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

SP6 3EB
SP6 3ED
SP6 3EA
BH21 5QU
SP6 3DZ
SP6 3DY
SP6 3JH
BH21 5QN
BH21 5QT
SP6 3DX
BH21 5QX
SP6 3DU
BH21 5RS
SP6 3DT
SP6 3EE
BH21 5QR
SP6 3DR
BH21 5QS
SP6 3DS
BH21 5RT
BH21 5QP
SP6 3JG
SP6 3DW
BH21 5RR
SP6 3DN
SP6 3JF
SP6 3DP
BH21 5QY
SP6 3EF
SP6 3HT
BH21 5QW
BH21 5QL
SP6 3DL
SP6 3DJ
BH21 5QQ
BH21 5QF
BH21 5RH
BH21 5QH
BH21 5QJ
BH21 5QA
SP6 3HP
BH21 5QG
SP6 3HS
BH21 5RU
SP6 3FB
SP6 3HW
SP6 3RP
SP6 3RR
SP6 3SY
SP6 3SB
SP6 3SF
SP6 3YA
SP6 3RU
SP6 3RY
BH21 5PL
BH21 5RG
SP6 3HX
BH21 5QE
BH21 5RP
BH21 5QB
BH21 5RJ
SP6 3AA
BH21 5RQ
BH21 5PZ
SP6 3HR
BH21 5RX
SP6 3BG
SP6 3TA
SP6 3JD
BH21 5RE
SP6 3WG
SP6 3ZJ
SP6 3XN
SP6 3WA
SP6 3TB
SP6 3AB
SP6 3EH
BH21 5QD
SP6 3AD
SP6 3AG
SP6 3AP
BH21 5PR
SP6 3AL
BH21 5PX
BH21 5PY
SP6 3HU
SP6 3HN
SP6 3JE
BH21 5PP
BH21 5PS
BH21 5RF
SP6 3AE
BH21 5PT
BH21 5PU
BH21 5RN
SP6 3DH
BH21 5RD
SP6 1PX
SP6 3HE
SP6 3RB
SP6 3EW
SP6 3EG
SP6 3RQ
BH21 5RW
SP6 3EQ
SP6 3HD
SP6 3DF
SP6 3BJ
SP6 3ER
SP6 3ET
SP6 3EX
SP6 3ES
SP6 3EP
SP6 3EN
SP6 3EU
SP6 1PU
SP6 3EY
SP6 3BL
SP6 3AJ
SP6 3EZ
SP6 3JY
BH31 7PH
SP6 3SZ
SP6 3RE
BH31 7PQ
SP6 3HG
SP6 3HQ
SP6 3BF
SP6 3AF
SP6 3RD
SP6 3AZ
SP6 3AN
SP6 3HH
SP6 3HB
SP6 3JA
SP6 3HA
SP6 3YD
BH31 7AZ
SP6 3AH
SP6 3RA
BH21 5RL
SP6 3AW
SP6 3HY
SP6 3BA
SP6 3EJ
SP6 3BB
BH31 7PG
SP6 3AR
SP6 3AX
SP6 3AQ
BH31 7PF
SP6 3BN
SP6 3HZ
BH31 7PP
BH21 6PJ
SP6 3AS
SP6 3DG
BH31 7PR
BH31 7PL
SP6 1QB
SP6 3LX
SP6 1PT
BH31 7PJ
SP6 3HL
SP6 3AT
SP6 1QA
BH21 6PX
BH21 6PH
SP6 1QD
SP6 3BQ
SP6 3LY
BH31 7LD
BH31 7PX
BH31 7PZ
SP6 3DQ
SP6 1PZ
SP6 3BE
SP6 1PY
BH31 7PB
SP6 3AU
SP6 3AY
BH21 6LD
BH31 7PA
BH31 7PN
SP6 3HJ
BH31 7PD
BH31 6YL
BH31 7LG
BH31 7PE
SP6 3PH
BH21 6PE
BH21 6PG
BH21 6PF
BH21 6PZ
BH21 6PD
SP6 1PS
SP6 3JZ
BH31 7NR
SP6 3HF
BH21 6PU
BH21 6PT
BH21 6LG
BH21 6LA
SP6 1PR
SP6 3RN
SP6 3RW
SP6 3RH
SP6 3RL
SP6 3DE
BH31 7PW
BH31 7QA
SP6 3BD
SP6 3BW
BH31 7PT
BH21 6LB
BH21 6YL
SP6 3LU
BH31 7PS
SP6 1PL
BH31 7PU
BH31 7DP
BH31 7LA
BH31 7LB
BH31 7PY
BH21 8LF
SP6 3PT
BH31 7QF
BH31 7AA
SP6 1PW
BH31 7AY
SP6 1PN
BH21 6NQ
SP6 1PQ
BH31 7QB
BH31 7LE
BH31 6PQ
SP6 1PJ
BH31 7LS
BH21 6LH
SP6 3PJ
BH31 7QE
SP6 3BH
SP6 1QE
BH31 6QF
SP6 1PP
BH21 6HF
BH31 7HE
BH31 6HF
BH31 6AB
BH21 6QB
BH31 6DW
BH21 6LE
BH21 8NQ
BH21 6HE
BH31 6NN
BH21 6LF
BH31 7AQ
BH31 6WW
BH21 6PQ
BH31 7BT
BH31 6PL
BH31 6LH
SP6 1PG
BH31 6DY
BH31 6YE
SP6 3JQ
BH31 6LQ
BH21 6NN
BH21 6LQ
BH21 6BQ
BH31 7AU
BH31 6DS
SP6 1RA
SP6 1PH
BH31 6ZA
BH31 6ZX
BH31 6ZB
BH31 6YU
BH31 6YW
BH31 6YZ
BH31 6YJ
BH31 6YN
BH31 6YD
BH31 6XT
BH31 6YA
BH31 6XP
BH31 6XR
BH31 6FS
BH31 6FW
BH31 6FZ
BH31 6FG
BH31 6FQ
BH31 6FR
BH31 6FH
BH31 6FF
BH31 7YQ
BH31 7YL
BH31 7YP
BH31 7YD
SP6 3JW
SP6 1PF
BH21 8NH
BH21 6NH
BH31 7YH
BH31 7YJ
BH31 7YG
BH21 6DW
BH31 6ND
BH31 7YA
BH31 7AH
BH31 6PU
SP6 1QF
BH31 6QG
BH31 6QH
BH31 7BQ
BH31 7AB
BH31 6DR
BH31 7BS
BH21 6AQ
BH21 6AH
BH21 6AA
BH31 6LN
BH31 6PT
BH31 6YF
BH31 7AT
BH21 6PN
SP6 3JN
BH31 6QB
BH31 6QD
BH31 6HD
BH31 7LR
SP6 1PE
BH31 7YE
BH31 7YF
SP6 1SY
BH21 6HD
BH31 6PS
BH31 7LT
BH21 6QD
SP6 1TE
BH31 6HB
BH31 6DP
BH21 5PN
SP6 1PD
BH21 6AJ
BH21 6AB
BH21 6AG
SP6 1PB
BH21 6PS
SP6 1TD
BH21 5NZ
BH31 6AD
BH31 6PY
BH31 6QA
BH31 7AJ
BH31 6AE
BH31 7BJ
SP6 1FG
SP6 1PA
BH21 6DZ
BH21 6DS
BH21 6DY
BH21 6DR
BH21 6DP
BH31 7AD
BH21 6QE
BH21 6PY
BH31 6QE
BH31 6WQ
BH31 6UX
BH31 6YR
BH21 6DN
BH31 6PR
BH31 6LL
BH31 6EF
BH31 6DZ
BH31 7XQ
BH31 6DB
BH31 6LU
BH21 6AD
BH31 6LT
SP6 3JJ
SP6 3EL
BH31 6PN
BH31 6JN
BH31 6LJ
BH31 6PX
BH21 6NW
BH21 6HT
BH31 6US
BH31 6EJ
BH21 6XQ
BH31 7XU
BH31 7BH
BH21 5NS
BH21 6NJ
BH21 6EY
BH31 6YH
BH31 6NZ
SP6 3DD
BH21 6AL
BH21 6AE
BH21 6NZ
SP6 1DX
BH21 6HG
BH31 7LH
SP6 3JB
BH31 6DA
BH31 6LS
BH31 6UT
BH31 7AL
SP6 1QW
BH31 6LF
BH31 6HT
BH21 6EF
BH21 6HB
BH21 6DF
BH31 7YB
BH21 6DE
BH21 6DD
BH31 6LE
BH31 6LD
BH21 6DA
BH21 6HA
BH31 7AE
BH31 7DB
BH31 6UR
BH21 6DB
SP6 3JL
BH21 6EA
BH21 6JN
BH31 7XP
SP6 1DY
BH31 6BG
BH31 6JG
BH31 6UQ
BH21 8NG
SP6 1DT
BH21 5NX
BH31 6AF
BH21 6AP
BH21 6AN
BH21 6PR
BH31 6EY
BH31 6LA
SP6 1QG
BH31 6DL
BH31 6HA
BH21 6XP
SP6 3BX
BH21 6NG
SP6 3BT
BH21 6PP
BH31 6PP
BH31 6TG
BH31 6UP
BH31 6ES
BH21 6BZ
SP6 3BU
BH31 6UL
BH21 6UP
BH21 6UR
BH21 6UT
BH31 6DT
SP6 3BS
BH31 7AW
BH21 6PW
BH31 6HL
BH31 6JT
BH31 6BU
BH31 7AN
BH21 6AW
BH21 6JL
BH21 6EU
BH31 6EA
SP6 1DU
BH31 6UE
BH31 6JL
BH31 6UJ
BH31 6BZ
BH31 6PW
BH21 5PW
BH31 6TQ
BH31 6ET
BH21 6AF
BH21 8LS
BH24 3QA
BH21 6HL
BH21 6HH
BH21 8LT
BH31 6EX
BH31 6JS
BH21 6DL
BH21 6TQ
BH21 6HU
BH21 6EE
BH21 6ED
BH21 6EB
BH21 6DT
BH31 6UG
BH21 8LJ
BH21 6JU
BH21 6JY
BH21 6JZ
BH21 6DU
BH31 6ER
BH21 8LX
BH21 6JT
BH21 6JS
BH21 6JW
BH21 6UL
BH21 6LS
BH31 6JW
BH31 6HH
BH31 6HU
BH31 6EU
BH21 6HR
BH21 6ER
BH21 6ES
BH21 6ET
BH31 6UF
BH21 8LR
BH21 6TG
BH21 6TE
BH31 6HS
BH31 7AF
BH31 6TE
BH21 6BJ
BH21 6BH
BH31 6XN
BH31 6EL
BH21 6LT
BH21 8NL
SP6 1QQ
BH31 6HP
BH31 6FU
BH31 6DJ
BH21 8NJ
SP6 1DP
BH31 6HN
BH21 6HX
BH21 6HY
BH31 6JU
BH31 6FB
BH31 6FD
BH31 6FP
BH31 6YP
BH31 6XU
BH31 6FJ
BH31 7DD
BH31 6HR
BH21 6DX
BH21 6JX
BH21 6HP
BH31 6XX
BH31 6YX
BH31 6YT
BH31 6XD
BH21 8LQ
BH21 6JP
SP6 3JP

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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