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 8DJ
TN27 8BY
TN27 8DL
TN27 8DY
TN27 8DF
TN27 8DX
TN27 8DN
TN27 8BX
TN27 8EP
TN27 8DZ
TN27 8YZ
TN27 8ZR
TN27 8ZS
TN27 8DH
TN27 8ER
TN27 8FD
TN27 8BU
TN27 8DW
TN27 8BH
TN27 8BQ
TN27 8EN
TN27 8DU
TN27 8DS
TN27 8DP
TN27 8BG
TN27 8DR
TN27 8EL
TN27 8BJ
TN27 8ES
TN17 4BG
TN27 8EW
TN17 4BD
TN30 6UU
TN17 4BB
TN17 4BE
TN27 8BD
TN17 4BH
TN27 8BP
TN27 8BW
TN17 4AU
TN30 6UR
TN27 8DD
TN27 8BN
TN27 8BL
TN27 8BB
TN17 4AX
TN27 8EG
TN27 8EQ
TN27 8DG
TN27 8BS
TN30 6UX
TN27 8AJ
TN17 4AT
TN27 8AL
TN27 8ED
TN27 8EH
TN27 8EJ
TN27 8EF
TN27 8AQ
TN27 8AH
TN27 8DQ
TN27 8BZ
TN27 8EA
TN27 8EE
TN27 8AF
TN27 8EU
TN27 8AP
TN27 8HL
TN27 8BT
TN27 8EB
TN27 8HJ
TN17 4BJ
TN27 8BE
TN27 8AU
TN27 8AR
TN27 8AT
TN27 8AN
TN27 8ET
TN30 6UP
TN27 8AG
TN27 8AY
TN27 8AX
TN27 8AZ
TN27 8HS
TN17 4BN
TN27 8DB
TN27 8HP
TN27 8AW
TN30 6UY
TN27 8AS
TN27 8DE
TN30 6TE
TN27 8DT
TN30 6TG
TN30 6UW
TN27 8FB
TN27 8FJ
TN27 8FH
TN27 8BA
TN27 8EX
TN17 4AS
TN27 8AE
TN27 8DA
TN30 6TQ
TN27 8BF
TN27 8HF
TN17 4BL
TN30 6TD
TN27 8EY
TN30 6UN
TN27 8HB
TN27 8JF
TN27 8HA
TN30 6TB
TN27 8EZ
TN27 8JA
TN27 8LW
TN30 6TH
TN27 8JS
TN27 8JE
TN17 4AR
TN27 8JB
TN27 8LN
TN30 6TA
TN17 4BW
TN30 6TJ
TN27 8JD
TN27 8HD
TN27 8PL
TN27 8JG
TN27 8JN
TN30 6SY
TN27 8HN
TN27 8JP
TN27 8LJ
TN17 3PB
TN26 3HP
TN27 8JL
TN27 8JW
TN27 8HH
TN27 8LS
TN27 8ZY
TN27 8ZU
TN26 3HS
TN30 6UL
TN17 4JR
TN17 4BP
TN27 8LL
TN27 8JR
TN27 8HE
TN30 6SX
TN30 6XA
TN27 8JQ
TN26 3HR
TN27 8LH
TN17 4AW
TN30 6SW
TN30 6XH
TN30 6XQ
TN30 6ZN
TN30 6TL
TN30 6SU
TN17 4AN
TN30 6ST
TN27 8JJ
TN30 6EF
TN27 8JU
TN30 6EG
TN30 6SR
TN26 3BX
TN30 6HX
TN27 8JX
TN30 6EE
TN27 8LT
TN26 3BY
TN17 4AP
TN30 6SP
TN30 6ED
TN17 4JD
TN30 6EH
TN30 6QA
TN30 6EB
TN17 4JG
TN27 8JY
TN27 8LQ
TN30 6DW
TN26 3BU
TN30 6EJ
TN30 6EA
TN27 8JT
TN30 6PU
TN30 6PZ
TN30 6PY
TN30 6UE
TN26 3BZ
TN30 6SS
TN27 8JH
TN30 6DZ
TN30 6DX
TN30 6DU
TN30 6DT
TN30 6UD
TN26 3BS
TN30 6DR
TN26 3HT
TN17 4JP
TN30 6DY
TN30 6PT
TN30 6PX
TN30 6PP
TN30 6DS
TN30 6UB
TN30 6UJ
TN30 6DP
TN27 8LG
TN30 6DN
TN30 6EQ
TN30 6DL
TN30 6DJ
TN17 2BG
TN17 4AL
TN30 6EN
TN17 4JN
TN17 4JA
TN17 4JB
TN30 6PR
TN30 6PN
TN30 6DH
TN30 6PW
TN30 6PL
TN17 4AH
TN17 4QZ
TN30 6ER
TN30 6DG
TN30 6PS
TN30 6EZ
TN30 6UA
TN30 6BY
TN27 8LF
TN17 4EN
TN17 4JL
TN30 6DQ
TN30 6DE
TN30 6HG
TN17 4DT
TN30 6EW
TN30 6BX
TN30 6DD
TN30 6BU
TN30 6PA
TN27 8JZ
TN26 3NY
TN30 6PD
TN17 4AY
TN26 3HW
TN17 2AB
TN17 4AG
TN30 6PH
TN17 4AJ
TN30 6UG
TN30 6PQ
TN26 3BP
TN30 6EL
TN17 4DS
TN26 3NH
TN30 6DA
TN30 6TY
TN17 4JJ
TN30 6UH
TN30 6PG
TN30 6PB
TN30 6BZ
TN17 3PA
TN30 6ZS
TN30 6ZJ
TN30 6ZP
TN30 6ZU
TN30 6ZY
TN30 6ZB
TN30 6ZQ
TN30 6ZH
TN30 6ZE
TN30 6ZF
TN30 6ZG
TN30 6XJ
TN30 6TZ
TN30 6GP
TN30 6TU
TN30 6PE
TN17 4JY
TN30 6BP
TN30 6DB
TN30 6NQ
TN30 6NT
TN30 6QE
TN30 6DF
TN17 4JH
TN30 6HW
TN30 6TT
TN26 3NE
TN17 4JS
TN30 6QG
TN17 2AZ
TN30 6LF
TN17 2BE
TN30 6TX
TN17 4AQ
TN30 6HH
TN30 6HJ
TN30 6TS
TN30 6BT
TN30 6PJ
TN30 6QJ
TN26 3NF
TN30 6JP
TN27 8QP
TN30 6NG
TN17 4BS
TN30 6JW
TN30 6QD
TN30 6QH
TN30 6HE
TN30 6JJ
TN30 6JZ
TN30 6QL
TN30 6QN
TN30 6NF
TN26 3HU
TN17 2AY
TN30 6JL
TN30 6NE
TN30 6LT
TN26 3JA
TN17 4NB
TN30 6QB
TN26 3NB
TN30 6QP
TN30 6QW
TN30 6NL
TN30 6HL
TN30 6NH
TN30 6JA
TN30 6NP
TN30 6QQ
TN17 4BU
TN30 7QA
TN30 6HN
TN30 7LW
TN30 6HT
TN17 4BT
TN17 4EL
TN30 6NB
TN30 6AZ
TN30 6HY
TN30 6HZ
TN30 6SQ
TN30 6JD
TN30 6HR
TN30 6JR
TN30 6QT
TN30 6LU
TN30 6ND
TN30 6NJ
TN17 4AB
TN30 6AT
TN30 6QF
TN30 6HD
TN30 6HU
TN30 6SJ
TN30 6LH
TN30 7LJ
TN30 6NN
TN30 6HP
TN30 6JT
TN26 3JU
TN17 4DR
TN17 2BA
TN30 6QS
TN17 3NX
TN30 6NA
TN17 4ZT
TN17 4ZZ
TN17 4ZP
TN17 4ZU
TN17 4ZW
TN17 4ZR
TN17 4ZS
TN17 4ZJ
TN17 4ZL
TN17 4QT
TN17 4ZY
TN17 4ZX
TN17 4BQ
TN30 6JB
TN17 3NU
TN30 6SG
TN30 6LJ
TN30 6JS
TN30 6JG
TN30 6LX
TN30 7LH
TN26 3NA
TN30 6JN
TN17 4LW
TN30 6AU
TN30 6LY
TN30 6JE
TN30 6BA
TN17 4LZ
TN30 6QR
TN30 6JX
TN17 4LR
TN30 6NR
TN30 7LL
TN30 6JY
TN17 4AE
TN30 6JU
TN17 4AF
TN30 6AY
TN30 6AX
TN30 6GW
TN30 6FW
TN30 9AF
TN30 6ZA
TN30 6BQ
TN30 7ZZ
TN30 9BF
TN30 9BD
TN30 9BE
TN30 9BA
TN30 9BB
TN30 6AE
TN30 9AZ
TN30 9AY
TN30 9AW
TN30 9AX
TN30 9AT
TN30 9AU
TN30 6AA
TN30 9AS
TN30 6ZD
TN30 9AR
TN30 9AQ
TN30 9AP
TN30 9AN
TN30 9AL
TN30 9AJ
TN30 9AH
TN30 6ZR
TN30 9AG
TN30 7HQ
TN30 9AE
TN30 9AD
TN30 9AB
TN30 6FZ
TN30 9AA
TN30 6YB
TN30 6WZ
TN30 7ZY
TN30 6WE
TN30 6ZW
TN30 7ZX
TN30 7ZT
TN30 7ZJ
TN30 7ZF
TN30 7ZE
TN30 7ZB
TN30 7ZA
TN30 7YT
TN30 7YQ
TN30 7WD
TN30 7WB
TN30 7WA
TN30 6ZZ
TN30 6ZX
TN30 6XZ
TN30 6YP
TN30 6WW
TN30 6WY
TN30 6WX
TN30 6GE
TN30 6WU
TN30 6WT
TN30 6WS
TN30 6WR
TN30 6WQ
TN30 6WF
TN30 6WB
TN30 6YQ
TN30 6WA
TN30 6AQ
TN30 6WD
TN30 6ZT
TN30 6YZ
TN30 7EF
TN30 6GX
TN30 6ZL
TN30 6LN
TN30 6LR
TN30 6LL
TN30 7LQ
TN30 6AS
TN30 6LB
TN30 6BB
TN30 6AB
TN30 6AG
TN30 6AR
TN30 6LA
TN30 7AW
TN30 6AW
TN30 6AN
TN30 6LP
TN30 7AU
TN30 6AL
TN30 6BE
TN30 6BD
TN17 2AW
TN30 6QU
TN30 6JH
TN17 4LY
TN30 6LE
TN30 6AD
TN30 6AP
TN30 6AJ
TN30 6SF
TN30 6BH
TN27 8QJ
TN30 6LD
TN30 6BG
TN30 6AH
TN30 6RZ
TN17 4AD
TN30 6BJ
TN17 4DP
TN17 4PA
TN17 4PB
TN30 6BL
TN17 4EB
TN17 4ED
TN30 6QX
TN30 6SB
TN27 9YS
TN27 9UT
TN27 9ZN
TN27 9XN
TN30 6RT
TN17 4JE
TN30 6NS
TN17 4DZ
TN17 4LX
TN30 6RD
TN30 6BW
TN30 6BN
TN17 2JP
TN30 6ET
TN17 4EH
TN27 8LD
TN30 6RS
TN17 4PE
TN30 7LP
TN17 4DW
TN30 6ES
TN17 4PG
TN30 7AX
TN30 6EP
TN30 6FA
TN30 7AT
TN17 4EG
TN17 4EQ
TN17 4EA
TN30 6HA
TN26 3HY

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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