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

TQ7 3TD
TQ7 3PB
TQ7 3TE
TQ7 3TB
TQ7 3PD
TQ7 3LF
TQ7 3LE
TQ7 3NN
TQ7 3PE
TQ7 3TF
TQ7 3NJ
TQ7 3UX
TQ7 3NX
TQ7 3NW
TQ7 3NL
TQ7 3NP
TQ7 3BR
TQ7 3ND
TQ7 3WA
TQ7 3TL
TQ7 3NE
TQ7 3AS
TQ7 3NS
TQ7 3BP
TQ7 3NF
TQ7 3TA
TQ7 3PF
TQ7 3NA
TQ7 3NB
TQ7 3NQ
TQ7 3NG
TQ7 3NR
TQ7 3LZ
TQ7 3NT
TQ7 3LX
TQ7 3NH
TQ7 3NU
TQ7 3TH
TQ7 3LY
TQ7 3NY
TQ7 3NZ
TQ7 3LT
TQ7 3LS
TQ7 3JJ
TQ7 3PA
TQ7 3AH
TQ7 3JR
TQ7 3JS
TQ7 3JT
TQ7 3AQ
TQ7 3AG
TQ7 3AE
TQ7 3AJ
TQ7 3AF
TQ7 3AP
TQ7 3AW
TQ7 3AR
TQ7 3AL
TQ7 3LU
TQ7 3AN
TQ7 3JX
TQ7 3LA
TQ7 3AD
TQ7 3JP
TQ7 3JB
TQ7 3JU
TQ7 3JY
TQ7 3HZ
TQ7 3AX
TQ7 3LB
TQ7 3LR
TQ7 3JZ
TQ7 4BA
TQ7 3LP
TQ7 3AB
TQ7 3JW
TQ7 3JN
TQ7 4BD
TQ7 3EL
TQ7 3EJ
TQ7 3JL
TQ7 3EQ
TQ7 3JH
TQ7 4BB
TQ7 3YA
TQ7 3YH
TQ7 3YQ
TQ7 3YJ
TQ7 3YE
TQ7 3YF
TQ7 3JQ
TQ7 3LD
TQ7 3EH
TQ7 4AR
TQ7 3HD
TQ7 4BJ
TQ7 3JG
TQ7 3XA
TQ7 3JF
TQ7 3HE
TQ7 3HB
TQ7 3LW
TQ7 3HF
TQ7 3HA
TQ7 3HY
TQ7 3XB
TQ7 3YD
TQ7 3YL
TQ7 3HG
TQ7 3AA
TQ7 3HQ
TQ7 3EU
TQ7 3EY
TQ7 3HJ
TQ7 3HH
TQ7 4AX
TQ7 4AY
TQ7 3EZ
TQ7 4AT
TQ7 4AS
TQ7 4AU
TQ7 3HL
TQ7 3EE
TQ7 4AZ
TQ7 4BG
TQ7 3HN
TQ7 3HW
TQ7 3ET
TQ7 3HP
TQ7 3HR
TQ7 4PD
TQ7 3HS
TQ7 3LH
TQ7 3YN
TQ7 4JB
TQ7 3ES
TQ7 4PE
TQ7 3HT
TQ7 3EB
TQ7 4JA
TQ7 3JE
TQ7 3EF
TQ7 4HZ
TQ7 4HU
TQ7 4HS
TQ7 4HX
TQ7 4HT
TQ7 4HY
TQ7 4AP
TQ7 3EG
TQ7 3BQ
TQ7 3LN
TQ7 4HN
TQ7 3EA
TQ7 3QS
TQ7 3ED
TQ7 3DZ
TQ7 3EN
TQ7 4HR
TQ7 4HP
TQ7 3BG
TQ7 4HW
TQ7 3JD
TQ7 4HL
TQ7 3QT
TQ7 4BE
TQ7 4HJ
TQ7 3DY
TQ7 3GZ
TQ7 3BH
TQ7 4PB
TQ7 4PA
TQ7 3BT
TQ7 3RS
TQ7 3DH
TQ7 3RT
TQ7 4AW
TQ7 3RZ
TQ7 3RX
TQ7 3RU
TQ7 3BS
TQ7 4AN
TQ7 3SA
TQ7 3RY
TQ7 3RR
TQ7 3RP
TQ7 3RW
TQ7 3ST
TQ7 4NX
TQ7 3SB
TQ7 4NZ
TQ7 3DP
TQ7 4HH
TQ7 3QU
TQ7 3RN
TQ7 4NU
TQ7 3RL
TQ7 3QY
TQ7 3SE
TQ7 3SD
TQ7 3RH
TQ7 3BE
TQ7 4YE
TQ7 4YH
TQ7 3SQ
TQ7 3QX
TQ7 3BU
TQ7 3SF
TQ7 3RJ
TQ7 3LL
TQ7 3QJ
TQ7 3PS
TQ7 4AL
TQ7 3SG
TQ7 3QZ
TQ7 4JN
TQ7 3RD
TQ7 3PT
TQ7 3DQ
TQ7 3SU
TQ7 3SS
TQ7 4HG
TQ7 4HQ
TQ7 3BJ
TQ7 3SH
TQ7 3SX
TQ7 4NT
TQ7 3QN
TQ7 3SY
TQ7 3BX
TQ7 3RB
TQ7 3PR
TQ7 3QR
TQ7 3SL
TQ7 4NY
TQ7 3QA
TQ7 3QP
TQ7 3PU
TQ7 3SJ
TQ7 3QW
TQ7 3RE
TQ7 3DX
TQ7 3PX
TQ7 3SN
TQ7 3PZ
TQ7 4NS
TQ7 3PL
TQ7 3HU
TQ7 3PP
TQ7 3SR
TQ7 4JW
TQ7 4JL
TQ7 3PY
TQ7 4LT
TQ7 3QE
TQ7 3DG
TQ7 3QD
TQ7 3QB
TQ7 3PW
TQ7 4JJ
TQ7 3SW
TQ7 3QF
TQ7 3QH
TQ7 3LJ
TQ7 3SP
TQ7 4JP
TQ7 4HF
TQ7 3PN
TQ7 4JH
TQ7 3QG
TQ7 3PJ
TQ7 3BD
TQ7 3PH
TQ7 4JR
TQ7 4JT
TQ7 3DF
TQ7 4JS
TQ7 4LY
TQ7 4JU
TQ7 3DD

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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