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

EX13 7AF
EX13 7AW
EX13 7TG
EX13 7AE
EX13 7UF
EX13 7AA
EX13 7AD
EX13 7AB
EX13 7TF
EX13 7TE
EX13 7AG
EX13 7JS
EX13 7JR
EX13 7TQ
EX13 7TD
EX13 7TS
EX13 7JY
EX13 7TR
EX13 7JT
EX13 7AQ
EX13 7JP
EX13 7TB
EX13 7TH
EX13 7TJ
EX13 7TT
EX13 7AJ
EX13 7AH
EX13 7TL
EX13 7JU
EX14 9EY
EX13 7TU
EX13 7TN
EX13 7JW
EX13 7TP
EX13 7AL
EX13 7JE
EX13 7LZ
EX13 7JF
EX13 7LB
EX13 7HQ
EX13 7YH
EX13 7YP
EX13 7YQ
EX13 7YW
EX13 7HG
EX13 7TW
EX13 7DA
EX13 7JN
EX13 7JZ
EX13 7UE
EX13 7LA
EX13 7JG
EX13 7DB
EX14 9EZ
EX13 7LD
EX13 7UD
EX13 7LG
EX13 7TX
EX13 7LF
EX13 7JL
EX13 7LE
EX13 7JX
EX14 9EX
EX13 7HH
EX13 7BW
EX13 7LY
EX13 7BY
EX13 7HF
EX14 9EG
EX13 7TY
EX13 7JJ
EX13 7HA
EX14 9EQ
EX14 9EU
EX13 7BP
EX13 7LS
EX13 7LU
EX13 7LX
EX13 7BX
EX14 9ET
EX13 7BS
EX13 7DD
EX13 7UB
EX13 5RR
EX13 7BR
EX13 7BN
EX13 7UA
EX13 7DJ
EX13 7HB
EX13 7TZ
EX13 7NA
TA20 3ES
EX13 7SX
EX13 7BJ
EX13 7DH
EX13 7BT
EX14 9EF
EX13 7JH
EX13 7LT
EX13 7SY
EX13 7BH
EX13 7BL
EX14 9ER
EX13 7DG
EX13 7JD
EX14 9BR
EX14 9DR
EX14 9BP
EX14 9DS
EX13 7HJ
TA20 3ET
EX13 7HD
EX14 9LL
EX14 9DT
EX13 7TA
EX14 9ES
EX13 7NE
EX13 7NB
EX13 7BB
EX13 7LR
EX14 9BS
EX13 7BQ
TA20 3ER
EX14 9DN
EX14 9BT
EX14 9EH
EX13 7HU
EX13 7NF
EX13 7EH
EX13 7BU
EX14 9LJ
EX13 7ND
EX14 9BA
EX13 5RP
EX13 7BA
TA20 3EU
EX13 7BG
EX13 7EQ
EX13 7LP
EX13 7EG
EX13 7BD
EX13 7NG
EX13 7BE
EX13 7HE
EX13 7DW
EX13 7EJ
EX13 7DN
TA20 3EQ
EX13 7EF
EX14 9DE
EX13 7EE
EX13 7DE
EX13 7AZ
TA20 3EP
EX13 7EL
EX13 7LW
EX13 7BZ
TA20 3EY
EX14 9BB
EX13 5RS
EX14 9DF
EX13 5RN
EX14 9EJ
EX13 7LN
EX13 7LH
TA20 3EX
EX14 9DL
EX13 7ED
EX13 7DS
EX13 7DP
EX14 9DH
EX13 7RE
EX13 7HL
EX13 7AR
EX13 7LL
TA20 3DH
TA20 3EW
EX13 5RW
EX14 9DJ
EX14 9DD
EX13 7HW
EX13 7HN
EX13 5HL
EX14 9DU
EX14 9EL
EX13 7DR
EX13 5QR
EX13 5HN
EX13 5FS
EX13 5RQ
EX13 7DT
EX13 5GE
EX13 5GB
EX14 9BU
EX13 5RH
EX14 9BQ
EX14 9DG
EX13 5RJ
EX13 7SB
TA20 3EL
EX13 5GF
EX13 5QH
EX13 5HJ
EX13 5HW
EX13 7EB
EX13 5GD
EX13 5RG
EX13 7EW
EX14 9DB
EX13 7EN
EX13 5QS
EX13 5HT
EX13 7DU
EX13 5RL
EX13 5HP
EX14 9AZ
EX14 9LW
EX13 5FX
EX13 5QQ
EX14 9BX
EX13 5QW
EX13 5QG
TA20 3EJ
EX13 7SD
EX13 7DF
EX13 5HU
TA20 2NY
EX13 5HH
EX13 5FT
EX14 9EN
EX13 5FY
EX13 5QF
EX13 5FU
EX13 5QN
EX13 5HS
EX13 5EX
EX13 5JT
EX13 5FZ
EX13 5EF
EX13 5HQ
EX13 7RD
EX13 7EA
EX14 9DQ
EX13 5FW
EX13 7DZ
EX13 5QL
EX13 5PZ
EX13 7SA
EX13 5PY
EX13 5PX
EX13 5NL
EX13 5EY
EX13 5EU
EX13 5DQ
EX13 5HA
TA20 3EG
EX13 5EZ
EX13 5QE
EX13 5QB
EX13 5DF
EX13 5QD
EX13 5DG
EX13 5QA
EX13 5PU
EX13 5PH
TA20 3EN
EX13 7RZ
EX13 7RY
TA20 3EH
EX13 5ED
EX13 5EG
EX13 5DU
EX13 7AS
EX13 5HD
EX13 5ET
EX13 5HG
EX13 5DH
EX13 5NW
EX13 5NN
EX13 7AY
EX13 5ER
EX13 5HB
EX13 7RX
EX13 5NJ
EX13 5EB
EX13 5PD
EX14 9BG
EX13 7HP
EX13 5NP
TA20 2NX
EX13 5DD
EX13 5NH
TA20 3EE
EX13 5NR
EX13 5HR
EX13 5DZ
EX13 5EW
EX13 5DY
EX13 5NQ
EX13 5DL
EX13 5HF
EX13 5EA
EX13 5AP
EX13 5BY
EX13 5DJ
EX13 5DS
EX13 7SE
EX13 5EP
EX13 7SG
EX13 5DT
EX13 5DR
EX13 5DX
EX13 5NU
EX13 7RU
EX13 5FB
EX13 5DW
EX13 7EZ
EX13 5NE
EX13 5AN
EX13 5FE
EX13 5NT
EX13 7EP
EX13 5EQ
EX13 5NZ
EX13 5DP
EX13 5AR
EX13 5AB
EX13 5AW
EX13 7DX
EX13 7HR
EX13 7RB
EX13 5NS

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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