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

EX17 3PU
EX17 3PT
EX17 3PW
EX5 5BB
EX17 3PX
EX17 3PY
EX17 3DH
EX17 3PS
EX17 3PZ
EX17 3PJ
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EX17 3DG
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EX5 5AZ
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EX17 3BY
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EX5 5BA
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EX17 1HA
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EX17 3HG
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EX17 3DR
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EX17 3HN
EX17 3AY
EX17 3EW
EX17 1EP
EX17 1HL
EX17 1EX
EX17 3DN
EX17 3HP
EX17 3EJ
EX17 3HR
EX17 1DD
EX17 3HQ
EX17 1EH
EX17 1EL
EX17 3EL
EX17 1AH
EX17 3HH
EX17 1EJ
EX5 5BT
EX17 3AS
EX17 2AH
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EX17 1AD
EX17 1EQ
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EX17 3EH
EX17 3EQ
EX17 1BZ
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EX17 3AL
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EX17 1AF
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EX17 1DE
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EX17 1DF
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EX17 3QW
EX17 3QH
EX17 3HZ
EX17 1DW
EX17 1BQ
EX17 3HU
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EX17 1DS
EX17 3AW
EX17 2AP
EX17 3DZ
EX17 2AN
EX17 1EF
EX17 3YT
EX17 3YW
EX17 3YS
EX17 3YQ
EX17 3YN
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EX17 3DY
EX17 1JB
EX4 2HT
EX17 1EB
EX17 3JA
EX17 1AN
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EX17 2AA
EX17 3AB
EX17 3AD
EX17 3DX
EX17 2BU
EX17 2AE
EX17 1JE
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EX17 1DT
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EX17 1HW
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EX17 1JD
EX17 2AR
EX17 2BT
EX17 3DU
EX17 2AB
EX17 2BR
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EX17 2BS
EX17 3AQ
EX17 3AF
EX17 2BZ
EX17 1DP
EX17 3DT
EX17 3AG
EX17 2BP
EX17 2BL
EX17 2EY
EX17 2AJ
EX17 2AL
EX17 3PQ
EX17 3HX
EX17 2BX
EX17 2BJ
EX17 2BH
EX17 3AH
EX17 2EE
EX17 3QP
EX17 3JN
EX17 1DL
EX17 3AP
EX17 1AA
EX17 3LQ
EX17 2BN
EX17 2EX
EX17 3JF
EX17 1DY
EX17 2AW
EX17 1DZ
EX17 3JL
EX17 2BW
EX17 3RB
EX17 3AJ
EX17 1DX
EX17 3LG
EX17 3JU
EX17 3JW
EX17 1EA
EX17 2AS
EX17 1AB
EX17 2FU
EX17 3JP
EX17 2DA
EX17 3JR
EX17 2AG
EX17 2AT
EX17 3JS
EX5 5BS
EX17 3LF
EX17 1AR
EX17 3NY
EX17 2DF
EX17 3JT
EX17 1DU
EX17 2JZ
EX17 2YY
EX17 2DB
EX17 2YJ
EX17 2YX
EX17 1AP
EX17 3LD
EX17 3LE
EX5 5BL
EX5 5AX
EX17 2HA
EX17 4AA
EX17 2DL
EX17 3LB
EX17 3LP
EX17 2DG
EX17 2BQ
EX5 5BN
EX5 5BR
EX17 3JX
EX17 3JY
EX17 2DD
EX17 2BY
EX17 2AZ
EX17 2AU
EX5 5BH
EX17 3JZ
EX5 5BG
EX17 2AD
EX17 2BA
EX4 2HU
EX17 2AY
EX17 3LA
EX17 2BB
EX17 2AX
EX5 5AU
EX17 2BG
EX17 2BE
EX17 2DJ
EX5 5BW
EX17 2DN
EX17 3LH
EX17 2YU
EX17 2DE
EX5 5BP
EX17 2EQ
EX17 2BD
EX17 2EG
EX5 5BJ
EX17 3LJ
EX5 5BU
EX17 3QU
EX17 3QR
EX5 5BX
EX17 3LL
EX5 5AT
EX5 5YX
EX17 2DW
EX17 2DQ
EX17 3LN
EX5 5AS
EX17 2DH
EX17 2EF
EX17 3LW
EX5 5AR
EX17 2ES
EX17 3LZ
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EX17 3LU
EX5 5BZ
EX5 5BY
EX17 3LT
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EX17 3NR
EX17 3QB
EX17 1DG
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EX17 3LR
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EX17 2DR
EX17 1BU
EX17 3PG
EX17 3LY
EX17 2DP
EX17 3PN
EX17 3NP
EX17 3NB
EX17 2EL
EX17 3PF
EX17 1AS
EX5 5DA
EX17 1HP
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EX5 5DF
EX17 2EN
EX17 3LS
EX5 5AP
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EX4 2HS
EX17 2DU
EX17 2DT
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EX17 3JH
EX17 3QT
EX5 5DE
EX17 1AL
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EX5 5DB
EX17 3NZ
EX17 3JQ
EX17 2EA
EX17 2HB
EX17 4AF
EX17 3JJ
EX17 1AZ
EX17 2EB
EX17 3RD
EX17 3NH
EX5 5AN
EX17 1BA
EX17 2ED
EX17 4EB
EX17 3PB
EX17 1DH
EX17 2EJ
EX17 3QF
EX17 1AY
EX17 2EH
EX17 4AD
EX17 3PD
EX4 2HR
EX17 5EL
EX5 5AW
EX17 4AJ
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EX4 2HP
EX17 3QG
EX17 1BB
EX17 4EA
EX4 2HL
EX17 1BR
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EX17 1DJ
EX5 5AA
EX17 4BR
EX17 4NW
EX17 4NN
EX4 2HN
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EX17 4LH
EX17 4NH
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EX4 2LG
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EX17 4LQ
EX6 6BB
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EX4 2HW
EX17 4LZ
EX17 4LW
EX17 4NB
EX5 5AJ
EX17 4ND
EX4 2LF
EX17 4NE
EX17 4LP
EX4 2HJ
EX17 4NF
EX17 4LR
EX5 5AB
EX17 4LS
EX5 5AD
EX17 4LY
EX17 4LL
EX17 4LX
EX17 4LT
EX17 3QE
EX5 5AE
EX17 4LU
EX4 2LQ
EX17 4NR
EX6 6BQ
EX4 2JU
EX17 1BJ
EX4 2JX
EX17 4AP
EX17 1BD
EX17 1BL
EX4 2LE
EX17 2ER
EX5 5HX
EX17 5HJ
EX4 2JY
EX17 5EW

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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