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

BB7 4EF
BB7 4EE
BB7 4JJ
BB7 4EG
BB7 4DZ
BB7 4ED
BB7 4JL
BB7 4EB
BB7 4EQ
BB7 4DY
BB7 4EJ
BB7 4DX
BB7 4DU
BB7 4EH
BB7 4EA
BB7 4DT
BB7 4JR
BB7 4DA
BB7 4LL
BB7 4JN
BB7 4DS
BB7 4EN
BB7 4JH
BB7 4EL
BB7 4DE
BB7 4JP
BB7 4JS
BB9 6NH
BB7 4EU
BB7 4DR
BB7 4BZ
BB7 4LJ
BB7 4DD
BB7 4EY
BB7 4ET
BB8 5XF
BB7 4EW
BB7 4JU
BB7 4JT
BB7 4EX
BB7 4DB
BB7 4ES
BB7 4EZ
BB7 4HA
BB7 4JW
BB7 4HD
BB18 5XF
BB7 4HG
BB7 4HE
BB7 4HF
BB7 4HB
BB7 4HT
BB7 4HH
BB7 4NF
BB7 4HR
BB7 4LN
BB7 4DP
BB7 4HJ
BB7 4HQ
BB7 4HS
BB7 4HL
BB7 4HN
BB7 4LW
BB7 4HW
BB7 4LH
BB7 4UN
BB7 4WA
BB7 4XD
BB7 4WX
BB7 4WY
BB7 4LP
BB7 4BY
BB8 5SD
BB18 5SD
BB7 4HP
BB7 4BX
BB7 4DF
BB7 4HU
BB7 4HX
BB7 4HY
BB7 4LR
BB9 6NQ
BB18 5SB
BB8 5SB
BB9 6LD
BB18 5SQ
BB8 5SQ
BB8 5SA
BB18 5SA
BB9 6RH
BB7 4JG
BB8 5SG
BB8 5XE
BB18 5XE
BD23 3JU
BB7 4LS
BB18 5SG
BB7 4LT
BB7 4LQ
BB9 6LE
BB7 4JQ
BB7 4BU
BB7 4DW
BB9 6LB
BB7 4BP
BB7 4LG
BB7 4BL
BB7 4BR
BB7 4BW
BB7 4BJ
BB7 4BN
BB9 6PB
BB18 5RZ
BB18 5WY
BB8 5UY
BB18 5WZ
BB18 5UX
BB18 5UY
BB18 5WA
BB18 5WW
BB18 5WX
BB18 5WU
BB9 6NG
BB9 6LF
BB7 4BS
BB7 4NR
BB8 5UX
BB18 5SF
BB8 5SF
BB18 5LN
BB18 5SE
BB8 5SE
BB7 4BT
BB7 4DN
BB8 5LN
BB18 5RA
BB8 5RA
BB8 5JW
BB18 5QQ
BB18 5HJ
BB18 5JW
BB9 6PD
BB8 5RE
BB18 5RE
BB8 5QQ
BB8 5QZ
BB8 5QG
BB8 5JL
BB18 5JL
BB18 5QX
BB8 5QX
BB8 5RF
BB18 5RF
BB8 5RG
BB18 5RG
BB8 5JG
BB18 5QG
BB18 5JG
BB18 5QZ
BB18 5QB
BB8 5QB
BB18 5PY
BB8 5PY
BD23 3JX
BB8 5JF
BB18 5JF
BB8 5QN
BB18 5QN
BB8 5JQ
BB8 5JH
BB8 5RB
BB18 5RB
BB18 5QH
BB8 5QH
BB8 5UZ
BB18 5UZ
BB8 5QU
BB18 5QU
BB18 5JH
BB18 5JQ
BB8 5JP
BB18 5JP
BB18 5QY
BB18 5JN
BB8 5JN
BB7 4LF
BB8 5QJ
BB8 5QY
BB18 5LZ
BB18 5QL
BB18 5QJ
BB8 5QL
BB8 5JR
BB18 5JR
BB8 5UU
BB18 5UU
BB8 5QF
BB18 5QF
BB18 5LR
BB8 5JA
BB8 5LW
BB8 5PP
BB18 5PP
BB18 5LW
BB8 5RD
BB18 5RD
BB18 5LU
BB18 5PZ
BB8 5PZ
BB18 5JJ
BB8 5JJ
BB18 5JE
BB8 5JE
BB18 5SX
BB8 5QS
BB18 5QS
BB18 5LA
BB8 5LA
BB8 5QA
BB18 5QA
BB8 5JS
BB18 5PX
BB18 5JA
BB18 5JS
BB8 5LR
BB18 5LT
BB8 5QW
BB18 5JB
BB8 5JD
BB18 5JD
BB8 5QP
BB8 5PX
BB8 5LH
BB18 5QP
BB18 5GZ
BB8 5GZ
BB8 5JT
BB18 5LH
BB8 5JB
BB8 5QD
BB18 5JT
BB8 5QE
BB18 5QE
BB18 5QD
BB18 5JZ
BB8 5JZ
BB18 5WB
BB18 5QW
BB18 5WF
BB18 5HZ
BB8 5HZ
BB18 5HS
BB8 5HS
BB18 5LP
BB8 5JU
BB18 5HL
BB8 5HL
BB8 5XD
BB18 5PU
BB8 5PU
BB7 4TZ
BB7 4SE
BB7 4GF
BB18 5JU
BB8 5HU
BB18 5QR
BB18 5AS
BB8 5QR
BB18 5HU
BB18 5HT
BB8 5HT
BB7 4GP
BB7 4GG
BB8 5LG
BB8 5HX
BB8 5LL
BB18 5LL
BB18 5LG
BB7 4NG
BB8 5LP
BB18 5HX
BB9 6PG
BB8 5JX
BB7 4LX
BB18 5PS
BB8 5PS
BB18 5XD
BB18 5LQ
BB8 5LQ
BB7 4NB
BB8 5JY
BB18 5JX
BB18 5HN
BB18 5JY
BB8 5LB
BB18 5HA
BB8 5HA
BB8 5HY
BB9 6NF
BB18 5HY
BB8 5HB
BB18 5LB
BB8 5LF
BB18 5HB
BB7 4HZ
BB8 5EX
BB18 5LF
BB18 5EX
BB8 5HJ
BB8 5HN
BB18 5HG
BB8 5HG
BB7 4PP
BB7 4GE

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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