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

TN33 9NR
TN33 9NS
TN33 9NT
TN33 9NE
TN33 9NU
TN33 9NY
TN33 9NF
TN33 9ND
TN33 9NX
TN33 9NP
TN33 9NG
TN33 9LW
TN33 9NZ
TN33 9PD
TN33 9NB
TN33 9PA
TN33 9PH
TN33 9NJ
TN33 9NA
TN33 9PJ
TN33 9NH
TN33 9QR
TN33 9PB
TN33 9NL
TN33 9LD
TN33 9LB
TN33 9LA
TN33 9NN
BN27 4UX
TN33 9JU
TN33 9JS
TN33 9LQ
TN33 9LZ
TN33 9QP
TN33 9QT
TN33 9JY
TN33 9HY
TN33 9DW
TN33 9JZ
TN33 9JX
TN33 9JR
TN33 9LE
TN33 9LG
TN33 9JT
BN27 4UU
BN27 4UY
TN33 9LH
TN33 9PG
TN33 9LT
TN33 9JP
BN27 4RH
TN33 9LY
BN27 4UD
TN33 9JL
TN33 9LU
BN27 4ZP
BN27 4ZS
BN27 4ZQ
BN27 4ZE
BN27 4ZH
BN27 4ZJ
BN27 4ZG
BN27 4ZD
TN33 9JH
TN33 9JJ
TN33 9JQ
TN33 9LL
TN33 9LR
TN33 9JG
TN33 9LF
TN33 9JF
TN33 9LX
TN33 9QS
TN33 9LS
TN33 9PE
TN33 9JN
TN33 9JW
TN33 9JE
BN27 4SJ
BN27 4RJ
BN27 4RF
BN27 4UG
BN27 4RG
BN27 4UQ
BN27 4UB
TN33 9RB
BN27 4RE
BN27 4RD
TN33 9JD
TN33 9JB
TN33 9YA
TN33 9YE
TN33 9TB
TN33 9YL
TN33 9RA
TN33 9JA
BN27 4SH
TN33 9LP
TN33 9EB
TN33 9EA
TN33 9ED
BN27 4UT
TN33 9EF
BN27 4RL
BN27 4UA
TN33 9ZL
TN33 9ZW
TN33 9ZQ
TN33 9ZT
TN33 9ZG
TN33 9ZJ
TN33 9ZB
BN27 4SQ
BN27 4RB
BN27 4SF
TN33 9ZD
TN33 9ZF
TN33 9WS
TN33 9BW
BN27 4SD
BN27 4SE
BN27 4SG
TN21 9NR
BN27 4QL
BN27 4SB
TN33 9EH
TN33 9QN
TN33 9LN
BN27 4SL
BN27 4SA
BN27 4RR
TN33 9EE
TN33 9BD
BN27 4RA
TN33 9BE
TN33 9BB
TN33 9EG
TN33 9DN
TN33 9EL
TN33 9DL
TN33 9EJ
TN33 9EX
BN27 4TQ
TN33 9EN
BN27 4RY
TN33 9EZ
TN33 9ER
TN33 9ES
TN33 9HR
TN33 9ET
TN33 9EP
TN33 9HX
TN33 9LJ
BN27 4RZ
TN33 9HZ
TN33 9EY
TN21 9NL
TN33 9EW
BN27 4TL
TN33 9DU
TN33 9EU
BN27 4TG
TN33 9HS
TN33 9WP
TN33 9RG
BN27 4TP
BN27 4QY
BN27 4TN
TN33 9DJ
BN27 4SN
BN27 4SP
BN27 4RX
BN27 4TF
BN27 4TT
TN33 9QU
BN27 4TS
BN27 4TE
TN33 9HU
BN27 4TR
TN33 9DS
BN27 4TU
BN27 4TH
BN27 4RU
TN33 9DR
BN27 4TD
BN27 4TY
TN33 9DH
BN27 4TJ
BN27 4TZ
BN27 4TW
BN27 4TB
TN33 9DP
BN27 4RT
BN27 4TA
BN27 4SS
BN27 4QJ
TN39 5JS
TN21 9NN
TN33 9HT
BN27 4SY
BN27 4SZ
TN33 9DT
TN21 9NP
BN27 4ST
BN27 4QU
TN33 9HP
BN27 4RS
BN27 1RR
BN27 1RU
TN21 9NS
BN27 4QH
BN27 4QX
TN39 5JR
BN27 1RS
BN27 4NB
BN27 4QT
TN21 9NT
TN33 0SZ
BN27 4TX
BN27 4QN
TN33 9BH
TN21 9LH
TN33 9HW
TN21 9NX
TN33 9HA
TN21 9NJ
TN21 9NU
TN33 0HN
TN33 9DY
TN33 9DZ
TN33 9DX
TN33 9HB
TN21 9LG
TN33 9HN
TN21 9ND
TN33 9BJ
TN33 9BF
BN27 4SX
TN33 9BG
TN21 9LQ
BN27 4QQ
BN27 4LA
TN33 9HD
BN27 1RD
BN27 4SU
TN33 9QL
BN27 1RB
BN27 1RE
TN21 9NE
TN39 5JP

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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