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 Dorset

EX13 5UH
EX13 5UG
EX13 5UJ
DT6 6DD
EX13 5UL
EX13 5UF
EX13 5UQ
EX13 5SF
EX13 5UE
EX13 5TE
EX13 5UN
EX13 5RX
EX13 5SG
DT6 6DB
EX13 5UD
DT6 6DA
DT6 6DQ
EX13 5UW
EX13 5SE
EX13 5SQ
EX13 5TX
EX13 5SX
EX13 5TD
EX13 5UP
DT6 6DE
EX13 5SB
EX13 5XN
DT6 6NW
EX13 5SD
DT6 6DF
EX13 5SY
EX13 5GL
EX13 5SZ
EX13 5TA
EX13 5XG
EX13 5SH
EX13 5SA
EX13 5SJ
EX13 5TB
EX13 5XD
EX13 5RT
DT6 6BZ
EX13 5XB
EX13 5SR
DT7 3RN
EX13 5XW
EX13 5XJ
DT6 6NP
EX13 5XR
EX13 5XT
EX13 5TF
EX13 5ST
EX13 5YR
EX13 5YJ
EX13 5XP
EX13 5XA
EX13 5XE
EX13 5RZ
EX13 5UB
EX13 5TY
EX13 5XF
EX13 5SP
EX13 5TZ
EX13 5XH
EX13 5SW
EX13 5UR
EX13 5SU
DT6 6NN
EX13 5TQ
EX13 5SS
DT6 6DG
EX13 5XQ
EX13 5DA
EX13 5BL
EX13 5BN
EX13 5XL
EX13 5PH
EX13 5HF
EX13 5FD
DT7 3RW
EX13 5RY
EX13 5HE
EX13 5BJ
EX13 5BW
EX13 5EL
DT6 6NR
EX13 5HG
EX13 5ES
EX13 5HB
EX13 5EN
EX13 5BR
EX13 5EJ
EX13 5EP
EX13 5HA
EX13 5ER
EX13 5HD
EX13 5YS
EX13 5YU
EX13 5YW
EX13 5YT
EX13 5EW
EX13 5TJ
EX13 5EH
EX13 5EZ
EX13 5FQ
DT7 3RR
EX13 5UA
EX13 5HQ
EX13 5BP
EX13 5ET
EX13 5FP
EX13 5FR
EX13 5EY
EX13 5HU
EX13 5GJ
EX13 5BH
EX13 5HH
EX13 5BQ
EX13 5FF
EX13 5EU
EX13 5NL
EX13 5TH
EX13 5DJ
EX13 5GG
EX13 5XS
EX13 5EX
EX13 5TL
EX13 5TG
EX13 5EQ
EX13 5FJ
EX13 6TH
EX13 6TJ
EX13 5FH
EX13 5GQ
EX13 5HT
EX13 5GA
EX13 5BG
EX13 5HS
EX13 5DH
EX13 7LL
DT6 6NG
EX13 5GF
DT6 6BY
EX13 5GD
EX13 5HJ
EX13 5FS
EX13 5HP
EX13 5EE
EX13 5GE
EX13 5DG
EX13 5GB
EX13 5BT
DT6 6NF
DT7 3RL
EX13 5BX
EX13 5HL
DT6 6ND
EX13 5HN
EX13 5BS
EX13 5NA
EX13 5ND
EX13 5NB
EX13 5FU
EX13 5HW
DT7 3UF
DT7 3RP
EX13 5EG
EX13 5RS
EX13 5FW
EX13 5UX
EX13 5BE
EX13 7LN
EX13 7LH
EX13 5FT
DT6 6NB
EX13 5FX
EX13 5DE
DT7 3TY
EX13 5FY
DT6 6NE
EX13 5BZ
EX13 5FZ
EX13 7LW
DT7 3XB
DT6 6NA
EX13 5BD
EX13 5BU
DT7 3XF
DT6 5QN
DT7 3XH
EX13 5DF
EX13 5HR
EX13 5BA
EX13 5EF
EX13 5ED
EX13 5BB
EX13 5FA
EX13 5UU
EX13 5DX
EX13 5GN
EX13 5GP
EX13 5QJ
EX13 5SL
DT7 3XQ
EX13 5EA
DT6 5QL
EX13 5AZ
EX13 5LW
EX13 5UT
DT6 6NQ
DT7 3XL
EX13 5JT
EX13 5QH
EX13 5JA
DT7 3WD
DT7 3WY
DT7 3WZ
DT7 3WG
DT7 3WA
DT7 3WB
EX13 5LQ
EX13 7LP
EX13 5DQ
DT7 3UZ
EX13 5FL
EX13 5LE
EX13 8TN
EX13 5AX
EX13 5LP
EX13 5RE
EX13 5DU
EX13 5AU
EX13 5LJ
EX13 5EB
EX13 5LG
EX13 5LR
EX13 5QR
EX13 5GH
EX13 5FB
DT7 3UE
EX13 5LA
EX13 5LH
EX13 5QF
EX13 5QS
EX13 5DS
EX13 5DT
EX13 5DR
EX13 5AS
EX13 5QQ
EX13 5DN
EX13 5DB
EX13 5AA
EX13 9AG
EX13 9AF
EX13 9AE
EX13 9AB
EX13 9AD
EX13 9AA
EX13 8YY
EX13 7YS
EX13 8YU
EX13 7YR
EX13 7YN
EX13 7YL
EX13 7YJ
EX13 7YG
EX13 7YF
EX13 7YD
EX13 7YE
EX13 7WZ
EX13 7WY
EX13 7WW
EX13 7WX
EX13 7UL
EX13 7WA
EX13 5ZW
EX13 7UJ
EX13 5ZR
EX13 5ZQ
EX13 5ZN
EX13 5YY
EX13 5YX
EX13 5YP
EX13 5YL
EX13 5YN
EX13 5WZ
EX13 5WY
EX13 5WB
EX13 5WX
EX13 5LY
EX13 5DP
EX13 5DZ
EX13 5RH
EX13 5QE
EX13 5AY
EX13 5QG
EX13 5AD
EX13 5AT
EX13 5DY
EX13 5LZ
EX13 5LF
EX13 5FN
EX13 5RW
EX13 5DL
EX13 5DW
EX13 5LL
EX13 5QD
EX13 5HY
EX13 5NH
EX13 5AE
DT6 6BX
EX13 5RQ
EX13 7AS
EX13 5QN
EX13 5AR
EX13 5AB
EX13 5LD
EX13 5RG
EX13 5NQ
EX13 5LN
DT7 3XD
EX13 5AF
EX13 5AH
EX13 5NN
EX13 5RD
EX13 5AN
EX13 5JE
EX13 5BY
EX13 5AL
EX13 5DD
EX13 5QL
EX13 5JG
EX13 5AJ
EX13 5AW
EX13 5NW
EX13 5QA
EX13 5JF
EX13 5AP
EX13 5NJ
EX13 5HX
EX13 5LS
EX13 5JQ
EX13 7NG
EX13 5LX
EX13 5AG
EX13 5QW
DT6 6BU
EX13 5AQ
EX13 7AU
EX13 5NR
EX13 5TN
DT6 6NH
EX13 5HZ
EX13 7AR
EX13 5NP
EX13 5LB
EX13 5LT
EX13 5QP
EX13 5JH
EX13 5NU
EX13 5PD
EX13 5PY
EX13 5NZ
EX13 5QB
EX13 5FG
EX13 5NT
EX13 5NS
EX13 7LR
EX13 5JJ
EX13 5JN
EX13 5FE
EX13 5PZ
EX13 5NX
EX13 5PT
DT6 5QJ
EX13 5JL
EX13 5PX
EX13 5JW
EX13 5NE
EX13 7AT
DT6 6AU
DT7 3XA
EX13 5RF
EX13 5JB
EX13 5NY
EX13 5JP
DT7 3XE
EX13 5QT
EX13 5QZ
EX13 5PL
EX13 5PE
EX13 5PR
EX13 5JR
EX13 5PS
TA20 4NN
EX13 5PU
EX13 5PA
EX13 5QX
EX13 5PP
DT7 3RS
EX13 5PN
EX13 5QY
EX13 7JH
EX13 5RU
TA20 4PN
EX13 7NF
EX13 5PW
EX13 5RB
DT7 3SJ
EX13 5NG
EX13 5RP
EX13 7AX
DT6 6NJ
EX13 5RL
DT6 6DH
EX13 5RA
DT7 3TX
DT6 6BT
EX13 5PG
DT6 6NL
EX13 5PB
EX13 5SN
DT7 3UQ
EX13 5JS
DT7 3XG
EX13 7NE
EX13 5JZ
EX13 7LT
EX13 5PQ
EX13 5PF
EX13 5PJ
EX13 8JT
EX13 5JD
TA20 4NW
EX13 5JX
DT7 3UH
EX13 7LX
EX13 8TQ
EX13 5JU
DT7 3TU
EX13 5TR
DT7 3XJ
EX13 7AY
EX13 7ND
EX13 7JJ
EX13 5QU
EX13 5RR
EX13 5JY
EX13 5TP
EX13 8TP
DT7 3YF
DT7 3YG
DT7 3UG
EX13 7LS
DT7 3TT
DT7 3XN
DT7 3SH
EX13 8TJ
DT6 6BS
DT7 3TZ
DT7 3UA
DT7 3TR
EX13 7NB
EX13 7LY
DT7 3SL
DT7 3HW
DT7 3UJ
DT7 3UY
EX13 7NA
EX13 7LU
DT7 3HQ
DT7 3QY
DT7 3QX
DT7 3QU
DT7 3TS
EX13 8TS
DT7 3QT
DT6 6LZ
DT7 3TB
DT6 6PA
EX13 8TW
DT6 6NZ
DT6 6NT
EX13 8WB
EX13 8WA
DT7 3UB
DT7 3BA
DT7 3HG
DT7 3TF
DT7 3HF
DT7 3BB
DT7 3TE
DT7 3TN
DT7 3EG
DT7 3TG
DT7 3HJ
DT7 3TQ
DT6 6NY
DT7 3SQ
DT7 3SA
DT6 5QA
DT7 3BE
DT6 6RX
DT6 6PB
DT7 3SB
EX13 5TW
DT7 3TW
TA20 4NL
DT7 3TH
DT7 3HP
DT7 3TL
DT6 6BP
EX13 5RN
DT7 3HE
DT6 6LY
DT7 3SD
DT6 6NX
EX13 5TS
DT7 3EF
EX13 7JL
DT7 3SU
DT7 3UD
DT7 3UX
EX13 7BB
DT7 3BG
DT7 3TP
DT7 3SE
EX13 8TB
DT6 6BL
DT7 3TD
DT7 3HD
DT6 6BQ
DT7 3TJ
DT6 6PD
DT6 6NU
DT7 3BD
DT6 6BW
DT7 3SY
DT7 3UP

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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