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

SP7 0QE
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SP7 0QD
SP7 0QG
SP7 0AE
SP7 0QL
SP7 0QW
SP7 0QJ
SP7 0QQ
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SP8 5LZ
SP7 0QH
SP7 0QB
SP7 0QR
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SP7 0RB
SP7 0QP
SP7 0ZZ
SP7 0PZ
SP8 5LT
SP7 0QA
SP8 5LU
SP8 5NA
SP8 5LX
SP7 0BB
DT10 1JB
SP8 5YA
SP8 5YD
SP8 5YE
SP8 5YF
SP7 0AB
SP7 0PX
SP7 0AA
SP7 0AQ
SP7 0AX
SP7 0AZ
DT10 1HN
SP7 0AN
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SP7 0AP
SP8 5ND
SP7 0AY
SP7 0PU
SP7 9QE
SP7 0AJ
SP8 5LH
SP7 0AH
SP7 0PY
SP7 0AL
SP8 5NB
SP7 9PX
SP8 5LS
SP7 9PY
DT10 1JH
SP7 0AR
SP7 9PZ
SP7 9PU
SP8 5SN
DT10 1JA
SP7 0AS
SP8 5SP
SP8 5JT
SP7 0JB
DT10 1JD
SP8 5SD
SP8 5SB
DT10 1HX
SP8 5LQ
DT10 1HZ
SP8 5LR
SP8 5SW
SP8 5RY
SP8 5JW
DT10 1HY
DT10 1HU
DT10 1HT
SP8 5RU
SP7 0PT
DT10 1HJ
SP8 5GY
SP7 0AU
SP8 5LG
SP8 5LE
SP8 5SA
SP7 0BA
SP8 5LF
SP8 5LW
SP7 0AT
SP8 5JX
SP8 5JZ
SP8 5LP
SP8 5RZ
SP8 5JD
SP8 5JY
SP8 5JU
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SP8 5NF
SP8 5BF
SP8 5JS
DT10 1HL
SP8 5LL
SP8 5LN
SP8 5LA
SP8 5LJ
SP8 5RX
SP7 9PW
SP8 5LB
SP8 5NZ
DT10 1HS
SP7 0LF
SP7 0JY
SP7 0LA
SP8 5JP
DT10 1HH
SP7 9PP
SP7 9PN
SP7 0LB
SP8 5JR
DT10 1HG
SP7 0JD
SP8 5RQ
SP7 0JA
SP7 0AG
SP7 0JZ
SP7 9PR
DT10 1HF
SP7 9NR
DT10 1HQ
SP7 0LW
SP7 8LD
SP7 8QP
SP7 8LF
SP7 0LE
SP7 8HL
SP7 9PS
SP7 0JF
SP7 8LB
SP7 8HN
SP7 9PT
SP7 8HG
SP7 8LG
SP7 0LN
SP7 8QR
SP7 0JX
DT10 1FL
SP7 8LA
SP7 8GG
SP8 5RH
SP7 0BX
SP7 8HW
SP7 8HQ
SP8 5RJ
SP7 8LE
SP7 0JE
SP7 8LL
SP7 0LD
SP7 0BE
SP7 8BA
SP7 0LL
SP7 0LG
SP7 8HR
SP7 8LN
SP7 8LJ
SP7 8HP
SP8 5JN
SP8 5JQ
SP7 8NB
SP7 8LH
DT10 1JY
SP7 8HJ
SP7 0LR
SP7 8LQ
SP7 8BE
SP7 0BY
SP7 8AZ
SP7 8BG
SP7 9PL
SP7 8LP
SP7 8HF
DT10 1PB
DT10 1HP
SP7 8LT
SP7 8LS
SP7 8QW
SP7 8BH
SP7 8BQ
SP7 8LW
SP7 8LR
SP7 8AX
SP7 8HH
SP7 8FH
SP7 8BD
SP7 8HE
SP7 8BN
SP7 8BJ
DT10 1HW
SP7 8BB
SP7 0JG
SP8 5RW
SP7 9NP
SP7 8LX
DT10 1JX
SP8 5JJ
SP8 5RP
SP8 5RL
SP7 8HA
SP7 0NA
SP7 8BW
SP7 8LU
SP7 8HD
DT10 1HR
SP7 8AT
SP7 9QA
SP8 5RT
SP7 8NA
SP7 8AY
SP7 8JF
SP7 8JT
SP7 8JA
SP7 8JR
SP7 8PA
SP7 8HB
SP7 8ES
SP8 5JH
SP7 8JB
SP7 8HZ
SP7 8JD
SP7 8JZ
SP7 8JS
SP7 0LU
SP7 0JJ
SP7 8JL
SP8 5JG
SP7 8JY
SP7 8JX
SP7 8JP
SP7 8RS
SP7 8JU
SP7 8LY
SP7 8JW
DT10 1HD
SP8 5RG
SP7 8AN
SP7 9NS
SP7 8EY
SP7 8QL
SP7 8JG
SP7 8JH
SP7 8AR
SP7 0LT
SP7 0LY
SP7 0JL
SP7 8JJ
SP7 8QH
SP8 5RN
SP7 8HY
SP7 8BP
SP7 8EU
SP7 9PJ
SP7 8AP
SP7 8JQ
SP7 8AW
SP7 8HS
SP7 0JQ
SP7 8JN
SP7 8JE
SP7 8AB
SP8 5NG
SP8 5FB
SP7 8AL
SP7 0LP
SP7 8EZ
SP7 0JU
SP7 8RB
SP7 8AD
SP7 8EX
SP7 8QS
SP7 8AF
SP8 5JL
DT10 1JZ
SP8 4LP
SP7 8ET
SP7 0JN
SP7 0LX
DT10 1LL
SP7 8AE
SP7 8AJ
SP7 8AS
SP7 8AA
SP7 8AU
SP7 8BL
SP7 0LJ
SP7 8AH
SP8 4QD
SP7 8NX
DT10 1LW
SP8 5SL
SP7 8HT
SP8 5RR
SP7 8PE
SP7 8DF
SP7 8AG
SP7 8EL
SP7 8EJ
DT10 1LQ
DT10 1LN
SP8 4GB
SP8 4GG
SP8 4LG
SP7 8DH
SP7 0RH
SP7 0RL
SP7 0RW
SP7 0RJ
DT10 1LJ
SP7 8HX
DT10 1LA
SP8 4LW
DT10 1LD
SP7 9PH
SP7 8AQ
SP7 8EW
SP8 4GA
SP7 8PY
SP8 4GL
SP7 8QA
DT10 1LG
SP8 5RF
SP7 8SJ
SP8 4GJ
SP7 8DG
SP8 4GW
DT10 1LB
SP7 8LZ
SP7 8NU
SP7 8DQ
SP8 4FU
SP7 0RG
SP7 8PD
SP7 8EP
SP8 4GU
SP7 8DJ
DT10 1LF
SP7 0FA
SP7 0AF
SP7 8PB
SP7 8ER
SP8 4GD
SP8 4GT
DT10 1JU
SP7 0BU
SP8 4LQ
DT10 1LE
SP7 8HU
SP7 8NN
SP8 4FX
SP7 8FJ
SP8 4GX
SP7 8DN
SP7 8ND
SP8 4GP
DT10 1LH
SP7 8SU
SP7 8SF
SP7 8SB
SP7 8SH
SP7 8SE
SP7 0JR
SP8 4FW
SP8 4GQ
SP7 8NF
DT10 1PU
SP8 4GZ
SP8 4FT
SP7 0LQ
SP7 8NT
SP7 0BN
SP8 4LL
SP7 8GA
SP8 4GY
SP8 4FL
SP7 0JH
SP7 8DW
SP8 4GN
SP7 9NT
SP8 4WF
SP7 8DL
SP7 8TB
SP7 8TE
SP7 8NW
SP7 8NL
SP8 4XT
SP7 0BT
SP7 8QU
SP7 8NR
DT10 1PR
SP7 0BL
SP7 9LD
SP7 8QJ
SP8 4PX
SP7 8PU
SP8 4FP
SP7 0JS
SP8 4WE
SP7 0BH
SP7 8NE
SP7 8NP
SP7 9WL
SP7 7BA
SP7 9WR
SP7 9XZ
SP7 8WZ
SP7 7AR
SP7 8WT
SP7 9ZQ
SP7 9ZW
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SP7 9WS
SP7 9WU
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SP7 9WP
SP7 9WB
SP7 9RX
SP7 9WA
SP7 0WA
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SP7 8YG
SP7 8ZQ
SP7 8ZN
SP7 8XQ
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SP7 8TD
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SP7 8BF
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SP7 7AZ
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SP7 7AU
SP7 7AS
SP7 7AT
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SP7 7AP
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SP7 0ZN
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SP7 0ZX
SP7 0XN
SP7 0AD
SP7 0RP
SP7 0WQ
SP7 0WX
SP7 0WU
SP7 0RQ
SP7 0RR
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SP7 0RN
SP7 8ZT
SP8 4LU
SP7 8DS
SP8 4SP
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SP7 8NJ
SP7 8QX
SP7 8NH
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DT10 1LP
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SP7 9NX
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SP7 8PJ
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SP8 5RB
SP7 8PH
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SP8 4JR
SP8 5RE
SP8 4LB
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SP7 0BZ
SP8 4GE
SP7 0BG
SP7 0BP
DT10 1PS
SP8 4LS
SP7 8QY
SP7 8DY
SP7 8QN
SP7 8NQ
SP8 4UY
SP7 0BQ
SP7 8NG
SP8 4JS
DT10 1PT
SP7 0BJ
SP7 8PL
SP8 4LA
SP8 4XF
SP8 4LF
SP7 8PX
SP8 4JP
SP8 4JZ
SP7 8DP
SP7 8QQ
SP8 4LE
SP7 9LA
SP7 8EB
SP7 9PE
SP7 9PB

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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