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

TR13 9SR
TR13 9SB
TR13 9RN
TR13 9SS
TR13 9SA
TR13 9SH
TR13 9SF
TR13 9RS
TR13 9SU
TR13 9RP
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TR13 9RW
TR13 9RU
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TR13 9RX
TR13 9ST
TR13 9TT
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TR13 9TN
TR13 9SQ
TR13 9TA
TR13 9TB
TR13 9SD
TR13 9TW
TR13 9SE
TR13 9SX
TR13 9SY
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TR13 9ND
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TR13 9TR
TR13 9TX
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TR13 9TD
TR13 9QL
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TR13 9TY
TR13 9PU
TR13 9PG
TR13 9UN
TR13 9QB
TR13 9PH
TR13 9PW
TR13 9TS
TR13 9UL
TR13 9PD
TR20 9QU
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TR13 9TZ
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TR20 9WA
TR13 9TU
TR13 9QN
TR13 9QD
TR13 9PF
TR13 9PA
TR13 9QU
TR13 9FE
TR13 9QT
TR13 9TF
TR13 9PE
TR13 9QW
TR20 9SS
TR20 9RE
TR13 9FD
TR18 2UB
TR20 9QX
TR13 9NE
TR13 9QR
TR13 9QE
TR20 9QY
TR13 9QS
TR13 9PN
TR20 9SL
TR13 9TJ
TR13 9TG
TR20 9RF
TR20 9RB
TR20 9TA
TR13 9QP
TR20 9QZ
TR20 9SJ
TR20 9ST
TR20 9SR
TR20 9SN
TR20 9SU
TR20 9SY
TR20 9SB
TR20 9RG
TR20 9SW
TR13 9TL
TR20 9SX
TR20 9RD
TR20 9YJ
TR20 9AA
TR13 9NG
TR20 9SQ
TR13 9TQ
TR13 9TH
TR13 9NH
TR20 9TF
TR13 9YE
TR13 9NQ
TR20 9RZ
TR20 9SP
TR20 9TB
TR20 9TD
TR20 9TP
TR13 9QX
TR20 9RH
TR20 9SH
TR20 9TH
TR13 9NS
TR13 9NR
TR20 9TE
TR13 9RJ
TR20 9SA
TR20 9TG
TR13 0RL
TR13 9QY
TR13 9NT
TR13 9NP
TR13 9RH
TR20 9AB
TR20 9RY
TR13 9RQ
TR20 9TL
TR20 9TQ
TR13 9NJ
TR13 9QQ
TR13 9NX
TR20 9AD
TR13 9RB
TR13 9RL
TR20 9AE
TR20 9RJ
TR20 9AF
TR20 9AG
TR13 9LD
TR13 9YF
TR13 9RD
TR13 9RA
TR20 9RQ
TR13 9NL
TR13 9QZ
TR20 9AQ
TR20 9RL
TR13 0RJ
TR13 9LE
TR13 9RE
TR13 9NW
TR13 9NN
TR13 9NU
TR20 9AH
TR13 9LB
TR13 9RG
TR20 9AW
TR20 9QL
TR20 9QN
TR13 9LF
TR20 9AP
TR20 9RW
TR20 9RS
TR20 9JF
TR20 9RN
TR13 9LA
TR20 9JE
TR20 9RX
TR13 0RW
TR20 9AS
TR13 9NA
TR13 0RN
TR20 9JD
TR13 9LG
TR13 9NB
TR13 9UQ
TR13 9LL
TR20 9AR
TR20 9RT
TR13 9LZ
TR13 0FB
TR13 9LN
TR13 9LP
TR13 9LY
TR13 0RP
TR13 9LW
TR13 9LH
TR13 9LS
TR20 9JG
TR13 9LQ
TR13 0BA
TR13 9NZ
TR13 9JF
TR13 9LJ
TR20 9AT
TR13 9LT
TR20 9RU
TR13 9BX
TR13 9JP
TR13 0BJ
TR13 9LR
TR13 9LU
TR13 0AE
TR13 9PB
TR13 9JR
TR13 0BH
TR13 9AL
TR13 9JW
TR13 0AY
TR13 9PP
TR13 9HP
TR27 6AS
TR13 9LX
TR13 9AQ
TR13 9YJ
TR13 9YD
TR13 9EH
TR13 9JX
TR13 9JY
TR13 9JN
TR13 9JJ
TR13 9JL
TR13 9AJ
TR13 9HW
TR13 9HR
TR13 9AH
TR13 9JG
TR27 6AR
TR13 9HQ
TR13 9JA
TR13 9HH
TR13 9AG
TR13 9HG
TR13 9HL
TR13 9EE
TR13 9RF
TR13 9HZ
TR13 9HJ
TR13 9HU
TR13 0SG
TR13 9HN
TR13 9HT
TR13 9HS
TR13 9JU
TR13 9JT
TR13 9HD
TR13 9JD
TR20 9QQ
TR27 6BN
TR13 9JB
TR13 9DU
TR13 9AB
TR13 9AF
TR13 9AW
TR13 0AD
TR13 9HX
TR13 9DT
TR13 9HY
TR13 9AN
TR13 9DQ
TR13 9DB
TR13 9JS
TR13 0RF
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TR13 9AE
TR13 9FB
TR13 9DD
TR13 9FA
TR13 9AD
TR13 9DG
TR13 9DN
TR13 9DE
TR13 9JH
TR13 9DL
TR13 9GA
TR13 9YG
TR13 9YA
TR13 0AF
TR13 9DR
TR13 9AA
TR13 9DF
TR13 9DJ
TR13 9DP
TR20 9JB
TR13 8XD
TR13 9JE
TR13 0AX
TR13 0AZ
TR13 9DX
TR13 9DH
TR13 0RR
TR20 9QG
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TR13 9DA
TR13 9AP
TR13 9BU
TR13 9JQ
TR27 6AP
TR13 9AZ
TR13 9BA
TR13 9DW
TR13 9EY
TR13 9AU
TR20 9AU
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TR13 9BB
TR13 0AB
TR13 9AY
TR13 9BT
TR20 9JQ
TR13 9AX
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TR13 9DZ
TR13 9EZ
TR13 9BY
TR13 9AR
TR13 9BN
TR13 9AT
TR13 9BS
TR13 9BW
TR13 0RQ
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TR13 9BP
TR13 9HA
TR13 9ET
TR13 9HB
TR13 9EN
TR27 6AX
TR13 9AS
TR13 9BL
TR13 0RG
TR27 6AZ
TR13 9BH
TR13 9BE
TR27 6AT
TR13 9EA
TR27 6AF
TR13 9BJ
TR13 9EL
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TR13 0RH
TR27 6AW
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TR13 9EF
TR13 9EG
TR20 9QA
TR13 0RU
TR27 6AQ
TR13 9EJ
TR13 9EB
TR27 6AU
TR27 6AG
TR13 8XB
TR20 9BB
TR13 0RT
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TR27 6BP
TR20 9QE
TR27 6AL
TR27 6AN
TR13 9ER
TR13 0AA
TR13 0RE
TR13 9EP
TR13 0RB
TR20 9JH
TR13 0AU
TR13 0RX
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TR13 9EU
TR20 9QF
TR20 9QD
TR20 9AX
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TR20 9QB
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TR20 9AJ
TR13 0RS
TR27 6AH
TR20 9BA
TR20 9HU
TR20 9HT
TR27 6EP
TR20 9YD
TR20 9YG
TR20 9YA
TR13 9ES
TR20 9LT
TR20 9PA
TR20 9PX
TR20 9EW
TR20 9PU
TR27 6AJ
TR20 9DD
TR27 6BW
TR13 0FD
TR13 0AR
TR27 6AD
TR20 9EP
TR20 9EJ
TR13 9EW
TR20 9PB
TR13 0RD
TR20 9EN
TR13 0AS
TR20 9HS
TR20 9AN
TR27 6AB
TR20 9EL
TR13 0AT
TR13 0AN
TR20 9EE
TR20 9PT
TR13 0SA
TR20 9PH
TR13 0AW
TR20 9HN
TR13 0YD
TR13 0WW
TR13 0FE

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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