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

EX9 7EL
EX9 7EH
EX9 7DQ
EX9 7DH
EX9 7ER
EX9 7ES
EX9 7DW
EX9 7EJ
EX9 7EQ
EX9 7DJ
EX9 7DU
EX9 7EN
EX9 7DX
EX9 7DL
EX9 7EU
EX9 7EP
EX9 7DZ
EX9 7DY
EX9 7EW
EX9 7EA
EX9 7ED
EX9 7EB
EX9 7DS
EX9 7ET
EX9 7DR
EX9 7DN
EX9 7DA
EX9 7EG
EX9 7DT
EX9 7DB
EX9 7DP
EX9 7EF
EX9 7EZ
EX9 7EE
EX9 7YW
EX9 7YQ
EX9 7YR
EX9 7YS
EX9 7BB
EX9 7BA
EX9 7EX
EX9 7BE
EX9 7BT
EX9 7BD
EX9 7BL
EX9 7HR
EX9 7HP
EX9 7AA
EX9 7AE
EX9 7AT
EX9 7BG
EX9 7HG
EX9 7HU
EX9 7HY
EX9 7BN
EX9 7JR
EX9 7HX
EX9 7JE
EX9 7HZ
EX9 7JD
EX9 7JA
EX9 7AG
EX9 7JG
EX9 7HQ
EX9 7HF
EX9 7BQ
EX9 7JB
EX9 7JT
EX9 7AD
EX9 7AF
EX9 7JW
EX9 7YX
EX9 7JU
EX9 7AB
EX9 7HN
EX9 7PA
EX9 7JF
EX9 7HL
EX9 7HA
EX9 7HJ
EX9 7HE
EX9 7BH
EX9 7HB
EX9 7BW
EX9 7JS
EX9 7JP
EX9 7JN
EX9 6EW
EX9 7JL
EX9 7JH
EX9 7JQ
EX9 7BS
EX9 6EN
EX9 7AZ
EX9 7BP
EX9 6SP
EX9 6DY
EX9 6EG
EX9 6DZ
EX9 7EY
EX9 6SH
EX9 6ET
EX9 6EU
EX9 6SW
EX9 6QG
EX9 7BY
EX9 6SR
EX9 7HS
EX9 7HW
EX9 6EL
EX9 7BZ
EX9 6EJ
EX9 6QX
EX9 6SQ
EX9 6EF
EX9 6EP
EX9 6ED
EX9 6EE
EX9 6QY
EX9 6SJ
EX9 6SN
EX9 6HU
EX9 6DX
EX9 6SG
EX9 6SL
EX9 6EA
EX9 6EB
EX9 6SF
EX9 6HR
EX9 6QJ
EX9 6QQ
EX9 6QW
EX9 6SE
EX9 6DR
EX9 6EQ
EX9 7AQ
EX9 6RA
EX9 6QL
EX9 6HX
EX9 6SD
EX9 6RU
EX9 6EH
EX9 7YY
EX9 7YT
EX9 6SB
EX9 7BJ
EX9 6QP
EX9 6HP
EX9 6RB
EX9 6HT
EX9 6DT
EX9 6QD
EX9 7AY
EX9 6ER
EX9 6DU
EX9 6SA
EX9 6RZ
EX9 6QN
EX9 6HS
EX9 6QH
EX9 6QE
EX9 6QB
EX9 6HY
EX9 6DS
EX9 6RG
EX9 6RX
EX9 6HW
EX9 7JJ
EX9 6PT
EX9 6RT
EX9 6RY
EX9 6QF
EX9 6QU
EX9 6PP
EX9 6RR
EX9 6HZ
EX9 6PY
EX9 6HN
EX9 6PW
EX9 6SZ
EX9 6PS
EX9 7HT
EX9 6ES
EX9 6SU
EX9 6RS
EX9 6SX
EX9 6RP
EX9 6PX
EX9 6YY
EX9 6TD
EX9 6YR
EX9 6YX
EX9 6PR
EX9 6HL
EX9 7HH
EX9 6PZ
EX9 6JA
EX9 6SY
EX9 6TB
EX9 6WR
EX9 6YS
EX9 6YG
EX9 6YN
EX9 6YJ
EX9 6TA
EX9 6HH
EX9 6YP
EX9 6YQ
EX9 6YL
EX9 6YH
EX9 6QZ
EX9 6PU
EX9 6ST
EX9 6HJ
EX9 7BR
EX9 6JB
EX9 6JS
EX9 6YT
EX9 6YU
EX9 6YD
EX9 6JH
EX9 7AH
EX9 6QA
EX9 6AP
EX9 6HQ
EX9 6JD
EX9 6JT
EX9 6HF
EX9 6RW
EX9 6JE
EX9 6SS
EX9 6QT
EX9 6AZ
EX9 6PN
EX9 6QR
EX9 6HA
EX9 6HE
EX9 6HG
EX9 6AW
EX9 6JF
EX9 6AR
EX9 6JN
EX9 6PB
EX9 6JQ
EX9 6NZ
EX9 6PL
EX9 6PA
EX9 6BD
EX9 6LU
EX9 6AN
EX9 6NY
EX9 6NX
EX9 6HD
EX9 6ND
EX9 6PD
EX9 6RQ
EX9 6HB
EX9 6PG
EX9 6AD
EX9 6NU
EX9 6NT
EX9 6QS
EX9 6LT
EX9 6AL
EX9 6AS
EX9 6LY
EX9 6RL
EX9 6RN
EX9 6PQ
EX9 6JL
EX9 6RH
EX9 6RJ
EX9 6LS
EX9 6PF
EX9 6PJ
EX9 6PE
EX9 6NS
EX9 6AY
EX9 6LX
EX9 6NN
EX9 7AS
EX9 6BB
EX9 6NE
EX9 6LP
EX9 6PH
EX9 6LR
EX9 6NA
EX9 6NL
EX9 6WX
EX9 6WZ
EX9 6XJ
EX9 6WY
EX9 6WS
EX9 6WU
EX9 6WW
EX9 6WT
EX9 6WL
EX9 6WP
EX9 6WQ
EX9 6WN
EX9 6WB
EX9 6NB
EX9 7ZN
EX9 9AF
EX9 9AJ
EX9 9AE
EX9 7WZ
EX9 7YP
EX9 7YU
EX9 7YN
EX9 7HD
EX9 7WA
EX9 7WY
EX9 7JX
EX9 6ZN
EX9 6ZR
EX9 6ZX
EX9 6ZQ
EX9 6XN
EX9 6YF
EX9 6YW
EX9 6YE
EX9 6LZ
EX9 6LN
EX9 6LJ
EX9 6LL
EX9 6LW
EX9 6NW
EX9 6BW
EX9 6NR
EX9 6LQ
EX9 6NP
EX10 0JB
EX9 7AJ
EX9 6LF
EX9 6BS
EX9 6LE
EX9 6LG
EX9 6NJ
EX9 6AA
EX9 6LD
EX9 6LH
EX9 6NQ
EX9 6NH
EX9 6NG
EX9 6JJ
EX9 6JZ
EX9 6LB
EX9 6JR
EX9 6AB
EX9 7AP
EX9 6BT
EX9 6JY
EX9 6JG
EX9 6JW
EX9 6JP
EX9 6BL
EX9 6BP
EX10 0LJ
EX10 0LE
EX9 6NF
EX9 6BU
EX9 6BE
EX9 6BA
EX9 6BR
EX9 6AQ
EX9 6AE
EX9 6LA
EX9 6BN
EX9 6AF
EX9 6BX
EX9 6AT
EX9 6JU
EX9 6BY
EX9 6JX
EX9 6AX
EX9 7BU
EX9 6AJ
EX9 6DA
EX9 6DF
EX9 6AG
EX9 7BX
EX9 6AU
EX10 0LN
EX10 0LH
EX10 0LL
EX9 6DB
EX9 6DQ
EX10 0LQ
EX10 0HW
EX10 0LW
EX9 6AH
EX9 6BZ
EX10 0LD
EX10 0LF
EX10 0HS
EX10 0LG
EX10 0LB
EX9 7AL
EX9 7AR
EX10 0LA
EX10 0HH
EX9 6DG
EX9 6DE
EX10 0HU
EX10 0HJ
EX10 0HL
EX9 7AX
EX10 0HR
EX10 0HN
EX10 0LP
EX9 6DD
EX10 0HT
EX9 7AW
EX10 0JZ
EX10 0HP
EX10 0HX
EX9 7AN
EX8 5EE
EX8 5EF
EX8 5EA
EX8 5EB
EX5 1HE
EX10 0NN
EX5 1HD
EX5 1JL
EX8 5BP
EX8 5EG
EX10 0HY
EX10 0HZ
EX8 5EH
EX10 0JA
EX10 0JY
EX8 2NU
EX8 5BW
EX8 5EP
EX8 5EQ
EX8 5RE
EX8 5ED
EX8 5RG
EX8 5RH
EX5 1HB
EX8 5RF
EX8 5DU
EX8 4ER
EX8 5RB
EX8 4ES
EX8 5RQ
EX8 5RP
EX8 4EU
EX8 5RN
EX8 2NR
EX8 4LZ
EX8 5RL
EX8 4ET
EX8 4EX
EX8 5RJ
EX8 4PD
EX5 1EZ
EX8 4EP
EX8 4HA
EX8 5BR
EX8 5DT
EX8 5QJ
EX8 4EW
EX10 0JD
EX8 5DX
EX8 5QQ
EX10 0BN
EX8 4EY
EX8 4HE
EX8 5QL
EX8 4EN
EX8 4HB
EX8 5QH
EX5 1HF
EX8 5QN
EX8 4LX
EX8 4EL
EX8 4NB
EX10 0EA
EX8 2NX
EX8 4PU
EX8 5QP
EX8 4RL
EX8 5EJ
EX8 4HD
EX8 5QR
EX8 4NA
EX10 0BG
EX8 4HF
EX8 4EZ
EX8 4EA
EX8 5QF
EX8 5BN
EX8 5QA
EX8 5QD
EX10 0BE
EX8 4EJ
EX8 2TH
EX8 5QS
EX8 5QE
EX10 0LX
EX8 5QW
EX8 4PB
EX8 4LR
EX8 2PL
EX8 4LT
EX8 5QG
EX8 4BW
EX8 4LP
EX8 4LU
EX8 4PX
EX8 4BN
EX8 4RS
EX8 4BL
EX8 5DY
EX8 4BP
EX10 0BQ
EX8 4EH
EX8 5BS
EX8 4LN
EX8 4PA
EX8 5QB
EX5 1JJ
EX8 4LS
EX8 4BT
EX8 2PN
EX5 1EY
EX8 4LW
EX10 0BL
EX8 4BR
EX8 4BS
EX8 5BY
EX8 5QT
EX8 5BJ
EX10 0DE
EX8 2RF
EX8 5QU
EX8 2RP
EX8 2PA
EX8 4RR
EX8 5BU

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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