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 Devon

PL21 9SZ
PL21 9SY
PL21 9SX
PL21 9QH
PL21 9QR
PL21 9QQ
PL21 9PP
PL21 9QJ
PL21 9RQ
PL21 9QN
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PL21 9QP
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PL21 9QE
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PL7 5DG
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PL7 5DU
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PL21 0JJ
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PL7 5AP
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PL7 5BS
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PL21 0JH
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PL7 5AY
PL21 9TZ
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PL21 9EF
PL7 5DA
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PL21 9UG
PL21 9JW
PL7 5AR
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PL21 9DB
PL21 9JN
PL21 9JD
PL7 5BZ
PL21 9UQ
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PL21 0JG
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PL21 9UF
PL21 9DD
PL21 9HG
PL21 9LG
PL21 9HH
PL21 9HE
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PL21 0JQ
PL21 9HZ
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PL21 9HD
PL21 9JQ
PL21 9JP
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PL21 9TJ
PL21 9JJ
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PL21 9TS
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PL21 9BS
PL21 9BX
PL21 9BY
PL21 0AE
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PL21 0JL
PL21 9BP
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PL7 5FD
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PL7 5YF
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PL7 5YZ
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PL7 5YH
PL21 0AR
PL21 9JR
PL21 9DT
PL21 9AP
PL7 5JP
PL21 0AL
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PL21 9DS
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PL21 0PP
PL21 0PW
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PL21 0AW
PL21 9AL
PL7 5AZ
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PL7 5YY
PL21 0JB
PL21 9DR
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PL7 5JH
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PL21 9ZH
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PL21 9XH
PL21 9WY
PL21 9WZ
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PL21 9WX
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PL21 9WU
PL21 9WD
PL21 9WS
PL21 9FD
PL21 9FB
PL21 1AN
PL21 1AL
PL21 1AJ
PL21 1AG
PL21 0ZW
PL21 0ZN
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PL21 0ZL
PL21 0ZJ
PL21 0XT
PL21 0XB
PL21 0XH
PL21 0WZ
PL21 0WY
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PL21 0WU
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PL21 0WT
PL21 0WS
PL21 0HF
PL21 0WG
PL21 0GS
PL21 0GY
PL21 0GQ
PL21 0GJ
PL7 5JU
PL21 9AH
PL21 9AD
PL7 5JQ
PL21 0JA
PL21 0FN
PL21 9DJ
PL21 9DP
PL21 9EH
PL7 5BT
PL21 0BN
PL21 9DF
PL21 0FL
PL21 0BJ
PL21 9PS
PL21 9PF
PL21 9ES
PL21 0AT
PL21 0DB
PL21 9PA
PL21 0BB
PL7 5BY
PL21 0AF
PL21 9ZR
PL21 9ZP
PL21 9ZN
PL21 9YZ
PL21 9YT
PL21 9YS
PL21 9YE
PL21 9YA
PL21 9FA
PL21 0ZX
PL21 0ZQ
PL21 0YU
PL21 0YR
PL21 0XU
PL21 0WJ
PL21 0GR
PL21 0GN
PL21 0GH
PL21 0AU
PL7 5BX
PL7 5JG
PL7 5JF
PL7 5AW
PL21 0SZ
PL21 0SL
PL21 9DG
PL7 5JR
PL21 0BA
PL7 5JJ
PL7 5BE
PL21 0BQ
PL7 5LH
PL21 9DE
PL21 9DU
PL7 5JL
PL21 0EY
PL7 5JE
PL7 5BU
PL21 0BD
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PL21 0UE
PL7 5HH
PL21 9LE
PL21 0UW
PL7 5JN
PL21 0RU
PL7 5JA
PL7 5JB
PL21 9EY
PL7 5JD
PL7 5AF
PL21 0BL
PL21 0SW
PL21 0FQ
PL21 0UB
PL21 0FG
PL21 0UD
PL21 0UQ
PL21 0UA
PL21 0UR
PL21 0UN
PL21 0JT
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PL21 0UH
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PL21 0AY
PL21 0UF
PL21 0AX
PL21 0YZ
PL7 5HJ
PL21 0DG
PL21 0BE
PL21 0UG
PL7 5BG
PL7 5EF
PL21 0BG
PL21 0JY
PL7 5BD
PL21 0TN
PL21 0BH
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PL21 0UL
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PL21 0AZ
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PL21 0UJ
PL21 0YP
PL7 5EU
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PL21 9EP
PL7 5SL
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PL7 5WZ
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PL7 5HQ
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PL7 3WA
PL21 0YB
PL21 0YW
PL21 0WD
PL21 0JP
PL7 2WD
PL21 0BW
PL21 0PJ
PL21 0HY
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PL7 5AN
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PL7 3WD
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PL21 0GL
PL21 0GA
PL21 0JX
PL21 0NB
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PL7 2ZJ
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PL7 3GT
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PL21 0XZ
PL21 0BZ
PL7 2ZH
PL7 3ZH
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PL7 3ZD
PL7 2ZD
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PL7 3WQ
PL21 0YF
PL21 0DD
PL21 9LD
PL7 2GL
PL7 2WB
PL21 0DE
PL7 3GL
PL21 0WF
PL21 0YG
PL7 5HZ
PL7 5AT
PL21 0LF
PL7 3WB
PL21 0FB
PL7 5JY
PL7 2WL
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PL7 2GS
PL21 0HT
PL7 3GS
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PL21 0HS
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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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