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

PR4 6XL
PR4 6XH
PR4 6XD
PR4 6XN
PR9 8DZ
PR4 6XJ
PR4 6XE
PR4 6XP
PR4 6EG
PR9 8DY
PR9 8FJ
PR9 8EB
PR4 6XQ
PR4 6LP
PR9 8DX
PR4 6XB
PR9 8EA
PR4 6AE
PR4 6XR
PR4 6AL
PR9 8ED
PR4 6LG
PR9 8HB
PR4 6AD
PR9 8EE
PR4 6LN
PR4 6SA
PR9 8HA
PR9 8EJ
PR4 6SH
PR9 8EL
PR4 6AJ
PR9 8EH
PR4 6PL
PR9 8EZ
PR4 6TB
PR4 6RY
PR4 6TD
PR4 6JD
PR4 6PQ
PR4 6JG
PR4 6EP
PR4 6TA
PR4 6RX
PR9 8GF
PR9 8GG
PR9 8GT
PR4 6PJ
PR4 6PT
PR4 6RE
PR4 6LL
PR4 6RU
PR4 6AH
PR9 8EY
PR4 6SZ
PR4 6TL
PR4 6SE
PR9 8EF
PR4 6AB
PR4 6RD
PR4 6AP
PR4 6AA
PR4 6RW
PR4 6SD
PR4 6SY
PR4 6PD
PR4 6LD
PR4 6TP
PR4 6RS
PR4 6YB
PR4 6YE
PR4 6YF
PR4 6YD
PR4 6PH
PR4 6LJ
PR9 8GW
PR9 8EX
PR4 6SB
PR4 6AF
PR4 6TN
PR4 6RT
PR4 6SU
PR4 6SG
PR4 6TG
PR9 8HQ
PR4 6RB
PR4 6AG
PR4 6LQ
PR9 8DU
PR9 8HG
PR9 8DP
PR4 6PB
PR4 6LR
PR4 6EF
PR4 6LW
PR4 6PE
PR4 6TQ
PR4 6LY
PR4 6PA
PR4 6TJ
PR4 6EN
PR9 8HF
PR4 6LZ
PR4 6RL
PR4 6SQ
PR4 6SW
PR4 6YW
PR4 6YY
PR4 6ZS
PR4 6YZ
PR4 6YT
PR4 6YU
PR4 6YR
PR4 6YS
PR4 6YQ
PR4 6YP
PR4 6YL
PR4 6YN
PR4 6YJ
PR4 6YH
PR4 6YA
PR4 6YG
PR4 6WY
PR4 6WZ
PR4 6XF
PR4 6XG
PR4 6WP
PR4 6WT
PR4 6WW
PR4 6WX
PR4 6WU
PR4 6WQ
PR4 6WS
PR4 6WJ
PR4 6WL
PR4 6WN
PR4 6UF
PR4 6WG
PR4 6GF
PR4 6SF
PR4 6GD
PR4 6GZ
PR4 6GY
PR4 6GW
PR4 6GX
PR4 6GQ
PR4 6GU
PR4 6FB
PR4 6GB
PR4 6FA
PR4 6BG
PR4 6GR
PR4 6GT
PR4 6RF
PR4 6GE
PR4 6GG
PR4 6AN
PR4 6ZB
PR4 6ZA
PR4 6WR
PR4 6TZ
PR4 6UG
PR4 6SN
PR4 6TH
PR9 8DL
PR4 6GH
PR4 6GJ
PR4 6GL
PR4 6GP
PR4 6GN
PR4 6SP
PR4 6RJ
PR4 6BY
PR4 6TF
PR4 6SR
PR4 6ST
PR9 8HD
PR9 8GR
PR4 6SJ
PR9 8RN
PR4 6SS
PR4 6RH
PR4 6TW
PR4 6TS
PR9 8GS
PR9 8FH
PR4 6RA
PR4 6RZ
PR4 6LE
PR9 8ET
PR4 6SX
PR4 6SL
PR9 8HE
PR4 6BX
PR9 8GX
PR4 6AT
PR9 8GY
PR9 8BJ
PR4 6TE
PR9 8GZ
PR4 6RN
PR9 8HH
PR4 6RP
PR9 8GU
PR4 6AR
PR9 8EU
PR9 8DG
PR9 8FU
PR9 8BH
PR4 6XS
PR4 6RQ
PR9 8BG
PR4 6XA
PR9 8DD
PR9 8FG
PR9 8FP
PR4 6BF
PR4 6DF
PR4 6DS
PR9 8FW
PR9 8FN
PR4 6RR
PR9 8SA
PR4 6DR
PR9 8WS
PR9 8WR
PR9 8WQ
PR9 8FL
PR4 6BU
PR4 6UX
PR9 8FT
PR4 6UA
PR9 8BE
PR4 6LB
PR4 6DQ
PR9 8BL
PR9 8FF
PR9 8ES
PR9 8DH
PR4 6DB
PR4 6DA
PR9 8BQ
PR4 6LH
PR9 8FS
PR4 6DP
PR9 8FY
PR4 6UU
PR9 8BD
PR9 8RG
PR4 6UD
PR9 8FQ
PR4 6AS
PR9 8RU
PR4 6DE
PR9 8DE
PR4 6JL
PR4 6AU
PR9 8DF
PR9 8FA
PR9 8EN
PR4 6BT
PR4 6XT
PR9 8RF
PR9 8BP
PR4 6AX
PR9 8RY
PR9 8RT
PR4 6ED
PR9 8FB
PR9 8DB
PR9 8RX
PR4 6EA
PR9 8HJ
PR9 8EW
PR4 6EH
PR9 8DR
PR9 8RS
PR4 6UT
PR4 6EE
PR4 6BS
PR9 8ER
PR9 8DW
PR4 6DX
PR4 6DY
PR4 6DU
PR9 8DS
PR4 6DN
PR4 6BA
PR4 6BZ
PR9 8FE
PR4 6JA
PR4 6JB
PR4 6EB
PR9 8BT
PR9 8EG
PR9 8FD
PR9 8BS
PR4 6AW
PR4 6BB
PR4 6EQ
PR4 6HZ
PR4 6HY
PR9 8EP
PR4 6DT
PR4 6GS
PR4 6AY
PR4 6DD
PR4 6JJ
PR4 6JP
PR9 8BB
PR4 6DG
PR4 6AQ
PR4 6BP
PR4 6JW
PR4 6HX
PR4 6BJ
PR4 6BQ
PR4 6UY
PR4 6AZ
PR4 6UZ
PR4 6HA
PR9 8BW
PR4 6LX
PR9 8EQ
PR4 6JY
PR4 6BD
PR4 6XY
PR4 6BW
PR4 6EL
PR4 6US
PR4 6UH
PR4 6HW
PR4 6JT
PR4 6UE
PR4 6JE
PR9 8DN
PR9 8DT
PR4 6BE
PR4 6UJ
PR4 6JZ
PR4 6XZ
PR4 6LT
PR4 6EJ
PR4 6JH
PR4 6XX
PR4 6TX
PR4 6BL
PR9 8DJ
PR4 6LS
PR4 6TU
PR4 6BN
PR4 6JX
PR4 6BH
PR4 6TT
PR4 6UB
PR9 8BA
PR4 6XU
PR9 8AS
PR4 6UQ
PR4 6DJ
PR4 6DZ
PR9 8FZ
PR4 6DH
PR4 6UN
PR9 8AY
PR9 8BU
PR4 6UP
PR9 8AZ
PR4 6LA
PR9 8AL
PR4 6DL
PR9 8BN
PR9 8AX
PR9 8BX
PR4 6TY
PR4 6DW
PR9 8FX
PR9 8FR
PR9 8BY
PR4 6UW
PR4 6HB
PR4 6UR
PR9 8AU
PR4 6LU
PR4 6UL
PR4 6WA
PR4 6JN
PR4 6JR
PR4 6HD
PR4 6EU
PR4 6TR
PR9 8AR
PR4 6NN
PR4 6WD
PR9 8AT
PR4 6EX
PR4 6EW
PR4 6HE
PR4 6WB
PR4 6WE
PR4 6NJ
PR4 6WH
PR4 6WF
PR4 6HF
PR4 6HG
PR4 6HH
PR4 6NA
PR4 6ND
PR4 6NL
PR9 8AP
PR4 6NG
PR9 8DQ
PR9 8BZ
PR4 6NH
PR4 5JR
PR4 6JF
PR4 6NF
PR4 6JQ
PR4 6HL
PR4 6HQ
PR4 6NE
PR9 8DA
PR9 8HL
PR9 8JL
PR4 6NB
PR4 6HN
PR4 5JQ
PR9 8JQ
PR5 7AR
PR26 9AR
PR4 6HU
PR5 7AX
PR9 8JX
PR4 6HP
PR26 9AX
PR4 6HJ
PR4 4RL
PR9 8HW
PR9 8JJ
PR9 8NF
PR4 5JU
PR9 8JG
PR9 8RB
PR9 8JP
PR9 8RE
PR9 8JW
PR9 8GL
PR9 8GJ
PR9 8GD
PR9 8GA
PR9 8PG
PR9 8NQ
PR9 8GQ
PR9 8GB
PR9 8GE
PR9 8GN
PR4 6JS
PR9 8RD
PR9 8JR
PR4 4RF
PR9 8RL
PR9 8RH
PR9 8JS
PR9 8JT
PR4 4RJ
PR9 8RR
PR26 9AT
PR9 8JN
PR9 8QZ
PR9 8JH
PR9 8HZ
PR9 8RQ
PR4 5LH
PR9 9FD
PR9 8LN
PR5 7AU
PR5 7AT
PR9 8JD
PR9 8HY
PR4 4GZ
PR9 9RQ
PR9 8NE
PR9 7HU
PR9 8HX
PR9 8JF

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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