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

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EX8 1XB
EX8 1XQ
EX8 1WZ
EX7 0SS
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EX8 1SU
EX8 4QP
EX8 1LJ
EX8 1QL
EX7 0SU
EX8 3JL
EX3 0PF
EX8 3LQ
EX8 1AA
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EX8 9DE
EX8 9DD
EX8 9DB
EX8 9BZ
EX8 9BY
EX8 9BS
EX8 9BR
EX8 9BG
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EX8 9BB
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EX8 9AY
EX8 9AQ
EX8 9AE
EX8 9AB
EX8 5ZN
EX8 5YP
EX8 9AX
EX8 3ZX
EX8 2ZA
EX8 2YX
EX8 2WW
EX8 2WT
EX8 1YD
EX8 1WY
EX3 0AA
EX6 7UQ
EX8 3AA
EX8 1HQ
EX6 8HU
EX8 1TQ
EX8 2AG
EX8 2SJ
EX8 2SR
EX8 3AF
EX8 2SH
EX8 1BW
EX7 0PF
EX3 0AD
EX8 4QZ
EX8 1QR
EX6 8AJ
EX8 1LB
EX3 0AH
EX3 0HW
EX8 1UF
EX8 1RN
EX8 1RG
EX8 1RB
EX8 1YZ
EX8 1YT
EX8 1YU
EX8 1YJ
EX8 1YG
EX8 1YE
EX6 8HG
EX3 0AF
EX8 1QW
EX8 1TJ
EX8 4RA
EX3 0HD
EX3 0HA
EX8 1LW
EX8 2SS
EX7 0SX
EX8 2SN
EX7 0SN
EX8 1JA
EX8 1BP
EX8 1AJ
EX8 1AE
EX8 1PE
EX8 4PT
EX8 3LE
EX8 1HT
EX3 0HP
EX8 1JZ
EX8 2RZ
EX8 2RY
EX8 1UD
EX3 0AE
EX8 3JY
EX8 5AY
EX8 2FB
EX7 0SP
EX3 0EZ
EX8 1JJ
EX8 1LE
EX6 8AN
EX8 1DN
EX8 1HZ
EX8 2SU
EX8 1PA
EX8 1LD
EX8 1JY
EX6 8AH
EX8 2RS
EX3 0JH
EX8 1JE
EX3 0QR
EX8 4PS
EX6 7UG
EX8 1PD
EX8 2SQ
EX3 0HB
EX8 3LG
EX7 0SZ
EX6 7XL
EX7 0SR
EX3 0HN
EX8 2SX
EX8 2BA
EX8 3LF
EX3 0JZ
EX7 0SY
EX8 5BB
EX8 1JF
EX8 3JT
EX8 4PR
EX8 1LT
EX8 1QT
EX8 2TA
EX7 0SW
EX3 0DL
EX6 8ST
EX8 1TD
EX3 0HL
EX8 1JH
EX8 4RB
EX8 1LS
EX3 0AQ
EX6 8AL
EX3 0JL
EX8 1TY
EX6 8SS
EX8 1QP
EX8 1HU
EX7 0FR
EX8 1JG
EX8 3AR
EX8 1LA
EX8 4SJ
EX8 1JB
EX3 0HE
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EX8 2AF
EX6 8AD
EX3 0EX
EX3 0EY
EX8 2RT
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EX8 1JX
EX8 2SY
EX6 8SW
EX7 0LU
EX3 0EU
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EX8 3AB
EX8 1HX
EX7 0LX
EX8 3AH
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EX8 1TU
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EX8 5SY
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EX8 1JR
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EX8 1LX
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EX8 5ST
EX6 8AW
EX3 0HJ
EX6 8BE
EX8 5BA
EX8 5SL
EX8 2SA
EX7 0NH
EX8 2AZ
EX8 1JU
EX6 8AG
EX8 4QB
EX3 0QS
EX3 0JN
EX7 0PN
EX8 5SX
EX7 0LT
EX8 3AE
EX8 1JN
EX8 2AB
EX8 2RU
EX8 1HY
EX3 0EJ
EX8 4PP
EX8 3AJ
EX3 0ES
EX6 8AR
EX8 5DP
EX3 0EN
EX3 0HH
EX3 0ER
EX7 0NQ
EX8 2JX
EX6 8BG
EX3 0QW
EX8 5BL
EX3 0JU
EX3 0PA
EX3 0DH
EX3 0HG
EX8 3LH
EX8 3AL
EX8 4NE
EX3 0HQ
EX6 7UF
EX6 8SR
EX7 0PQ
EX8 5DJ
EX8 3AD
EX6 8SP
EX8 4FD
EX8 2RX
EX8 2AE
EX7 0RD
EX8 5SH
EX8 5DR
EX8 1JS
EX6 8SX
EX8 5PX
EX8 1TT
EX8 5SZ
EX7 0PZ
EX3 0PD
EX8 4NR
EX8 3AG
EX6 8AF
EX3 0HF
EX8 2SB
EX3 0YY
EX3 0YL
EX3 0ZB
EX3 0YH
EX3 0YR
EX3 0YU
EX3 0YG
EX3 0YD
EX3 0YP
EX3 0YE
EX3 0EL
EX8 2LL
EX8 5SU
EX3 0ET
EX3 0QB
EX6 8SU
EX8 4NS
EX3 0JP
EX8 5SS
EX6 8FH
EX6 7XW
EX7 0LZ
EX8 3AP
EX7 0PJ
EX8 5SJ
EX3 0JT
EX3 0JW
EX8 2AD
EX7 0PP
EX8 2WU
EX8 1JD
EX6 8SZ
EX8 3PZ
EX8 3AQ
EX3 0PB
EX8 4QA
EX3 0DW
EX8 5DS

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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