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

Sprig's Alley
Beamond End
Honeyburge
Northend
Hedsor
Boveney
Whiteleaf
Bishopstone
Bellingdon
Gibraltar
Saunderton
Little Marlow
Iver Heath
Aston Abbotts
Lye Green
Ashley Green
Poundon
Ickford
Walter's Ash
Hazlemere
Lake End
Green Hailey
Aylesbury
Buffler's Holt
Botley
Hollingdon
Chartridge
Drayton Parslow
Stokenchurch
Wingrave
Coombe
Taplow
Turville
East Burnham
Little Missenden
Hyde Heath
Iver
Soulbury
Ivinghoe
Meadle
Swan Bottom
Hyde End
Marlow Bottom
Fingest
The City
Marsworth
Bragenham
Ilmer
Lower Cadsden
Grove
Speen
Lower North Dean
High Wycombe
Little Kimble
Medmenham
Denham
George Green
Cheddington
South Heath
Thornborough
Cublington
Pheasants
Slough
Hughenden Valley
Little Kingshill
Chearsley
Great Horwood
Great Kingshill
Oving
Adstock
Ashendon
Little Horwood
Thornton
Ivinghoe Aston
Stone
Long Crendon
Westcott
Nash
Moor Common
Swanbourne
Lower Pollicott
Ley Hill
Steeple Claydon
Hardwick
Wing
Lillingstone Dayrell
Lower Ascott
Greatgap
Lenborough
Broughton
Radclive
Great Hampden
Chalfont St Peter
Little Chalfont
Rotten Row
Buckland
Marlow
Maidenhead
Little Frieth
Fern
Drayton Beauchamp
Cholesbury
Horsleys Green
Thorney
Ledburn
Lee Common
Fawley
Ballinger Common
Horn Hill
Akeley
Wheeler End
Whelpley Hill
Wooburn Green
Pheasant's Hill
Saunderton Lee
Holly Green
Little Ickford
Orchard Leigh
West Wycombe
Waterend
Horsenden
Calvert
Askett
Mop End
Twyford
Chesham
Radnage
Chisbridge Cross
Studley Green
Fleet Marston
Littlecote
Pitchcott
Burroughs Grove
Seer Green
Shreding Green
Hitchambury
Chalfont St Giles
Higher Denham
Quainton
Padbury
Coleshill
Rose Hill
Woodrow
Lee Gate
Ford
Beacon's Bottom
Dinton
Rout's Green
Marsh Gibbon
Biddlesden
Marsh
Naphill
New Denham
Foscote
Pitch Green
Dadford
Ringshall
Chackmore
Skirmett
Ibstone
Tring
Hillesden
Maids Moreton
Loudwater
Upton
Chorleywood
Verney Junction
Hedgerley
Lower Woodend
Wood Green
Edlesborough
Horton
Turweston
Sedrup
Wendover Dean
Bulbourne
Bledlow Ridge
Hawridge
Forty Green
Wooburn Common
Bolter End
Baker's Wood
Lacey Green
Cryers Hill
Southend
Great Brickhill
Owlswick
Worminghall
Woodham
Rush Green
Downley
World's End
Terrick
Bledlow
Singleborough
Dagnall
Cores End
Turville Heath
Fawley Bottom
Dunton
Nash Lee
Fulmer
Westbury
North Lee
Oakley
Hillesden Hamlet
Butler's Cross
Edgcott
Kingsey
Lillingstone Lovell
Grendon Underwood
Botolph Claydon
Wexham Street
Berghers Hill
Bourne End
Well End
Aston Clinton
Hoggeston
Penn Street
Longwick
Upper North Dean
Penn
Chalkshire
Widmer End
Water Stratford
Charndon
Stoke Mandeville
St Leonards
Stoke Hammond
Nether Winchendon and Lower Winchendon
Mundaydean Bottom
Loosley Row
Prestwood
Slapton
Wendover
Weston Turville
Mill End
Moor End
Tatling End
Chenies
Farnham Royal
Stoke Poges
Kingsash
Marlow Common
Dunsmore
Shalstone
Amersham
Dorton
Whitchurch
Crafton
Buckingham
Leckhampstead
Upper Pollicott
Shabbington
Chilton
Whaddon
Greenlands
Richings Park
Creslow
Easington
Rowsham
Beachampton
Burcott
Kimble Wick
Bryant's Bottom
Hedgerley Green
Stewkley
Piddington
Haddenham
Addington
Granborough
Boarstall
Aston Sandford
Sheepridge
Hunt's Green
Jordans
Bradenham
Upper Winchendon
Waddesdon
Mursley
Green End
Cadmore End
Barton Hartshorn
Beaconsfield
Gawcott
The Lee
Flackwell Heath
Princes Risborough
Farnham Common
Little Hampden
Eaton Bray
Buckland Common
Hulcott
Hillingdon
East Claydon
Gerrards Cross
Heath End
North Marston
Rockwell End
Great Missenden
Chivery
Cuddington
Bletchley
Alscot
Frieth
Winslow
Mentmore
Ellesborough
Ham Green
Lane End
Bierton
Kingswood
Pitstone
Egypt
Hambleden
Middle Claydon
Dorney
Halton
Asheridge
Tingewick
Clayhill
Newton Longville
Finmere
Brill
Parslow's Hillock
Dorney Reach
Ludgershall
Northall
Shipton
Weedon
Winchmore Hill
Wooburn
Stony Green
Latimer
Preston Bissett
Wotton Underwood
Great Kimble

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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