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 Buckinghamshire

MK18 2EU
MK18 2ET
MK18 2EY
MK18 2EX
MK18 2ES
MK18 2HB
MK18 2LE
MK18 2ER
MK18 2HA
MK18 2LD
MK18 2QG
MK18 2LY
MK18 2FY
MK18 2LQ
MK18 2NL
MK18 2FA
MK18 2NH
MK18 2NN
MK18 2LT
MK18 2LZ
MK18 2LX
MK18 2LS
MK18 2NG
MK18 2QF
MK18 2EZ
MK18 2LR
MK18 2LU
MK18 2NA
MK18 2LP
MK18 2HR
MK18 2LB
MK18 2QS
MK18 2QR
MK18 2QT
MK18 2QX
MK18 2QY
MK18 2QU
MK18 2LA
MK18 2NB
MK18 2QN
MK18 2QW
MK18 2QP
MK18 2NJ
MK18 2NF
MK18 2QE
MK18 2ND
MK18 2QB
MK18 2PY
MK18 2QA
MK18 2PZ
MK18 2EN
MK18 2RQ
MK18 2RL
MK18 2RX
MK18 2RS
MK18 2EF
MK18 2ZN
MK18 2ZR
MK18 2JB
MK18 2PW
MK18 2ZL
MK18 2AF
MK18 2RP
MK18 2RJ
MK18 2EL
MK18 2GH
MK18 2QD
MK18 2ZT
MK18 2ZP
MK18 2ZS
MK18 2YU
MK18 2YY
MK18 2SD
MK18 2QJ
MK18 2PX
MK18 2RR
MK18 2LF
MK18 2PA
MK18 2RH
MK18 2PQ
MK18 2QH
MK18 2JZ
MK18 2HH
MK18 2PE
MK18 2LG
MK18 2PB
MK18 2PT
MK18 2PD
MK18 2PU
MK18 2PR
MK18 2HD
MK18 2NY
MK18 2NZ
MK18 2PN
MK18 2PS
MK18 2PH
MK18 2NW
MK18 2NR
MK18 2LH
MK18 2LW
MK18 2ZJ
MK18 2WE
MK18 2WB
MK18 2SB
MK18 2PP
MK18 2NU
MK18 2QL
MK18 2GN
MK18 2HJ
MK18 2PG
MK18 2SA
MK18 2NP
MK18 2PF
MK18 2NT
MK18 2NX
MK18 2FU
MK18 2HN
MK18 2JY
MK18 2NS
MK18 2LN
MK18 2GG
MK18 2NE
MK18 3NF
MK18 2EJ
MK18 2EQ
MK18 2EG
MK18 2RE
MK18 2LJ
MK18 2FX
MK18 2HF
MK18 2FS
MK18 2JU
MK18 2FZ
MK18 2HQ
MK18 2GD
MK18 2FL
MK18 2HG
MK18 2FN
MK18 3ND
MK18 2BN
MK18 2NQ
MK18 2HE
MK18 2FW
MK18 2GA
MK18 2GB
MK18 2JT
MK18 2FR
MK18 2JR
MK18 2FQ
MK18 2FP
MK18 2FF
MK18 2JS
MK18 2FG
MK18 2EW
MK18 3LA
MK18 2FJ
MK18 3LB
MK18 2JP
MK18 2FD
MK18 2FE
MK18 2JX
MK18 2EP
MK18 2GJ
MK18 3RE
HP18 0QN
MK18 2BW
MK18 2FB
OX27 0BQ
OX6 0BQ
OX27 0BT
MK18 2FH
HP22 4DL
MK18 2HW
MK18 2HL
MK18 2HS
OX6 0BJ
OX27 0BJ
MK18 2BL
MK18 3JY
MK18 3NL
HP18 0QW
MK18 2BY
MK18 2GE
MK18 4BY
MK18 2HT
MK18 2BT
MK18 4DZ
MK18 2BJ
MK18 2BF
MK18 2HX
MK18 3NG
MK18 2RA
MK18 2BH
MK18 2HU
MK18 3NU
MK18 4DB
MK18 2PL
MK18 4EA
MK18 2BQ
MK18 2HY
MK18 2AT
MK18 2BX
HP22 4DE
MK18 2BP
MK18 2AQ
MK18 2BG
MK18 3NQ
MK18 2AS
MK18 2AZ
MK18 3DA
MK18 3NH
MK18 2BE
MK18 2AU
MK18 4DY
MK18 2JA
MK18 2AG
MK18 2HZ
MK18 3RG
MK18 2JN
MK18 2BS
MK18 2RB
MK18 3QJ
MK18 3LR
MK18 3RS
MK18 3NJ
MK18 3QS
MK18 3NA
MK18 3BW
MK18 2AE
MK18 2BD
MK18 2BA
MK18 2BB
MK18 2JW
MK18 2AY
MK18 2JG
MK18 3NN
MK18 3AZ
MK18 2AR
MK18 2JQ
MK18 4HD
MK18 4DA
MK18 3NW
HP18 0TT
MK18 3BY
MK18 3FQ
MK18 4BZ
MK18 3AS
MK18 3AY
MK18 3BU
MK18 2AX
MK18 3FX
MK18 3FY
MK18 3ER
MK18 3AT
MK18 3NS
MK18 3BS
MK18 3AU
MK18 3FZ
MK18 2JF
MK18 2AW
MK18 2AN
MK18 3BN
MK18 2JJ
HP18 0TS
MK18 2JH
OX6 0JA
OX27 0XQ
OX27 0XA
OX27 0JA
MK18 3NP
MK18 3BT
MK18 3AX
OX27 0BN
MK18 2AL
MK18 3BP
OX6 0BN
MK18 3BL
OX6 0BW
OX27 0BW
MK18 2LL
MK18 2AP
MK18 3FW
MK18 3GD
MK18 3JX
MK18 3BZ
MK18 3AR
MK18 3FU
OX6 0BS
OX27 0BS
MK18 3NB
MK18 3BA
MK18 3RD
MK18 3GA
MK18 3GE
MK18 3FP

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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