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

LA6 1GN
LA6 1JQ
LA6 1GS
LA6 1GL
LA6 1GQ
LA6 1GP
LA6 1GR
LA6 1JH
LA6 1JL
LA6 1JR
LA6 1JX
LA6 1JY
LA5 9RH
LA6 1JJ
LA6 1JU
LA6 1JP
LA6 1GZ
LA6 1JS
LA5 9RJ
LA6 1JN
LA6 1HP
LA6 1GF
LA6 1JW
LA6 1BH
LA5 9SW
LA6 1JG
LA6 1JT
LA5 9SE
LA5 9SN
LA5 9TJ
LA5 9RL
LA5 9SL
LA6 1AJ
LA5 9SG
LA5 9SP
LA5 9SH
LA5 9SF
LA5 9SR
LA5 9TY
LA5 9SJ
LA5 9QG
LA6 1LG
LA5 9RX
LA5 9RS
LA5 9QQ
LA5 9QD
LA5 9SQ
LA6 1AH
LA5 9QF
LA5 9QB
LA5 9QN
LA6 1AD
LA5 9QE
LA5 9QL
LA5 9QA
LA6 1JZ
LA5 9PZ
LA5 9ND
LA5 9SU
LA5 9PY
LA5 9QY
LA5 9PX
LA5 9QH
LA5 9PT
LA6 1JF
LA5 9PS
LA5 9QZ
LA5 9PU
LA5 9QJ
LA5 9RA
LA6 1NH
LA5 9SX
LA6 1NG
LA6 1LD
LA5 9PR
LA6 1NQ
LA5 9PP
LA5 9RD
LA5 9QS
LA6 1NJ
LA6 1AL
LA5 9QT
LA6 1LQ
LA5 9QP
LA5 9PN
LA6 1NF
LA5 9QW
LA5 9PW
LA5 9SY
LA5 9QR
LA6 1LL
LA5 9SZ
LA6 1LF
LA6 1LH
LA6 1AA
LA5 9QU
LA5 9TQ
LA5 9TH
LA6 1AB
LA6 1LW
LA6 1LN
LA6 1AE
LA5 9PJ
LA6 1LP
LA6 1LR
LA6 1LJ
LA5 9QX
LA6 1LS
LA5 9RQ
LA6 1LT
LA5 9TA
LA6 1LX
LA5 9PH
LA5 9PL
LA5 9NX
LA5 9PF
LA5 9RB
LA6 1LU
LA5 9RN
LA5 9XR
LA5 9PG
LA6 1LY
LA5 9PQ
LA6 1JD
LA6 1JE
LA6 1BL
LA6 1HU
LA6 1LZ
LA6 1NA
LA5 9SS
LA6 1HT
LA5 9SD
LA6 1LA
LA5 9RR
LA6 1HX
LA6 1JB
LA6 1NB
LA5 9TF
LA6 1AG
LA5 9NT
LA6 1AQ
LA6 1HS
LA5 9NU
LA5 9ST
LA6 1ND
LA5 9NY
LA6 1FE
LA6 1HZ
LA6 1PN
LA6 1NE
LA5 9NS
LA5 9TB
LA6 1PL
LA6 1FG
LA6 1JA
LA5 9NG
LA5 9PB
LA6 1HY
LA6 1NS
LA6 1NP
LA6 1NL
LA6 1NR
LA5 9NR
LA5 9TG
LA6 1NW
LA5 9XT
LA5 9PE
LA6 1AF
LA5 9NE
LA5 9XU
LA5 9HG
LA5 9XW
LA6 1AW
LA5 9HQ
LA5 9HF
LA5 9RE
LA5 9XB
LA5 9NW
LA5 9XH
LA6 1SF
LA5 9HL
LA5 9UQ
LA5 9NZ
LA5 9XG
LA5 9NN
LA5 9RW
LA6 1NT
LA5 9HH
LA5 9HE
LA6 1HR
LA5 9HJ
LA5 9XN
LA5 9NP
LA5 9HD
LA5 9PA
LA5 9UB
LA5 9UD
LA5 9DR
LA5 9TD
LA5 9HN
LA5 9HW
LA5 9UU
LA5 9LU
LA5 9HA
LA5 9HB
LA5 9XD
LA5 9UX
LA5 9JT
LA5 9GU
LA5 9GT
LA5 9GR
LA5 9GJ
LA5 9GN
LA5 9GP
LA5 9GL
LA5 9GA
LA5 9GD
LA5 9TL
LA5 9HU
LA5 9NL
LA5 9EZ
LA5 9HS
LA5 9XS
LA5 9XA
LA5 9RF
LA5 9EY
LA5 9HT
LA5 9FA
LA5 9XQ
LA5 9HR
LA5 9LT
LA5 9NQ
LA6 1NN
LA6 1BZ
LA6 1BY
LA5 9XF
LA6 1DF
LA5 9RP
LA5 9XE
LA6 1BX
LA5 9EU
LA5 9NJ
LA6 1DQ
LA5 9JZ
LA5 9GE
LA5 9GG
LA6 1NY
LA5 9FD
LA5 9GH
LA6 1FF
LA6 1DG
LA5 9LX
LA5 9LY
LA6 1DA
LA6 1DD
LA6 1AN
LA6 1DB
LA6 1BU
LA6 1DS
LA5 9LA
LA5 9BL
LA6 1BS
LA5 9HY
LA5 9BN
LA5 9LW
LA5 9EX
LA6 1DR
LA5 9BW
LA6 1BT
LA5 9LZ
LA6 1DL
LA6 1DH
LA6 1DJ
LA5 9JY
LA5 9LB
LA5 9BP
LA5 9WY
LA5 9NA
LA5 9WU
LA6 1DP
LA5 9RY
LA6 1DE
LA6 1ZD
LA6 1YZ
LA6 1WU
LA6 1WL
LA6 1HW
LA6 1GE
LA5 9XZ
LA5 9YA
LA5 9WZ
LA5 9WT
LA5 9GS
LA5 9EP
LA5 9ES
LA5 8WZ
LA5 5BB
LA5 5AZ
LA5 5BA
LA5 5AU
LA5 5AS
LA5 5AP
LA5 5AG
LA5 0WA
LA5 9WW
LA5 9AA
LA6 1DW
LA5 9BF
LA6 1NU
LA5 9JU
LA5 9BQ
LA5 9WN
LA6 1WS
LA6 1WX
LA5 9YB
LA6 3ZY
LA6 3YA
LA6 3WY
LA6 3WX
LA6 3WW
LA5 5AY
LA6 3WT
LA6 3WS
LA6 3WR
LA6 3GE
LA6 1YY
LA6 1WY
LA6 1WW
LA6 1WT
LA5 8WT
LA6 1WR
LA6 1WQ
LA6 1WP
LA6 1WJ
LA6 1WH
LA6 1LB
LA5 8WW
LA6 1GH
LA6 1GG
LA6 1GD
LA6 1GA
LA6 1BW
LA5 9YY
LA5 9XX
LA5 9WX
LA5 9WR
LA5 9WS
LA5 9WP
LA5 9WA
LA5 9WL
LA5 9PD
LA6 1WN
LA5 9GZ
LA5 9GW
LA5 9GQ
LA6 1LE
LA6 1GJ
LA5 9GF
LA5 0WY
LA5 9GB
LA5 8XB
LA5 8XD
LA5 8XA
LA5 8WX
LA5 8WY
LA5 8WU
LA5 8GD
LA5 8WS
LA5 8WR
LA5 8GA
LA5 5AX
LA5 5AW
LA5 5AT
LA5 5AQ
LA5 5AN
LA5 5AR
LA5 5AE
LA5 5AB
LA5 5AD
LA5 0WX
LA5 0WS
LA5 0WU
LA5 0WT
LA5 0GH
LA6 1GB
LA5 9WQ
LA5 0EZ
LA5 9XY
LA6 3WU
LA5 0WW
LA5 9SB
LA5 9BS
LA5 9HX
LA5 9XP
LA5 9LL
LA6 1BN
LA5 9BZ
LA5 9JX
LA5 9JR
LA5 9LN
LA6 1DN
LA5 9DB
LA5 9TR
LA5 9BY
LA5 9BU
LA5 9BT
LA5 9RG
LA6 1HL
LA7 7BP
LA5 9ET
LA5 9LP
LA6 1RE
LA5 9LJ
LA6 1DU
LA6 1BP
LA5 9DA
LA5 9LD
LA5 9LR
LA5 9LS
LA5 9BG
LA5 9XJ
LA6 1RD
LA6 1DT
LA5 9BX
LA5 9LQ
LA5 9DD
LA5 9ER
LA5 9LF
LA5 9BE
LA5 9AQ
LA5 9XL
LA5 9AD
LA5 9LH
LA5 9HZ
LA5 9SA
LA5 9DF
LA5 9LE
LA5 9NH
LA5 9AH
LA5 9DH
LA5 9DE
LA7 7FE
LA5 9AE
LA5 9AF
LA5 9LG
LA5 9RZ
LA6 1RB
LA5 9BB
LA5 9BD
LA5 9DQ
LA5 9DG
LA6 1QZ
LA5 9DX
LA6 1RP
LA5 9BJ
LA5 9AN
LA5 9DJ
LA5 9DZ
LA5 9AJ
LA5 9DY
LA5 9AG
LA5 9DU
LA5 9BA
LA5 9JS
LA5 9BH
LA5 9DT
LA5 9AL
LA5 9AY
LA5 9AZ
LA5 9AW
LA5 9DL
LA5 9DS
LA5 0SW
LA5 9AX
LA5 9DW
LA6 1QY
LA5 9HP
LA5 9AT
LA7 7BW
LA5 9NB
LA5 9EA
LA5 9DP
LA5 9AS
LA5 9TE
LA6 1BG
LA6 1BD
LA6 1NX
LA5 9TX
LA5 9AU
LA5 9AB
LA5 9AP
LA5 9UP
LA7 7BN
LA5 9TZ
LA6 1BQ
LA7 7BS
LA5 9AR
LA5 9EB
LA5 9UR
LA6 1RF
LA5 9ED
LA6 1QX
LA5 9DN
LA5 9UW
LA6 1QU
LA5 9EE
LA6 1RY
LA5 9UN
LA5 9JQ
LA5 9JP
LA5 9TT
LA5 9TS
LA5 9UL
LA5 9JA
LA6 1NZ
LA5 9JN
LA6 1RH
LA6 1DX
LA6 1QS
LA5 9TU
LA5 9JF
LA5 0SP
LA6 1RG
LA5 0UW
LA5 9UJ
LA5 9UT
LA5 9JG
LA6 1QT
LA5 9JL
LA5 9UH
LA5 9EJ
LA5 9JH
LA6 1RQ
LA5 9JD
LA6 1GY
LA5 9EW
LA5 9JW
LA5 9GX
LA6 1BE
LA5 9EN
LA6 1RR
LA6 1QR
LA6 1DY
LA6 1PW
LA5 9JE
LA5 9EH
LA6 1AP
LA6 1QN
LA5 0SS
LA5 9JJ
LA5 9EG
LA6 1PY

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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