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

TQ13 8HJ
TQ13 8HQ
TQ13 8JZ
TQ13 8HG
TQ13 8HL
TQ13 8HH
TQ13 8HW
TQ13 8HX
TQ13 8HF
TQ13 8HE
TQ13 8LA
TQ13 8DS
TQ13 8JY
TQ13 8HP
EX20 2HZ
TQ13 8AR
TQ13 8HZ
TQ13 8AS
TQ13 8AL
TQ13 8HR
TQ13 8AN
TQ13 8BH
TQ13 8HN
TQ13 8YF
TQ13 8YH
TQ13 8YA
TQ13 8BU
TQ13 8AW
TQ13 8DX
TQ13 8YS
TQ13 8UT
TQ13 8AP
TQ13 8ES
TQ13 8DN
TQ13 8AX
TQ13 8AG
TQ13 8AY
TQ13 8AF
TQ13 8AZ
TQ13 8HD
TQ13 8BY
TQ13 8AE
TQ13 8AQ
TQ13 8AH
TQ13 8AA
TQ13 8BX
TQ13 8UB
TQ13 8AD
TQ13 8AU
TQ13 8BT
TQ13 8BS
TQ13 8YR
TQ13 8YT
TQ13 8YL
TQ13 8YE
TQ13 8XJ
TQ13 8WZ
TQ13 8WY
TQ13 8WT
TQ13 8WU
TQ13 8WP
TQ13 8WR
TQ13 8WE
TQ13 8WA
TQ13 8WD
TQ13 8LJ
TQ13 8WW
TQ13 8WB
TQ13 8EZ
TQ13 8YN
TQ13 8UA
TQ13 8YZ
TQ13 8AB
TQ13 8DW
TQ13 8AT
EX20 2JA
TQ13 8AJ
TQ13 8BJ
TQ13 8SY
TQ13 8BP
TQ13 8BN
TQ13 8BA
TQ13 8BQ
TQ13 8BZ
TQ13 8DU
TQ13 8DT
TQ13 8BL
TQ13 8DP
TQ13 8BB
EX20 2JQ
TQ13 8DA
TQ13 8BD
TQ13 8ET
EX20 2HY
TQ13 8BW
TQ13 8JE
TQ13 8DB
TQ13 8HT
TQ13 8BG
EX20 2JH
EX20 2JB
TQ13 8BE
TQ13 8DD
TQ13 8DE
TQ13 8HS
TQ13 8JF
TQ13 8EJ
TQ13 8ER
TQ13 8DL
TQ13 8DR
TQ13 8JS
TQ13 8JP
TQ13 8JG
EX20 2JG
EX20 2JF
TQ13 8HU
TQ13 8JT
TQ13 8ED
TQ13 8JW
TQ13 8DJ
TQ13 8LB
TQ13 8DY
EX20 2QG
TQ13 8EX
TQ13 8JN
TQ13 8JX
EX20 2HX
EX20 2HS
EX6 6PG
EX20 2HT
TQ13 8EH
TQ13 8JQ
EX20 2HU
TQ13 8EU
TQ13 8JH
TQ13 8EE
TQ13 8JR
TQ13 8DQ
TQ13 8EG
TQ13 8JU
TQ13 8DZ
TQ13 8DH
TQ13 8HY
TQ13 8JL
TQ13 8JJ
TQ13 8DG
EX20 2QQ
TQ13 8EL
EX20 2QH
TQ13 8DF
TQ13 8EB
EX20 2PR
EX6 6PE
TQ13 8EW
TQ13 8EY
EX20 2QE
TQ13 8EP
EX6 6PF
EX20 2QW
EX20 2QF
EX6 6PB
EX20 2QN
TQ13 8EQ
EX20 2RN
TQ13 8QQ
TQ13 8PU
EX20 2QR
EX20 2QP
EX20 2QL
EX20 2PX
EX20 2QS
TQ13 8EF
EX20 2QB
TQ13 8EN
EX20 2QU
EX6 6PD
EX20 2QJ
EX20 2QD
EX20 2QT
TQ13 8YD
TQ13 8YJ
TQ13 8YP
TQ13 8QH
TQ13 8YQ
TQ13 8TZ
TQ13 8YG
EX20 2QX
EX20 2QA
TQ13 8RH
EX6 6RF
TQ13 8EA
EX20 2PW
TQ13 8PT
EX6 6RG
TQ13 8QG
TQ13 8RG
EX20 2PN
EX20 2PL
EX20 2PZ
TQ13 8QL
TQ13 8RQ

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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