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

SP11 8QB
SP11 8QA
SP11 8QE
SP11 8PZ
SP11 8PX
SP11 8PY
SP11 8PU
SP11 8PP
SP11 8LF
SP11 8LN
SP11 8PR
SP11 8QT
SP11 8LE
SP11 8PN
SP11 8PW
SP11 8PL
SP11 8PJ
SP11 8QW
SP11 8PT
SP11 8NJ
SP11 8BJ
SP11 8LD
SP11 8JQ
SP11 8YA
SP11 8YF
SP11 8YG
SP11 8YQ
SP11 8JE
SP11 8JA
SP11 8PS
SP11 8JG
SP11 8JX
SP11 8JY
SP11 8JD
SP11 8JJ
SP11 8JH
SP11 8QP
SP11 8QU
SP11 8JS
SP11 8JL
SP11 8JT
SP11 8JZ
SP11 8UY
SP11 8QY
SP11 8RW
SP11 8SX
SP11 8SY
SP11 8SB
SP11 8RS
SP11 8JB
SP11 8JN
SP11 8HZ
SP11 8LL
SP11 8JR
SP11 8QX
SP11 8JW
SP11 8JP
SP11 8NH
SP11 8NQ
SP11 8LA
SP11 8NG
SP9 7YB
SP11 8NF
SP11 8TA
SP11 8NL
SP11 8JF
SP11 8JU
SP4 0ED
SP11 8BG
SP11 8SG
SP11 8NN
SP11 8ND
SP11 8NP
SP11 8LB
SP11 8NW
SP11 8LJ
SP11 8QQ
SP11 8NR
SP11 8BS
SP11 8BQ
SP11 8NB
SP11 8NE
SP11 8QD
SP11 8QF
SP11 8LX
SP11 8LZ
SP11 8LU
SP11 8BW
SP11 8NT
SP11 8NZ
SP11 8ST
SP11 8SL
SP11 8NS
SP11 8LS
SP11 8NA
SP11 8LG
SP11 8SS
SP11 8YD
SP11 8RY
SP11 8SE
SP11 8LH
SP11 8LY
SP11 8LR
SP11 8BE
SP11 8PH
SP11 7DX
SP11 8SH
SP11 7DZ
SP11 8LQ
SP11 8PG
SP11 8LT
SP11 8LP
SP11 8EE
SP11 8QR
SP11 7ED
SP11 7DY
SP11 7EB
SP11 8NX
SP11 7EA
SP11 7EF
SP11 7EE
SP11 7EY
SP11 8BB
SP11 8BD
SP11 7EL
SP11 7FD
SP11 7EG
SP11 8ET
SP11 8BH
SP11 8BA
SP11 8NU
SP11 7EH
SP11 8AZ
SP4 0EA
SP11 8BL
SP11 8ES
SP11 8BN
SP11 8AY
SP11 8EP
SP11 8EW
SP11 8ER
SP4 0EE
SP4 0EF
SP11 8FB
SP11 8ED
SP11 8EL
SP11 8AB
SP11 8AX
SP11 7EQ
SP11 8AD
SP9 7YQ
SP9 7ZR
SP11 8RX
SP11 7EJ
SO20 8LB
SP11 8AA
SP11 8NY
SP9 7YA
SP11 8PQ
SP11 8AF
SP11 8DX
SP11 8PD
SP11 7EN
SP11 8EJ
SP11 8DZ
SP9 7UZ
SP9 7WX
SP9 7WA
SP9 7WZ
SP11 7EW
SP11 8AE
SP11 8PB
SP11 8PE
SP11 8EF
SP11 8EH
SP11 8AN
SP11 8PF
SP11 8AG
SP4 0DY
SP11 7ET
SP11 8DY
SP11 8EA
SP11 7FB
SP4 0EB
SP11 8EB
SP11 8AQ
SP11 8PA
SP11 8DT
SP11 7EP
SP9 7UW
SP11 8EN
SP11 8AJ
SP9 7UX
SP9 7UP
SP4 0DZ
SP11 8AU
SP11 8AH
SP4 0DX
SP9 7UT
SP11 8AL
SP9 7UR
SP9 7UN
SP9 7UU
SP4 0EG
SP11 8EG
SP9 7YF
SP9 7UY
SP9 7UL
SP11 8AT
SP11 8HX
SP11 7ES
SP11 0QL
SP9 7UE
SP11 8EQ
SP4 0DR
SP4 0DU
SP11 8DL
SP11 8DU
SP9 7UH
SP11 8AW
SP4 0ET
SP11 8AS
SP11 8HU
SP11 7ER
SP11 8DN
SP9 7YD
SP4 0DT
SP9 7UJ
SP11 8DS
SP11 8EY
SP11 8TD
SP11 8AR
SP11 8DR
SP11 7DA
SP11 8TB
SP11 8EU
SP11 0QW
SP9 7UD
SP9 7RL
SP11 8EX
SP9 7UF
SO20 8JQ
SP9 7TF
SP11 0BF
SP9 7TG
SP11 9LN
SP11 8DW
SP9 7UG
SP9 7TR
SP9 7UQ
SP9 7US
SP9 7TQ
SP11 8DG
SP9 7UB
SP9 7TS
SP11 8DJ
SP11 8DP
SP9 7TA
SP9 7TZ
SP11 8DH
SP9 7UA
SP11 8AP
SP11 0QQ
SP11 8DQ
SP11 8DF
SP11 9AE
SP9 7TD
SP9 7TJ
SO20 8HY
SP9 7TH
SP9 7YG
SP11 7DB
SP9 7TW
SP9 7YH
SP4 0DS
SP11 9AA
SP9 7TN
SP11 9AF
SP11 8DE
SP9 7YJ
SP9 7TL
SO20 8LN
SO20 8GT
SP9 7YE
SP11 7BD
SO20 8GS
SP9 7TY
SP4 0EX
SP9 7TU
SO20 8LP
SP9 7TP
SO20 8GH
SP11 0QF
SO20 8LH
SO20 8GJ
SP9 7TX
SP4 0DP
SP4 0DW
SO20 8GP
SP9 7TT
SO20 8GB
SO20 8LR
SO20 8LJ
SP11 9LW
SO20 8GD
SP11 8BU
SP11 9JR
SO20 8GA
SP11 9JP
SP11 7DU
SP11 9JS
SO20 8GG
SP11 9LL
SP11 9JX
SP4 0DN
SP11 8DD
SP4 0DL
SP11 0ST
SP11 7DT
SP4 0EQ
SP9 7TE

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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