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

BB6 9EA
BB7 9EA
BB7 9UX
BB7 9DZ
BB6 9DZ
BB7 9UB
BB7 9UY
BB6 9EG
BB7 9EG
BB7 9HX
BB7 9EB
BB6 9EB
BB6 9DY
BB7 9DY
BB7 9FX
BB7 9HD
BB6 9HD
BB6 9EQ
BB7 9EQ
BB7 9GY
BB6 9EW
BB7 9EW
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BB6 9HU
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BB6 9HS
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BB6 9HF
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BB6 9HH
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BB6 9ED
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BB7 9HR
BB6 9HR
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BB6 9ET
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BB6 9HJ
BB6 9EP
BB7 9EP
BB7 9HE
BB6 9HE
BB6 9DJ
BB6 9EH
BB7 9EH
BB7 9DJ
BB7 9HG
BB6 9HG
BB7 9HQ
BB6 9HQ
BB7 9FS
BB6 9HL
BB7 9HT
BB7 9HL
BB6 9HT
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BB6 9ES
BB6 9EU
BB7 9EU
BB7 9FY
BB6 9EL
BB7 9EL
BB6 9EJ
BB7 9EJ
BB6 9EX
BB6 9EY
BB7 9EY
BB7 9EX
BB7 9HA
BB7 9GZ
BB7 9GH
BB7 9EZ
BB6 9EZ
BB6 9HA
BB6 9DX
BB7 9DX
BB12 7QP
BB6 9EN
BB6 9DU
BB7 9DU
BB12 9AE
BB12 7SA
BB7 9HN
BB6 9HN
BB7 9EN
BB7 1PS
BB12 7QW
BB7 9DT
BB6 9DT
BB12 9AD
BB12 7QR
BB12 7QN
BB12 7SW
BB12 7QS
BB7 9FQ
BB6 9HB
BB7 9HB
BB12 7QU
BB12 7QT
BB7 9FR
BB12 7SB
BB12 7RZ
BB12 7JE
BB12 9AS
BB12 7QY
BB12 7QX
BB12 7QL
BB12 7SE
BB7 9BZ
BB6 9BZ
BB12 7QJ
BB12 7QZ
BB12 7RA
BB12 7QE
BB12 9BS
BB12 7SX
BB12 7QG
BB12 9AR
BB12 7QH
BB12 7JD
BB12 7RY
BB12 7RB
BB12 7JG
BB6 9DR
BB12 7QQ
BB12 7JF
BB6 9DB
BB12 7PH
BB6 9DA
BB7 9DA
BB7 1PZ
BB12 7JA
BB12 7JB
BB12 7QF
BB12 9BT
BB12 7RD
BB12 7PQ
BB12 7PL
BB12 9AW
BB12 9AT
BB12 7RQ
BB7 9DB
BB12 7HU
BB12 7HX
BB7 1PY
BB12 7PJ
BB12 9AP
BB12 7RJ
BB7 1PT
BB12 7HY
BB7 9BY
BB12 9BA
BB6 9BY
BB12 7HZ
BB12 7HR
BB12 7PA
BB12 7HT
BB12 7NZ
BB12 7PG
BB12 7HP
BB6 9BT
BB7 9BT
BB12 7HW
BB7 1PX
BB12 7RL
BB12 9AY
BB12 7RE
BB12 7RX
BB12 7SZ
BB12 7PT
BB7 9BX
BB6 9DG
BB7 9DG
BB6 9BX
BB12 7PF
BB12 7HS
BB12 7PE
BB12 9AU
BB12 7QD
BB12 9BY
BB12 9BZ
BB12 9AB
BB12 7RN
BB12 9AZ
BB12 7RH
BB12 7PB
BB12 9AA
BB6 9BU
BB7 9BU
BB7 9DR
BB12 7PP
BB12 7NY
BB6 9DD
BB12 9DA
BB12 7PR
BB12 7PD
BB12 9DB
BB7 9DD
BB12 7PS
BB6 9BL
BB7 9BL
BB7 9DE
BB12 7PZ
BB6 9DE
BB12 7QA
BB12 7RW
BB12 7PU
BB12 9BL
BB7 9DF
BB12 9BD
BB6 9DF
BB12 7PN
BB12 9BE
BB12 7NX
BB7 9BS
BB6 9BS
BB12 7QB
BB12 7ST
BB12 7HN
BB12 7PW
BB12 7SD
BB12 9BH
BB12 7PY
BB12 9BN
BB12 9BW
BB12 7RU
BB12 7SL
BB12 7RF
BB12 7RG
BB12 9BG
BB12 8PB
BB12 9BP
BB12 7SU
BB12 9HH
BB12 8NY
BB12 9BQ
BB12 7NT
BB12 9HR
BB12 9BJ
BB12 9EZ
BB12 9HQ
BB12 9GE
BB12 8PA
BB12 7SS
BB12 9DE
BB12 8TY
BB12 8NQ
BB12 7NU
BB12 8NZ
BB12 7NS
BB12 9HJ
BB12 8TZ
BB12 8NX
BB12 9BB
BB12 9BU
BB12 9HG
BB12 9HF
BB12 9HD
BB12 9EY
BB12 9HE
BB12 9LT
BB12 8PE
BB12 9HA
BB12 8PF
BB12 8PD
BB12 9HW
BB12 9HB
BB6 9DS
BB12 7RP
BB7 9DS
BB7 1PU
BB12 8PG
BB7 9BD
BB12 8NT
BB12 8PQ
BB6 9DH
BB12 8NS
BB12 8NU
BB12 9LS
BB7 9DH
BB12 9EU
BB6 9DP
BB7 9DP
BB12 9EX
BB12 7HL
BB12 7GA
BB12 7PX
BB12 8HN
BB12 8JT
BB12 8NR
BB12 7NR
BB12 8JU
BB12 8HT
BB12 8NH
BB12 7NP
BB7 9XQ
BB12 8JA
BB12 8HX
BB7 9XR
BB12 8HU
BB7 9BH
BB6 9BH
BB12 8JS
BB12 8NJ
BB12 8JX
BB12 8NP
BB12 8HY
BB7 9WF
BB12 8PS
BB12 8PW
BB12 8HR
BB12 8JB
BB12 8LG
BB12 8LQ
BB12 8QB
BB12 8HS
BB7 9YB
BB12 8HL
BB12 8LE
BB12 9ET
BB12 8HJ
BB12 8NL
BB12 8JD
BB12 8LY
BB12 8JF
BB12 8JE
BB12 8LH
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BB12 8HQ
BB12 8LF
BB12 8NN
BB12 8DH
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BB7 9WD
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BB7 9XT
BB12 8DX
BB12 8LZ
BB12 8PP
BB12 8HP
BB12 8JG
BB12 7NW
BB12 8PJ
BB12 8LD
BB12 8JP
BB12 8JR
BB12 8PH
BB12 8HG
BB12 8HH
BB7 9BJ
BB6 9BJ
BB12 8JQ
BB12 8PL
BB12 8NF
BB12 8PN
BB7 9FG
BB7 9XS
BB7 9QZ
BB12 8LB
BB12 8ND
BB12 8NE
BB12 8JY
BB12 8PR
BB12 8NA
BB12 8DU
BB12 8JH
BB12 8PU
BB12 8JJ
BB12 8NB
BB12 8PT
BB12 8HE
BB12 8HB
BB12 8JL
BB12 8JN
BB12 8HF
BB12 8EH
BB12 8EZ
BB12 8DW
BB7 9BA
BB6 9BA
BB12 8BT
BB7 9GW
BB12 8JW
BB12 8EL
BB12 8EX
BB12 8PX
BB7 9GX
BB12 9LR
BB12 8HA
BB7 9AF
BB6 9AF
BB12 8PY
BB12 8HD
BB12 8DN
BB12 8QA
BB12 8JZ
BB12 8GJ
BB12 8EY
BB6 9DL
BB12 8BX
BB12 8BY
BB12 8DP
BB7 9DL
BB7 9FF
BB12 7RS
BB12 8PZ
BB7 9FE
BB12 7NF
BB6 9BD
BB12 8LA
BB7 9BB
BB6 9BB
BB12 8DY
BB12 7NN
BB12 8UE
BB7 9UR
BB12 8DZ
BB7 9BP
BB6 9BP
BB12 8EN
BB12 8EU
BB12 8DR
BB12 8EJ
BB7 9UQ
BB12 8DA
BB12 8DE
BB7 9FJ
BB7 9FA
BB12 8DL
BB7 1PR
BB7 9AZ
BB6 9AZ
BB12 8EB
BB7 9BG
BB6 9BG
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BB6 9AE
BB7 9AE
BB12 9AG
BB7 9UN
BB12 9AF
BB12 8BU
BB12 7HE
BB12 8DT
BB12 8BW
BB12 7NQ
BB12 8EA
BB7 9AX
BB6 9AX
BB12 8DS
BB7 9UP
BB12 8QQ
BB12 8DD
BB12 8DJ
BB7 9FB
BB7 9FH
BB12 8BP
BB7 9BE
BB6 9BE
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BB7 9AH
BB7 9AU
BB12 8EE
BB12 7WD
BB12 7TT
BB12 7TW
BB12 7TG
BB12 7GT
BB12 9BX
BB6 9AU
BB12 8DQ
BB12 8DB
BB7 9WP
BB12 8EW
BB12 7NH
BB7 9XP
BB7 9WN
BB7 9WX
BB12 8BS
BB6 9AY
BB12 8BQ
BB6 9BW
BB7 9BW
BB12 8BH
BB7 9AN
BB6 9AN
BB7 9AT
BB6 9AT
BB6 9AW
BB7 9AW
BB6 9DN
BB12 8ED
BB6 9AH
BB7 9BF
BB6 9BF
BB6 9AS
BB6 9BN
BB7 9BN
BB12 8DF
BB6 9AR
BB7 9AR
BB7 9AS
BB6 9AP
BB7 9AP
BB12 8EF
BB7 9AG
BB6 9AG
BB12 8BL
BB7 9AY
BB7 9XH
BB7 9XW
BB12 8BE
BB7 9AQ
BB6 9RB
BB12 8BJ
BB7 9RB
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BB12 7ND
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BB12 8BN
BB12 8EG
BB6 9AQ
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BB6 9AL
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BB12 8EQ
BB6 9AJ
BB12 8ET
BB12 9ES
BB7 9XL
BB12 7NJ
BB12 8UT
BB12 7GF
BB12 7GH
BB12 7GE
BB12 7EH
BB12 8DG
BB7 9GA
BB7 9GQ
BB7 9GE
BB7 9GJ
BB7 9GL
BB12 8ES
BB12 7RR
BB12 7SN
BB12 8RS
BB12 7AN
BB12 7AR
BB12 9LX
BB12 8EP
BB7 9UE
BB7 9GG
BB7 9FL
BB7 9FP
BB6 9DQ
BB7 9BQ
BB6 9EE
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BB7 9UZ
BB7 9EE
BB6 9UE
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BB6 9AD
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BB6 9TF
BB12 7AQ
BB12 8RU
BB12 7NG
BB12 8RT
BB12 8QP
BB7 9RG
BB7 9UG
BB12 8QW
BB6 9UG
BB6 9ST
BB6 9RG
BB12 8QN
BB12 7NL
BB12 8BA
BB7 9AB
BB12 7AE
BB12 7AG
BB12 7AF
BB6 9RL
BB12 7AH
BB7 9RL
BB12 7AD
BB12 8BD
BB12 7AL
BB6 9AB
BB12 8QR
BB6 9SQ
BB7 9SQ
BB12 8BG
BB12 9ER
BB7 9UD
BB6 9UD
BB12 7AW
BB12 8BB
BB7 1PP
BB12 8QU
BB12 7AB
BB12 8QS
BB12 7AP
BB12 8SE
BB12 8GB
BB12 8GD
BB12 8GA
BB12 8WA
BB12 8GW
BB12 8HW
BB12 8GE
BB12 8GL
BB12 8GQ
BB12 8GS
BB12 8GP
BB12 8GF
BB12 8GG
BB12 8GH
BB12 8QT
BB6 9AA
BB12 7AU
BB12 8SA
BB12 7DS
BB6 9TX
BB7 9AA
BB6 9TE
BB12 8QD
BB7 9DW
BB12 7HB
BB6 9TG
BB7 9TG
BB7 9TE
BB12 8QX
BB12 7AT
BB12 8SF
BB7 9TX
BB7 1LJ
BB12 8SG
BB6 9UA
BB12 7EG
BB6 9TD
BB7 9UA
BB12 7HA
BB12 7RT
BB6 9TB
BB12 7AZ
BB12 7EZ
BB7 9TD
BB12 7AJ
BB12 9GS
BB12 9GH
BB12 9GJ
BB12 9GD
BB12 9GG
BB12 9GA
BB12 9GN
BB12 7EY
BB12 9LY
BB6 9UH
BB7 9UH
BB9 6LQ
BB12 8SQ
BB6 9TY
BB7 9TY
BB7 1LH
BB12 8RX
BB7 9TB
BB12 7AY
BB12 7AS
BB12 8RR
BB6 9RJ
BB6 9SN
BB7 9RJ
BB12 8UA
BB7 9SN
BB12 7AX
BB12 7BA
BB7 9RQ
BB12 8RP
BB7 9DN
BB7 9TA
BB12 8QY
BB6 9TA
BB5 5UP
BB7 1LN
BB12 8RA
BB5 5UW
BB7 1JJ
BB12 8SH
BB12 8SD
BB7 9SW
BB7 9UF
BB6 9SZ
BB7 1LL
BB6 9TQ
BB6 9SW
BB12 8RW
BB7 9TQ
BB7 9SZ
BB6 9DW
BB12 7BE
BB6 9RW
BB5 5UN
BB12 8SB
BB7 9SP
BB12 7BD
BB7 9RW
BB7 9RN
BB12 8QZ
BB5 5LE
BB6 9RN
BB12 7EF
BB12 9JG
BB6 9SL
BB7 9SL
BB12 7EU
BB6 9SP
BB6 9TH
BB12 7EX
BB6 9RH
BB12 7BQ
BB6 9SR
BB7 1JW
BB7 9RH
BB12 9JQ
BB7 9SR
BB7 1JH
BB12 7HD
BB12 8SL
BB12 7BB
BB12 8RB
BB7 9TH
BB5 6TZ
BB6 9SY
BB6 9TJ
BB7 9TJ
BB6 9RQ
BB7 9SY
BB5 5YB
BB12 8RN
BB12 8SN
BB7 1JN
BB12 7BG
BB12 8RD
BB5 5BY
BB7 9NY
BB6 9SG
BB12 7ET
BB12 7ES
BB12 8SJ
BB6 9NY
BB5 5UJ
BB6 9RP
BB12 7BH
BB12 8TN
BB7 9RP
BB6 9SS
BB5 5UL
BB5 5YD
BB12 8UB
BB7 1HA
BB12 8SP
BB12 7BJ
BB7 9ST
BB12 8SW
BB7 9SX
BB6 9SX
BB12 7EQ
BB12 8RQ
BB7 9SU
BB6 9SU
BB6 7UJ
BB7 1JL
BB5 5YE
BB12 8RF
BB7 1JP
BB7 1EZ
BB7 1JR
BB12 8RG
BB12 8SR
BB12 8RE
BB12 9DT
BB12 7BL
BB7 9SE
BB7 9NU
BB6 9NU
BB7 9SS
BB12 8RH
BB6 9SE
BB7 1JS
BB7 1ET
BB7 9NX
BB6 9NX
BB7 1EU
BB12 9EP
BB12 7ER
BB7 1HB
BB12 9DD
BB12 7LP
BB12 8TQ
BB6 9RE
BB7 1JT
BB7 1LQ
BB12 7BN
BB7 9RE
BB12 7DY
BB12 7EP
BB7 1PW
BB7 1EY
BB7 9RR
BB6 9RR
BB12 8RJ
BB12 7BX
BB5 5XE
BB12 8RL
BB7 1LD
BB7 1HG
BB12 7DX
BB5 5UQ
BB7 9SG
BB7 9RS
BB6 9RS
BB5 5UH
BB12 7LR
BB7 9TL
BB6 9TL
BB6 9RT
BB7 9RT
BB12 7DZ
BB7 1PN
BB12 7BU
BB7 1EW
BB6 9JL
BB12 7BT
BB7 9JL
BB7 1EX
BB12 9LW
BB12 8TG
BB12 8TF
BB12 8ST
BB7 1HF
BB12 7EN
BB7 1LE
BB5 5YF
BB6 7UH
BB12 8SS
BB7 1JZ
BB5 5YH
BB5 5YA
BB5 5YR
BB5 5YP
BB12 8TD
BB7 1JY
BB6 9RU
BB7 9RU
BB12 7EW
BB12 8TE
BB7 1LF
BB12 9JF
BB12 7EA
BB12 7BW
BB12 7BY
BB12 9EE
BB6 9TN
BB6 9NT
BB7 9NT
BB5 5UR
BB12 9HN
BB7 9PA
BB12 7ED
BB12 7BP
BB7 1LB
BB7 1LA
BB12 8TH
BB7 1JQ
BB12 7EE
BB12 7DA
BB12 9ND
BB12 9NB
BB7 9TN
BB7 9NR
BB12 8SU
BB7 9NS
BB12 8TJ
BB6 9NS
BB7 1ES
BB12 9EG
BB7 1EA
BB7 9JU
BB6 9JU
BB7 1HX
BB6 9JY
BB7 1LG
BB7 1JU
BB7 9RX
BB6 9RX
BB7 1ER
BB7 9JY
BB7 1HU
BB12 9QN
BB12 9QP
BB12 9QW
BB7 1HQ
BB12 9AH
BB12 9EH
BB12 9EF
BB5 5TP
BB12 7BZ
BB7 1JB
BB7 1HS
BB12 7EB
BB12 6PA
BB6 9NR
BB7 1EN
BB12 8TL
BB12 9EJ
BB7 1HT
BB5 5SS
BB7 1HY
BB12 8SZ
BB9 6LG
BB7 1HR
BB6 9NP
BB7 9SA
BB6 9SA
BB7 1ND
BB7 9NP
BB7 9JX
BB6 9JX
BB5 5TU
BB12 9HL
BB12 7BS
BB7 1JE
BB7 9TW
BB6 9TW
BB5 5YL

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
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