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

BH19 3BG
BH19 3DS
BH19 3EB
BH19 3DZ
BH19 3BD
BH19 3ED
BH19 3EA
BH20 5HX
BH19 3DT
BH19 3DY
BH20 5HY
BH20 5HS
BH20 5HU
BH19 3EE
BH19 3DX
BH20 5HZ
BH19 3JW
BH19 3DU
BH19 3HT
BH19 3JR
BH19 3JP
BH19 3BE
BH20 5HT
BH19 3JN
BH19 3JA
BH19 3HH
BH19 3HD
BH19 3HP
BH19 3HL
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BH20 5JA
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BH19 3HN
BH19 3HY
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BH19 3JX
BH19 3HZ
BH19 3LU
BH19 3JZ
BH19 3JY
BH19 3HB
BH19 3LA
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BH19 3HQ
BH19 3HG
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BH20 5JE
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BH19 3LD
BH19 3EU
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BH19 3HX
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BH19 2RY
BH19 1AU
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BH19 2PQ
BH19 2SB
BH19 2SD
BH19 1BJ
BH19 1BA
BH19 1JW
BH19 3LR
BH19 3DH
BH19 2NL
BH19 2RX
BH19 1HW
BH19 2HB
BH19 2RZ
BH19 1JN
BH19 2RL
BH19 2RR
BH20 5JS
BH19 1AS
BH19 1JL
BH20 5JP
BH19 2RU
BH19 1AT
BH19 2XJ
BH19 2WG
BH19 2WB
BH19 2WA
BH19 1JT
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BH19 2RT
BH19 1HT
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BH19 2PF
BH19 2FD
BH19 2QP
BH19 2PG
BH19 2RE
BH20 5DR
BH19 1HN
BH19 2NJ
BH19 2RJ
BH19 2QW
BH19 2RP
BH19 1JS
BH19 2QY
BH19 1BE
BH19 2QN
BH19 2QT
BH19 1BG
BH19 2QL
BH19 3DG
BH19 2QS
BH19 1BD
BH19 3DQ
BH19 1AR
BH19 1QQ
BH19 2RH
BH19 1QH
BH19 2QZ
BH19 2QR
BH20 5NS
BH19 2NH
BH19 1JJ
BH19 2QX
BH20 5LN
BH19 2PE
BH19 2RQ
BH19 2QU
BH19 3LP
BH19 1HL
BH19 2QJ
BH19 1QA
BH19 1QG
BH19 1HS
BH19 2RW
BH19 1JH
BH19 2TD
BH19 2PD
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BH19 1QT
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BH19 1QF
BH19 1EG
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BH19 1JQ
BH19 3AB
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BH19 2PB
BH19 1QU
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BH20 5PQ
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BH19 1EQ
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BH19 1PD
BH19 2QE
BH19 2QF
BH19 1ED
BH19 1HZ
BH19 1JY
BH20 5DW
BH19 2QG
BH19 2YP
BH19 2YE
BH19 1RJ
BH19 2NF
BH19 2QQ
BH19 2PA
BH19 1EF
BH19 2RB
BH19 1HQ
BH19 1JF
BH19 2QB
BH19 1HY
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BH19 1PR
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BH19 1QJ
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BH19 2QA
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BH19 1YG
BH19 1YE
BH19 1EB
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BH19 2PT
BH19 1HP
BH19 1ET
BH19 2ND
BH19 1PB
BH19 1EN
BH19 1PG
BH19 1EE
BH19 2PR
BH19 1NX
BH19 1RF
BH19 2PY
BH19 2EH
BH19 1LL
BH19 1PF
BH19 1NA
BH19 2NB
BH19 1AJ
BH19 1NU
BH19 1NL
BH19 1AN
BH20 5LW
BH19 2EQ
BH19 2EJ
BH19 1EA
BH19 1JP
BH19 1LP
BH19 2PU
BH19 2EL
BH19 1NT
BH19 1DU
BH19 1PA
BH19 1NE
BH19 2EZ
BH19 1AL
BH19 1NZ
BH19 1DT
BH19 1LZ
BH19 2EY
BH19 1EL
BH19 1RL
BH19 1LF
BH19 1HD
BH19 1NS
BH19 2PS
BH19 1JX
BH19 1NR
BH19 1DN
BH19 1JR
BH19 2NY
BH19 2ER
BH19 1HF
BH19 1RB
BH19 1NP
BH19 1NH
BH19 1ND
BH19 1NY
BH19 1LJ
BH19 1NB
BH19 1DJ
BH19 1LE
BH19 1HB
BH19 1QX
BH19 2EG
BH19 2PW
BH19 1NW
BH19 1PX
BH19 1AH
BH19 1EY
BH19 1DS
BH19 1EZ
BH19 1DL
BH20 5DY
BH19 1RE
BH19 1DR
BH19 2EF
BH19 2NA
BH20 5JJ
BH19 1BP
BH19 1DW
BH19 1DP
BH19 1LD
BH19 1NG
BH19 2LZ
BH19 1DB
BH19 1HA
BH19 1DH
BH19 1LH
BH19 1HE
BH19 1LX
BH19 1RA
BH19 2EE
BH19 1LY
BH19 1NF
BH19 2ES
BH19 1DQ
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BH19 1AQ
BH19 1BL
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BH19 1YL
BH19 1ZN
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BH19 1YB
BH19 9AY
BH19 9AX
BH19 9AW
BH19 9AU
BH19 9AS
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BH19 9AP
BH19 9AL
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BH19 3ZN
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BH19 2BJ
BH19 2DS
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BH19 1BX
BH19 2DN
BH19 2LU
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BH19 2FB
BH19 1BT
BH19 2HA
BH19 2BH
BH19 1BU
BH20 5DS
BH19 1DA
BH19 2LL
BH19 2LJ
BH19 2LS
BH19 2DZ
BH19 2BY
BH19 2BL
BH19 2JG
BH19 2BP
BH19 2BN
BH19 2LR
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BH19 2BG
BH19 2EU
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BH19 2BE
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BH19 2DY
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BH19 2EP
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BH19 2DW
BH19 2AF
BH19 2PJ
BH19 2LN
BH20 5NG
BH19 2BX
BH19 2AG
BH19 2DB
BH19 2DX
BH19 2LW
BH19 2AA
BH19 2DD
BH19 2DE
BH19 2AE
BH19 2DP
BH19 2AQ
BH19 2YF
BH19 2YD
BH19 2YG
BH19 2YH
BH19 2YL
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BH19 2JD
BH19 2AZ
BH20 5NF
BH19 2DL
BH19 3BZ
BH19 2JE
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BH19 2JB
BH19 2DU
BH19 2AJ
BH19 2JQ
BH19 2AL
BH19 2FA
BH19 2DJ
BH19 3LN
BH19 2HY

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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