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 Cornwall

PL17 8QD
PL17 8YN
PL17 8PZ
PL17 8QB
PL17 8QA
PL17 7LR
PL17 8PX
PL17 7LX
PL17 7LY
PL17 8QP
PL17 8QJ
PL17 7LP
PL17 8PY
PL17 7LZ
PL17 8QH
PL17 8QQ
PL17 8QE
PL17 8QW
PL17 8QL
PL17 7LW
PL17 7LU
PL17 8PR
PL17 8PP
PL17 7LT
PL17 8QG
PL17 8PU
PL17 8PB
PL17 7NS
PL17 8QF
PL17 8PE
PL17 8PF
PL17 7LF
PL17 8PD
PL17 7NA
PL17 7LN
PL17 8PL
PL17 8PJ
PL17 7RF
PL17 7NN
PL17 8NX
PL17 8PA
PL17 8PS
PL17 8ND
PL17 8QN
PL17 8NY
PL17 8QR
PL15 9PX
PL17 8PW
PL17 7ND
PL17 7NW
PL17 8PH
PL17 7NE
PL17 8NZ
PL17 7NJ
PL17 7NB
PL17 7NH
PL17 8PT
PL17 8PG
PL17 7NG
PL17 7PA
PL17 7LL
PL15 9PN
PL17 7NL
PL17 8PQ
PL14 5AH
PL14 5BB
PL17 7PB
PL17 7NT
PL15 9QE
PL17 7NY
PL17 7PH
PL17 7PF
PL15 7NA
PL17 7NZ
PL17 8AP
PL17 7PE
PL15 9PY
PL17 8PN
PL15 9NR
PL17 8JU
PL17 7LH
PL15 9NP
PL15 9PU
PL17 7NQ
PL15 9PQ
PL14 5BE
PL17 8HG
PL15 9QD
PL17 8EP
PL17 7PQ
PL17 8FG
PL17 8EW
PL17 8LR
PL17 8EY
PL17 8RA
PL17 8LA
PL17 7PD
PL15 9PZ
PL15 9DW
PL17 7JP
PL15 9QJ
PL15 9QL
PL17 8JZ
PL15 9PL
PL17 8LS
PL17 8EN
PL17 8HE
PL15 9NS
PL15 9NT
PL17 8NB
PL17 8LB
PL17 8EL
PL15 9QA
PL17 8DU
PL15 9PG
PL17 8JX
PL17 8HF
PL15 7NP
PL17 8JY
PL15 9NU
PL17 8JS
PL15 7LU
PL14 5BD
PL15 9QB
PL17 8BR
PL17 7LJ
PL17 8DP
PL17 8EZ
PL17 8JT
PL17 8ES
PL17 8QT
PL17 8HD
PL17 7PG
PL15 9QG
PL17 8ET
PL15 9PH
PL17 8QU
PL17 8EJ
PL17 8LD
PL17 7LQ
PL17 8BU
PL17 7NX
PL17 8DR
PL17 8DW
PL17 8EQ
PL17 8EE
PL17 8QS
PL17 8LL
PL17 8EU
PL14 5RN
PL15 9QQ
PL17 8EF
PL15 7NG
PL17 8ER
PL17 8LN
PL17 8GH
PL17 8GT
PL17 8HN
PL17 8HQ
PL17 8LW
PL17 8HL
PL15 7LY
PL17 7NF
PL15 7LW
PL17 8DT
PL17 8FE
PL17 8GJ
PL17 8EG
PL15 7NQ
PL15 9NY
PL17 8GL
PL15 7FF
PL15 7NE
PL15 7LX
PL17 8EH
PL15 9PR
PL17 8EX
PL17 7JT
PL15 7LR
PL17 8HJ
PL15 7NR
PL15 7NW
PL17 8HH
PL17 7JS
PL15 9NX
PL15 9QF
PL14 5BQ
PL15 9QH
PL15 7LZ
PL15 9NW
PL17 7JR
PL14 5AR
PL15 9PJ
PL14 5RL
PL15 9PW
PL14 5BA
PL17 7LG
PL17 7FE
PL17 7JW
PL17 8LT
PL15 9PP
PL17 8ED
PL14 5RJ
PL17 8LJ
PL17 8DS
PL17 8LE
PL17 7JU
PL17 8NA

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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