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 East Sussex

TN32 5DZ
TN32 5DR
TN32 5DT
TN32 5DU
TN32 5EH
TN32 5DY
TN32 5EF
TN32 5EA
TN32 5DS
TN32 5DP
TN32 5EG
TN32 5DX
TN32 5DW
TN32 5EE
TN32 5DN
TN32 5DJ
TN32 5DQ
TN32 5ED
TN32 5DD
TN32 5ND
TN32 5PL
TN32 5EP
TN32 5EJ
TN32 5BB
TN32 5DG
TN32 5BG
TN32 5NJ
TN32 5DH
TN32 5BD
TN32 5BA
TN32 5NH
TN32 5BW
TN32 5BE
TN32 5DA
TN32 5NL
TN32 5DE
TN32 5BQ
TN32 5NN
TN32 5AZ
TN32 5DB
TN32 5BX
TN32 5AW
TN32 5EN
TN32 5AL
TN32 5AN
TN32 5AX
TN32 5EL
TN32 5BY
TN32 5BT
TN32 5BZ
TN32 5AH
TN32 5AP
TN32 5GW
TN32 5BP
TN32 5AY
TN32 5AJ
TN32 5AQ
TN32 5UF
TN32 5SD
TN32 5HF
TN32 5US
TN32 5TZ
TN32 5UQ
TN32 5ZP
TN32 5ZB
TN32 5YB
TN32 5ZS
TN32 5ZW
TN32 5ZX
TN32 5WA
TN32 5ZT
TN32 5ZE
TN32 5ZL
TN32 5ZF
TN32 5WU
TN32 5XX
TN32 5YQ
TN32 5ZA
TN32 5YT
TN32 5XZ
TN32 5YA
TN32 5WH
TN32 5WQ
TN32 5WX
TN32 5WZ
TN32 5XG
TN32 5WD
TN32 5WE
TN32 5WY
TN32 5WR
TN32 5WS
TN32 5WP
TN32 5WJ
TN32 5WG
TN32 5WF
TN32 5WB
TN32 5AE
TN32 5JG
TN32 5AS
TN32 5AA
TN32 5BU
TN32 5AF
TN32 5ER
TN32 5AR
TN32 5AD
TN32 5AB
TN32 5AG
TN32 5AT
TN32 5ES
TN32 5AU
TN32 5NU
TN32 5NX
TN32 5EX
TN32 5EB
TN32 5JQ
TN32 5NY
TN32 5NT
TN32 5NS
TN32 5EU
TN32 5NR
TN32 5NP
TN32 5PG
TN32 5NW
TN32 5ET
TN32 5PB
TN32 5LQ
TN32 5BH
TN32 5NE
TN32 5PD
TN32 5PF
TN32 5NA
TN32 5PE
TN32 5PA
TN19 7QE
TN32 5EW
TN32 5ZQ
TN32 5ZH
TN32 5ZJ
TN32 5ZR
TN32 5ZN
TN32 5JF
TN32 5XL
TN32 5ZZ
TN32 5LD
TN32 5PH
TN19 7DB
TN32 5NG
TN32 5PN
TN32 5PJ
TN32 5EY
TN32 5BJ
TN32 5LE
TN32 5LB
TN32 5PP
TN32 5JH
TN32 5NB
TN32 5JZ
TN32 5JX
TN32 5JP
TN19 7QD
TN32 5JJ
TN19 7QB
TN19 7QA
TN19 7DD
TN19 7PZ
TN19 7PY
TN19 7QH
TN19 7PU
TN32 5SS
TN19 7PT
TN19 7DA
TN32 5PR
TN32 5BL
TN19 7PS
TN32 5PS
TN32 5JY
TN19 7QJ
TN32 5LG
TN32 5JU
TN32 5JT
TN32 5PT
TN32 5BN
TN32 5LJ
TN32 5JS
TN32 5JR
TN32 5LH
TN19 7HZ
TN19 7AP
TN19 7AA
TN19 7AB
TN19 7AN
TN19 7AL
TN19 7AH
TN19 7PR
TN19 7AW
TN32 5HX
TN19 7AJ
TN19 7FA
TN19 7PA
TN19 7AG
TN19 7DQ
TN19 7AR
TN19 7ZT
TN19 7ZE
TN19 7XL
TN19 7YZ
TN19 7XH
TN19 7XJ
TN19 7WS
TN19 7ZW
TN19 7ZX
TN19 7ZS
TN19 7ZG
TN19 7ZL
TN19 7ZQ
TN19 7ZJ
TN19 7ZA
TN19 7ZD
TN19 7ZB
TN19 7XY
TN19 7XT
TN19 7XA
TN19 7XF
TN19 7XG
TN19 7XB
TN19 7XD
TN19 7XE
TN19 7WY
TN19 7WZ
TN19 7WW
TN19 7WX
TN19 7WR
TN19 7WU
TN19 7WT
TN19 7WF
TN19 7WL
TN19 7WP
TN19 7WQ
TN19 7WN
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TN19 7WJ
TN19 7UW
TN19 7WA
TN19 7WD
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TN19 7UZ
TN19 7RF
TN19 7UQ
TN19 7US
TN19 7UU
TN19 7UR
TN19 7RX
TN19 7TE
TN19 7UA
TN19 7GE
TN19 7BQ
TN19 7PP
TN32 5LL
TN19 7QZ
TN32 5HB
TN19 7PX
TN32 5LF
TN19 7AQ
TN19 7AD
TN19 7DE
TN32 5SR
TN19 7NR
TN19 7QL
TN19 7AE
TN19 7NY
TN19 7AS
TN32 5LN
TN19 7PB
TN32 5JL
TN19 7PF
TN32 5JN
TN19 7BY
TN19 7PN
TN32 5LX
TN32 5LP
TN32 5LY
TN32 5LA
TN19 7QX
TN19 7PD
TN19 7QN
TN19 7PE
TN19 7PL
TN32 5ZD
TN32 5XE
TN19 7PQ
TN19 7PG
TN19 7PW
TN32 5LR
TN19 7BA
TN19 7HJ
TN32 5LS
TN19 7AF
TN32 5BS
TN19 7PH
TN19 7QG
TN32 5SB
TN19 7QF
TN32 5LT
TN19 7PJ
TN32 5XF
TN19 7QP
TN19 7QW
TN19 7QQ
TN32 5QY
TN32 5LU
TN19 7DG
TN19 7AT
TN32 5XB
TN32 5PY
TN32 5JW
TN32 5HD
TN19 7BB
TN32 5SP
TN19 7DL
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TN19 7SS
TN19 7RN
TN19 7RL
TN19 7ZU
TN19 7RT
TN19 7JQ
TN19 7ZN
TN19 7ZZ
TN19 7ZP
TN19 7ZR
TN32 5XD
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TN19 7DH
TN19 7DJ
TN32 5XA
TN33 0NT
TN33 0NY
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TN32 5QX
TN19 7RB
TN32 5SH
TN32 5HU
TN19 7RA
TN32 5UW
TN32 5UY
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TN19 7BE
TN32 5UP
TN33 0NR
TN33 9PU
TN19 7DN
TN19 7NZ
TN33 9PZ
TN33 9PX
TN19 7RD
TN33 9PT
TN33 0NP
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TN33 9QF
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TN33 9PS
TN32 5PU
TN33 9QQ
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TN32 5HE
TN33 9QE

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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