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

NE65 9JX
NE65 9JZ
NE65 9JJ
NE65 9JY
NE65 9LB
NE65 9JU
NE65 9LA
NE65 9LE
NE65 9LD
NE65 9DR
NE65 9LW
NE65 9LP
NE65 9JW
NE65 9JP
NE65 9LF
NE65 9HE
NE65 9ND
NE65 9NB
NE65 9HH
NE65 9PQ
NE65 9JR
NE65 9JN
NE65 9HB
NE65 9PG
NE65 9HF
NE65 9BB
NE65 9HA
NE65 9JT
NE65 9PD
NE65 9PA
NE65 9GZ
NE65 9LU
NE65 9BG
NE65 9LZ
NE65 9LG
NE65 9QT
NE65 9QU
NE65 9HG
NE65 9JL
NE65 9BA
NE65 9JS
NE65 9NA
NE65 9NE
NE65 9LY
NE65 9NZ
NE65 9QX
NE65 9PB
NE65 9LQ
NE65 9LX
NE65 9JH
NE65 9BQ
NE65 9AU
NE65 9JQ
NE65 9JG
NE65 9HJ
NE65 9JE
NE65 9LN
NE65 9QS
NE65 9JF
NE65 9AT
NE65 9LH
NE65 9JD
NE65 9AS
NE65 9LJ
NE65 9NX
NE65 9LS
NE65 9LT
NE65 9JB
NE65 9JA
NE65 9NY
NE65 9LL
NE65 9NT
NE65 9NU
NE65 9HZ
NE66 2JA
NE66 2HZ
NE65 9LR
NE65 8EQ
NE66 2HW
NE65 9HU
NE65 9AR
NE65 9HT
NE65 9AW
NE65 9AE
NE66 2JD
NE65 9ET
NE65 9AP
NE65 9AF
NE65 9NR
NE65 9NS
NE66 2HL
NE66 2JQ
NE65 9HX
NE65 9AB
NE66 2XY
NE66 2YX
NE66 2YU
NE66 2JB
NE66 2YA
NE65 9AQ
NE65 9AN
NE66 2XZ
NE65 8EJ
NE66 2XX
NE66 2YB
NE66 2HP
NE66 2YP
NE66 2XU
NE65 9AG
NE66 2XT
NE66 2YD
NE65 9NG
NE65 9NF
NE66 2EN
NE65 9DH
NE65 8EG
NE65 8EH
NE65 9NL
NE65 9NH
NE65 9AA
NE66 2YE
NE65 9NN
NE66 2XS
NE65 8EE
NE65 9NQ
NE66 2XP
NE65 9NJ
NE66 2HN
NE65 9HD
NE65 9NW
NE65 9AH
NE65 9PX
NE65 9HY
NE66 2XR
NE65 9PY
NE66 2XW
NE65 9PH
NE66 2YQ
NE66 2YH
NE66 2YG
NE65 9DQ
NE65 9PT
NE66 2XN
NE66 2UL
NE66 2XJ
NE66 2YF
NE66 2WX
NE66 2XL
NE66 2YL
NE66 2HF
NE65 9PZ
NE65 9PL
NE65 8ER
NE66 2UT
NE66 2UN
NE65 0YD
NE66 2UR
NE65 9HS
NE65 9PR
NE65 9PS
NE66 2UP
NE65 9NP
NE66 2JJ
NE65 9HW
NE66 2UW
NE66 2UU
NE65 9QA
NE66 2HE
NE66 2YJ
NE65 8ED
NE66 2XH
NE66 2XG
NE66 2UX
NE66 2XQ
NE65 8DA
NE65 9PP
NE65 9PN
NE66 2XF
NE65 9HR
NE66 2UY
NE65 9PW
NE66 2XE
NE65 9PU
NE65 9FF
NE66 2XA
NE66 2UZ
NE66 2XD
NE65 9EA
NE66 2EW
NE65 0EZ
NE65 9HQ
NE66 2XB
NE65 9EB
NE66 2UH
NE65 9HP
NE65 0YF
NE66 2JG
NE66 2HX
NE65 8BE
NE65 9ED
NE65 8EB
NE65 0YB
NE65 9HN
NE65 9EE

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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