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

EX17 5HF
EX17 5HE
EX17 5HD
EX17 5HH
EX17 5HG
EX17 5HB
EX6 6ET
EX6 6EU
EX17 5HQ
EX6 6HE
EX6 6HG
EX17 5JA
EX17 5EX
EX17 5HZ
EX17 5EY
EX6 6HF
EX17 3QQ
EX17 5EU
EX6 6ER
EX6 6ES
EX17 5HY
EX17 5PR
EX17 5PS
EX17 5HX
EX17 5PP
EX17 5PW
EX17 5XN
EX17 5HU
EX17 5PY
EX17 5EZ
EX17 5BL
EX6 6HQ
EX17 5JB
EX6 6EY
EX17 5HJ
EX17 5JD
EX17 5ER
EX17 5JE
EX17 5ET
EX17 5PN
EX17 3QE
EX17 5HA
EX17 5ES
EX17 5EP
EX17 5JF
EX6 6HD
EX6 6JD
EX17 5JG
EX17 5EW
EX17 5HL
EX17 5JU
EX6 6JU
EX6 6BJ
EX6 6YJ
EX6 6EP
EX6 6JN
EX6 6YP
EX6 6YT
EX6 6HB
EX6 6HY
EX6 6BQ
EX6 6JB
EX17 5JQ
EX17 5JS
EX6 6LP
EX6 6HH
EX17 3QG
EX6 6JL
EX6 6EN
EX17 5JH
EX17 5JJ
EX6 6JS
EX6 6BH
EX17 5EN
EX6 6HZ
EX6 6JA
EX6 6JP
EX17 3QF
EX6 6JW
EX17 5DL
EX6 6EL
EX6 6JR
EX17 5JP
EX6 6WE
EX17 5JN
EX6 6JH
EX17 5JR
EX17 5JW
EX6 6EW
EX6 6BG
EX17 5DN
EX17 5DJ
EX17 5JL
EX6 6JJ
EX6 6JE
EX6 6BE
EX6 6JX
EX6 6EJ
EX17 3QD
EX6 6JY
EX6 6EH
EX17 5PL
EX6 6JF
EX6 6YD
EX6 6YG
EX6 6WS
EX6 6WU
EX6 6WT
EX6 6EZ
EX6 6DT
EX6 6YQ
EX6 6YW
EX6 6YN
EX6 6YH
EX6 6YE
EX6 6XJ
EX6 6XZ
EX6 6WY
EX6 6WX
EX6 6WW
EX17 5YA
EX17 5YR
EX17 5YT
EX17 5YU
EX17 5YW
EX17 5YP
EX17 5DH
EX6 6DZ
EX6 6DY
EX6 6AU
EX6 6JZ
EX6 6LB
EX6 6EQ
EX17 3QB
EX6 6EX
EX6 6JQ
EX17 5EL
EX6 6EE
EX17 5DB
EX6 6EG
EX6 6DL
EX17 5BW
EX6 6ED
EX6 6BD
EX6 6DJ
EX6 6EF
EX6 6EB
EX6 6JG
EX17 5BP
EX17 5BY
EX6 6RL
EX6 6LA
EX6 6EA
EX6 6RU
EX6 6DN
EX6 6HJ
EX6 6RX
EX17 5DE
EX6 7AW
EX6 7AP
EX6 7AN
EX17 5BR
EX6 6RS
EX17 5DA
EX6 6AY
EX6 6LD
EX17 5BZ
EX17 5AA
EX6 6RN
EX6 6AB
EX6 6RR
EX6 6WZ
EX6 6RW
EX6 6DW
EX6 6AA
EX6 6YS
EX6 6YU
EX6 6YL
EX6 6YF
EX6 6RP
EX6 6AS
EX17 5BE
EX17 5DD
EX6 6AR
EX6 6LF
EX17 3PG
EX6 6DP
EX6 6AP
EX6 6HW
EX6 6HN
EX6 6NG
EX17 5DQ
EX17 5BX
EX17 5BS
EX6 6LR
EX17 5DG
EX17 3QJ
EX6 6NT
EX6 6NY
EX6 6HA
EX6 6NE
EX6 6AZ
EX6 6ND

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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