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 Bath And North East Somerset

BS18 4TH
BS39 5TH
BS18 4TQ
BS39 5TQ
BS39 5TJ
BS18 4TJ
BS39 5TP
BS18 4TP
BS18 4TN
BS39 5TN
BS39 5TL
BS18 4TL
BS39 5TW
BS18 4TW
BS18 4DW
BS39 4DW
BS39 4DN
BS18 4DN
BS18 4UW
BS39 5UW
BS18 4UG
BS39 5UG
BS18 4UN
BS39 5UN
BS18 4UR
BS39 5UR
BS18 4UH
BS39 5UH
BS39 5EG
BS39 5TR
BS18 4TR
BS18 4US
BS18 4UY
BS39 5UY
BS39 5US
BS18 4UP
BS39 5UP
BS18 4UT
BS39 5UT
BS39 5UQ
BS18 4UQ
BS39 5TS
BS18 4TS
BS18 4TT
BS39 5TT
BS18 4UX
BS39 5UX
BS39 5UU
BS18 4UU
BS18 4XA
BS39 5XA
BS18 4UZ
BS39 5UZ
BS18 4TZ
BS39 5TZ
BS39 5TU
BS18 4XB
BS39 5PU
BS39 5XB
BS18 4UJ
BS39 5UJ
BS39 4DL
BS39 5UA
BS18 4DL
BS18 4UA
BS18 4XS
BS39 5XS
BS18 4XF
BS18 4XD
BS39 5XF
BS39 5XD
BS39 5PT
BS39 5PS
BS18 4UB
BS39 5UB
BS18 4TU
BS18 4XE
BS39 5XE
BS18 4TF
BS18 4UE
BS39 5UE
BS39 5EH
BS39 5XG
BS18 4XG
BS18 4XH
BS39 5XH
BS18 4TY
BS39 5TY
BS18 8TH
BS40 8TH
BS18 4XJ
BS39 5XJ
BS18 4UL
BS39 5UL
BS39 5TF
BS18 4XQ
BS39 5XQ
BS18 4TX
BS39 5TX
BS18 4UD
BS39 5UD
BS39 5XN
BS18 4XN
BS18 4XW
BS39 5XW
BS18 4XL
BS39 5XL
BS18 4XT
BS39 5XU
BS39 5XT
BS39 5BF
BS39 5YA
BS18 5BY
BS18 5BF
BS18 4BW
BS18 5UY
BS18 5GG
BS18 4UF
BS39 5BY
BS39 5YF
BS39 5YH
BS18 5WA
BS39 5XP
BS18 4XP
BS40 8TQ
BS18 8TQ
BS18 4DD
BS39 4DD
BS39 5RN
BS18 4RN
BS40 8TF
BS18 8TJ
BS39 5TG
BS18 4TG
BS39 4DP
BS18 4DP
BS39 5RL
BS18 4RL
BS18 8TF
BS40 8TJ
BS18 4DE
BS39 4DE
BS18 4RJ
BS39 5RJ
BS18 4RW
BS39 5RW
BS40 8TE
BS39 5DJ
BS18 5DJ
BS18 4RH
BS39 5RH
BS39 5TA
BS18 4TA
BS18 8TE
BS39 5RP
BS18 4RP
BS39 5TD
BS18 4TB
BS39 5TB
BS18 4RR
BS39 5RR
BS18 4XR
BS39 5XR
BS18 4TD
BS39 4DF
BS18 4DF
BS18 4TE
BS39 4DB
BS39 5TE
BS39 5RY
BS18 4RY
BS18 4DB
BS39 5RT
BS18 4RT
BS39 5RS
BS39 5RF
BS18 4RS
BS18 4RF
BS39 5RU
BS39 5RZ
BS18 4RZ
BS39 5RE
BS18 4RE
BS39 4DG
BS18 4DG
BS18 4RU
BS39 5AJ
BS18 5AJ
BS39 5DH
BS18 4DR
BS39 5RG
BS18 4RG
BS18 4DQ
BS39 4DQ
BS39 5RX
BS39 5RQ
BS18 4RX
BS18 4RQ
BS18 5DH
BS18 4SA
BS39 5SA
BS18 8TG
BS39 5SB
BS18 4SB
BS40 8TG
BS39 5AH
BS18 5AL
BS40 8TL
BS18 8TL
BS18 5AH
BS39 5RD
BS39 4DH
BS18 4DH
BS39 4DA
BS18 4RD
BS18 4DJ
BS18 4SG
BS39 5SG
BS39 5SD
BS18 4SD
BS39 5RB
BS18 4RB
BS39 4DJ
BS39 5DQ
BS18 5DQ
BS18 4BZ
BS39 5SE
BS18 4SE
BS40 6HR
BS39 4BZ
BS18 6HR
BS39 5AL
BS18 4DA
BS39 5SF
BS18 4SF
BS40 6HW
BS18 6HW
BS39 5SH
BS18 4SH
BS39 5PP
BS18 4PP
BS18 4SQ
BS39 5SQ
BS39 5RA
BS40 6HP
BS18 4RA
BS18 6HP
BS18 4SN
BS39 5SN
BS39 5XX
BS39 5XZ
BS39 5YJ
BS39 5WB
BS39 5WL
BS18 4SX
BS18 4SZ
BS39 4BY
BS18 4BY
BS39 5SL
BS39 5QT
BS18 4QT
BS39 5EB
BS39 5ZN
BS39 5ZU
BS39 5WZ
BS39 5WP
BS39 5WT
BS39 5WW
BS39 5WX
BS39 5WU
BS39 5WQ
BS39 5WR
BS39 5WS
BS39 5WH
BS39 5WN
BS39 5WJ
BS39 5WA
BS39 5WF
BS39 5WG
BS39 5UF
BS39 5QS
BS18 4QS
BS18 5AN
BS39 5DZ
BS18 5DZ
BS18 4SL
BS39 5SU
BS18 4SU
BS18 5ZB
BS18 4QP
BS39 5QP
BS39 5AN
BS39 5SW
BS18 4SW
BS39 5PA
BS18 4PA
BS39 5PB
BS18 4PB
BS39 5SJ
BS18 4SJ
BS39 5DF
BS18 5DF
BS39 5SP
BS39 5DG
BS18 5DG
BS18 4PD
BS18 4SP
BS39 5DE
BS39 5SR
BS18 4SR
BS39 5PR
BS18 4PR
BS18 5ZA
BS39 5DT
BS39 5PD
BS39 4BX
BS18 4BX
BS18 5DT
BS18 5DE
BS18 5AQ
BS39 5AQ
BS39 5PE
BS18 4PE
BS18 4SS
BS39 5SS
BS18 5DD
BS39 5DD
BS18 4PF
BS39 5PF
BS18 4EH
BS39 4EH
BS40 8TB
BS18 8TB
BS18 5AW
BS39 5AW
BS39 5QR
BS18 4QR
BS39 5AX
BS18 5AX
BS39 5BZ
BS18 5BZ
BS18 5AR
BS39 5AR
BS39 5DN
BS18 5DN
BS40 8TD
BS39 5DB
BS18 5DB
BS39 5DA
BS18 5DA
BS18 8TD
BS18 5AY
BS39 5AY
BS39 5EA
BS39 5EF
BS18 5AU
BS39 5DW
BS18 5DW
BS39 4EQ
BS18 4EQ
BS18 5AP
BS39 5AP
BS39 5BE
BS18 5BE
BS39 5AU
BS18 5AE
BS39 5AG
BS18 5AG
BS39 5PG
BS18 4PG
BS18 8SZ
BS39 5AE
BS39 5BG
BS39 5DP
BS18 5BG
BS39 4EG
BS18 4EG
BS18 5BD
BS18 5DP
BS39 5BD
BS39 5AF
BS18 5AF
BS39 4NJ
BS18 4NJ
BS39 5BJ
BS39 5BQ
BS18 5BQ
BS39 5PQ
BS18 4PQ
BS18 5BJ
BS39 5BH
BS18 5BH
BS39 5AT
BS18 4DS
BS39 4DS
BS18 5DR
BS39 5DR
BS39 5LR
BS18 5LR
BS39 5PH
BS18 4PH
BS18 5AT
BS18 5AS
BS39 5AS
BS39 5BL
BS39 5EE
BS18 5BL
BS39 5DS
BS18 5DS
BS39 4EE
BS18 4EE
BS39 4DT
BS18 5GF
BS18 4DT
BS39 5GF
BS39 4ED
BS18 4ED
BS18 5BN
BS39 5PL
BS40 8SZ
BS39 4EF
BS18 4EB
BS18 4EF
BS39 5AD
BS18 5AD
BS18 4ST
BS18 4PL
BS39 5BN
BS39 4EB
BS39 5DX
BS18 5DX
BS39 5ED
BS18 5BW
BS39 5BW
BS39 4EA
BS18 4EA
BS39 5PJ
BS39 4NH
BS18 4NH
BS18 5DL
BS39 5DL
BS39 4DZ
BS18 4DZ
BS18 8RT
BS40 8RT
BS40 8XH
BS18 4DX
BS39 5DU
BS18 5DU
BS18 5DY
BS39 5DY
BS39 5BP
BS18 5BP
BS18 8XH
BS39 4DX
BS39 4DY
BS39 5QN
BS18 4QN
BS18 4PJ
BS18 4DY
BS18 6BN
BS40 6BN
BS39 5PN
BS18 5AB
BS39 5AB
BS18 4PN
BS39 4EJ
BS18 4EJ
BS39 5BS
BS18 5BS
BS18 4EL
BS39 4EL
BS40 8TA
BS39 5PW
BS18 4PW
BS39 4EW
BS18 4EW
BS40 8SY
BS18 8SY
BS18 4BU
BS18 8XS
BS40 8XS
BS18 5BB
BS39 5BB
BS39 4EN
BS18 4EN
BS39 4BU
BS39 4EP
BS18 4EP
BS18 6BJ
BS40 6BJ
BS18 4QL
BS18 6HN
BS40 6HN
BS39 4ER
BS40 6BL
BS39 4NQ
BS18 4NQ
BS39 5BT
BS18 5BT
BS39 5QL
BS18 4DU
BS18 6BL
BS39 5QW
BS18 4QW
BS18 4ER
BS18 8SX
BS40 8SX
BS39 4DU
BS39 4HF
BS18 4HF
BS39 5BU
BS18 5BU
BS18 4BS
BS39 5ST
BS39 5QA
BS18 4NL
BS39 4NL
BS40 8SU
BS18 8SU
BS39 4NE
BS18 4BT
BS40 8SR
BS18 8SR
BS39 5QG
BS18 4QG
BS18 5AA
BS39 5AA
BS18 4NE
BS18 8SW
BS39 5QF
BS18 4QF
BS39 4BT
BS39 4ET
BS18 4ET
BS18 8SP
BS18 4NB
BS40 8SP
BS18 8RS
BS40 8RS
BS40 8XR
BS18 8XR
BS39 5BX
BS18 8RU
BS40 8RU
BS40 8SQ
BS39 5QJ
BS18 8SQ
BS18 4QJ
BS18 8QA
BS40 8SS
BS18 8SS
BS40 8SN
BS18 8SN
BS40 8QA
BS18 8RR
BS18 4ES
BS18 8SF
BS39 6EU
BS18 5BA
BS39 5BA
BS40 8SF
BS39 4ES
BS40 8RR
BS18 8QB
BS40 8QB
BS18 8XJ
BS40 8XJ
BS40 8SG
BS40 8PN
BS40 8SJ
BS18 8SJ
BS18 8PN
BS40 8XN
BS39 4NB
BS39 5QE
BS18 4QE
BS18 5EU
BS18 8RP
BS40 8RP
BS18 8SL
BS18 8XP
BS40 8XP
BS18 5BX
BS40 8SL
BS18 8XN
BS40 8XQ
BS18 8XQ
BS18 8SH
BS40 8SH
BS18 8PP
BS39 4ND
BS18 4ND
BS40 8PP
BS18 8TN
BS18 8RB
BS18 8RL
BS39 4BN
BS18 4LP
BS18 4BN
BS18 4BL
BS18 4BF
BS40 6AW
BS40 8RL
BS18 8RN
BS40 8RN
BS18 8XG
BS40 8RA
BS40 8XG
BS40 8RB
BS18 8RA
BS18 6AW
BS40 8XY
BS40 8WL
BS40 8WP
BS40 8WQ
BS40 8WD
BS40 8WB
BS40 8BF
BS40 8ST
BS18 4NF
BS18 8ST
BS40 8XZ
BS40 8ZN
BS40 8YX
BS40 8WW
BS40 8WY
BS40 8WZ
BS40 8WX
BS40 8WR
BS40 8WT
BS40 8WU
BS40 8WS
BS40 8WN
BS40 8WA
BS40 8TW
BS40 8TS
BS40 8BY
BS40 8AJ
BS18 8XY
BS18 8XW
BS18 8RJ
BS40 8XW
BS40 8RJ
BS40 8RE
BS18 8RF
BS39 5AZ
BS18 5AZ
BS18 8RE
BS40 6NH
BS40 8XU
BS40 8UP
BS18 8XU
BS18 8SD
BS40 8SD
BS18 8RD
BS18 4NN
BS40 8PW
BS40 8RD
BS39 5QQ
BS18 4QQ
BS18 8PW
BS40 8XF
BS18 8RG
BS40 8RY
BS40 8RG
BS18 8RQ
BS40 8RQ
BS40 8XL
BS18 8XL
BS39 4BS
BS18 5YQ
BS40 8PR
BS18 8PR
BS39 4AZ
BS18 4AZ
BS18 4AU
BS39 4AU
BS18 4AX
BS18 8RH
BS39 4AX
BS40 8RH
BS18 5ET
BS40 8QZ
BS39 6ET
BS40 8SE
BS18 8SE
BS18 8XF
BS40 8RW
BS39 4NN
BS18 8UE
BS40 8UE
BS18 8RW
BS18 8XX
BS40 8YA
BS18 8YA
BS40 8XX
BS18 8PY
BS40 8EA
BS18 5EB
BS18 8RY
BS40 8XE
BS18 4QD
BS39 5QD
BS18 8QZ
BS18 8XE
BS39 4DR
BS39 4AY
BS18 4AY
BS40 8XD
BS18 8XD
BS39 6EH
BS18 5YD
BS39 6EB
BS40 8UB
BS18 8UB
BS18 8RZ
BS40 8RZ
BS40 8PZ
BS18 8PZ
BS18 5ER
BS39 4BD
BS18 4BD
BS40 8XT
BS18 8XT
BS39 6ER
BS18 5YE
BS39 6YE
BS39 4AS
BS18 4AS
BS40 8PY
BS18 4JL
BS39 4JL
BS40 8RX
BS18 8RX
BS18 4NP
BS18 4AT
BS39 6YG
BS18 5YG
BS18 5EX
BS39 4AT
BS39 5QH
BS18 4QH
BA3 4PT
BS18 8UD
BS40 8UD
BS18 4NZ
BS18 8XB
BS40 8QE
BS18 8QE
BS40 6AP
BS18 6AP
BS18 6BH
BS39 4NW
BS40 6BH
BS39 4BP
BS18 4NW
BS18 4BB
BS40 6AN
BS18 6AN
BS18 8UA
BS40 8UA
BS40 8XB
BS39 6YD
BS39 4BB
BS18 4NR
BS39 4NP
BS39 4NR
BS39 4AR
BS18 4AR
BS40 8QU
BS18 8QU
BS18 6HL
BS40 8TR
BS39 6YQ
BS39 4BA
BS39 6EX
BS39 6EN
BS18 4BA
BS40 8PS
BS39 4BE
BS18 4BE
BS40 8TP
BS18 8TR
BS39 6YF
BS18 8UF
BS18 6NH
BS40 8UF
BS18 5YF
BS18 8PS
BS39 4BG
BS18 4BG
BA2 0HL
BS39 6YJ
BS18 5YJ
BS40 8QY
BS40 8PT
BS18 8PT
BA3 1HL
BS18 8TP
BS40 8UU
BS39 6YH
BS39 4AP
BS18 8UU
BS18 4AP
BS18 8QF
BS40 8QF
BS40 8TZ
BS39 4NF
BS18 8TZ
BS39 4AL
BS18 8UY
BS40 8UY
BS18 6AL
BS39 4AW
BS18 8TT
BS40 8TT
BS18 4NA
BS39 4NA
BS18 8YB
BS40 8QD
BS18 4AL
BS18 4AG
BS39 4AG
BS18 6NJ
BS40 6NJ
BS18 6BQ
BS18 4AN
BS39 4AJ
BS18 4AJ
BS40 8TX
BS18 8TY
BS39 4AN
BS40 8TY
BS18 8UG
BS18 6NQ
BS40 6NQ
BS18 4AW
BS18 5EN
BS18 8QD
BS40 8QG
BS18 8QG
BS39 4AH
BS18 4AH
BS18 8TX
BS39 4AQ
BS18 4AQ
BS18 5YB
BS39 4BQ
BS40 6BQ
BS40 6HL
BS18 4BQ
BS18 8QQ
BS40 8QQ
BS39 4BR
BS39 4ZN
BS39 4ZJ
BS39 4YB
BS39 4YA
BS39 4WZ
BS39 4WX
BS39 4WW
BS39 4WT
BS39 4WU
BS39 4WR
BS39 4WS
BS39 4WQ
BS39 4FB
BS40 6HE
BS18 6NG
BS18 4BJ
BS40 6NG
BS39 6TJ
BS18 6HJ
BS39 6YB
BS40 6HJ
BS18 8PX
BS39 4BJ
BS40 6HB
BS18 6HB
BS40 8PX
BS39 4AF
BS18 4AF
BS18 5EW
BS18 4BH
BS18 6HZ
BS18 6HT
BS39 4BH
BS39 6XZ
BS40 6AR
BS18 5XZ
BS39 6AD
BS18 8TU
BS40 8TU
BS18 6AX
BS18 4HN
BS40 6HD
BS40 6AX
BS39 4HN
BS39 6EA
BS40 6AL
BS40 8UG
BS18 8UX
BS40 8UX
BS40 8SA
BS18 8SA
BS18 6HD
BS18 6HG
BS40 6HG
BS40 8UZ
BS18 6HE
BS18 8UZ
BS39 4HL
BS18 4HL
BS40 6NL
BS18 6HQ
BS18 5EA
BS40 6HQ
BS40 8UW
BS18 5TJ
BS40 8PU
BS18 8PU
BS39 6YR
BS18 8UW
BS18 6HS
BS40 6HS
BS39 6YA
BS39 6EP
BS18 5EP
BS18 6HF
BS40 6HF
BS40 6EA
BS40 8YB
BS40 6HA
BS18 6NL
BS18 6HA
BS18 5YA
BS18 6EA
BS40 6NN
BS18 5YL
BS18 4AA
BS39 4AA
BS39 4HW
BS18 6HU
BS40 6HU
BS18 4HW
BS39 4AE
BS18 4AE
BS39 6ES
BS39 6JY
BS18 5JY
BS39 6YL
BS18 6HH
BS40 6HH
BS18 6EB
BS40 6EB
BS18 5EJ
BS18 6EE
BS40 6EE
BS18 5EH
BS18 6ED
BS18 5EF
BS39 6EF
BS40 6ED
BS18 4AB
BS39 6ZP
BS39 6WB
BS39 6YS
BS39 6WA
BS39 6WX
BS39 6XW
BS39 6WY
BS39 6YY
BS39 6WZ
BS39 4AB
BS39 6XN
BS39 6WD
BS39 6YZ
BS39 6EJ
BS39 6XY
BS18 5XY
BS18 4AD
BS39 6JN
BS39 4AD
BS18 5YH
BS39 6ED
BS18 5ED
BS18 5JN
BS40 6AB
BS39 6XX
BS18 6EF
BS39 6XL
BS18 5XX
BS18 6AY
BS18 6AB
BS40 6AY
BS40 6EF
BS40 8UN
BS18 8UN
BS39 6TH
BS18 5EE
BS18 5TH
BS39 6EE
BA3 1HJ
BS18 5TF
BA3 4PR
BA2 0HJ
BS18 8QT
BS40 8QT
BS18 5JL
BS39 6JL
BA3 4PS
BS39 6HE
BS18 5HE
BS39 6UX
BS39 6YN
BS18 5UX
BS18 5YN
BS39 6YP
BS18 6AA
BS40 6AA
BS39 6JH
BS18 5JH
BS40 8QH
BS39 6JJ
BS18 5JJ
BS18 6AH
BS18 4EU
BS39 4EU
BS18 4JJ
BS18 5FA
BS18 8UQ
BS18 5EY
BS39 6EY
BS18 8XA
BS40 8XA
BS18 5JF
BS39 6JF
BS18 5EG
BS39 6JQ
BS39 6EG
BS39 4JJ
BS18 5JQ
BS18 5HA
BS39 6HA
BS40 8QJ
BS18 8TW
BS18 8TS
BS18 8AJ
BS40 8YU
BS40 8AL
BS18 8QJ
BS18 5JD
BS39 6JD
BS39 6AA
BS18 5JG
BS39 6JG
BS18 5TW
BS18 6BD
BS39 6TW
BS40 6AH
BS18 5JE
BS39 6JE
BA3 4PE
BS18 5TN
BS39 6TN
BS18 6AU
BS40 6AU
BS40 6BD
BS39 6LB
BS18 5JW
BS18 5LB
BS18 8QH
BS18 5TX

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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