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 Northumberland

NE61 3QF
NE61 3QE
NE61 3QG
NE61 3QQ
NE61 3QT
NE61 3QD
NE61 3QW
NE61 3YL
NE61 3YZ
NE61 3YR
NE61 3QP
NE61 3TL
NE61 3QH
NE61 3PX
NE61 3PU
NE61 3YH
NE61 3QU
NE61 3QN
NE61 3PZ
NE61 3QR
NE61 3QJ
NE61 3QA
NE61 3SA
NE61 3YJ
NE61 3QB
NE61 3TN
NE61 3PY
NE61 3PT
NE61 3YN
NE61 3TW
NE61 3TH
NE61 3PS
NE61 3PR
NE61 3QX
NE61 3PP
NE61 3UW
NE61 3PW
NE61 3UT
NE61 3UU
NE61 3XP
NE61 3PL
NE61 3UR
NE61 3UX
NE61 3UY
NE20 0AW
NE61 3SL
NE61 3UP
NE61 3WX
NE61 3UZ
NE61 3XA
NE61 3PN
NE61 3XB
NE61 3XN
NE61 3XE
NE20 0AP
NE61 3QL
NE61 3XD
NE61 3XH
NE61 3XF
NE61 3XG
NE20 0AR
NE61 1SA
NE61 6BH
NE61 3XQ
NE61 3HB
NE61 6AQ
NE61 3YD
NE61 3YA
NE61 3PJ
NE61 3SN
NE61 3QS
NE61 6AG
NE61 2YT
NE61 3TR
NE61 2YX
NE61 3TP
NE61 3XW
NE61 6BQ
NE61 2XT
NE61 2XY
NE61 2YS
NE61 2YU
NE61 2XS
NE61 2XU
NE61 6AD
NE61 2YN
NE61 2YR
NE61 2XP
NE61 2XX
NE61 2XZ
NE61 2BH
NE61 6BG
NE61 2XR
NE61 6AE
NE61 2XJ
NE61 2XN
NE61 2XL
NE61 2BJ
NE61 3XL
NE61 3QY
NE61 3SF
NE61 3TQ
NE61 2AY
NE61 3SE
NE61 2BQ
NE61 2XW
NE61 2AU
NE61 3SB
NE61 2BG
NE61 3SU
NE61 6PG
NE61 6AF
NE61 3SG
NE61 2AT
NE61 3SR
NE61 2BL
NE61 2YA
NE61 2AX
NE61 2AS
NE61 2AZ
NE61 6AB
NE61 3SQ
NE61 3RZ
NE61 6DA
NE61 2YE
NE61 3SX
NE61 3TS
NE61 3QZ
NE61 6DB
NE61 1TJ
NE61 2YF
NE61 2AW
NE61 3ST
NE61 4EU
NE61 2AN
NE61 2AH
NE61 6BY
NE61 3RA
NE61 2TB
NE61 3SY
NE61 3SW
NE61 2YJ
NE61 2YG
NE61 3SZ
NE61 6BP
NE61 2AL
NE61 2AJ
NE61 3SJ
NE61 2BA
NE61 2YD
NE61 3TG
NE61 6AJ
NE20 0AN
NE61 2AQ
NE61 3RB
NE61 6BN
NE61 2AF
NE61 2AE
NE61 2YB
NE61 6BU
NE61 2RH
NE61 6AN
NE61 3SS
NE61 3SH
NE61 2RQ
NE61 2AG
NE61 2AA
NE61 2AD
NE61 2BB
NE61 3RQ
NE61 3RY
NE61 2BE
NE61 6AP
NE61 2AB
NE61 3RE
NE61 3TT
NE61 2BD
NE61 6AL
NE61 2JT
NE61 6BL
NE61 2RG
NE61 3JJ
NE61 2JX
NE61 2LF
NE61 6AS
NE61 6AA
NE61 3RG
NE61 3RF
NE61 3JQ
NE61 2JS
NE61 2RF
NE61 2BN
NE61 2RE
NE61 6AT
NE61 6AU
NE61 2PJ
NE61 3RN
NE61 2JU
NE61 3SP
NE61 3RD
NE61 2JY
NE61 2DT
NE61 2PN
NE61 2RA
NE61 6AR
NE61 2RD
NE61 2JR
NE61 2DH
NE61 2RB
NE61 2ND
NE61 3RW
NE61 2YW
NE61 1EQ
NE61 2YL
NE61 3JP
NE61 3XJ
NE61 3RT
NE61 2JP
NE61 3RU
NE61 2LZ
NE61 2QX
NE61 3JN
NE61 6BX
NE61 2NA
NE61 3JL
NE61 2NE
NE61 3YU
NE61 3YS
NE61 2JZ
NE61 2NB
NE61 3RP
NE61 2PL
NE61 2DE
NE61 1QW
NE61 3RL
NE61 3TX
NE61 2JW
NE61 2LX
NE61 1RJ
NE61 2PH
NE61 3JW
NE61 2QU
NE61 2LG
NE61 3RX
NE61 3RS
NE61 1RH
NE61 3JR
NE61 3YY
NE61 3YX
NE61 3YT
NE61 3YB
NE61 3RJ
NE61 3TU
NE61 1EH
NE61 2LY
NE61 3JH
NE61 2BZ
NE61 2DS
NE65 8PP
NE61 1LP
NE61 6AW
NE61 3SD
NE61 2QE
NE61 2LU
NE61 3RR
NE61 2JN
NE61 3RH
NE61 2LQ
NE61 2DD
NE61 1YZ
NE61 6BE
NE61 2DF
NE61 2QD
NE61 1RQ

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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