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

Cann Common
Rampisham
Charmouth
Chilfrome
Knob's Crook
Bingham's Melcombe
Toller Fratrum
Sherborne
Milton on Stour
East Chelborough
West Milton
Corscombe
Fleet
Symondsbury
Puddletown
Plush
Dottery
Blackpool Corner
Thornicombe
Holton Heath
West Stafford
Lower Row
Motcombe
West Chelborough
Tollerford
Waddon
Waytown
Holway
Lake
Chettle
Acton
Ryme Intrinseca
Broom Hill
Leweston
Alton Pancras
Hurst
Filford
Sutton Waldron
Mangerton
Aller
Trickett's Cross
Colesbrook
Shitterton
Sharnhill Green
Edmondsham
East Holme
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Studland
Stafford's Green
Woodyates
Redford
Netherstoke
Stoborough
Chalmington
Langton Long Blandford
Hursey
Totnell
Moorbath
Owermoigne
Adam's Green
Raymond's Hill
Bincombe
Hampreston
Quarr
Hartmoor
North Bockhampton
Sutton Holms
Lower Street
Margaret Marsh
Sydling St Nicholas
Cold Harbour
North Chideock
Stoborough Green
Cross Lanes
South Bockhampton
Cerne Abbas
Mosterton
Woolford's Water
Kimmeridge
Whitefield
Farnham
Bloxworth
Hammoon
Chideock
Melbury Bubb
Higher Eype
Organford
Walton Elm
Lyon's Gate
Compton Valence
Coombe Keynes
Lulworth Cove
Melbury Osmond
Affpuddle
Stourpaine
Tollard Farnham
Steepleton Iwerne
Redbridge
Dewlish
Seaborough
New Milton
Stalbridge Weston
Fiddleford
Winterborne Clenston
Gussage All Saints
West End
Blandford Forum
Netherhay
Winterborne Kingston
God's Blessing Green
Avon Common
Cocknowle
Silton
Harman's Cross
Crooked Withies
Gibbs Marsh
Twyford
West Pulham
Lyme Regis
Glebeland Estate
Church Knowle
Evershot
Tarrant Rushton
Stour Row
Manston
Spetisbury
Wool
West Stour
Holwell
White Moor
Ashley
Haythorne
Todber
Post Green
Bradpole
Longham
Broad Oak
Three Legged Cross
Little Ansty and Pleck
Hummer
Lower Nyland
Tarrant Hinton
Cosmore
Shaggs
Brockhampton Green
Bedchester
Higher Row
Coryates
South Bowood
Osehill Green
Tarrant Crawford
Bagber
Ryall
Charminster
Uploders
Lower Strode
Tarrant Keyneston
Hooke
Piddletrenthide
Maiden Newton
Kit Hill
Cripplestyle
Bourton
Shapwick
Holywell
Adber
Hilton
Lodge Copse Estate
Easton
White Lackington
Cruxton
Lower Ansty
Long Crichel
Witchampton
The Common
Thorncombe
Pilsdon
Catherston Leweston
East Bloxworth
Whitecross
Anderson
West Woodsford
Mappowder
Ringstead
Minchington
Bowridge Hill
Sturminster Marshall
Marshalsea
Alderholt
Oxbridge
Crossways
Beacon Hill
Lytchett Matravers
Higher Coombe
Broadoak
Three Gates
West Morden
Boveridge
East Holton
Arne
Moreton
Poyntington
Hanford
Worth Matravers
West Parley
Fifehead St Quintin
Winterborne Houghton
Caundle Marsh
Winterborne Stickland
Halstock
Melcombe Bingham
East Lulworth
Kingston
West Moors
Higher Totnell
Bradford Peverell
Burton
Marshwood
Turnworth
Ferndown
St Leonards
Litton Cheney
Newland
Uphall
Spyway
Stone
Mannington
Ash
South Poorton
Higher Sandford
Holt Heath
Avon Castle
Little Canford
Benville
Pamphill
Eccliffe
Fifehead Magdalen
Fortuneswell
Puncknowle
Madjeston
Bishop's Down
Sandhills
Swyre
Winterborne Tomson
West Hurn
Monkton Up Wimborne
Haydon
King's Stag
Hedge End
Gore
Charlton Marshall
Long Bredy
West Holme
Up Cerne
Birdsmoorgate
Lower Halstock Leigh
Wigbeth
Beer Hackett
Penn
West Orchard
Trent
West Bexington
Parley Green
Thornford
Gannetts
Holditch
Knowlton
Morcombelake
Chalbury Common
Alweston
Rodden
Steeple
Bridport
Shothole
Chickerell
Atrim
Dean
East Stoke
Greenham
Ashmore
Lower Mannington
Iwerne Minster
North Poorton
Oborne
Winterborne Came
Athelhampton
West Chaldon and Chaldon Boys
Woodlands
Birch Close
Manswood
Fontmell Magna
Bryanston
Bere Regis
Batcombe
Blackney
Higher Nyland
Glanvilles Wootton
Hinton St Mary
Wimborne Minster
Stoke Abbott
Gaunts
Moor Crichel
Fishpond Bottom
Abbotsbury
Stalbridge
Furzehill
Furzebrook
Huish
Milton Abbas
Puxey
Merriott
Shillingstone
Burstock
Lower Bockhampton
Warren
Chalbury
Winterborne Monkton
Lower Kingcombe
Upton
Melplash
Duntish
Bettiscombe
Hamlet
Cheselbourne
Whitcombe
Lane End
Stallen
Okeford Fitzpaine
Piddlehinton
Rew
East Morden
Langton Herring
Blacknoll
Huntingford
Ashley Heath
Hinton Parva
Cann
Lower Eype
Lower Daggons
East Creech
Winterborne Muston
Winterbourne Steepleton
Pleck
East Pulham
Henley
Higher Whatcombe
Melbury Abbas
Milborne St Andrew
Toller Whelme
Burton Bradstock
Askerswell
Lydlinch
Wooth
School House
Weston
Warmwell
Nettlecombe
Godmanstone
Chilcombe
The Borough
Hinton Martell
Merritown
Bookham
West Lulworth
Wimborne St Giles
Bugley
Pallington
Osmington
Henstridge Marsh
North Wootton
Stubhampton
Shroton and Iwerne Courtney
Westfields
Stratton
Woolgarston
Verwood
East Chaldon and Chaldon Herring
Drimpton
Purse Caundle
Cattistock
Higher Halstock Leigh
Pleck Green
Horton Heath
Ansty
Kingsland
Langton Matravers
Tarrant Launceston
Tatworth
Laymore
Muckleford
West Compton
Belchalwell Street
Briantspuddle
Woodcutts
Woolland
Deanend
Blackdown
Daggons
Walditch
West Shilvinghampton
Kington Magna
Frampton
Broadwindsor
New Town
Grange
Quarleston
Lytchett Minster
Wareham
Pulham
West Bourton
Winterborne Zelston
Ansty Cross
Coldharbour
Higher Ansty
Woolcombe
Goathill
Hemsworth
Ridge
Cowgrove
East Knighton
Langham
The Mount
Farrington
Bishop's Caundle
Chedington
Stoke Wake
South Perrott
West Melbury
Matchams
Sandford
East Stour
Charlton Down
Poxwell
Loscombe
Norden
Kingston Russell
Hill Street
Shipton Gorge
Swanage
Littlebredy
Yetminster
East Shilvinghampton
Powerstock
Gillingham
Folke
Turners Puddle
Higher Kingcombe
Rivers' Corner
The Folly
Slepe
Frome St Quintin
Portway
Sixpenny Handley
Binnegar
Toller Porcorum
Sandford Orcas
Over Compton
Dorchester
Middlemarsh
Lower Whatcombe
Stockwood
Uppington
Broadmayne
Woodville
Corfe Mullen
Higher Wraxall
Gussage St Andrew
Sturminster Newton
Whitmore
Seatown
Throop
Yondover
Mapperton
Woodbridge
Clapgate
Creech
Minterne Parva
Wootton Fitzpaine
Primrose Hill
Grimstone
East Parley
Bradford Abbas
St Ives
Creech Bottom
Leigh
Loders
Moorside
Portland Bill
Kingston Maurward
Tolpuddle
Lillington
Meerhay
Gotham
Boys Hill
Southover
Wynford Eagle
Caundle Wake
Almer
Dunbury
Pig Oak
Holt Wood
North Bowood
Combe Almer
Shaftesbury
Ilsington
Stoborough Heath
Tarrant Gunville
Poolestown
Winterborne Whitechurch
Knighton
Netherbury
Pimperne
Tincleton
Deanland
Holnest
Higher Melcombe
Crendell
Holmebridge
Grove
East Melbury
Minterne Magna
Buckland Newton
Salway Ash
Southwell
Buckland Ripers
North End
Sandleheath
Holworth
Stinsford
Hartgrove
Hazelbury Bryan
Ulwell
Compton Abbas
Stour Provost
Shave Cross
Kitford
Worgret
Hillbutts
Nether Compton
Newton Peveril
Miles Cross
Pentridge
Galton
Up Sydling
Stanbridge
Burleston
Gaunt's Common
Clift
Longburton
Hurn
Winterborne St Martin and Martinstown
Cashmoor
Pymore
Yeovil
Little Woolgarston
Winkton
Burngate
Lewcombe
Beaminster
Melbury Sampford
Friar Waddon
Marnhull
Gussage St Michael
Stokeford
Tarrant Rawston
Chilbridge
Horton
West Knighton
Corfe Castle
Lower Wraxall
Ibberton
Higher Bockhampton
Fifehead Neville
Buckhorn Weston
Westford
Woodsford
Sandpit
Weymouth
Durweston
Winfrith Newburgh
Child Okeford
Forston
Winterbourne Abbas
Stourton Caundle
Belchalwell
Winterborne Herringston
Guy's Marsh
Littlewindsor
Tarrant Monkton
Chetnole
Holt
Middle Bockhampton
Portesham

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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