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

PL19 8JA
PL19 8JQ
PL19 8HZ
PL19 8HX
PL19 8HY
PL19 8JE
PL19 8JD
PL19 8HU
PL19 8HT
PL19 8JG
PL19 8JF
PL18 9LG
PL19 8JB
PL19 8HS
PL18 9LH
PL18 9LR
PL18 9JJ
PL18 9LP
PL18 9LQ
PL18 9JQ
PL18 9LW
PL18 9DH
PL18 9LX
PL19 8JH
PL18 9JP
PL19 8HR
PL18 9JF
PL18 9JH
PL18 9DG
PL18 9LU
PL19 8NN
PL18 9JL
PL18 9LF
PL18 9DJ
PL18 9JG
PL18 9JW
PL18 9JR
PL18 9LT
PL18 9LN
PL18 9LJ
PL18 9JS
PL18 9BN
PL18 9DL
PL18 9DF
PL18 9LD
PL18 9BP
PL18 9DQ
PL18 9DD
PL18 9LL
PL18 9LE
PL18 9DB
PL18 9JA
PL18 9JZ
PL18 9DA
PL18 9BW
PL18 9LZ
PL18 9LB
PL18 9BT
PL18 9JT
PL18 9JU
PL18 9JE
PL18 9BS
PL18 9DE
PL18 9DS
PL18 9NT
PL18 9JX
PL18 9BU
PL18 9JN
PL18 9NN
PL19 8NL
PL18 9NS
PL18 9LA
PL18 9NA
PL18 9NB
PL18 9NU
PL18 9NR
PL19 8NW
PL19 8HW
PL18 9BZ
PL18 9NP
PL19 8NX
PL18 9NW
PL18 9ND
PL18 9NL
PL18 9NH
PL19 8HN
PL18 9NJ
PL18 9PG
PL18 9NQ
PL18 9NX
PL18 9BX
PL19 8NZ
PL19 8PA
PL18 9NE
PL19 8NP
PL18 9NG
PL19 8HP
PL18 9BL
PL19 8JW
PL18 9NZ
PL18 9NY
PL18 9DR
PL19 8HA
PL19 8EY
PL19 8FF
PL18 9NF
PL19 8PB
PL19 8EZ
PL19 8JJ
PL19 8NU
PL19 8NY
PL18 9BY
PL19 8EX
PL18 9DP
PL19 8YN
PL18 9DX
PL18 9DZ
PL19 8BN
PL19 8ES
PL19 8BJ
PL19 8BW
PL18 9ED
PL18 9DT
PL19 8JR
PL18 9DU
PL19 8EP
PL18 9GJ
PL19 8JP
PL18 9DY
PL19 8EW
PL18 9YX
PL18 9YZ
PL19 8ET
PL19 8BP
PL19 8PR
PL19 8EU
PL19 8FD
PL18 9PQ
PL19 8ER
PL18 9BQ
PL18 9EE
PL19 8EJ
PL18 9YT
PL18 9AD
PL18 9EA
PL18 9AR
PL18 9ET
PL19 8EQ
PL18 9PA
PL19 8EN
PL18 9BH
PL19 8NT
PL18 9LS
PL19 8PS
PL19 8HF
PL19 8NR
PL18 9EU
PL18 9DN
PL19 8JL
PL19 8NS
PL18 9AS
PL18 9ES
PL18 9EG
PL19 8HB
PL19 8NH
PL19 8YX
PL19 8YS
PL19 8YT
PL19 8YP
PL19 8YJ
PL19 8AX
PL19 8HE
PL18 9FE
PL18 9AA
PL18 9EB
PL18 9EH
PL19 8NJ
PL19 8DD
PL18 9DW
PL19 8BH
PL18 9EQ
PL19 8EL
PL18 9EW
PL18 9AE
PL19 8HD
PL18 9EX
PL19 8LN
PL19 8LL
PL18 9AF
PL18 9EJ
PL19 8DF
PL18 9AB
PL18 9EN
PL19 8EE
PL19 8EF
PL18 9EY
PL18 9PD
PL19 8DB
PL18 9EL
PL18 9AG
PL19 8EG
PL19 9DP
PL19 8EH
PL19 9FB
PL19 8DQ
PL19 8LJ
PL19 9BA
PL19 8BY
PL18 9AQ
PL19 8FH
PL19 8LQ
PL18 9EP
PL19 8ED
PL19 9EQ
PL19 8QT
PL19 8DA
PL18 9HR
PL18 9ER
PL18 9AH
PL19 9ET
PL19 8BX
PL19 8LH
PL19 8BZ
PL19 9BS
PL18 9BJ
PL19 8LE
PL18 9EZ
PL19 8RG
PL19 8LW
PL19 8SG
PL19 8FE
PL19 8HJ
PL18 9AJ
PL19 8EB
PL19 8LD
PL19 8JN
PL19 8DY
PL19 8NB
PL19 8DZ
PL19 9EB
PL19 8LP
PL19 8PD
PL19 8DN
PL18 9AT
PL18 9SF
PL19 8PE
PL19 8NG
PL19 8EA
PL18 9HE
PL18 9AP
PL19 8DP
PL19 8QH
PL19 8ND
PL19 8LU
PL19 8LB
PL19 8DT
PL19 8PT
PL19 8PF
PL18 9AL
PL19 8NE
PL19 8LR
PL19 8DE
PL19 8DH
PL19 8DG
PL18 9HB
PL19 8LA
PL19 8LF
PL19 8LS
PL19 8BT
PL19 9DS
PL18 9PB
PL19 8NA
PL19 8RE
PL19 8LT
PL19 8DL
PL19 8DJ
PL18 9HS
PL19 9DT
PL18 9HD
PL19 8DW
PL19 8BU
PL18 9HA
PL19 8HL
PL18 9HT
PL18 9AN
PL19 8HQ
PL19 8RD
PL19 9QN
PL19 8DX
PL19 8DR
PL19 9AT
PL19 9RQ
PL19 8LZ
PL18 9HU
PL18 9FB
PL19 9JH
PL19 9RL
PL19 8YG
PL19 8WZ
PL19 8XJ
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PL19 1EG
PL19 1EH
PL19 1DU
PL19 1DZ
PL19 1DY
PL19 1BL
PL19 0XJ
PL20 7ZJ
PL19 9YP
PL20 7ZQ
PL20 7ZX
PL20 7XA
PL20 7YB
PL20 7YW
PL20 7YL
PL20 7XT
PL20 7XU
PL19 1DP
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PL20 7WZ
PL20 7WX
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PL20 7FD
PL20 7FB
PL19 1DD
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PL20 6ZQ
PL20 6ZX
PL20 6ZN
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PL20 6YL
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PL20 6XZ
PL20 6YA
PL20 6XX
PL19 1BB
PL20 6WJ
PL20 6WZ
PL20 6WY
PL19 1AX
PL19 9YQ
PL19 9ZN
PL20 6WD
PL19 9YX
PL20 6XS
PL19 9YG
PL19 9YJ
PL19 9YH
PL19 1AN
PL19 9WE
PL19 9WZ
PL19 9XN
PL19 9WF
PL19 9WA
PL19 0ZX
PL19 8YU
PL19 8ZQ
PL19 8YW
PL19 8YH
PL19 8YQ
PL19 8YR
PL19 8YL
PL19 8YD
PL19 8YE
PL19 0XL
PL19 8QL
PL19 8WY
PL19 0WE
PL19 8HG
PL19 8FA
PL18 9ZQ
PL19 1ZZ
PL19 1EF
PL19 1EB
PL19 1ED
PL19 1EA
PL19 1DW
PL19 1DX
PL17 7ZX
PL19 1DJ
PL19 1DQ
PL19 1DS
PL19 1DT
PL19 1DR
PL17 7YJ
PL19 1DL
PL19 1DN
PL19 1BP
PL19 1DE
PL19 1DG
PL19 1DF
PL19 1DA
PL19 1DB
PL19 1BN
PL19 1BH
PL19 1BJ
PL19 1BD
PL19 1BF
PL19 1BG
PL19 1BE
PL19 1AT
PL19 1AY
PL19 1BA
PL19 1AZ
PL19 1AU
PL19 1AW
PL19 1AF
PL19 1AP
PL19 1AR
PL19 1AS
PL19 1AQ
PL19 1AG
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PL19 1AA
PL19 1AD
PL19 1AE
PL19 1AB
PL19 0YR
PL19 0ZQ
PL19 0YU
PL19 0XR
PL19 0YG
PL19 0YP
PL19 0XW
PL19 0WZ
PL19 0XG
PL18 9YR
PL19 0BB
PL19 0WD
PL19 0WA
PL18 9YY
PL18 9ZN
PL17 7YQ
PL17 8BT
PL17 8YQ
PL17 8YY
PL17 8YL
PL17 7YS
PL17 7YT
PL17 7LS
PL17 7YD
PL17 7YF
PL19 8YF
PL20 7YA
PL20 6YQ
PL20 7RB
PL19 8JS
PL19 8NQ
PL18 9SG
PL19 8YZ
PL19 8YY
PL18 9HF
PL18 9JB
PL19 9AU
PL19 8PP
PL18 9SQ
PL19 9AZ
PL19 8LG
PL19 9AP
PL19 8AS
PL18 9HX
PL19 8LX
PL19 8RF
PL19 8AL
PL19 8AP
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PL19 8JZ
PL18 9JD
PL19 9AX
PL18 9AW
PL19 9LW
PL19 9BN
PL19 8FB
PL19 8BS
PL19 9LN
PL19 8SP
PL19 8JX
PL19 8XZ
PL19 8WA
PL18 9HY
PL19 8RX
PL19 8JY
PL19 8LY
PL19 0DZ
PL19 9DW
PL19 9BJ
PL19 9AY
PL18 9HG
PL19 9BH
PL19 8AE
PL18 9SD
PL19 0EE
PL18 9SE
PL19 0PN
PL19 9FD
PL19 9DR
PL19 0EF
PL19 8RQ
PL19 8AB
PL19 9DL
PL19 9BL
PL18 9HQ
PL19 9DA
PL19 8JU
PL19 8AT
PL19 8DU
PL19 9FE
PL18 9FA
PL18 9FD
PL19 0RB
PL19 9LG
PL19 9BB
PL19 0EA
PL19 0PL
PL19 8AG
PL19 8QQ
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PL19 8BL
PL19 8AN
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PL18 9HH
PL19 8HH
PL19 8AY
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PL19 8AJ
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PL19 0EB
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PL19 0DY
PL20 7LP
PL18 9QQ
PL19 9DN
PL19 8BD
PL19 8AU
PL19 9BE
PL19 8BE
PL19 9BQ
PL19 0ET
PL19 0YD
PL19 0XN
PL19 0YS
PL19 8BG
PL19 9FW
PL19 9NH
PL19 8BQ
PL19 8BA
PL19 9BP
PL18 9HL
PL19 8RS
PL19 9DU
PL19 8RY
PL19 9BW
PL19 9LJ
PL19 8FG
PL18 9AU
PL19 9AB
PL19 0DS
PL19 0ER
PL19 9AD
PL19 8AQ
PL18 9PJ
PL19 9EU
PL19 8AH
PL19 8AD
PL19 0DU
PL19 9RE
PL19 9RF
PL19 0DE
PL19 0DJ
PL18 9SB
PL19 9JJ
PL19 0ED
PL19 9DE
PL19 0EU
PL19 0ES
PL18 9HZ
PL19 0DT
PL19 0DG
PL19 8AZ
PL19 8RT
PL19 9AA
PL18 9RF
PL19 0DX
PL18 9QH
PL19 9AS
PL19 9DB
PL19 0AJ
PL19 0AF
PL19 0DD
PL19 0DB
PL19 8AA
PL19 0DH
PL19 8DS
PL19 0DP
PL19 0AY
PL19 0EH
PL19 9FX
PL19 0DQ
PL19 9HA
PL18 9QJ
PL19 9EH
PL19 0DF
PL18 9RQ
PL19 9BG
PL19 0AW
PL19 0DA
PL19 9FQ
PL19 8BB
PL19 0AX
PL19 9FY
PL19 0DL
PL19 9FZ
PL19 0AB
PL19 0DN
PL19 0AN
PL19 0AP
PL19 0BU
PL19 0AD
PL19 0AG
PL19 0DW
PL19 9HB
PL19 0AZ
PL18 9HJ
PL18 9HN
PL19 0AS
PL19 0AU
PL19 0BP
PL19 0AA
PL18 9RG
PL19 0EJ
PL19 0AH
PL19 9FR
PL19 9FT
PL20 7HR
PL19 0AQ
PL19 0EW
PL19 8RU
PL18 9RB
PL19 0AE
PL17 8DJ
PL19 9HE
PL19 0BS
PL19 9SR
PL18 9RH
PL19 0BT
PL18 9QG
PL19 0JQ
PL19 0EN
PL19 0BD
PL19 9HF
PL19 9EY
PL19 0EL
PL19 0JF
PL19 9DD
PL19 0EP
PL18 9RE
PL19 9AW
PL18 9SH
PL19 9YZ
PL19 9YY
PL17 8NS
PL18 9TB
PL19 9DH
PL18 9BA
PL19 0BA
PL18 9RA
PL19 0FG
PL19 0DR
PL18 9TD
PL19 0AL
PL19 9WD
PL18 9QF
PL18 9AX
PL19 9AF
PL19 9FS
PL18 9RD
PL18 9SL
PL19 9AE
PL18 9WG
PL18 9WD
PL19 0EG
PL18 9TE
PL19 8RZ
PL18 9RJ
PL18 9QL
PL19 0BX
PL19 0BE
PL19 0BG
PL18 9QZ
PL18 9TG
PL18 9TA
PL18 9QE
PL19 9HD
PL18 9QY
PL18 9SJ
PL18 9RZ
PL19 9DF
PL19 0BN
PL19 0BL
PL18 9QX
PL18 9SA
PL19 0BJ
PL18 9RX
PL19 0BH
PL18 9RW
PL19 9DG
PL18 9RT
PL19 0HF
PL18 9QD
PL18 9RS
PL19 8QS
PL18 9RR
PL19 0BW
PL19 9NZ
PL20 7HW
PL18 9TF
PL18 9QN
PL19 9LD
PL18 9QW
PL18 9QP
PL18 9RN
PL18 9QT
PL18 9RU
PL19 0HD
PL18 9RP
PL19 0GZ
PL19 9HG
PL19 9HJ
PL18 9QB
PL19 0HA
PL19 8QU
PL18 9QU
PL19 0AT
PL19 9HQ
PL18 9QA
PL19 0XH
PL19 0YA
PL19 0YB
PL19 0XQ
PL19 0XU
PL19 9EA
PL18 9HW
PL18 9QR
PL18 9QS
PL19 8SB
PL17 8DH
PL17 8NQ
PL19 0JE
PL17 8DL
PL18 9RY
PL20 7HP
PL19 1SA
PL19 0BZ
PL19 1SW
PL19 1SR
PL19 1SL
PL19 1SF
PL19 1TB
PL19 1SZ
PL19 1SX
PL19 1SY
PL19 1SU
PL19 1ST
PL19 1SS
PL19 1SQ
PL19 1SN
PL19 1SP
PL19 1SJ
PL19 1SH
PL19 1SG
PL19 1SE
PL19 1SB
PL19 1SD
PL19 1AL
PL19 1AJ
PL19 1TA
PL19 9DJ
PL19 9RB
PL19 0HE
PL17 8JW
PL18 9EF
PL19 8QJ
PL19 9FG
PL19 0FZ
PL17 8NG
PL18 9BE
PL20 7LW
PL19 0LD
PL18 9GZ
PL18 9FH
PL18 9FG
PL19 0EY
PL19 9HH
PL19 8QR
PL19 8PG
PL19 9BY
PL19 9AH
PL18 9AZ
PL19 0JG
PL19 9BU
PL19 8QF
PL19 8QG
PL19 0RG
PL17 8NF
PL19 0HQ
PL19 9RG
PL19 8QN
PL19 8QP
PL19 8SA
PL19 9NJ
PL19 0LL
PL19 9JB
PL19 8RA
PL19 9DQ
PL19 9HZ
PL19 9RD
PL18 9PH
PL19 9HW
PL19 0HG
PL19 0EX
PL19 8RR
PL19 9AL
PL19 0HN
PL19 9DX
PL19 9AG
PL19 8RH
PL19 0JL
PL19 0HR
PL19 9EX
PL19 9BZ
PL19 0JD
PL19 9RA
PL19 8RP
PL19 0HP
PL19 9EE
PL19 8RJ
PL19 9BX
PL19 0AR
PL17 8DG
PL19 0RJ
PL19 9PT
PL19 8QD
PL19 9HY
PL19 9JA
PL19 0HW
PL19 9EF
PL19 9AJ
PL19 8QB
PL19 0BQ
PL19 9PS
PL17 8DF
PL19 9EG
PL19 0HH
PL19 9JF
PL19 8QE
PL19 9QS
PL19 8RN
PL19 9HU
PL19 8RL
PL19 9HS
PL18 9HP
PL20 7HN
PL20 7HA
PL19 0BY
PL19 9HX
PL19 9AR
PL19 8SF
PL17 8JN
PL19 9ED
PL19 9HL
PL20 7EY
PL19 8RB
PL19 0XX
PL19 0XP
PL19 0XT
PL19 0YE
PL19 0XS
PL19 9HT
PL19 9AQ
PL19 0HT
PL19 9BT
PL17 8DE
PL19 0SB
PL19 0WB
PL19 9SB
PL19 9HR
PL19 9ES
PL19 0JB
PL19 9PU
PL18 9BB
PL19 0RH
PL19 0HS
PL19 9EL
PL19 8RW
PL19 9HP
PL19 9FA
PL19 9PX
PL19 8QA
PL17 8JL
PL19 9JE
PL19 9AN
PL19 9HN
PL19 0HL
PL19 9SA
PL19 9YS
PL19 9YU
PL19 9YW
PL19 9YT
PL19 9YN
PL19 9JD
PL19 0HU
PL20 7HS
PL19 9JQ
PL19 9YL
PL19 9YR
PL17 8DD
PL19 9ER
PL19 9JG
PL19 8QY
PL18 9AY
PL17 8DQ
PL19 0JH
PL19 8QX
PL17 8JP
PL17 8DB
PL17 8JA
PL12 6TA
PL18 9BD
PL19 8SD
PL17 8JJ
PL19 9LF
PL19 9EN
PL20 7HT
PL19 0HB
PL19 0JJ
PL20 7NT
PL19 8PQ
PL17 8JQ
PL19 0HZ
PL20 7HL
PL19 9NE
PL17 8BH
PL18 9BG
PL17 8JH
PL19 8QZ
PL17 8DN

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
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