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

CT4 7EF
CT4 7EH
CT4 7EE
CT4 7EJ
CT4 7EW
CT4 7EN
CT4 7ED
CT4 7EL
TN25 5DN
CT4 7EP
TN25 5DH
CT4 7EB
CT4 7ER
CT4 7ES
TN25 5AA
CT4 7ET
CT4 7EA
TN25 5DJ
CT4 7DY
TN25 5EW
CT4 7DF
CT4 7DX
CT4 5SP
CT4 7DU
CT4 5SL
CT4 7DR
TN25 4HE
CT4 7DS
CT4 5SN
CT4 7DN
CT4 7EY
TN25 4HF
TN25 4HD
CT4 7EZ
TN25 5HD
TN25 5JE
TN25 5DQ
CT4 7DL
CT4 5SW
CT4 5SJ
CT4 7DT
CT4 7DP
TN25 5EL
CT4 5SH
TN25 4EZ
CT4 7EU
CT4 5SE
TN25 4HA
CT4 5SD
TN25 5DB
CT4 7HA
CT4 5SG
CT4 5SB
CT4 5SA
TN25 5EN
TN25 5JD
TN25 5EP
CT4 5SQ
TN25 5DA
TN25 5HX
TN25 5BW
CT2 7YH
CT2 7YJ
TN25 5AH
TN25 5JB
TN25 5BY
TN25 5EJ
TN25 5DF
TN25 5BU
CT4 5SR
CT4 5RZ
TN25 5BZ
CT4 7DH
TN25 5JF
CT4 8DH
TN25 5AQ
TN25 5AS
CT4 5SX
CT4 5SY
CT4 5SU
TN25 5AL
TN25 5AN
TN25 5AJ
TN25 5DG
TN25 5AR
TN25 5BL
TN25 5JA
TN25 5DE
TN25 5BP
TN25 5ES
TN25 5AP
TN25 5GW
TN25 5TQ
TN25 5ZU
TN25 5NJ
TN25 5TG
TN25 5ZX
TN25 5EG
TN25 5AW
TN25 5BT
TN25 5BN
TN25 5HG
TN25 5BJ
TN25 5AT
CT4 5BQ
TN25 5BS
TN25 5BQ
TN25 5ER
TN25 5AG
CT4 7DQ
TN25 5AF
TN25 5BX
TN25 5BH
TN25 5DP
CT4 5RY
TN25 5AX
TN25 5AU
TN25 5ET
TN25 5BF
TN25 5DS
TN25 5BG
TN25 5EQ
TN25 5DD
TN25 5BD
TN25 5BE
TN25 5DX
TN25 5EA
TN25 5ED
TN25 5DT
TN25 5AY
TN25 5BB
TN25 5DZ
TN25 5GJ
TN25 5DL
TN25 5EB
TN25 5DY
TN25 5BA
TN25 5HA
TN25 5DR
TN25 5HE
TN25 5HB
TN25 4EY
CT4 5SS
TN25 5EE
TN25 5DU
TN25 5EH
CT4 5QB
TN25 5DW
TN25 5WP
TN25 5XL
TN25 5WB
TN25 5WE
TN25 5QA
TN25 5HQ
TN25 5TF
TN25 5TE
TN25 5AZ
TN25 5HH
TN25 5HZ
TN25 5EU
CT4 5QD
TN25 5PL
CT4 5RQ
CT4 8DQ
TN25 5EF
TN25 5HF
CT4 7DG
CT4 5QA
TN25 5AB
TN25 5HY
TN25 4ET
TN25 5JQ
CT4 5QH
TN25 5HS
TN25 5HU
TN25 4HB
TN25 5JG
TN25 5HR
TN25 5PG
CT4 5RS
TN25 5HT
TN25 5JZ
TN25 5HP
CT4 5PZ
CT4 7BT
TN25 4FB
CT4 5PY
TN25 5EZ
TN25 5JY
TN25 5JX
TN25 5HW
CT4 5QE
CT4 8EF
TN25 5EX
CT4 8DG
TN25 5EY
TN25 5PP
CT4 8ER
TN25 5PQ
TN25 5PF
CT4 8EE
TN25 4EU
TN25 5JH
CT4 8DJ
CT4 8DF
CT4 8DU
CT4 8DR
CT4 8EJ
CT4 5PX
CT4 8DP
CT4 8DE
CT4 8DL
CT4 8DT
TN25 5JP
TN25 5HN
CT4 8DN
TN25 4ES
CT4 8BX
CT4 8EG
CT4 5RP
CT4 8ES
CT4 7DE
CT4 8DB
TN25 4HN
CT4 8ET
CT4 5RG
CT4 8BY
TN25 4HW
CT4 8DW
CT4 8BZ
CT4 8DS
TN25 4AP
CT4 7BU
CT4 8DX
CT4 8DA
CT4 5RX
TN25 5PJ
TN25 5HJ

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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