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 Kent

TN27 8HJ
TN27 8HS
TN27 8HP
TN27 8EE
TN27 8HL
TN27 8EF
TN27 8ED
TN27 8DG
TN27 8AU
TN27 8EG
TN27 8EB
TN27 8EH
TN27 8EA
TN27 8AW
TN27 8EQ
TN27 8AN
TN27 8AY
TN27 8DE
TN27 8AJ
TN27 8AZ
TN27 8AT
TN27 8AX
TN27 8AL
TN27 8AH
TN27 8BA
TN27 8AG
TN27 8EJ
TN27 8AF
TN27 8AS
TN27 8AQ
TN27 8DQ
TN27 8BB
TN27 8AE
TN27 8DD
TN27 8AR
TN27 8AP
TN27 8EU
TN27 8HF
TN27 8EL
TN27 8DT
TN27 8JA
TN27 8BD
TN27 8BG
TN27 8JS
TN27 8EN
TN27 8BZ
TN27 8JB
TN27 8HH
TN27 8JN
TN27 8JW
TN27 8EX
TN27 8BQ
TN27 8FD
TN27 8ZR
TN27 8YZ
TN27 8ZS
TN27 8JR
TN27 8DZ
TN27 8BU
TN27 8BF
TN27 8JD
TN27 8LH
TN27 8EW
TN27 8PL
TN27 8LJ
TN27 8BH
TN27 8LL
TN27 8JX
TN27 8EZ
TN27 8BX
TN27 8JP
TN27 8DA
TN27 8JY
TN27 8LN
TN27 8JU
TN27 8JL
TN27 8ZY
TN27 8ZU
TN27 8JE
TN27 8EP
TN27 8HA
TN27 8LQ
TN27 8LW
TN27 8JF
TN27 8EY
TN27 8LG
TN27 8JT
TN27 8BJ
TN27 8HB
TN27 8BY
TN27 8LF
TN17 2BG
TN27 8JJ
TN27 8ER
TN27 8LS
TN27 8JZ
TN27 8DY
TN27 8BL
TN27 8DJ
TN27 8DF
TN27 8BN
TN27 8JG
TN27 8BS
TN27 8DL
TN27 8BT
TN27 8DB
TN27 8HD
TN17 2BE
TN27 8DX
TN27 8ET
TN27 8DH
TN27 8BW
TN27 8BP
TN27 8FJ
TN27 8FH
TN27 8FB
TN27 8DN
TN27 8BE
TN27 9UT
TN27 9XN
TN27 9YS
TN27 9ZN
TN27 8LD
TN27 8LT
TN27 8JQ
TN27 8ES
TN27 8LE
TN27 8HN
TN30 6TE
TN27 8JH
TN26 3HS
TN27 8QJ
TN27 8DU
TN27 8DW
TN30 6TG
TN17 2BA
TN27 8QP
TN26 3HR
TN27 9JE
TN27 8HE
TN17 2BB
TN27 8QL
TN26 3HP
TN17 4BD
TN30 6TD
TN17 4BG
TN17 2BD
TN27 8DS
TN17 2BF
TN27 8DP
TN17 2EP
TN30 6SY
TN17 4BB
TN17 4BE
TN27 9JH
TN30 6UU
TN26 3HT
TN27 8QN
TN27 9JG
TN27 8DR
TN17 2EL
TN17 4AU
TN17 2EW
TN27 9JF
TN17 2AZ
TN27 8QW
TN30 6TB
TN17 4AX
TN30 6TA
TN17 2AY
TN17 3PB
TN27 8PR
TN17 4AT
TN17 4BH
TN17 2BQ
TN30 6UR
TN17 2DH
TN17 2EN
TN27 8PP
TN17 2DL
TN17 2DD
TN30 6UX
TN17 2DN
TN27 9HY
TN27 9JJ
TN17 2DJ
TN27 8QH
TN30 6SX
TN27 8PS
TN17 2DG
TN17 2EJ
TN17 2DE
TN17 2DW
TN17 2AX
TN30 6UY
TN17 2DP
TN30 6SW
TN26 3HU
TN27 8QQ
TN27 9JD
TN30 6TQ
TN27 9HU
TN27 9HX
TN17 2DB
TN30 6SU
TN17 4AS
TN26 3HW
TN30 6UP
TN27 8PT
TN30 6TH
TN17 2DR
TN17 4BN
TN30 6ST
TN17 2EQ
TN17 4BJ
TN26 3BX
TN27 9JB
TN27 9JA
TN27 8QR
TN30 6UW
TN17 2AU
TN27 8PX
TN17 2EH
TN27 8FA
TN17 2AB
TN26 3BU
TN26 3BY
TN27 8QG
TN26 3BZ
TN17 2AW
TN26 3NY
TN26 3NH
TN30 6SR
TN27 8QT
TN26 3BS
TN27 8QU
TN27 8QX
TN27 8QF
TN17 2AT
TN17 2BY
TN27 8QY
TN30 6TJ
TN17 2EG
TN17 2DS
TN27 8QE
TN17 4AR
TN30 6UN
TN26 3HX
TN27 8PW
TN26 3JA
TN30 6HX
TN26 3HY
TN26 3BP
TN26 3NF
TN17 4BL
TN30 6SP
TN26 3HN
TN26 3NE
TN30 6EG
TN26 3NB
TN30 6TL
TN27 9JR
TN17 2DT
TN27 9LW
TN26 3HF
TN17 2JP
TN30 6EF
TN17 3PA
TN17 2ED
TN27 8PY
TN30 6QA
TN30 6EH
TN27 8QD
TN27 8PZ
TN27 9LF
TN27 9HS
TN27 8PN

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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