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 Hampshire

SO21 3QJ
SO21 3QH
SP11 7AL
SO21 3NG
SP11 6NR
SO21 3NQ
SP11 6NU
SP11 7AH
SP11 7AJ
SP11 6NW
SO21 3NF
SP11 6NP
SP11 6NT
SP11 6NL
SP11 7AR
SP11 7AN
SP11 7AW
SP11 6NN
SO21 3RR
SO21 3NP
SP11 6NJ
SP11 7AQ
SO21 3NN
SO21 3RS
SP11 7AP
SO21 3RT
SP11 6NY
SO21 3RP
SP11 6PL
SO21 3RW
SO21 3RN
SP11 6PA
SP11 6NX
SO21 3QL
SP11 6PB
SO21 3QW
SP11 6PD
SO21 3RQ
SO21 3RL
SO21 3RH
SO21 3FR
SP11 6PE
SP11 6PF
SO21 3FH
SP11 6PJ
SP11 6PQ
SO21 3SE
SP11 6PH
SP11 6PG
SO21 3RG
SO21 3RF
SP11 6PP
SO21 3FF
SP11 6PN
SO21 3SB
SO21 3SD
SO21 3RU
SO21 3SA
SO21 3RY
SO21 3RJ
SO21 3RX
SO20 6BP
SO21 3RZ
SP11 6PR
SO21 3BF
SP11 6PU
SP11 6PT
SP11 6PS
SP11 6PW
SO21 3QS
SP11 6QY
SP11 6PX
SP11 6SP
SP11 6RW
SP11 6SN
SP11 6SU
SP11 6PZ
SP11 6PY
SP11 6YA
SP11 6YE
SP11 6QD
SP11 7JP
SO20 6BW
SP11 6QB
SP11 6QP
SP11 7JW
SP11 6QX
SP11 6QE
SP11 6QW
SP11 6QN
SO20 6BN
SP11 7JN
SP11 7JR
SP11 6QF
SP11 6QH
SP11 7JL
SP11 6QQ
SO21 3RE
SP11 6QL
SP11 6QG
SO21 3NR
SO20 6BS
SO21 3RD
SP11 7AF
SP11 7AE
SP11 6QJ
SO20 6BQ
SP11 7JJ
SP11 7JG
SO21 3QQ
SO21 3NU
SP11 7LG
SP11 7HX
SP11 7LQ
SO20 6BG
SP11 7JQ
SP11 7JE
SO20 6AU
SP11 7JD
SP11 7JH
SP11 7JF
SP11 7FA
SP11 7EZ
SP11 7SL
SP11 7BF
SP11 7JB
SP11 7HZ
SP11 7HY
SO20 6BE
SP11 7JA
SO20 6BA
SO20 6BD
SP11 7JS
RG28 7SF
SO21 3RB
SO20 6BB
SO20 6AP
SP11 6QR
SO20 6AT
SO20 6AB
SO21 3QG
SO20 6BH
SO21 3FN
SO20 6AE
SO20 6AD
SP11 7HS
RG28 7SE
RG28 7SD
SO20 6AR
SO20 6AF
SO20 6AG
SP11 6LE
SP11 6LP
SO20 6AS
SO20 6BJ
SO21 3NS
SP11 7JT
SP11 6WZ
SP11 6LG
SO20 6AJ
SO20 6AH
SP11 7HT
SO20 6AA
SP11 7HU
SO20 6AQ
SP11 6LW
SP11 6XP
SP11 6LN
SP11 6XA
SP11 6TE
RG28 7RE
SP11 6GG
SO21 3JY
SP11 6TY
SO20 6AL
SP11 6TF
SO20 6AZ
SO20 6AW
SP11 6TA
SP11 6LL
SO20 6AN
SP11 6TG
SP11 6LS
SP11 6QT
SP11 6TX
RG28 7SJ
SP11 6TD
SP11 7JU
SP11 6TH
SP11 6TB
SP11 6TT
SO21 3LB
SP11 6TJ
SP11 6TU
SP11 6LJ
SO21 3RA
SO21 3JE
SO21 3NT
SO21 3NJ
SP11 6QS
SO20 6BL
SP11 6UB
SP11 6TW
RG28 7SB
SP11 6UA
SP11 6UH
SO21 3NE
SP11 6TS
SP11 6TZ
SO21 3JU
SO20 6BT
SO21 3JF
SP11 6TR
SP11 6UD
SO21 3NL
SP11 7HW
SO21 3JX
SP11 6UG
SP11 6UE
SO21 3JT
SO21 3JB
SP11 6TQ
SP11 6NE
SO21 3LA
SO21 3JZ
SO21 3GZ
SP11 6LF
SO21 3JS
SO21 3FE
SP11 6QU
SP11 6TL
SP11 6UF
SP11 6LR
SP11 6TN
SP11 6TP
SO21 3JR
SO21 3NH
SO21 3JP
SO21 3JJ
SO21 3QZ
SO21 3NX
SO21 3JW
SO21 3JH
SO21 3JN
SO21 3ND
SO21 3NZ
SO21 3JG
SO21 3JL
SP11 6LD
SP11 6LB
SO21 3SF
SP11 7JX

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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