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

BH21 7JL
BH21 7JN
BH21 7JJ
BH21 7JP
BH21 7JR
BH21 7JS
BH21 7JW
BH21 7JH
BH21 7JU
BH21 7JT
BH21 6SB
BH21 8ND
BH21 6DG
BH21 7JX
BH21 6LY
BH21 8AB
BH21 6LL
BH21 6LX
BH21 8NB
BH21 7LB
BH21 6LR
BH21 6LN
BH21 6LP
BH21 6NB
BH21 2YA
BH21 8LY
BH21 6NL
BH21 8LQ
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BH21 6LW
BH21 8YA
BH21 6SS
BH21 8SS
BH21 8NJ
BH21 8YB
BH21 8LX
BH21 8NL
BH21 7JG
BH21 8LR
BH21 6NE
BH21 7JQ
BH21 8LW
BH21 6LU
BH21 8LJ
BH21 6LT
BH21 6LS
BH31 6JJ
BH21 8LU
BH21 8LS
BH21 8LN
BH21 8LT
BH21 8NE
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BH21 8LP
BH21 6JJ
BH21 6PL
BH31 7LH
BH21 6SD
BH21 6NJ
BH21 7JY
BH21 6NF
BH21 8LZ
BH21 7EF
BH21 7LA
BH21 8NF
BH21 7JZ
BH21 7DZ
BH31 7JH
BH21 6JQ
BH21 7DS
BH31 6PW
BH31 6JQ
BH21 6RH
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BH21 6JH
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BH21 7DT
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BH21 6YU
BH31 6XB
BH21 6XA
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BH21 8LF
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BH31 6HR
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BH21 7EE
BH21 6UJ
BH21 6JP
BH31 6JP
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BH21 6PY
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BH21 6SA
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BH21 6QD
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BH21 6HW
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BH31 6XE
BH31 6JG
BH31 6PU
BH21 6RY
BH31 6JN
BH21 6JE
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BH21 6PQ
BH31 7LA
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BH31 6PQ
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BH31 7LG
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BH21 6ND
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BH21 6LA
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BH31 6HT
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BH31 6HY
BH21 7EA
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BH21 6DS
BH31 6EB
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BH31 6DZ
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BH31 6FH
BH21 6LZ
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BH31 7QE
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BH31 6JB
BH31 7PY
BH31 7PR
BH31 6UF
BH31 6ND
BH21 6JR
BH31 7NR
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BH31 6JD
BH21 6RR
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BH21 7DB
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BH31 6UQ
BH31 6UE
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BH31 6HB
BH31 6JR
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BH31 6UU
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BH31 6YX
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BH31 6NY
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BH22 0WB
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BH31 6NU
BH31 7PZ
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BH31 6EU
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BH21 6BX
BH31 6TY
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BH21 7HJ
BH21 6EU
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BH21 6PH
BH31 6TP
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BH21 4WA
BH31 6EX
BH21 6DN
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BH31 7YG
BH31 7YH
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BH31 7AB
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BH31 6EF
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BH31 6HG
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BH31 6TZ
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BH22 0LN
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BH31 6BX
BH21 6BN
BH31 7BT
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BH31 7PH
BH22 0LX
BH21 6TJ
BH21 6TD
BH21 7YW
BH22 0ND
BH31 7BQ
BH31 6DB
BH31 6TH
BH31 6BW
BH31 7AD
BH31 6YQ
BH22 0LZ
BH31 7PQ
BH22 0NA
BH31 6DG
BH31 6TJ
BH22 0NB
BH21 6TF
BH21 5RF
BH31 6DL
BH21 7HD
BH22 0JF
BH21 6TE
BH21 6QZ
BH31 6GA
BH21 6GF
BH21 6GD
BH21 6GB
BH21 6GA
BH31 6YG
BH21 6AE
BH21 6AL
BH31 6TD
BH21 7BN
BH21 6BS
BH21 6BP
BH31 7AL
BH21 5AE
BH21 6AW
BH31 6TA
BH21 6BW
BH31 7BS
BH31 6BU
BH21 4JH
BH31 7BJ
BH22 0HZ
BH21 6AP
BH21 6AN
BH31 6BS
BH21 6NR
BH21 6BJ
BH21 6BH
BH21 7HR
BH31 6TE
BH21 5RQ
BH21 6BT
BH21 5RG
BH21 7HE
BH31 6BP
BH21 4JS
BH22 0LT
BH31 6TF
BH31 7AW
BH21 6AF
BH21 6FA
BH22 0LH
BH21 4JT
BH31 7AE
BH31 6BL
BH31 7BH
BH31 6BT
BH21 5EP
BH22 0LU
BH21 7EG
BH21 4JQ
BH21 6BL
BH21 6XP
BH31 6GD
BH21 6SR
BH22 0LQ
BH21 7HF
BH22 0NP
BH21 6FB
BH31 6XH
BH21 6DF
BH21 6DE
BH21 6DD
BH31 7YB
BH31 7XP
BH22 0LF
BH21 6XH
BH21 6XJ
BH21 7DQ
BH31 6UH
BH21 7BH
BH21 6UH
BH21 5RE
BH21 6SP
BH31 6BN
BH31 7AN
BH22 0LR
BH31 7AF
BH21 7HG
BH31 6XJ
BH31 7XQ
BH21 6AU
BH22 0LE
BH21 6SF
BH21 6AR
BH31 7AP
BH22 0LS
BH21 6DB
BH21 6SX
BH22 0NH
BH22 0JD
BH22 0NL
BH31 7DB
BH22 0LG
BH31 6UB
BH21 6XQ
BH31 6GE
BH31 6XG
BH31 6GH
BH22 0LD
BH31 7XU
BH31 6AY
BH21 6XG
BH31 6XF
BH22 0JY
BH22 0LB
BH22 0HX
BH31 6UA
BH22 0JZ
BH21 6SY
BH21 6XF
BH31 7DD
BH21 7HQ
BH21 6SU
BH21 7DD
BH21 6FZ
BH31 6XZ
BH21 6XY
BH21 6FY
BH31 6YY
BH31 6FN
BH31 6FL
BH22 0HY
BH22 0HD
BH22 0HR
BH22 0NQ
BH31 6GF
BH21 7DF
BH31 6FY
BH31 6GG
BH21 6XD
BH21 4JJ
BH31 6AT
BH21 6SZ
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BH22 0JX
BH31 6XY
BH31 6BA
BH31 6BE
BH22 0JN
BH22 0JL
BH21 6UZ
BH31 6YS
BH22 0NN
BH22 0HU
BH31 7DF
BH22 0HT
BH22 0JR
BH21 7AR
BH21 5ER
BH21 5QY
BH31 7DE
BH22 0HJ
BH31 6BB
BH22 0JW
BH21 7DE
BH31 6AU
BH31 6DU
BH22 0ES
BH21 6RA
BH22 0FG
BH22 0HG
BH22 0HH
BH22 0HB
BH22 0LA
BH22 0HL
BH22 0JP
BH21 6AT
BH21 6AY
BH21 6AX
BH22 0JS
BH22 0JT
BH31 6BD
BH22 9PH
BH22 0JJ
BH22 0JB
BH21 6DJ
BH21 5RD
BH22 0ET
BH31 7AX
BH21 7HH
BH22 9HQ
BH31 7AR
BH21 6AZ
BH21 6NS
BH31 9BL
BH31 9DE
BH31 9DD
BH31 6BQ
BH31 9DA
BH31 6FA
BH31 9BY
BH31 9BT
BH31 9BS
BH31 9BR
BH31 9BP
BH31 6FE
BH31 9BJ
BH31 9BH
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BH31 9BE
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BH31 9BB
BH31 9BA
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BH31 6YB
BH31 6XQ
BH31 6WZ
BH31 6WY
BH31 6WX
BH31 6WN
BH31 9AW
BH31 6FX
BH31 6BJ
BH31 9BN
BH31 9AR
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BH31 6FT
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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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