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 8LR
SP11 8RY
SP11 8SE
SP11 8SS
SP11 8YD
SP11 8ST
SP11 8SL
SP11 8LU
SP11 8LT
SP11 8EE
SP11 8LX
SP11 8NA
SP11 8NB
SP11 8LY
SP11 8NZ
SP11 8LZ
SP11 8LS
SP11 8ND
SP11 8LL
SP11 8ED
SP11 8NE
SP11 8NF
SP11 8NW
SP11 8NN
SP11 8NG
SP11 8NH
SP11 8NL
SP11 8NP
SP11 8NQ
SP11 8NR
SP11 8QD
SP11 8AZ
SP11 8DZ
SP11 8QF
SP11 8DY
SP11 8EF
SP11 8BB
SP11 8AB
SP11 8BE
SP11 8BW
SP11 8BQ
SP11 8EA
SP11 8NJ
SP11 8NS
SP11 8BS
SP11 8DT
SP11 8AD
SP11 8AY
SP11 8BD
SP11 8AA
SP11 8BA
SP11 8AX
SP11 8BG
SP11 8EB
SP11 8EL
SP11 8AF
SP11 8AE
SP11 8HX
SP11 8AG
SP11 8FB
SP11 8DX
SP11 8ET
SP11 8EP
SP11 8EW
SP11 8DU
SP11 8NT
SP11 8DS
SP11 8EH
SP11 8EJ
SP11 8ER
SP11 8BH
SP11 8HU
SP11 8DN
SP11 8EG
SP11 8AQ
SP11 8DR
SP11 8EY
SP11 8DL
SP11 8TB
SP11 8ES
SP11 8AH
SP11 8EN
SP11 8AJ
SP11 8EU
SP11 8TD
SP11 0QL
SP11 8AN
SP11 8EX
SP11 8DW
SP11 8PL
SP11 8PJ
SP11 8QW
SP11 8JE
SP11 8EQ
SP11 8PW
SP11 8JA
SP11 8AU
SP11 8AL
SP11 8DP
SP11 8DG
SP11 8DJ
SP11 8DH
SP11 8DQ
SP11 8BJ
SP11 8JD
SP11 8DF
SP11 0BF
SP11 8AW
SP11 0QW
SP11 8JB
SP11 8AS
SP11 8QP
SP11 8AT
SP11 8AR
SP11 8DE
SP11 0QQ
SP11 8NX
SP11 8PN
SP11 8AP
SP11 9AE
SP11 8DD
SP11 8PH
SP11 0ST
SP11 8PG
SP11 9AA
SP11 0QH
SP11 8NU
SP11 0PY
SP11 0QF
SP11 0SX
SP11 0QN
SP11 0PU
SP11 0QJ
SP11 0PX
SP11 0SY
SP11 0QU
SP11 0QT
SP11 0QS
SP11 8BU
SP11 0QA
SP11 0PT
SP11 0PS
SP11 0QG
SP11 8BZ
SP11 0PZ
SP11 0PH
SP11 0QB
SP11 0QD
SP11 8BY
SP11 0QR
SP11 8DB
SP11 0PP
SP11 7DU
SP11 8PU
SP11 0QE
SP11 7DT
SP11 0PR
SP11 7DB
SP11 8PX
SP11 8PA
SP11 8NY
SP11 8PD
SP11 8PB
SP11 0QP
SP11 8PE
SP11 9AB
SP11 8PY
SP11 8PZ
SP11 8PF
SP11 9AF
SP11 8QB
SP11 8QE
SP11 8BT
SP11 8QA
SP11 8BX
SP11 9AD
SP11 9BY
SP11 8DA
SP11 9BX
SP11 7DR
SP11 9BU
SP11 0PL
SP11 8JG
SP11 8HY
SP11 8LF
SP11 9BT
SP11 7BD
SP11 0PN
SP11 8PP
SP11 0PW
SP11 8JF
SP11 8LN
SP11 8HS
SP11 8JQ
SP11 8BL
SP11 8EZ
SP11 9LN
SP11 7AX
SP11 8BN
SP11 9BS
SP11 8HR
SP11 8PR
SP11 7DF
SP11 7BA
SP11 8HP
SP11 8FE
SP11 8LE
SP11 9AH
SP11 8FF
SP11 9DA
SP11 8HL
SP11 8HN
SP11 9BZ
SP11 7BB
SP11 9FP
SP11 7AZ
SP11 7AY
SP11 0QY
SP11 9BL
SP11 9HY
SP11 0QZ
SP11 8HJ
SP11 7FE
SP11 9BQ
SP11 8HW
SP11 7BE
SP11 9BG
SP11 9BN
SP11 7BG
SP11 9BJ
SP11 9HX
SP11 8JH
SP11 7DD
SP11 7BQ
SP11 8JJ
SP11 8PQ
SP11 8YG
SP11 8YQ
SP11 8YA
SP11 8YF
SP11 9AG
SP11 9BP
SP11 7DE
SP11 8QQ
SP11 0RR
SP11 9AU
SP11 0RA
SP11 9BH
SP11 7BH
SP11 7AS
SP11 0QX
SP11 9BE
SP11 9HU
SP11 0SR
SP11 0RP
SP11 7BN
SP11 8QT
SP11 8JN
SP11 7NR
SP11 8JX
SP11 8JL
SP11 7AT
SP10 3TY
SP11 9HT
SP11 0RS
SP11 7AU
SP11 7BJ
SP11 7DP
SP11 9HS
SP11 8JW
SP11 8QU
SP11 8JP
SP11 8HT
SP11 9LW
SP11 8QX
SP11 7BW
SP11 9LL
SP11 8RX
SP11 8JY
SP11 7DA
SP11 8JT
SP11 0RB
SP11 8JR
SP11 0RE
SP11 7SN
SP11 8JS
SP11 7EX
SP11 0RD
SP11 9HR
SP11 8HZ
SP11 8LD
SP11 9HQ
SP11 9AT
SP11 7NP
SP11 8BF
SP11 8HA
SP11 8JZ
SP11 9HP
SP11 9HW
SP11 0RQ
SP11 8HB
SP11 8TA
SP11 9BD
SP10 3SF
SP11 0RF
SP11 8RW
SP11 8UY
SP11 8SB
SP11 8SX
SP11 8SY
SP11 8QY
SP11 8RS
SP11 7SZ
SP10 3GD
SP11 7DS
SP11 9HN
SP10 3UX
SP11 7PJ
SP11 9AS
SP11 7NL
SP10 3FB
SP11 8HE
SP11 8HD
SP11 9AQ
SP11 8HQ
SP11 9AZ
SP11 0RG
SP11 7NN
SP11 0RN
SP11 0RW
SP10 3NW
SP11 9AJ
SP11 8JU
SP11 9AY
SP11 9AR
SP10 3UR
SP11 9HL
SP11 8LA
SP11 7NW
SP11 8HF
SP10 3SH
SP11 7BP
SP11 9AP
SP11 9BB
SP10 3ZL
SP11 8HG
SP10 3SA
SP10 3SB
SP11 9BA
SP11 0RH
SP11 9AW
SP11 8HH
SP11 0RJ
SP10 3ZE
SP11 9LP
SP10 3LY
SP11 7NH
SP11 9AX
SP10 3LF
SP10 3SG
SP11 7BT
SP10 3XW
SP11 7NU
SP11 7NX
SP10 3TS
SP10 3BW
SP10 3LS
SP11 7NS
SP11 7NT
SP10 3BP
SP11 7NJ
SP11 7BS
SP10 3TU
SP11 8PT
SP10 3DB
SP11 7BU
SP10 3SL
SP10 3NL
SP9 7YB
SP10 3SE
SP11 7DW
SP10 3BT
SP10 3SQ
SP10 3TJ
SP10 3DF
SP11 7PL
SP10 3ZG
SP11 8SG
SP10 3BS
SP10 3XQ
SP11 7NQ
SP10 3LL
SP11 8LB
SP10 3RU
SP11 9PF
SP10 3DE
SP11 8PS
SP10 3XD
SP10 3BN
SP10 3XE
SP11 7DN
SP11 7PN
SP10 3LR
SP10 3RT
SP10 3LH
SP10 3BX
SP10 3NS
SP10 3XP
SP10 3SD
SP10 3SJ
SP11 7NG
SP11 0RL
SP10 3BY
SP10 3NA
SP10 3XL
SP11 7PR
SP10 3XR
SP10 3LJ
SP11 7LH
SP10 3LP
SP10 3LX
SP10 3WE
SP10 3DD
SP11 9HZ
SP10 3LU
SP10 3BJ
SP11 9LR
SP11 7BY
SP11 7BZ
SP10 3RY
SP11 7SB
SP11 9AL
SP10 3BU
SP10 3NJ
SP10 3NH
SP11 7YG
SP11 7YF
SP11 7TD
SP11 7YE
SP11 7TA
SP11 7SG
SP11 7SD
SP11 7RY
SP10 3RR
SP10 3LW
SP10 3TG
SP11 7BX
SP11 9FU
SP10 3TZ
SP10 3WF
SP10 3BZ
SP11 7DL
SP10 3RZ
SP10 3ND
SP10 3NB
SP10 3DA
SP10 3NT
SP10 3XS
SP11 7NF
SP10 3XT
SP10 3BH
SP10 3XY
SP11 7QN
SP10 3PE
SP10 3QN
SP11 7DJ
SO20 8LB
SP10 3NQ
SP11 7DH
SP11 7SA
SP10 3UW
SP10 3BL
SP10 4AA
SP10 3XZ
SP10 3FG
SP10 3BG
SP10 3XU
SP10 3RA
SP11 9JA
SP11 9AN
SP11 9PE
SP10 3NG
SP11 8LJ
SP10 3DN
SP10 3NE
SP10 3PN

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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