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

EX7 0QE
EX7 0QD
EX6 8HG
EX7 0QB
EX7 0QA
EX6 8HF
EX6 8HE
EX6 8HD
TQ13 0BW
TQ13 0BU
TQ13 0BP
EX7 0PY
EX6 8HX
EX6 8HQ
TQ13 0BT
EX7 0PZ
TQ13 0BS
EX6 8HW
EX6 8HP
TQ13 0QA
EX7 0QS
TQ13 0BX
EX6 8HB
EX6 8HN
EX7 0QR
TQ13 0BN
TQ13 0QD
EX7 0QW
TQ13 0BD
TQ13 0BL
TQ13 0BJ
TQ13 0BB
EX7 0QP
EX6 8HH
EX7 0QF
TQ13 0AB
TQ13 0DJ
TQ13 0DQ
EX6 8HJ
EX6 8EX
TQ13 0DH
TQ13 0BA
EX6 8HA
TQ13 0FG
EX6 8GZ
EX6 8HL
TQ13 0BE
TQ13 0DN
TQ13 0AY
TQ13 0BG
EX7 0QT
TQ13 0BQ
TQ13 0AZ
TQ13 0AL
EX7 0QG
EX7 0QN
EX7 0PX
TQ13 0AE
TQ13 0DG
EX6 8HR
EX7 0NY
EX7 0QX
EX7 0QL
EX6 8HS
EX6 8EY
TQ13 0DL
EX6 7XW
EX7 0PU
EX6 8EZ
TQ13 0DW
EX7 0QU
TQ13 0DZ
EX7 0QY
EX6 8HY
EX6 7XH
EX7 0QQ
EX6 8NN
TQ13 0AD
TQ13 0DF
EX7 0QJ
TQ13 0AF
TQ13 0DP
EX7 0PT
EX7 0PS
TQ13 0AA
TQ13 0FR
EX7 9BD
TQ14 9TF
TQ13 0DE
EX7 0NX
EX6 8NW
TQ13 0FH
EX7 9BL
TQ13 0QN
TQ13 0PD
TQ14 9NX
TQ13 0LN
TQ13 0DD
EX7 9BQ
TQ14 9TE
EX7 9BH
TQ13 0LL
TQ13 0BH
EX7 9BG
EX7 9AA
EX7 9BS
EX7 9BB
EX7 9BE
EX6 7XS
EX7 0QH
EX7 9BN
TQ13 0NB
TQ13 0GA
EX7 9BA
EX7 9BJ
TQ13 0LR
EX6 7XA
EX7 9ED
TQ13 0LJ
TQ13 0FF
TQ13 0PS
EX7 9BP
EX7 9BT
TQ13 0LP
TQ13 0PG
EX7 9BW
TQ14 9NY
TQ13 0PQ
TQ14 9NU
EX7 9EY
EX7 9BY
TQ12 3GX
TQ13 0QL
EX7 9BX
TQ13 0DX
EX7 9AZ
EX7 9BR
EX7 0NT
EX7 9AY
EX6 7XG
EX6 8EU
TQ13 0AX
TQ13 0LH
EX7 0NR
TQ13 0LG
TQ14 9TD
EX7 9FA
EX7 9DB
TQ13 0QJ
EX7 9BU
TQ13 0DR
TQ13 0PT
TQ14 9PB
TQ13 0LQ
TQ13 0QH
EX7 9AU
TQ14 9PD
EX7 9QS
EX7 9AS
TQ13 0EB
TQ13 0PZ
EX7 9DG
EX7 9AT
TQ13 0ED
EX7 9NG
EX7 0NU
TQ13 0LA
EX7 9NQ
TQ13 0LT
TQ13 0JY
EX7 9AX
EX7 9QR
TQ13 0QB
TQ13 0LB
EX7 9QP
EX7 9AR
TQ14 9TG
TQ13 0JN
TQ13 0DB
EX7 9NH
TQ13 0GB
EX7 9BZ
TQ13 0DA
EX7 9QN
TQ13 0LS
EX7 9QT
EX7 9QY
EX7 9DD
TQ13 0ND
EX7 9NJ
EX7 9SX
EX7 9SY
EX7 9NF
TQ13 0JZ
EX7 9QL
TQ13 0LE
EX7 9PU
TQ13 0PU
EX7 9QU
TQ13 0LW
EX7 9NT
TQ13 0JX
TQ13 0HU
TQ13 0JL
EX7 9NE
EX7 0YU
EX7 9QW
TQ13 0DS
TQ13 0LD
TQ14 9NS
EX7 0FP
EX7 9NL
EX6 7XQ
EX7 0SA
EX7 9NU
EX7 9QZ
EX7 9AW
EX7 9NN
EX7 0NS
EX7 0NZ
TQ13 0GZ
EX7 9AP
EX6 8RR
EX7 0FJ
EX7 9QJ
TQ13 0LF
EX6 7XU
EX7 9NW
TQ13 0JT
EX7 9AN
EX7 9NP
EX7 0PA
TQ13 0JU
EX7 9QX
EX7 9NR
EX7 9ND
TQ13 0PL
EX7 9AJ
EX7 0NP
EX6 7XX
EX7 0EJ
EX7 0EN
EX7 9AL
EX6 7XL
TQ14 9PA
EX7 0FL
EX7 9RJ
TQ14 9NT
TQ13 0FL
EX7 0EG
TQ13 0HX
EX7 9LR
EX7 9NB
TQ13 0HL
EX7 0PB
EX7 9LZ
EX7 9LL
EX7 9RA
EX7 9NA
EX6 8RS
EX7 9AH
EX7 0EQ
EX7 0FE
TQ13 0PP
EX7 9LY
EX7 0LW
EX7 0FF
EX7 0FB
EX7 9LW
EX7 9RH
EX7 9DH
EX7 0DS
EX7 0EF
TQ13 0GD
EX7 9LE
EX7 0FD
EX7 9AQ
EX7 0FR
EX7 0DR
EX7 9LJ
TQ13 0PR
EX7 0DP
TQ13 0XA
EX7 0HT
TQ13 0WZ
TQ13 0WY
TQ13 0WX
TQ13 0WW
TQ13 0WT
TQ13 0WU
TQ13 0WR
TQ13 0WS
TQ13 0WQ
TQ13 0WP
TQ13 0WD
TQ13 0WB
TQ13 0ZQ
TQ13 0ZB
TQ13 0YZ
TQ13 0YQ
TQ13 0YT
TQ13 0XU
TQ13 0YA
TQ13 0XJ
EX7 9LS
TQ13 0HT
EX7 9AG
TQ13 0NE
TQ14 9HL
EX7 9LP
EX7 9RL
EX7 0RE
EX7 9LN
EX7 0EH
EX7 9AE
EX7 0FG
EX7 9RB
EX7 9LH
EX7 9LF
EX7 9LB
EX7 9NS
TQ13 0GE
EX7 9QG
TQ13 0RB
TQ13 0HZ
EX7 9LQ

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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