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

TN12 0RJ
TN12 0RH
TN12 0RL
TN12 9BU
TN12 0RW
TN12 0DE
TN12 9DA
TN12 9BY
TN12 9BZ
TN12 9BT
TN12 0JT
TN12 0RG
TN12 9BX
TN12 0RF
TN12 0JS
TN12 0RE
TN12 0RN
ME17 3HA
TN12 0JP
ME17 3EU
TN12 0RR
TN12 0RD
TN12 9BS
TN12 9DB
TN12 0JW
TN12 0RT
ME17 3EX
TN12 0RB
ME17 4DB
TN12 0RA
TN12 9DD
TN12 9DE
TN12 0QP
ME17 3ER
TN12 0QF
TN12 0RX
TN12 0QR
TN12 9BN
TN12 0RQ
TN12 0RY
TN12 0QY
TN12 0JN
TN12 9DF
TN12 0QZ
TN12 0QL
TN12 0QS
TN12 9BP
TN12 0RP
TN12 9BW
TN12 0QJ
TN12 0JJ
TN12 0QN
TN12 0QT
ME17 3ES
TN12 0QH
TN12 0QX
TN12 9AJ
TN12 0JH
TN12 0QU
TN12 0QW
ME17 3EP
TN12 0QD
TN12 0FA
TN12 0JU
TN12 0DD
TN12 0RS
TN12 0QB
TN12 9AL
TN12 0QA
TN12 0QE
TN12 9AH
TN12 9AN
ME17 3ET
TN12 0DB
TN12 0SU
TN12 9BQ
TN12 0DA
TN12 9DG
TN12 0SX
TN12 0QQ
TN12 0JQ
TN12 0JG
TN12 0PZ
TN12 0JL
TN12 0PT
TN12 9BG
TN12 0EG
TN12 9BL
TN12 0PS
TN12 0ST
TN12 0SZ
TN12 0PR
TN12 0PH
ME17 4DD
TN12 0BX
TN12 9BD
TN12 9BE
TN12 0SS
TN12 9AQ
TN12 0PQ
TN12 0SY
TN12 0RU
TN12 9AT
TN12 0QG
TN12 0PB
TN12 0PP
TN12 0PL
TN12 0PG
TN12 0PY
TN12 0PD
ME17 4BY
TN12 0PU
TN12 0PW
TN12 0PE
TN12 0JE
ME17 4DA
TN12 0PN
TN12 0PJ
TN12 9BH
TN12 0TB
TN12 9AP
TN12 0BU
TN12 0BT
ME17 3HB
TN12 9BB
TN12 0NG
TN12 0NE
TN12 0TD
TN12 0BS
TN12 0NF
TN12 9AR
TN12 0TH
TN12 0SD
TN12 0NN
TN12 0DU
TN12 0JR
TN12 0DS
TN12 0SF
TN12 0NA
TN12 0BN
TN12 0ND
TN12 0NH
ME17 4DE
TN12 0DQ
TN12 0BF
TN12 0DT
TN12 0TE
TN12 9LF
TN12 0NB
TN12 9LD
TN12 0SB
TN12 0DZ
TN12 0LL
TN12 0NL
TN12 0YA
TN12 0ZR
TN12 0ZH
TN12 0ZL
TN12 0NW
TN12 0EA
TN12 0ZU
TN12 0ZY
TN12 0ZQ
TN12 0DX
TN12 0SE
TN12 9DN
TN12 0BP
TN12 0DY
TN12 0SA
TN12 9PZ
TN12 0TA
TN12 0ZE
TN12 0SG
TN12 0TL
TN12 0NJ
TN12 9BJ
TN12 9LE
TN12 0TG
TN12 0SQ
TN12 0BJ
TN12 0ED
TN12 0LY
TN12 0ZZ
TN12 0TP
TN12 0XS
TN12 0LJ
TN12 0NQ
TN12 0TJ
TN12 0BL
TN12 0SJ
TN12 0SH
TN12 0EZ
TN12 9LB
TN12 0SL
TN12 0EH
TN12 9BA
TN12 0EF
TN12 0LU
TN12 0LX
TN12 0DR
TN12 0TF
TN12 0LZ
TN12 0LH
TN12 0BH
TN12 0EE
TN12 0LN
TN12 9AG
TN12 9AS
TN12 0JD
TN12 0LW
TN12 0LT
TN12 0LP
ME17 3EZ
TN12 0LB
TN12 0LQ
TN12 0JY
TN12 0EB
TN12 0LA
TN12 0LR
TN12 0AD
TN12 0LS
TN12 0AA
TN12 0AE
TN12 0LF
TN12 0LD
TN12 0AG
TN12 0AH
ME17 3EY
TN12 0AL
TN12 0AN
TN12 0FB
TN12 9LG
TN12 0AB
TN12 0LG
TN12 0AJ
TN12 0ZD
TN12 0WB
TN12 0ZS
TN12 0ZP
TN12 0WJ
TN12 0NZ
TN12 0ZT
TN12 0ZW
TN12 0WL
TN12 0YD
TN12 0ZF
TN12 0ZN
TN12 0ZG
TN12 0YQ
TN12 0YT
TN12 0WQ
TN12 0WY
TN12 0XX
TN12 0WZ
TN12 0WS
TN12 0WT
TN12 0WD
TN12 0WG
TN12 0WE
TN12 0UH
TN12 0WA
TN12 0HY
TN12 0XZ
TN12 0AS
TN12 0AW
TN12 0AP
ME17 4BZ
TN12 0LE
ME17 3FB
TN12 0BB
TN12 0AT
TN12 9HJ
TN12 0BQ
TN12 0AR
ME17 4JX
TN12 0AU
ME17 3EN
TN12 0DW
TN12 0BY
TN12 0BA
TN12 9EP
TN12 9DH
TN12 9AY
TN12 0BW
TN12 0AX
TN12 0BZ
TN12 0AY
ME17 4JT
TN12 0DJ
TN12 0FD
TN12 9EZ
TN12 9HH
ME17 3EW
TN12 9DW
TN12 0BD
ME17 4JS
TN12 0AF
TN12 9HA
TN12 0BG
ME17 4AU
TN12 0JA
TN12 9ER
TN12 0AZ
TN27 9PD
TN12 0JB
TN12 9TH
TN12 0BE
ME17 3RG
ME17 3RD
TN12 9ES
TN12 9EN
TN12 0DN
ME17 3EH
TN12 0DP
ME17 3AS
ME17 4JU
TN12 0NU
TN12 0NX
ME17 4AY
TN12 9HB
TN12 0EJ
TN12 0PA
ME17 3AY
ME17 3AT
TN12 9XT
TN12 9XS
TN12 9TN
TN12 9ET
ME17 3AU
TN12 9HD
TN12 0NR
ME17 3AB
ME17 3AX
TN12 0DH
TN12 9HE
ME17 3EL
TN12 9HF
TN12 9EL
TN12 9AE
ME17 3RF
TN12 9HG
ME17 3EJ
TN12 9EU
TN12 9LA
ME17 4BU
TN12 9HQ
TN12 9AW
TN12 9AD
TN12 9LH
TN12 0NT
TN12 0FH
TN12 9AF
ME17 3AZ
TN12 9EX
TN12 9EW
TN12 9LR
TN12 9EY
TN12 9GW
ME17 3RQ
TN27 9PB
TN12 0NP
ME17 3RB
TN12 9DS
TN12 9AB
TN12 0NS
TN12 9GD
TN12 9DT
TN12 9LP
TN12 9DU
TN12 9AX
ME17 3RA
ME17 4AX
TN12 9EG
TN12 9AA
TN12 0EN
TN12 9DP
ME17 4AS
TN12 9DQ
TN12 9WA
TN12 9WH
TN12 9WU
TN12 9WT
TN12 9WB
TN12 9WE
TN12 9PW
TN12 9ZP
TN12 9WF
TN12 9WW
TN12 9ZZ
TN12 9WX
TN12 9ZU
TN12 9ZW
TN12 9WZ
TN12 9ZG
TN12 9ZL
TN12 9ZH
TN12 9XL
TN12 9ZF
TN12 9EE
TN12 9EF
TN12 9DR
TN12 9TD
TN12 9AU
TN12 0EW
TN27 9PT
TN12 0EL
TN12 9EA
TN27 9NY
TN12 9DY
TN12 9DX
ME17 3BA
TN12 9EJ
TN12 9EB
TN12 9HN
ME17 4AZ
TN12 9LL
TN12 9LJ
TN12 0HD
TN12 9ED
TN12 9TP
ME17 3HG
TN12 9LW
TN12 9EH
ME17 3EE
TN12 0EP
ME17 3RE
ME17 3AW
TN12 9TS
TN12 9WD
TN12 9TW
TN12 0DG
TN12 9DL
ME17 4AR
TN12 9TT
TN27 9PA
ME17 3AR
ME17 4JR
TN12 0HE
TN12 9TR
ME17 3SF
TN27 9PE
TN12 9HL
ME17 3BB
TN12 9QD
ME17 3RH
TN12 9EQ
TN12 0HX
TN12 9AZ
ME17 3SJ
TN12 9HP
ME17 4BL
TN12 9HS
ME17 4AG
ME17 4AT
TN12 9ZT
TN12 9ZR
TN12 9JD
ME17 3BD
ME17 4JP
TN12 9LN
TN12 0ES
ME17 3SH
ME17 3AP
ME17 3RJ
TN12 9HR
ME17 3AL
TN12 0DL
ME17 3RL
ME17 3BE
ME17 3SG
TN12 9QE
TN12 9QL
ME17 3RN
ME17 3HR
TN12 9TF
TN12 9HX
ME17 3EF
TN27 9PX
TN12 9HW
ME17 3SE
TN12 9ZS
TN12 9TL
TN12 9QS
TN12 9QJ
ME17 3RW
ME17 3BL
ME17 4BN
TN12 9QT
TN12 9QU
TN12 0HU
TN12 9TG
TN17 2DU
ME17 3SQ
TN12 9HU
TN12 9JA
TN12 9HY
ME17 3HH
ME17 3SL
ME17 3BJ
TN12 9HT
ME17 3RP
ME17 3SD
ME17 3AQ
ME17 3BQ
ME17 4JL
ME17 3BH
ME17 3ED
ME17 4AB
ME17 4JB
TN12 9QP
ME17 4AN
ME17 4BW
TN12 9HZ
ME17 3SB
TN12 0DF
ME17 3HT
ME17 3AG
ME17 3BG
TN12 0HT
TN12 9QR
ME17 3SX
ME17 4JJ
TN12 9JB
TN12 9QF
ME17 3BW
TN12 9SF
ME17 3SN
ME17 3RS
ME17 3BN
ME17 3HP
ME17 3HW
ME17 3HL
ME17 3HN
ME17 3HJ
TN12 9TQ
TN12 9QQ
ME17 3BP
ME17 4JW
TN12 9JE
TN12 9TE
ME17 3BS
TN12 9JF
TN12 9QW
ME17 4BA
ME17 3AJ
TN12 9JG
ME17 3RR
ME17 3AH
TN12 9JX
ME17 3SA
ME17 3SU
TN12 9JQ
TN27 9PL
TN12 9JH
ME17 3BU
ME17 4BB
TN12 9JJ
ME17 3UA
ME17 3UZ
ME17 3WD
ME17 3WH
ME17 3WJ
ME17 1WX
ME17 1JF
ME17 1WF
ME17 1EQ
ME17 3WP
ME17 3XA
ME17 3WU
TN12 9JL
ME17 3EQ
TN12 9JN
ME17 3AD
TN12 9JW
TN12 0ER
ME17 4AP
ME17 4JN
ME17 3SS
TN27 9PG
TN27 9PN
ME17 4BJ
TN12 9QG
ME17 3AE
TN12 9QN
ME17 3AF
ME17 4JA
TN12 9JP
TN27 9JS
TN27 9PH
ME17 3RY
TN12 9SG
TN12 0HB
TN27 9NX
TN12 9JY
ME17 3EG
ME17 3SW
TN12 9JR
ME17 4JD
ME17 3RZ
ME17 4JE
ME17 4HZ
TN12 9SQ
ME17 3HS
TN12 0EX
ME17 3BT
TN27 9PS
ME17 3QY
ME17 3BX
TN12 9JS
TN12 9JT
TN27 9PZ
TN12 9BF
TN27 9PJ
ME17 4HU
TN12 0ET
ME17 4AE
ME17 4HP
TN12 9SH
ME17 3DA
ME17 4AF
TN12 9QX
ME17 4JH
ME17 4BE
ME17 3HU
TN12 9JU
TN12 9FB
TN17 2DX
ME17 4JF
ME17 4JQ
TN12 9FA
TN12 9FJ
TN12 9FD
ME17 4AW
TN27 9PR
TN12 9FH
TN12 9NW
TN17 2DZ
TN12 9FL
ME17 3DB
ME17 3BY
TN12 0HA
TN12 9SJ
ME17 3LN
TN27 9RT
TN12 9FE
ME17 3LW
TN12 9LS
ME17 4HS
TN27 9RS
ME17 3EB
TN12 0HH
ME17 4LG
TN27 9RR
TN12 0HG
ME17 4AD
ME17 3RT
ME17 4GY
TN27 9RP
TN27 9RN
ME17 4BH
TN27 9RL
ME17 3RX
TN27 9JU
ME17 4HN
TN12 9SL
ME17 4HR
TN27 9JT
ME17 3DY
ME17 4JG
TN12 0HR
ME17 4LJ
TN17 2EA
TN12 9JZ
TN12 0GW
ME17 3LP
TN12 0HJ
ME17 4LQ
TN27 9JP
ME17 4WG
ME17 4WD
ME17 4RP
ME17 4WQ
ME17 4WU
ME17 4TP
ME17 4WF
ME17 4XQ
ME17 4WY
ME17 4SA
ME17 4WE
ME17 4XB
TN17 2EB
TN12 0EY
ME17 4HT
ME17 4BP
ME17 4AQ
ME17 4BQ
TN27 9JN
ME17 4LH
ME17 3LR

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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