L39 2HD
L40 0SY
L39 1NE
L40 7RE
PR8 5JP
L39 2EP
PR8 5BF
L39 1NA
L40 0TG
PR9 7SJ
L40 5TW
PR9 7RT
L39 2AN
PR8 5HL
L40 7US
L40 7UF
L40 0SD
L40 0TW
L40 7TU
L40 5TN
PR8 6JN
L40 7TX
L39 1NQ
L39 3AR
L40 7TT
L40 0SF
L40 0RB
L40 0RH
L40 7TD
L39 2EY
L39 2ET
PR8 5JJ
L40 7RF
L40 0TL
L39 1PX
PR9 7GP
PR8 6QB
L39 1WZ
L39 1WU
L39 1WW
PR9 7RR
PR9 7SY
PR8 6UH
L40 5TP
L40 0RZ
L40 0SE
PR8 6JT
L39 1SL
L40 7TP
L39 2AJ
L40 0RE
L40 7RS
L40 7TE
PR8 6HS
L39 3AP
L40 7RN
L40 0RA
L39 2EZ
L40 5RZ
PR8 6JU
L40 5UY
PR9 7RL
L40 0SA
L39 2EL
L40 0TP
L40 0TN
L40 0TH
L39 3NW
PR9 7RJ
PR8 6UE
L40 5UU
PR8 6RF
L40 4AD
L39 3PW
L39 2EW
L40 7RP
PR8 6EJ
PR8 6PN
L39 2XD
PR9 7RS
PR9 7RY
L40 4BY
L39 3NY
L39 3AL
L39 3RD
L40 0RD
L39 2JU
L39 2JX
L39 2JT
L39 2JH
L39 2JE
L39 2HX
L39 1XA
L39 1WY
L39 1WX
L39 1WT
L39 1WS
L39 1WR
L39 1WQ
L39 1WP
L39 1WN
L39 1WL
L39 1WJ
L39 1WH
L39 1WG
L39 1RZ
L39 1RY
L39 1RW
L39 1RR
L39 1RP
L39 1RJ
L39 0WY
L39 0JF
L39 0JE
L39 0JA
L39 0HZ
L40 9YW
L40 9YU
L40 9YT
L40 9WZ
L40 9WX
L40 9WY
L40 9WU
L40 9SN
L40 9SJ
L40 9SF
L40 9RY
L40 8ZY
L40 8WY
L40 8WX
L40 8WW
L40 8WU
L40 8WB
L40 8LR
L40 8WA
L40 8LP
L40 8LN
L40 8LL
L40 7XW
L40 7XH
L40 7XF
L40 7XE
L40 7WZ
L40 7WY
L40 7WX
L40 7WW
L40 7WU
L40 7WA
L40 7UT
L40 6ZX
L40 6YX
L40 6YW
L40 6WZ
L40 6WY
L40 6WX
L40 6WW
L40 6WU
L40 6WS
L40 6WD
L40 6WB
L40 6WA
L40 6LR
L40 6LQ
L40 6AA
L40 5YE
L40 5YD
L40 5YA
L40 5XA
L40 5WY
L40 5WX
L40 5WW
L40 5WB
L40 5WA
L40 4WZ
L40 4WD
L40 4WE
L40 3XB
L40 4LJ
L40 3WZ
L40 3XA
L40 3WX
L40 3WY
L40 3WU
L40 3WW
L40 3WT
L40 3WB
L40 3WR
L40 3WA
L40 3TU
L40 2WX
L40 2WW
L40 2WU
L40 2WT
L40 2WA
L40 2WB
L40 1WY
L40 1WU
L40 1WT
L40 1WS
L40 1WQ
L40 1WR
L40 1WP
L40 1WN
L40 1WL
L40 1WE
L40 1WD
L40 1WB
L40 0WZ
L40 1WA
L40 0WY
L40 0WA
L40 0WB
L40 0TX
L39 8WY
L39 8WZ
L39 8WX
L39 8WW
L39 8WU
L39 8WA
L39 8TW
L39 8TS
L39 8TP
L39 7ZY
L39 7WY
L39 7WW
L39 7WX
L39 7LL
L39 6YX
L39 6ZR
L39 6WZ
L39 6YW
L39 6WX
L39 6WW
L39 6WT
L39 6WB
L39 6WA
L39 6UE
L39 5YX
L39 5YW
L39 5YU
L39 5WU
L39 5YT
L39 5WT
L39 5WS
L39 5WP
L39 5WA
L39 5QY
L39 5JU
L39 5JT
L39 5JR
L39 5JS
L39 5HP
L39 5JP
L39 4YT
L39 4ZY
L39 4YR
L39 4YS
L39 4YP
L39 4YQ
L39 4WY
L39 4YN
L39 4WW
L39 4WX
L39 4WT
L39 4WU
L39 4WP
L39 4WR
L39 4WS
L39 4WQ
L39 4WH
L39 4WJ
L39 4WE
L39 4WG
L39 3YX
L39 4WB
L39 4WD
L39 4UW
L39 3YU
L39 3YW
L39 3YS
L39 3YT
L39 3WZ
L39 3YR
L39 3WX
L39 3WY
L39 3WU
L39 3WW
L39 3WR
L39 3WS
L39 3WN
L39 3WP
L39 3WJ
L39 3WL
L39 3WG
L39 3WH
L39 3RP
L39 3WF
L39 3RF
L39 2YE
L39 2XL
L39 2WY
L39 2WZ
L39 2WW
L39 2WX
L39 2WT
L39 2WU
L39 2WR
L39 2WS
L39 2WE
L39 2WA
PR9 7SN
PR9 7FL
L39 2EX
L40 7RR
L40 5XL
L39 3NH
L40 5SF
PR8 6UD
PR8 6UJ
L39 0WZ
L39 0WX
L39 0WA
L40 9YX
L40 9WW
L40 9WB
L40 9WA
L40 9SP
L40 8WZ
L40 8WE
L40 8WD
L40 6WT
L40 6WR
L40 6LW
L39 2JG
L40 3WS
L40 1WX
L40 1WW
L40 0WX
L39 9AA
L39 7WZ
L39 7GZ
L39 6WY
L39 6WU
L39 5ZY
L39 5WR
L39 5WE
L39 5WD
L39 5WB
L39 5QT
L39 2WH
L39 2WQ
L39 2WF
L39 2WB
L40 0TQ
PR9 7SW
PR9 7RQ
PR8 6ED
L39 2WD
L40 0SS
PR9 7SA
PR9 7SD
PR9 7UA
L39 2XB
L40 7RW
PR8 6EN
L40 5TX
L39 2EN
L40 4AW
L39 2JB
L39 3AW
L40 5SS
L39 2YT
L39 3QY
PR9 8AF
PR9 7RZ
L40 0ST
L39 8SS
L40 0SR
L40 5SL
L40 5SE
PR8 6GA
PR8 6GH
PR8 6FH
PR8 6FJ
PR8 6UA
L40 4BZ
L39 3AJ
L40 4AN
L40 7TS
L40 5SN
L40 4AA
PR8 6ET
PR8 6FN
L40 7TR
L39 3QW
L39 3NZ
L39 3NR
L40 0SP
PR9 8AG

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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