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

SO20 8EZ
SO20 8EX
SO20 8EU
SO20 8WL
SO20 8YA
SO20 8WG
SO20 8WH
SO20 8WD
SO20 8WA
SO20 8DW
SO20 8ET
SO20 8HA
SO20 8EN
SO20 8EW
SO20 8ED
SO20 8EP
SO20 8WF
SO20 8WE
SO20 8HH
SO20 8HB
SO20 8EY
SO20 8HD
SO20 8HE
SO20 8ES
SO20 8ER
SO20 8EL
SO20 8DT
SO20 8DP
SO20 8EJ
SO20 8EF
SO20 8BL
SO20 8EH
SO20 8EQ
SO20 8DR
SO20 8EG
SO20 8EE
SO20 8DS
SO20 8HN
SO20 8HF
SO20 8HW
SO20 8HJ
SO20 8HL
SO20 8HG
SO20 8JR
SO20 8JL
SO20 8JW
SO20 6JX
SO20 6JU
SO20 8JP
SO20 8JN
SO20 8HZ
SO20 8HR
SO20 8HP
SO20 8HS
SO20 8BF
SO20 8BY
SO20 8JJ
SO20 8HT
SO20 8DN
SO20 8JH
SO20 8JA
SO20 8DX
SO20 8JE
SO20 8JB
SO20 8JD
SO20 8JF
SO20 8JG
SO20 8JY
SO20 8HU
SO20 6JS
SO20 6JT
SO20 8LA
SO20 8JT
SO20 8PA
SO20 8JX
SO20 8PB
SO20 8DY
SO20 8DU
SO20 8JS
SO20 8JZ
SO20 8JU
SO20 8HQ
SO20 8BX
SO20 8AN
SO20 8BZ
SP5 1BP
SO20 8NJ
SO20 8NW
SO20 8NT
SO20 8NB
SO20 8ND
SO20 8AT
SO20 8AP
SO20 8AS
SO20 8AR
SO20 8AL
SO20 8AW
SO20 8NN
SO20 8AU
SO20 8NA
SO20 8QL
SO20 8QN
SO20 8BH
SO20 8AH
SO20 8AQ
SO20 8NU
SO20 8NF
SO20 8QS
SO20 8BW
SO20 8QG
SO20 8AJ
SO20 8AE
SO20 8NE
SP5 1BS
SO20 8QP
SO20 8BQ
SO20 8QF
SO20 8QZ
SO20 8NX
SO20 8QQ
SO20 8AG
SO20 8AD
SO20 8EB
SO20 8NQ
SO20 8QJ
SO20 8QT
SO20 8QH
SO20 8DJ
SO20 8QA
SO20 8AB
SO20 8QB
SO20 8WJ
SO20 8QU
SO20 8QR
SO20 8LL
SO20 8LX
SO20 8NH
SO20 8QY
SO20 8NS
SO20 8LY
SO20 8NR
SO20 8QW
SO20 8NP
SO20 8AF
SP5 1BZ
SO20 8QE
SO20 8LZ
SO20 8QX
SO20 8LT
SO20 8QD
SO20 8LS
SO20 8BU
SO20 8BP
SO20 8GR
SO20 8GA
SO20 8LW
SO20 8RA
SO20 8EA
SO20 8NG
SO20 8LU
SO20 8BJ
SO20 8AA
SO20 8RB
SO20 8UZ
SO20 8UY
SO20 8GD
SO20 8GB
SO20 8NL
SO20 8LR
SO20 8GG
SO20 8HX
SO20 8BS
SO20 8GJ
SO20 8GP
SO20 8LH
SO20 8GH
SO20 8BT
SO20 8LJ
SO20 8DZ
SO20 8DA
SO20 8AX
SO20 8LP
SO20 8JQ
SO20 8AY
SO20 8DD
SO20 8LN
SO20 8GT
SO20 8DB
SO20 8GS
SO20 6JR
SP5 1DA
SO20 8BG
SO20 8BN
SO20 6HZ
SO20 8AZ
SO20 8HY
SO20 6SA
SO20 8BE
SO20 6HS
SO20 8BD
SP5 1LU
SO20 8DE
SP5 1BY
SO20 8BB
SP11 7PG
SO20 8LB
SP11 7PQ
SP5 1BW
SO20 8DH
SO20 8BA
SO20 6LG
SO20 6JP
SP11 7ET
SP5 1BU
SP5 1LS
SP5 1BX

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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