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

EX33 1LB
EX33 1PH
EX33 1NH
EX33 1QT
EX33 1QR
EX33 1NJ
EX33 1NW
EX33 1LD
EX33 1PQ
EX33 1NT
EX33 1QH
EX33 1NN
EX33 1PG
EX33 1NS
EX33 1PF
EX33 1NP
EX33 1PJ
EX33 1NR
EX33 1PE
EX33 1LY
EX33 1LF
EX33 1LX
EX33 1LA
EX33 1NA
EX33 1NQ
EX33 1PL
EX33 1NU
EX33 1LZ
EX33 1NG
EX33 1QP
EX33 1NX
EX33 1PD
EX33 1JU
EX33 1NE
EX33 1NF
EX33 1JX
EX33 1JQ
EX33 1NB
EX33 1JG
EX33 1ND
EX33 1PW
EX33 1PR
EX33 1JT
EX33 1FH
EX33 1ED
EX33 1PN
EX33 1PS
EX33 1PP
EX33 1NZ
EX33 1JL
EX33 1PT
EX33 1PB
EX33 1JJ
EX33 1QF
EX33 1PU
EX33 1QA
EX33 1JN
EX33 1FF
EX33 1QL
EX33 1PZ
EX33 1QD
EX33 1JS
EX33 1QB
EX33 1PY
EX33 1JW
EX33 1PX
EX33 1JR
EX33 1PA
EX33 1QE
EX33 1JZ
EX33 1JP
EX33 1FG
EX33 1LQ
EX33 1JH
EX33 1JY
EX33 1LG
EX33 1HX
EX33 1LH
EX33 1LJ
EX33 1LL
EX33 1LN
EX33 1LW
EX33 1LP
EX33 1LS
EX33 1HY
EX33 1JF
EX33 1YU
EX33 1YT
EX33 1YL
EX33 1HU
EX34 7BG
EX34 7BU
EX34 7BH
EX34 7BE
EX34 7BN
EX34 7BD
EX34 7BQ
EX34 7BJ
EX34 7BL
EX34 7HL
EX34 7BB
EX34 7BR
EX34 7BW
EX34 7BA
EX34 7DE
EX33 1JE
EX33 1HT
EX34 7DF
EX34 7BY
EX34 7DL
EX34 7DN
EX34 7BP
EX34 7DQ
EX34 7BS
EX34 7BT
EX33 1JA
EX34 7DG
EX34 7AB
EX34 7BX
EX34 7DJ
EX34 7AA
EX34 7DH
EX33 1LE
EX34 7DW
EX33 1JD
EX34 7AE
EX34 7AF
EX34 7BZ
EX34 7DD
EX34 7AG
EX34 7YT
EX33 1JB
EX33 1EB
EX33 1HJ
EX33 1EF
EX33 1HH
EX33 1BJ
EX33 1DT
EX34 7AS
EX33 1EA
EX34 7AU
EX33 1DF
EX33 1DS
EX34 7DB
EX34 7AD
EX33 1BH
EX33 1DZ
EX33 1DY
EX33 1DX
EX33 1BX
EX33 1DR
EX33 1BT
EX33 1HN
EX33 1DW
EX33 1DP
EX34 7AN
EX33 1HG
EX33 1EH
EX34 7YL
EX34 7YN
EX34 7AH
EX34 7AQ
EX34 7AJ
EX33 1BY
EX33 1HW
EX33 1DN
EX34 7AW
EX33 1DU
EX33 1DL
EX33 1BZ
EX33 2NU
EX34 7EB
EX34 7ER
EX33 1LU
EX34 7AR
EX33 1BR
EX33 1BU
EX34 7DP
EX33 1RA
EX33 1DJ
EX33 1HP
EX33 1DH
EX34 7EA
EX33 1DQ
EX33 1BG
EX33 1DA
EX33 1BS
EX34 7EP
EX33 2NE
EX33 1DG
EX33 1DE
EX33 1HS
EX33 1BP
EX33 1DD
EX33 1BN
EX33 1BW
EX33 2NA
EX33 1HZ
EX34 7HJ
EX33 1DB
EX33 2EJ
EX33 1BQ
EX33 1HF
EX33 2NS
EX33 2LL
EX33 2ND
EX33 2LZ
EX34 7HW
EX34 7WB
EX34 7WA
EX34 7DZ
EX33 1HR
EX33 1AX
EX33 1BL
EX33 1AS
EX34 7AL
EX33 2EW
EX33 2NG
EX33 2NF
EX33 2LS
EX33 2LY
EX34 7AP
EX33 2NB
EX34 7HN
EX33 2LT
EX33 2NR
EX33 1AU
EX33 2LW
EX33 1AZ
EX33 1QG
EX33 2LR
EX33 1AT
EX33 2LP
EX33 1HE
EX33 1HD
EX33 2LJ
EX33 2LN
EX33 1BE
EX33 2LU
EX33 1NL
EX33 1BB
EX33 2ER
EX33 1BD
EX34 7HB
EX34 7DY
EX34 7YY
EX34 7JA
EX33 1AY
EX33 1LT
EX34 7HA
EX33 1EY
EX34 7AT
EX33 1AR
EX34 7HH
EX33 1EZ
EX33 1HQ
EX33 1AL
EX34 7ES
EX33 1HA
EX34 7DX
EX34 7EY
EX34 7EX
EX34 7ET
EX33 1AP

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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