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

TR4 9HN
TR4 9HS
TR4 9HT
TR4 9HL
TR4 9HX
TR4 9JA
TR4 9HU
TR4 9HW
TR4 9HY
TR4 9HP
TR4 9JJ
TR4 9HR
TR4 9HH
TR4 9JE
TR4 9HZ
TR4 9HJ
TR4 9HQ
TR4 9JZ
TR4 9YN
TR4 9YH
TR4 9YE
TR4 9YB
TR4 9YA
TR4 9YG
TR4 9YD
TR4 9YL
TR4 9JB
TR4 9HD
TR4 9HB
TR4 9JF
TR4 9QX
TR4 9JG
TR4 9QG
TR4 9HA
TR4 9DQ
TR8 5NL
TR4 9NR
TR4 9DG
TR4 9NN
TR4 9HE
TR4 9FA
TR4 9FD
TR4 9QF
TR4 9NS
TR4 9NT
TR4 9NP
TR8 5NW
TR4 9NW
TR4 9DH
TR4 9BB
TR4 9QA
TR4 9QN
TR8 5NN
TR4 9QL
TR4 9PZ
TR4 9PU
TR4 9PY
TR4 9QB
TR4 9QE
TR4 9LH
TR4 9QQ
TR4 9QU
TR4 9QH
TR4 9JD
TR4 9NU
TR4 9EQ
TR4 9QD
TR4 9QW
TR4 9HF
TR4 9JL
TR8 5NJ
TR4 9JH
TR4 9JN
TR4 9LB
TR8 5QR
TR4 9JP
TR4 9PX
TR4 9HG
TR4 9AX
TR8 5QL
TR4 9JW
TR4 9NX
TR4 9NQ
TR8 5QJ
TR8 5QN
TR4 9DN
TR4 9AS
TR4 9DF
TR4 9NZ
TR8 5QH
TR8 5NP
TR4 9LA
TR4 9AP
TR4 9PB
TR4 9PA
TR4 9BA
TR4 9YS
TR4 9AZ
TR4 9LJ
TR4 9JR
TR4 9AY
TR4 9BQ
TR4 9RQ
TR4 9YT
TR4 9WA
TR4 9JT
TR4 9DJ
TR8 5QW
TR4 9BH
TR4 9BU
TR8 5QP
TR4 9AH
TR4 9BE
TR4 9QJ
TR4 9PE
TR4 9PD
TR4 9JU
TR4 9RA
TR4 9RH
TR8 5NR
TR4 9DW
TR4 9PT
TR4 9JS
TR4 9JX
TR4 9DP
TR4 9LP
TR4 9RD
TR4 9RJ
TR4 9RL
TR4 9LN
TR4 9RB
TR8 5QT
TR8 5NH
TR4 9BT
TR4 9JY
TR4 9LL
TR4 9RG
TR4 9BX
TR4 9BD
TR4 9BS
TR4 9BP
TR4 9LQ
TR4 9EY
TR4 9DB
TR4 9BJ
TR4 9LW
TR4 9BW
TR4 9DE
TR4 9DD
TR4 9BN
TR4 9LR
TR4 9DT
TR4 9QT
TR8 5QG
TR4 9RE
TR4 9BZ
TR4 9PF
TR4 9PS
TR4 9DL
TR4 9DA
TR4 9RF
TR4 9DR
TR4 9DY
TR8 5JE
TR4 9GU
TR4 9AR
TR4 9DS
TR4 9AU
TR4 9PL
TR4 9EZ
TR4 9DU
TR4 9LS
TR4 9PJ
TR4 9DZ
TR8 5QA
TR4 9DX
TR8 5QE
TR6 0AN
TR4 9PH
TR8 5QF
TR4 9LT
TR6 0AU
TR8 5AY
TR6 0AT
TR4 9RR
TR4 9BG
TR8 5QB
TR8 5QQ
TR4 9ES
TR8 5SH
TR4 9PG
TR8 5QD
TR4 9AF
TR4 9PQ
TR4 9LU
TR8 5NF
TR8 5NE
TR4 9QS
TR4 9AA
TR8 5SJ
TR4 9AT
TR6 0AS
TR4 9ET
TR4 9AG
TR6 0AJ
TR8 5LA
TR8 5NQ
TR6 0AR
TR8 5LW
TR8 5LN
TR8 5NG
TR6 0AL
TR8 5ND
TR8 5FG
TR4 9ER
TR8 5FE
TR6 0AX
TR6 0AP
TR4 9NF
TR6 0AW
TR8 5LD
TR8 5FL
TR8 5LB
TR8 5NZ
TR8 5FF
TR8 5FB
TR8 5LL
TR8 5JD
TR6 0PE
TR8 5LG
TR8 5LF
TR6 0GH
TR8 5LQ
TR8 5LH
TR6 0DH
TR8 5NB
TR4 9PR
TR4 9AB
TR8 5LJ
TR8 4RH
TR8 5NY
TR8 5NA
TR4 9BY
TR8 5LE
TR6 0DJ
TR8 5LU
TR8 5LT

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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