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

CT3 3LN
CT3 3LW
CT3 3JD
CT3 3JB
CT3 3LL
CT3 3JF
CT3 3LH
CT3 1NU
CT3 3JH
CT3 3JJ
CT3 3JE
CT3 3JG
CT3 3JL
CT3 3JN
CT3 3JA
CT3 1NT
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CT3 3HN
CT3 1NW
CT3 3LJ
CT3 1NY
CT3 1NG
CT3 1NS
CT3 3JR
CT3 3JP
CT3 1NP
CT3 1NA
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CT3 1YZ
CT3 1YY
CT3 3JS
CT3 3JX
CT3 1NN
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CT3 3JY
CT3 3JU
CT3 3JZ
CT3 1NZ
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CT3 3LA
CT3 1NR
CT3 3HL
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CT3 1NL
CT3 1NJ
CT3 3LB
CT3 1PN
CT3 1PL
CT3 3LE
CT3 1NH
CT3 1NF
CT3 3LD
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CT3 1YH
CT3 3HP
CT3 1PQ
CT3 1PJ
CT3 1AQ
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CT3 1PE
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CT3 3JQ
CT3 1AR
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CT3 1AJ
CT3 1AZ
CT3 1AT
CT3 3BA
CT3 1FE
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CT3 1PD
CT3 1DQ
CT3 1PA
CT3 1LZ
CT3 1TQ
CT3 1DG
CT3 1AP
CT3 1AL
CT3 1BD
CT3 1QF
CT3 1AW
CT3 3HH
CT3 1AN
CT3 3AY
CT3 1BA
CT3 3LZ
CT3 1EW
CT3 3FB
CT3 1HW
CT3 3FA
CT3 1BH
CT3 1LX
CT3 3NA
CT3 3WA
CT3 1AF
CT3 3FE
CT3 3AZ
CT3 1BB
CT3 3LX
CT3 3EN
CT3 3QX
CT3 3FJ
CT3 3FD
CT3 1AG
CT3 3FH
CT3 3LY
CT3 1LU
CT3 3LU
CT3 1AE
CT3 1PB
CT3 3FL
CT3 3EH
CT3 3FF
CT3 3HG
CT3 3HB
CT3 1LY
CT3 3EX
CT3 1AB
CT3 3HQ
CT3 3LT
CT3 3FG
CT3 3LR
CT3 3HR
CT3 3GE
CT3 3HU
CT3 1BS
CT3 3HX
CT3 1NQ
CT3 3LS
CT3 3BW
CT3 3AX
CT3 1BL
CT3 1DF
CT3 1XY
CT3 1UR
CT3 1BT
CT3 3HY
CT3 1NE
CT3 3HZ
CT3 1LR
CT3 3BP
CT3 3AU
CT3 1BP
CT3 1ND
CT3 1AH
CT3 1BJ
CT3 3HA
CT3 3HF
CT3 1AA
CT3 3HE
CT3 3HS
CT3 1AD
CT3 1LS
CT3 3HD
CT3 3BD
CT15 4RA
CT15 4RB
CT3 1BN
CT3 1DW
CT3 3BS
CT3 3BL
CT3 1YU
CT3 1BW
CT3 3LG
CT15 4LL
CT3 3BN
CT3 1LT
CT3 3BX
CT3 3EZ
CT3 3WL
CT3 3UF
CT3 3GF
CT3 3GG
CT3 3GA
CT3 3DX
CT4 5HB
CT3 3AT
CT3 3DZ
CT3 1DE
CT4 5HD
CT3 3DB
CT3 3AS
CT3 1BU
CT3 3DY
CT3 3BJ
CT3 3AR
CT3 3BZ
CT3 1QX
CT3 3BU
CT3 3BB
CT3 3BY
CT3 3BT
CT3 3DA
CT3 3ED
CT3 3EE
CT3 3AP
CT3 3EY
CT3 3GB
CT3 3GD
CT3 3AJ
CT3 1QY
CT3 3EA
CT3 3AN
CT3 1UT
CT3 1RA
CT3 1GZ
CT3 1GA
CT3 1GL
CT3 1GQ
CT3 1GW
CT3 1GN
CT3 1GE
CT3 1GJ
CT3 1XQ
CT3 1BX
CT3 3EB
CT3 3EU
CT3 1QU
CT3 1UP
CT3 3DF
CT3 3AL
CT3 3BF
CT3 3AH
CT3 3DE
CT3 3DQ
CT3 1RB
CT3 3DD
CT3 3BQ
CT3 3AA
CT3 3DG
CT2 7XU
CT3 3DU
CT3 3AQ
CT3 1XP
CT3 3AW
CT3 3AG
CT3 3BH
CT3 3DH
CT3 1DD
CT3 3AB
CT3 3DN
CT3 3DT
CT3 1XJ
CT3 3AF
CT3 1SN
CT3 3DL
CT3 1BY
CT3 1QT
CT3 3DR
CT3 3AD
CT3 3DS
CT3 1LP
CT3 3DJ
CT3 3BG
CT3 3DP
CT3 1JJ
CT4 5HA
CT3 3AE
CT3 1QS
CT3 1QR
CT4 5HE
CT3 1QP
CT3 3BE
CT4 5GR
CT4 5GQ
CT4 5GN
CT3 1QW
CT3 1QE
CT3 1DB
CT3 3DW
CT4 5BW
CT3 1QQ
CT3 1UU
CT3 3EW
CT3 1XE
CT3 3EP
CT4 5HG
CT3 1XG
CT15 4LQ
CT3 1UY
CT4 5EY
CT3 1UN
CT3 1JY
CT15 4LJ
CT3 3EJ
CT3 3EG
CT4 5EX
CT3 3EL
CT15 4LH
CT3 1QN
CT4 5EZ
CT3 3EQ
CT3 1SS
CT3 1PW
CT15 4LG
CT3 1SW
CT3 3EF
CT15 4LB
CT15 4JZ
CT3 1ST
CT15 4LD
CT3 3ES
CT3 3ET
CT3 1WE
CT3 1UZ
CT15 4LE
CT3 1QL
CT3 1EJ
CT3 3ER
CT3 1UH
CT15 4LA
CT4 5HQ
CT3 1UJ
CT3 1BZ
CT3 1UL
CT3 1FF
CT3 1UQ
CT3 1SU
CT3 1UD
CT3 1UE
CT3 1SY
CT15 4LF
CT3 1UA
CT15 4JY
CT3 1XA
CT3 1QJ
CT3 1SX
CT15 4JX
CT3 1DA
CT4 5EU
CT15 4LN
CT15 4JR
CT3 1PP
CT4 5EL
CT3 1TR
CT3 1SL
CT3 1JQ
CT3 1XR
CT3 1XS
CT3 1TU
CT3 1TP
CT3 1YA
CT4 6HP
CT3 1RF
CT3 1XB
CT15 4LS
CT15 4JU
CT3 1RD
CT3 1QD
CT3 1XH
CT3 1XU
CT3 1TA
CT3 1EL
CT3 1RW
CT3 1RG
CT3 1RE
CT3 1LN
CT3 1XD
CT3 1TH
CT15 4JT
CT3 1RN
CT15 4LW
CT3 1XW
CT3 1RL
CT15 4HH
CT3 1RR
CT4 5HH
CT3 1RS
CT4 5ET
CT3 1QG
CT3 1RJ
CT3 1RQ
CT15 4FB
CT3 1RP
CT3 1YS
CT3 1YT
CT3 1YP
CT3 1YR
CT3 1YN
CT3 1YL
CT3 1YJ
CT3 1RU
CT3 1QB
CT3 1PS
CT3 1XX
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CT3 1RT
CT4 5HW
CT15 4JS
CT3 1RH
CT3 1XT
CT3 1TX
CT3 1LL
CT15 4JQ
CT15 4HZ
CT15 4EU
CT3 1UX
CT15 4HT
CT4 5JP
CT15 4EZ
CT15 4HU
CT15 4HQ
CT3 1RZ
CT3 1PR
CT15 4HX
CT3 1TY
CT15 4EX
CT3 1LW
CT3 1TS
CT15 4GH
CT4 5HJ
CT15 4HY
CT15 4LP
CT15 4JA
CT15 4NJ
CT15 4JP
CT3 1JW
CT3 1RX
CT3 1TZ
CT15 4JN
CT4 5BF
CT3 1LA
CT15 4HA
CT15 4JH
CT3 1TE
CT3 1TT
CT3 1TF
CT15 4JB
CT3 1FD
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CT15 4HG
CT3 1JL
CT3 1LJ
CT3 1SJ
CT4 5HN
CT3 1TB
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CT3 1PY
CT4 5ES
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CT15 4JJ
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CT3 1EN
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CT3 1JH
CT3 1TG
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CT15 4NH
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CT4 5HL
CT3 1RY
CT3 1JN
CT3 1JP
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CT15 4HR
CT4 5ER
CT4 5EH
CT3 1PX
CT15 4HJ
CT3 1EP
CT3 1JD
CT3 1EU
CT3 1LB
CT3 1JX
CT4 5BE
CT3 1PU
CT4 5EG
CT15 4LT
CT4 5BT
CT4 5EN
CT4 5BU
CT4 5BX
CT4 5BS
CT4 5DT
CT3 1UB
CT3 1SA
CT4 5BZ
CT3 1QA
CT4 5BP
CT15 4HP
CT3 1SB
CT4 5BY
CT4 5DN
CT4 5DB
CT15 4JG
CT3 1LD
CT4 6HH
CT3 1LH
CT15 4JD
CT4 5DF
CT4 5DA
CT3 1JU
CT3 1TN
CT3 1EQ
CT3 1JR
CT3 1ET
CT3 1JS
CT3 1ER
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CT4 5EF
CT4 5DQ
CT3 1PZ
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CT4 5EP
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CT15 4JE
CT4 5DE
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CT4 6GY
CT4 6HG
CT3 1LE
CT3 1LF
CT4 6HF
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CT4 6HN
CT4 5EA
CT4 5HP
CT4 5BD
CT4 5BB
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CT3 1ES
CT4 5EB
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CT4 6HL
CT4 6HJ
CT4 5JN
CT4 5DZ
CT4 5BG
CT3 1LQ
CT3 1JT
CT3 1EX
CT4 5AZ
CT4 6HB
CT4 6HA
CT15 4JF
CT3 2JT
CT4 5DG
CT4 6HR
CT3 1NX
CT3 1LG
CT4 5AY
CT3 1TL
CT2 7YU
CT3 1PT
CT4 5TA
CT4 5BA
CT4 5AX
CT3 1SE
CT4 6SU
CT4 6SW
CT3 2JU
CT3 2JX
CT4 5AU
CT15 4HW
CT3 2JS

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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