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

BA2 8PN
BA2 8PL
BA2 8PE
BA2 8TY
BA2 8PF
BA2 8PJ
BA2 8PG
BA2 8PW
BA2 8PH
BA2 8PS
BA2 8PQ
BA2 8TX
BA2 8WA
BA2 8WB
BA2 8TZ
BA2 8TS
BA2 8EJ
BA2 8EH
BA2 8EG
BA2 8TR
BA2 8TL
BA2 8SW
BA2 8EB
BA2 8BP
BA2 8TH
BA2 8BW
BA2 8TG
BA2 8EQ
BA2 8EF
BA2 8TP
BA2 8PT
BA2 8HB
BA2 8BN
BA2 8TQ
BA2 8TJ
BA2 8BJ
BA2 8EL
BA2 8TW
BA2 8BR
BA2 8YP
BA2 8YQ
BA2 8YE
BA2 8YG
BA2 8YF
BA2 8YJ
BA2 8YL
BA2 8YB
BA2 8BS
BA2 8ED
BA2 8EW
BA2 8EP
BA2 8TF
BA2 8TT
BA2 8DE
BA2 8TU
BA2 8BL
BA2 8EE
BA2 8PR
BA2 8EA
BA2 8SG
BA2 8DQ
BA2 8BQ
BA2 8SF
BA2 8BH
BA2 8SN
BA2 8SR
BA2 8DD
BA2 8ER
BA2 8DG
BA2 8DZ
BA2 8SP
BA2 8SY
BA2 8HA
BA2 8BG
BA2 8SL
BA2 8DT
BA2 8SQ
BA2 8DX
BA2 8DY
BA2 8DR
BA2 8DS
BA2 8DP
BA2 8RB
BA2 8TD
BA2 8TE
BA2 8YT
BA2 8YW
BA2 8YH
BA2 8YX
BA2 8XZ
BA2 8LY
BA2 8DU
BA2 8HJ
BA2 8SX
BA2 8TB
BA2 8SH
BA2 8TA
BA2 8DW
BA2 8SJ
BA2 8LX
BA2 8DN
BA2 8ST
BA2 8SS
BA2 8HL
BA2 8HG
BA2 8BY
BA2 8HH
BA2 8ES
BA2 8HW
BA2 8HE
BA2 8HQ
BA2 8AU
BA2 8SU
BA2 8AJ
BA2 8PU
BA2 8ET
BA2 8LJ
BA2 8PP
BA2 8DL
BA2 8HN
BA2 8HR
BA2 8EN
BA2 8EX
BA2 8NN
BA2 8EU
BA2 8HP
BA2 8HT
BA2 8EZ
BA2 8HF
BA2 8AT
BA2 8EY
BA2 8DH
BA2 8HU
BA2 8PX
BA2 8HD
BA2 8LU
BA2 8NH
BA2 8PY
BA2 8AY
BA2 8DJ
BA2 8QA
BA2 8JN
BA2 8PZ
BA2 8HS
BA2 8JT
BA2 8DB
BA2 8HX
BA2 8JA
BA2 8AH
BA2 8JR
BA2 8QD
BA2 8LS
BA2 8AZ
BA2 8LR
BA2 8JL
BA2 8RD
BA2 8AX
BA2 8JS
BA2 8AF
BA2 8AQ
BA2 8QZ
BA2 8AL
BA2 8HZ
BA2 8QB
BA2 8JB
BA2 8AG
BA2 8JW
BA2 8JP
BA2 8AR
BA2 8PB
BA2 8HY
BA2 8BA
BA2 8DA
BA2 8JJ
BA2 8LP
BA2 8BB
BA2 8BE
BA2 8AE
BA2 8LZ
BA2 8QE
BA2 8RA
BA2 8AD
BA2 8ND
BA2 8NR
BA2 8BD
BA2 8LT
BA2 8QQ
BA2 8AN
BA2 8BX
BA2 8JF
BA2 8FB
BA2 8JE
BA2 8JD
BA2 8AA
BA2 8NP
BA2 8NB
BA2 8QG
BA2 8BT
BA2 7EQ
BA2 8AB
BA2 8QH
BA2 8AW
BA3 1EE
BA2 0EE
BA2 8LE
BA2 8JG
BA2 8QU
BA2 7EH
BA2 7EG
BA2 8JQ
BA2 8BU
BA2 8QJ
BA2 8NA
BA2 8QL
BA2 8LA
BA2 8RF
BA2 8JH
BA2 8AS
BA2 8QS
BA2 8NE
BA2 8LF
BA2 8SE
BA2 8LB
BA2 8SA
BA2 8SB
BA2 8AP
BA2 8LG
BA3 5YD
BA2 8NF
BA2 8QN
BA2 8LD
BA2 8SD
BA2 0ED
BA2 8RE
BA3 1ED
BA3 1DZ
BA2 0DZ
BA2 8NG
BA3 1EB
BA3 1DS
BA2 0DS
BA2 0EB
BA2 8LL
BA2 8BZ
BA2 8NQ
BA2 0DQ
BA3 1EA
BA2 8NL
BA2 0EA
BA3 1DY
BA3 1DX
BA2 0DX
BA2 0DY
BA2 8QF
BA2 9EA
BA2 0DU
BA3 1DT
BA2 0DT
BA2 0PH
BA3 1PH
BA3 5YE
BA2 0PN
BA3 1PN
BA2 8LQ
BA2 0PG
BA3 1PG
BA2 7EF
BA3 1PQ
BA3 1DU
BA2 0PQ
BA2 0DR
BA3 1DR
BA2 0DP
BA3 1DP
BA3 1PF
BA2 0PF
BA2 8LW
BA2 8PD
BA2 9EB
BA2 8QR
BA2 9ED
BA3 1DW
BA2 8LN
BA2 0DW
BA2 8LH
BA2 7EE
BA2 8QT
BA2 9EE
BA2 8QX
BA3 5YF
BA3 5UA
BA2 9DY
BA2 0DN
BA3 1DN
BA2 9EF
BA2 8QP
BA2 0PE
BA2 9EJ
BA3 1PE
BA3 1PU
BA2 0PU
BA2 9EG
BA3 1DL
BA2 0DL
BA3 2YA
BA2 0DJ
BA3 1DJ
BA3 1PA
BA2 9DZ
BA3 1PT
BA2 0PT
BA3 1PX
BA2 0PX
BA2 8QW
BA2 7NX
BA3 5XQ
BA3 5YP
BA2 0PA
BA3 3JG
BA3 1PJ
BA2 0PJ
BA2 0WA
BA3 1PS
BA2 0PS
BA3 3JW
BA3 2YB
BA3 2YD
BA3 5TZ
BA3 3JP
BA2 0NY
BA2 2SL
BA3 1AU
BA2 0AU
BA3 1NY
BA2 2SJ
BA2 0PD
BA3 1PD
BA2 2AJ
BA3 5YA
BA3 5YB
BA2 9EH
BA3 1PB
BA2 8PA
BA2 0PB
BA3 1NW
BA2 0NW
BA2 2AE
BA2 2AQ
BA2 0NX
BA3 1NX
BA2 2AG
BA3 3NE
BA2 0BP
BA3 3HJ
BA2 2BW
BA2 7ED
BA3 1NP
BA2 0NP
BA3 5TT
BA3 3DE
BA2 2BT
BA2 2SH
BA3 1QD
BA2 0QD
BA2 2BU
BA2 2SU
BA2 0NJ
BA3 1NJ
BA3 5GD
BA2 2BR
BA2 2SQ
BA3 3PD
BA2 0PP
BA2 2DU
BA3 1PP
BA3 1PY
BA2 0PY
BA2 0QB
BA3 1PR
BA2 0PR
BA3 1QB
BA3 5YG
BA3 3JE
BA3 1NL
BA2 2SG
BA3 3JF
BA2 0NL
BA3 3JL
BA3 3LB
BA2 2UT
BA3 5TU
BA3 5TY
BA3 3ND
BA2 2DD
BA3 3HG
BA3 3JR
BA2 2DX
BA2 2SF
BA3 1NQ
BA2 0NQ
BA3 3LA
BA2 2EG
BA3 3JD
BA2 2DY
BA2 2AL
BA3 3NA
BA3 3JB
BA2 2UQ
BA2 2TZ
BA2 7DP
BA2 2YG
BA3 3LZ
BA2 2UE
BA3 3ET
BA2 2UY
BA2 2SA
BA2 2WD
BA2 2WG
BA2 2WB
BA3 5TX
BA2 2ST
BA2 2SB
BA2 7EA
BA2 2UG
BA3 3JA
BA3 3JT
BA3 1QE
BA3 3LY
BA3 3AU
BA2 2SE
BA2 7DX
BA2 0QE
BA3 3PA
BA3 3JS
BA2 9EQ
BA2 2DZ
BA3 3HU
BA3 3DS
BA2 2SZ
BA3 3LX
BA2 7DZ
BA3 3HY
BA2 2UH
BA2 7DW
BA2 7EB
BA3 3NB
BA2 7DT
BA2 7HE
BA2 2SY
BA2 8QY
BA2 7DU
BA2 2UJ
BA2 0NH
BA2 7DS
BA3 1NH
BA3 3NF
BA2 7DY
BA3 3DF
BA2 2RW
BA3 3HT
BA3 3HX
BA3 1NU
BA3 3LH
BA3 3HF
BA3 5UB
BA3 3EB
BA3 3HS
BA3 3DX
BA2 7DR
BA3 3PF
BA3 3LU
BA2 2UF
BA2 2US
BA2 2RY
BA2 2TY
BA2 2UP
BA2 2SD
BA3 3EA
BA3 3DZ
BA3 3PE
BA3 3LS
BA3 3HR
BA3 3HE
BA3 3JY
BA3 3ED
BA2 2UD
BA2 7DN
BA2 2RZ
BA3 3DU
BA3 3ER
BA2 2TP
BA3 3LJ
BA3 3DP
BA3 5UN
BA3 3HN
BA3 3LN
BA3 3HQ
BA3 3HH
BA3 3LP
BA3 3DW
BA2 2SR
BA3 3LT
BA3 3LD
BA3 3HD
BA2 2UL
BA2 2UW
BA2 2TB
BA3 3EQ
BA3 5UZ
BA3 3DT
BA2 2SS
BA3 3EY
BA3 3LW
BA3 3DN
BA3 3PQ
BA3 3JZ
BA3 3NG
BA3 3PB
BA3 3EE
BA3 3NH
BA2 7DL
BA3 3AG
BA3 5XJ
BA3 5XG
BA3 3DR
BA3 3BZ
BA3 3DH
BA3 3EG
BA3 5UY
BA2 2TW
BA2 0NE
BA3 3DJ
BA3 5UU
BA2 2UB
BA2 2UU
BA2 2TA
BA3 3LF
BA3 3LQ
BA3 3EZ
BA3 3NT
BA3 3DL
BA2 2UN
BA3 3LG
BA3 3DG
BA3 1NE
BA3 3LL
BA3 3FR
BA3 3NL
BA3 3HL
BA2 2UR
BA3 3BS
BA3 3PX
BA3 5XD
BA3 5UH
BA2 0NF
BA3 1NF
BA2 2TH
BA3 3ES
BA2 2RT
BA3 3LE
BA3 3PU
BA3 3HB
BA3 3DY
BA3 5UX
BA2 5RF
BA3 3EF
BA3 3FG
BA3 3FH
BA3 5UP
BA2 2TN
BA2 2UX
BA3 3NW
BA3 5XA
BA3 3DQ
BA3 3BL
BA3 3NJ
BA3 3NU
BA3 3AN
BA3 5UT
BA2 9DX
BA3 3BN
BA3 3JX
BA3 5XB
BA2 2TQ
BA2 5RG
BA3 3QE
BA2 0NU
BA3 3NY
BA3 3AJ
BA2 2TT
BA3 3BW
BA3 1NT
BA2 5RE
BA3 3AS
BA3 3NX
BA3 5WA
BA3 5WB
BA3 5WE
BA2 2QP
BA2 7EJ
BA3 3FA
BA3 3FD
BA3 3FB
BA2 5SH
BA2 2TJ
BA2 0NT
BA3 5US
BA3 3BP
BA3 3DA
BA3 3AX
BA2 2TE
BA2 2SP
BA3 3QB
BA3 5XL
BA3 3AQ
BA3 3AR
BA2 2RU
BA2 2SW
BA3 3BE
BA3 5UW
BA3 3HA
BA3 3NZ
BA3 3QA
BA2 2TS
BA2 2UA
BA3 3NN
BA3 3BB
BA3 3EP
BA3 3AT
BA3 3BH
BA2 2TF
BA2 2PP
BA3 5FW
BA3 3PW
BA3 5XE
BA3 3AH
BA2 2SN
BA3 3AF
BA2 0JX
BA2 2TU
BA3 3NS
BA2 5RD
BA2 2TG
BA3 1JX
BA3 3NR
BA3 3FF
BA2 2RX
BA3 3PS
BA3 5SJ
BA2 2TD
BA2 2TR
BA3 3AP
BA2 2TL
BA3 3BJ
BA3 3AW
BA2 5RH
BA3 3RA
BA3 3LR
BA2 2QG
BA3 3QD
BA2 2PW
BA3 5UD
BA3 5SG
BA3 3DB
BA2 2TX
BA3 3BR
BA2 7DJ
BA3 1NG
BA2 2PS
BA3 3AD
BA2 2QY
BA3 3NP
BA2 0NG
BA2 5DX
BA2 5RP
BA3 3PY
BA3 3AE
BA2 2QE
BA3 3PT
BA3 3AB
BA2 5SR
BA3 3FN
BA2 5RQ
BA2 2QB
BA3 3BD
BA3 3BG
BA3 3AA
BA2 2PY
BA3 3DD
BA2 5YU
BA2 5YR
BA2 5YJ
BA2 5XZ
BA2 5XW
BA2 5SW
BA2 2QF
BA2 2QA
BA2 9DT
BA3 1ND
BA2 2AF
BA2 5RU
BA3 5UF
BA2 2NY
BA2 2QR
BA2 0ND
BA3 3PJ
BA2 9DR
BA3 3FL
BA3 3NQ
BA3 3BA
BA2 5RY
BA2 9DU
BA2 5SD
BA2 5RS
BA2 2QU
BA2 2PD
BA2 2QD
BA2 2PR
BA3 3PH
BA2 5SF
BA3 3BQ
BA2 2QX
BA3 3FJ
BA2 2QJ
BA2 2QZ
BA2 5RX
BA3 3FP
BA2 2RN
BA2 7BX
BA3 5WY
BA3 4YW
BA3 9AT
BA3 9BD
BA3 9BH
BA3 9BJ
BA3 9BE
BA3 9BG
BA3 9AU
BA3 9AY
BA3 9BA
BA3 9AZ
BA3 9AX
BA3 9AQ
BA3 9AR
BA3 9AB
BA3 9AE
BA3 5WS
BA3 5XN
BA3 5ZW
BA3 5XR
BA3 5WT
BA3 5WX
BA3 5FL
BA3 5WF
BA3 4YX
BA3 4ZJ
BA3 4WX
BA3 4YQ
BA3 4YU
BA3 4WY
BA3 4WZ
BA3 4WH
BA3 4WP
BA3 4WW
BA3 4WN
BA3 2YP
BA3 4AA
BA3 4FA
BA3 3ZN
BA3 3ZQ
BA3 3ZW
BA3 3YP
BA3 3ZA
BA3 3WW
BA3 3WY
BA3 3WQ
BA3 3WT
BA3 3WL
BA3 3WF
BA3 3WH
BA3 3WG
BA3 3UN
BA3 3WD
BA3 3WE
BA3 9AG
BA3 3GG
BA3 3AY
BA3 2ZQ
BA3 2ZR
BA3 2YS
BA3 2YX
BA3 2ZJ
BA3 2WZ
BA3 2XZ
BA3 2XJ
BA3 2WX
BA3 2WY
BA3 2WW
BA3 2WB
BA3 2WD
BA3 2ES
BA3 4WA
BA3 9BB
BA3 3WP
BA3 3WJ
BA3 4XN
BA2 0QG
BA3 5ZR
BA3 9BF
BA3 9AW
BA3 9AS
BA3 9AJ
BA3 9AA
BA3 5WR
BA3 5WD
BA3 4ZQ
BA3 4YF
BA3 4AP
BA3 3WZ
BA3 3RT
BA3 3QF
BA3 2YU
BA3 2WU
BA3 3ZL
BA3 4ZY
BA3 3PZ
BA3 3BU
BA3 1QG
BA2 5RT
BA3 3PL
BA2 5WA
BA2 5SQ
BA2 5SB
BA2 5RZ
BA2 7EL
BA3 3RQ
BA2 5RB
BA3 5UQ
BA2 0QP
BA2 2BH
BA2 5RL
BA2 7DH
BA2 2QQ
BA2 2PF
BA2 2BN
BA2 5SE
BA3 5XF
BA2 2PQ
BA2 5RW
BA2 5SG
BA2 5RR
BA2 0GE
BA2 9DW
BA2 5SA
BA2 2QL
BA2 2QS
BA3 3PR
BA2 5LW
BA2 0NS
BA2 0QF
BA2 9DS
BA2 5SL
BA2 0JN
BA3 1NS
BA3 1JN
BA3 1QQ
BA2 0QQ
BA3 1JR
BA2 0JR
BA3 3QG
BA2 2PB
BA3 3RN
BA3 1QF
BA2 2NX
BA2 0JT
BA2 5BL
BA2 2QW
BA2 9DP
BA3 3GQ
BA3 3GS
BA3 3PN
BA3 3GZ
BA3 3GW
BA3 3GT
BA3 3GU
BA3 3GR
BA3 3GL
BA3 3GP
BA3 3GN
BA3 3GH
BA3 3GJ
BA3 3GE
BA3 3GB
BA3 3GD
BA3 3GY
BA2 7DQ
BA3 1JT
BA2 2QT
BA2 2LY
BA2 5RN
BA2 0NA
BA2 5RJ
BA3 1NA
BA3 1JW
BA2 0JW
BA2 5LH
BA2 2PG
BA3 1JS
BA2 0JS
BA2 2PH
BA3 3RH
BA3 3QQ
BA2 2LS
BA2 7DG
BA2 2PL
BA2 2LN
BA3 1JP
BA2 0JP
BA2 5SN
BA2 0SJ
BA2 2BL
BA2 2QN
BA3 3PP
BA2 2QH
BA2 5LQ
BA2 5DB
BA2 9JD
BA2 2LU
BA2 2LT
BA2 2PA
BA2 0LU
BA3 3QT
BA2 5YZ
BA3 5SQ
BA3 1LU
BA3 3QH
BA3 3RP
BA2 7BY
BA3 1JJ
BA2 0JJ
BA3 2XB
BA2 2LR
BA3 2XN
BA2 2LP
BA2 2RA
BA2 5BX
BA2 0JZ
BA2 2PJ
BA2 2LH
BA2 2BQ
BA2 5SP
BA2 2LW
BA3 1JH
BA3 1JZ
BA2 7BZ
BA2 2NU
BA3 5UG
BA2 5SJ
BA2 0JL
BA2 5LP
BA3 1JL
BA2 0JY
BA3 3QJ
BA3 5UR
BA3 1JY
BA2 0JH
BA2 2BG
BA2 5LL
BA1 1ZX
BA2 2AH
BA2 2YW
BA2 2YP
BA2 2YQ
BA2 2YN
BA2 2YB
BA2 2PX
BA2 2FH
BA2 2YY
BA2 2YU
BA2 2YR
BA2 2YS
BA2 2YH
BA2 2YD
BA2 2YA
BA2 2LJ
BA2 2ET
BA2 2LZ
BA2 5LJ
BA2 0LA
BA3 1LA
BA3 1NB
BA2 0NB
BA2 7DA
BA3 3ZH
BA3 3ZD
BA3 3ZF
BA3 3ZE
BA3 3ZB
BA3 3YA
BA3 3RW
BA3 3YB
BA3 1LE
BA2 0LE
BA2 2BJ
BA2 0LB
BA2 2EY
BA2 2NA
BA2 0LZ
BA2 9JB
BA3 1LZ
BA3 1LB
BA2 2RF
BA3 3RL
BA2 7DD
BA2 1LD
BA2 2RH
BA2 7SF
BA2 2NT
BA3 6AF
BA2 2LL
BA2 2BP
BA2 2RL
BA2 0LX
BA2 5LR
BA3 2XU
BA2 2NZ
BA3 1LX
BA2 5LS
BA2 2ER
BA2 5BY
BA2 2ES
BA2 0HY
BA2 2NB
BA2 2FL
BA2 0LY
BA3 1LY
BA3 1LD
BA2 5BD
BA2 0LD
BA3 3RR
BA2 2LQ
BA2 7SD
BA2 5BW
BA2 0JD
BA3 1YD
BA3 1YF
BA3 1YG
BA3 1YE
BA3 6AD
BA3 1YQ
BA3 1YZ
BA3 1JA
BA3 1JF
BA2 0JF
BA2 0JA
BA2 1LE
BA2 5QX
BA3 1HY
BA3 1JD
BA3 1JB
BA3 1JE
BA2 0JB
BA2 5QU
BA2 2BA
BA3 1HZ
BA2 0HZ
BA2 0BQ
BA2 1HU
BA2 5LN
BA2 2BE
BA2 1JS
BA2 5LT
BA3 5UJ
BA3 1JQ
BA3 1BQ
BA2 5QA

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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