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

EX14 3HZ
EX14 0HZ
EX14 3JA
EX14 0JA
EX14 3JB
EX14 0JB
EX14 3HY
EX14 0HY
EX15 2LQ
EX14 0JD
EX14 3LQ
EX14 0LQ
EX14 3JD
EX14 0HN
EX14 3HN
EX14 0HX
EX14 3HX
EX14 0LJ
EX14 3LJ
EX14 3NA
EX14 0NA
EX14 3LL
EX14 0LL
EX14 0HD
EX14 3HD
EX14 0GB
EX14 3LH
EX14 0LH
EX14 3HT
EX14 3HS
EX14 0HT
EX14 0HR
EX14 3HR
EX14 0JW
EX14 3JW
EX14 0HU
EX14 3HU
EX15 2LH
EX14 0JX
EX14 3JX
EX14 3EZ
EX14 0EZ
EX14 3JP
EX15 2LG
EX14 3JU
EX14 3JE
EX14 0JU
EX14 3HA
EX14 0HA
EX14 0JE
EX14 0HB
EX14 3HB
EX14 0HQ
EX14 0HH
EX14 3HH
EX14 3HQ
EX14 0NL
EX14 0JF
EX14 3NL
EX14 0HF
EX14 3HF
EX14 3JF
EX14 0LG
EX14 3LG
EX14 0JG
EX14 3JG
EX14 0HL
EX14 3HL
EX14 0HG
EX14 3HG
EX14 0JQ
EX14 3JQ
EX14 3JT
EX14 0JZ
EX14 3JZ
EX14 0JT
EX14 0JH
EX14 3HJ
EX14 3JH
EX14 3LN
EX14 0LN
EX14 0HJ
EX15 2LF
EX14 3HE
EX15 2LN
EX14 0HE
EX14 0LW
EX14 3LW
EX15 2LJ
EX14 3LR
EX14 0LR
EX15 2LE
EX14 0JY
EX14 3JY
EX14 3LS
EX14 0LS
EX15 2LL
EX14 3LZ
EX15 2EH
EX14 0LZ
EX14 3JS
EX14 3LE
EX14 0JS
EX14 0LE
EX15 2LD
EX14 3JR
EX14 0JR
EX15 2LW
EX14 3NQ
EX15 2EQ
EX14 0NQ
EX14 3JJ
EX15 2LB
EX14 0LB
EX14 3LB
EX14 0JJ
EX14 3NG
EX14 0NG
EX14 3NF
EX14 0NF
EX14 0JN
EX14 3JN
EX14 0ND
EX14 3LF
EX14 0LF
EX14 3ND
EX14 3FF
EX14 3NE
EX14 0NE
EX14 3NH
EX14 0NH
EX14 3LA
EX14 0LA
EX15 2DE
EX14 0LT
EX15 2JZ
EX15 2LP
EX15 2LA
EX15 2LT
EX14 3LT
EX14 0LP
EX14 0NJ
EX14 3NJ
EX14 3LP
EX15 2JT
EX15 2JG
EX14 3JL
EX15 2JS
EX14 0JL
EX15 2NG
EX15 2JU
EX15 2JY
EX14 3YF
EX14 3YX
EX14 3YR
EX14 3YB
EX14 3YD
EX15 2EG
EX5 2RS
EX15 2EJ
EX15 2JX
EX15 2LS
EX15 2EF
EX15 2ER
EX15 2JR
EX5 2RP
EX15 2EP
EX15 2JN
EX15 2EL
EX15 2EW
EX5 2RT
EX15 2JP
EX14 0LY
EX14 3LY
EX15 2EE
EX14 3DD
EX14 0DD
EX5 2RR
EX15 2EN
EX14 0LD
EX15 2ED
EX15 2ES
EX14 3LD
EX15 2DD
EX15 2LR
EX14 0EU
EX15 2DF
EX5 2SE
EX15 2EA
EX14 3EU
EX5 2RW
EX14 3DB
EX14 0DB
EX5 2RQ
EX5 2SG
EX14 3EQ
EX14 0BZ
EX14 0EQ
EX14 3BZ
EX5 2RH
EX14 0LU
EX5 2RL
EX14 3DA
EX14 0DA
EX14 3PY
EX14 0DE
EX14 3DE
EX14 3EY
EX14 0EY
EX14 0PY
EX14 0BX
EX14 3LU
EX14 3BX
EX14 3WB
EX14 3WD
EX14 0WB
EX5 2SH
EX14 3WA
EX14 0WA
EX5 2RJ
EX14 0DF
EX5 2RN
EX15 2DG
EX5 2RG
EX14 0DZ
EX14 3BU
EX14 0BU
EX14 3DZ
EX14 3DY
EX14 0DY
EX5 2RU
EX15 2DB
EX14 3QA
EX14 0QA
EX14 3EX
EX14 0EX
EX14 3EB
EX14 0EB
EX14 3DF
EX14 0EG
EX14 3EG
EX14 3DG
EX14 0BT
EX14 0DG
EX14 3BT
EX15 2BY
EX14 3DH
EX14 0DH
EX15 2NQ
EX14 0EA
EX14 3EA
EX5 2RF
EX14 3DL
EX15 2ET
EX14 0DL
EX14 0UP
EX14 3UP
EX14 3DJ
EX14 0DJ
EX14 3DW
EX14 0DW
EX14 0DQ
EX14 3DQ
EX14 3PZ
EX14 3ED
EX14 0PZ
EX14 0ED
EX14 0UW
EX14 3UW
EX14 3DN
EX14 0EE
EX14 3EE
EX14 0DN
EX15 2JW
EX14 0LX
EX14 3LX
EX14 0YB
EX14 0NB
EX14 0YZ
EX14 0YX
EX14 0YY
EX14 0YW
EX14 0YU
EX14 0YS
EX14 0YP
EX14 0YN
EX14 0YL
EX14 0YJ
EX14 0YH
EX14 0YF
EX14 0YG
EX14 0YD
EX14 0YE
EX14 3UN
EX14 0UN
EX15 2DA
EX14 3FD
EX14 0DX
EX14 3DX
EX14 3ET
EX14 0ET
EX14 3FB
EX14 0DP
EX14 3DP
EX14 3FG
EX14 3DU
EX14 0DU
EX14 0DR
EX14 3DR
EX15 2EU
EX14 0HP
EX15 2DZ
EX14 0DS
EX14 0BS
EX14 3DS
EX14 3DT
EX14 0DT
EX14 3BS
EX14 0BR
EX14 3BR
EX15 2EY
EX14 3HP
EX5 2RE
EX15 2DY
EX15 2EB
EX14 0BE
EX5 2RD
EX5 2RB
EX14 3BP
EX14 3BE
EX14 3EF
EX14 3BW
EX14 0EF
EX14 0BW
EX14 3PT
EX14 0PT
EX5 2SD
EX15 1RE
EX14 0BP
EX15 2BX
EX14 0BA
EX14 3BA
EX15 2EX
EX15 2BZ
EX14 3HW
EX14 0HW
EX5 2SB
EX14 3BD
EX14 0BD
EX14 0PU
EX14 3QB
EX14 0QB
EX14 3BY
EX14 0BY
EX15 2NF
EX14 0BB
EX14 3BB
EX5 2RA
EX14 3ES
EX14 0HS
EX14 0ES
EX14 3PU
EX15 2DX
EX15 2NH
EX14 0EH
EX14 0ER
EX14 3ER
EX15 1RF
EX14 3EH
EX15 2DQ
EX14 0PS
EX14 3EJ
EX14 0EJ
EX14 3PS
EX14 3PW
EX14 0PW
EX14 0BN
EX14 3BN
EX15 2FD
EX14 3GJ
EX15 2NE
EX15 2DH
EX11 1LU
EX14 3PX
EX14 0PX
EX15 1RD
EX15 2BU
EX14 3EW
EX14 0EW
EX14 3PR
EX14 0PR
EX15 2ND
EX14 3PP
EX14 0PP
EX14 3PN
EX14 0PN
EX14 3EL
EX14 0EL
EX14 3EN
EX14 0EN
EX15 2BT
EX15 2BB
EX15 1RB

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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