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

EX32 7PA
EX32 7PG
EX32 7NZ
EX32 7PB
EX32 7PD
EX32 7NY
EX32 7PH
EX32 7LN
EX32 7PJ
EX32 7PL
EX32 0QZ
EX32 7LD
EX32 7PE
EX32 7LW
EX32 7LB
EX32 7PN
EX32 7PF
EX32 7NX
EX32 7LL
EX32 0QY
EX32 7LE
EX32 0SN
EX32 0RA
EX32 7PW
EX32 7NS
EX32 7LA
EX32 0SL
EX31 4RR
EX31 4RW
EX31 4RP
EX32 0SW
EX31 4TF
EX32 7NU
EX32 7PR
EX32 7NT
EX32 0SJ
EX32 0RB
EX32 7PP
EX32 0SH
EX32 7NR
EX31 4RZ
EX32 0SF
EX32 0TX
EX32 0QU
EX32 0SG
EX32 7NP
EX32 0SQ
EX32 0SY
EX32 0TY
EX32 0BR
EX31 4TE
EX32 0QT
EX32 7NA
EX32 0UY
EX32 0LQ
EX32 7LX
EX31 4RS
EX32 7LY
EX32 0SE
EX32 7LZ
EX32 0QW
EX32 7LG
EX32 7LF
EX32 7LU
EX32 7NW
EX32 0SP
EX32 0QN
EX32 0QS
EX32 7LT
EX32 7NN
EX32 7JZ
EX32 7NL
EX32 0QX
EX32 0LH
EX32 0LG
EX32 7NJ
EX32 7QA
EX32 7PS
EX32 0QR
EX31 4TH
EX32 7LQ
EX31 4RT
EX32 0SS
EX32 0PP
EX32 0TT
EX32 0SU
EX32 0PR
EX32 7NH
EX32 0PJ
EX32 0PG
EX32 0PQ
EX32 0ST
EX32 0PF
EX32 0NN
EX31 4RX
EX32 0LF
EX32 0PH
EX32 0PS
EX32 0FE
EX32 0PT
EX32 0PZ
EX32 0PW
EX31 4RH
EX32 0LD
EX31 4RY
EX32 0PY
EX32 0PU
EX32 0PN
EX32 0SA
EX32 0PX
EX32 0PL
EX32 0SX
EX31 4RN
EX32 7PZ
EX32 0PE
EX32 7NB
EX32 0NH
EX32 7JY
EX32 0PA
EX31 4SA
EX31 4RE
EX32 0NL
EX32 0TP
EX32 0NQ
EX31 4TA
EX32 0NB
EX32 0NJ
EX32 0SR
EX32 0NZ
EX32 0LW
EX31 4SB
EX32 0PB
EX31 4TD
EX31 4TG
EX32 0NA
EX32 0YX
EX32 0YN
EX32 0YW
EX31 4RU
EX31 4TZ
EX32 0QA
EX32 0ND
EX32 0WD
EX31 4TB
EX32 0UZ
EX32 0LZ
EX32 0NF
EX32 0LE
EX32 0NE
EX32 0QP
EX31 4TJ
EX32 7JL
EX32 0QB
EX32 0LT
EX32 0LS
EX32 0LX
EX32 0LB
EX31 4TQ
EX31 4SU
EX32 0LR
EX32 0LA
EX32 7JG
EX31 4ER
EX32 7YN
EX32 7ZQ
EX32 7XP
EX32 7XU
EX32 0WW
EX32 7HE
EX32 7WX
EX32 0WX
EX32 0JH
EX31 4SX
EX32 0LU
EX32 0LP
EX32 0FB
EX32 0UF
EX32 0JY
EX32 0JD
EX32 0JE
EX32 0UH
EX31 4SY
EX32 0JZ
EX32 0JF
EX32 0QD
EX32 0QL
EX31 4TL
EX32 0NW
EX32 0UG
EX32 0SB
EX32 0JG
EX32 0UD
EX32 0FA
EX32 0JQ
EX32 7LJ
EX31 4UH
EX32 0UE
EX32 0JX
EX31 4EN
EX32 0JU
EX32 0NG
EX32 0JT
EX32 0NY
EX32 7PT
EX32 0YP
EX32 0YS
EX32 0YU
EX32 0YQ
EX32 0YH
EX32 0NS
EX31 4SZ
EX32 0HF
EX32 0LN
EX32 0LL
EX32 0FD
EX31 4RQ
EX32 0LY
EX32 0LJ
EX32 0TB
EX32 0JA
EX32 0JR
EX31 4SE
EX32 7PU
EX32 0JJ
EX32 0EH
EX32 7QQ
EX32 0JS
EX32 7NE
EX32 7ND
EX31 4SS
EX31 4SD
EX32 0NP
EX32 0HD
EX32 7NF
EX31 4JL
EX32 0NR
EX32 7LH
EX32 7JX
EX32 7NQ
EX32 0JP
EX32 0JB
EX32 8QP
EX32 7JU
EX32 0QJ
EX32 0QG
EX32 8QH
EX32 8QW
EX32 0TD
EX32 0JL
EX32 8QR

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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