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

ME13 9HH
ME13 9HQ
ME13 9HA
ME13 9EY
ME13 9EZ
ME13 9HG
ME13 9EW
ME13 9EX
ME13 9EU
ME13 9HJ
ME13 9HB
ME13 9JE
ME13 9JH
CT2 9LE
ME13 9FD
CT2 9LF
CT2 9LB
ME13 9JG
ME13 9LS
ME13 9LB
CT2 9LD
ME13 9JQ
ME13 9JJ
CT2 9LA
ME13 9EP
ME13 9EN
ME13 9JS
ME13 9EJ
ME13 9ER
ME13 9FA
ME13 9ES
ME13 9JZ
ME13 9JR
ME13 9JY
ME13 9EQ
ME13 9EG
ME13 9EL
ME13 9TU
ME13 9JL
ME13 9JU
ME13 9JW
ME13 9HN
ME13 9JN
CT5 3AH
CT2 9LG
ME13 9EH
CT2 9JZ
CT5 3AA
CT5 3AQ
ME13 9JX
CT5 3AG
ME13 9JB
ME13 9LA
ME13 9JD
CT5 3AL
ME13 9JA
CT5 3AJ
CT5 3AF
CT5 3AE
ME13 9TX
ME13 9LD
CT5 3AN
ME13 9TP
ME13 9TY
ME13 9JP
CT5 3AD
ME13 9TZ
ME13 9TL
ME13 9UA
ME13 9LH
ME13 9UB
ME13 9UU
ME13 9UH
CT2 9JX
ME13 9TN
ME13 9UD
ME13 9AT
CT5 3AB
ME13 9TR
ME13 9AU
CT5 4BT
ME13 9TW
ME13 9TJ
ME13 9FB
ME13 9LR
ME13 9LF
CT2 9JY
CT5 3BX
ME13 9LG
ME13 9BF
ME13 9TH
ME13 9LE
ME13 9JT
ME13 9TQ
ME13 9AX
ME13 9AS
ME13 9BA
ME13 9TF
ME13 9TG
ME13 9LL
ME13 9AR
ME13 9AY
ME13 9NY
ME13 9JF
ME13 9BE
ME13 9AZ
ME13 9AP
ME13 9SZ
ME13 9NZ
ME13 9BD
ME13 9FE
ME13 9EB
ME13 9LQ
CT2 9JU
ME13 9SY
ME13 9BB
CT5 3AW
ME13 9HZ
ME13 9DY
ME13 9BG
ME13 9DX
ME13 9AW
ME13 9DD
ME13 9TD
ME13 9TE
ME13 9SH
ME13 9TA
ME13 9TB
ME13 9DF
ME13 9AG
ME13 9DU
ME13 9UL
ME13 9SX
ME13 9XT
ME13 9WD
ME13 9WE
ME13 9WB
ME13 9SU
ME13 9SJ
ME13 9DZ
ME13 9DG
ME13 9AQ
ME13 9BQ
ME13 9UE
ME13 9HF
ME13 9ST
ME13 9BT
ME13 9AL
ME13 9DQ
ME13 9SL
ME13 9AN
ME13 9SS
ME13 9PA
ME13 9QB
ME13 9DB
ME13 9BH
ME13 9BP
ME13 9EA
ME13 9HS
ME13 9ET
ME13 9BN
ME13 9BW
ME13 9AH
ME13 9DE
ME13 9LN
CT5 3BU
ME13 9AB
ME13 9DA
ME13 9ED
ME13 9AD
ME13 9NX
ME13 9BL
ME13 9BJ
ME13 9AA
ME13 9EF
ME13 9LT
CT5 3BL
ME13 9HY
ME13 9BY
CT5 3AP
ME13 9PB
ME13 9LW
ME13 9AE
ME13 9BZ
ME13 9AF
CT5 3BT
ME13 9HU
ME13 9BU
ME13 9NT
ME13 9HT
ME13 9BS
CT5 3BQ
CT5 4BZ
CT5 3AX
CT5 3BH
CT5 3BY
CT5 3BD
CT5 4BS
CT5 4BY
CT5 4BG
CT5 4BQ
ME13 9SN
CT5 4SD
CT5 3BG
CT5 3BA
CT2 9BA
ME13 9SW
CT5 3BB
CT5 3BE
ME13 9SP
ME13 9DS
CT5 4SF
ME13 9UF
CT5 4SB
CT2 9JT
CT5 4BH
CT5 4BX
ME13 9DN
CT5 4UN
CT5 4BJ
CT5 4UL
CT5 4BD
CT5 4BU
CT5 4SE
ME13 9DW
CT5 4BE
CT5 4SG
CT5 4QR
ME13 9AJ
CT5 4QG
CT5 3AY
CT5 4UF
CT5 3BJ
CT5 4AY
CT5 4FE
CT5 3RX
CT5 4BN
ME13 9PD
CT5 3BN
CT5 3AU
CT5 4BB
CT5 4BA
CT5 3BF
CT5 4UH
CT5 4AH
CT5 4AZ
CT5 4AF
CT5 4AX
CT5 4BW
CT5 4BL
CT5 4AG
CT5 4SQ
CT5 4UG
CT5 4UJ
CT5 3BP
CT5 4UE
CT5 4UA
CT5 4BP
CT5 4ST
ME13 9SR
CT5 4AU
ME13 9EE
CT5 4AE
CT5 4AQ
CT5 3DP
CT2 9HX
CT5 4UD
CT5 4SS
CT5 3DN
CT5 3AT
CT5 3QH
ME13 9NU
CT5 4YZ
CT5 4YY
CT5 4YX
CT5 4YU
CT5 4YT
CT5 4UB
ME13 9DR
CT5 4AJ
CT5 3FW
CT5 4SP
CT5 4QY
CT5 4SR
CT5 3SE
CT5 4SJ
CT5 4AR
CT5 4SH
CT2 9JW
CT5 4AB
CT2 9JR
CT6 5XQ
CT5 3BZ
CT5 3BW
CT5 3DW
CT5 4TU
CT5 3RE
CT5 4AD
CT2 9AZ
CT5 3DL
CT5 4TR
CT2 9JN
CT5 3AZ
CT5 4SL
CT2 9JP
CT5 4AT
CT5 3RD
CT5 4TT
CT5 3DJ
CT5 4SN
CT5 4SU
CT5 4AP
CT5 4AS
CT2 9AY
CT5 4TS
CT5 4AL
CT5 3RL
CT5 3DA
ME13 9DJ
ME13 9HR
ME13 9HP
CT5 4AW
CT5 3RH
CT5 3RZ
CT5 4TE
CT5 3RJ
CT5 4AA
ME13 9NA
CT5 3FE
CT5 4TP
ME13 9PH
ME13 8WA
ME13 8WE
ME13 8WQ
CT5 3DH
ME13 8UT
CT5 4AN
ME13 9NW
CT5 3RR
CT5 3FD
CT5 4TQ
CT5 3DQ
CT5 4TL
ME13 9DH
ME13 9NN
CT5 4BF
CT5 4RD
CT5 4TH
CT5 4TX
CT4 7NL
CT5 4TN
CT5 3TR
CT5 4TY
CT5 4ER
CT2 9JH
CT5 4QS
CT5 4PG
CT5 4QF
CT5 3DB
CT5 4ES
CT5 4TW
CT5 4RE
CT5 3DF
CT5 4PQ
ME13 9NJ
CT5 4TZ
ME13 9NL
CT5 4TJ
CT5 4EP
CT2 9WD
CT2 9XQ
CT2 9XH
CT5 3DE
CT5 4RB
CT5 4PA
CT5 4PD
CT2 9JJ
CT5 4PF
CT5 4PB
CT5 4EH
CT5 4PH
CT5 4ET
CT5 4DP
CT2 9AX
ME13 9NS
CT5 4EL
CT5 4RA
CT2 9JQ
CT5 4QN
CT5 4EN
CT5 4PE
CT5 4NS
CT5 4EW
ME13 9NB
CT2 9HQ
CT5 4PY
CT4 7SH
ME13 9DL
CT5 4NT
CT5 4PU
CT5 4PJ
CT5 4PT
CT5 4EJ
CT2 9HB
CT5 4DN
CT5 4PX
CT5 4PL
ME13 9NH
ME13 9NG
CT2 9HA
CT2 9ER
CT5 4DF
ME13 9ND
CT5 4EU
CT5 4TA
CT2 9HH
CT5 4TD
ME13 9PJ
CT5 4EQ
CT5 4DG
ME13 8UP
CT5 4PS
ME13 9NQ
ME13 8UR
CT5 4TB
CT5 4NU
ME13 9NR
CT5 4PW
CT5 4EG
CT5 4DW
ME13 9PE
CT2 9AU
ME13 9LX
CT2 9EY
ME13 9NF
CT5 4PN
ME13 9NE
CT2 9HY
CT5 4PZ
CT5 4EF
CT5 4GE
CT5 4GR
CT5 4GN
CT5 4GJ
CT5 4GH
CT5 4GF
CT5 4YS
CT5 4QQ
ME13 9PF
CT5 4PP
CT2 9EZ
CT5 4EE
CT5 4DS
CT2 9EX
CT5 4EA
CT2 9BE
CT5 4NY
CT2 9HE
CT5 4DQ
CT2 9HD
CT5 3DG
CT5 4DL
CT5 4EB
CT5 4PR
CT5 4DH
CT5 4NX
CT5 4DT
CT2 9EU
CT5 4DR
CT5 4NZ
CT5 4DE
CT2 9HP
CT2 9JA
CT5 4ED
CT5 4NR
CT2 9HR
ME13 8YR
CT5 4QA
CT5 4DU
CT5 4QH
CT5 4DD
CT2 9ES
CT5 4ND
ME13 9PZ
CT2 9AP
CT5 4DJ
CT5 4QB
CT5 4DX
CT2 9ET
ME13 9PG
CT2 9AT
CT2 9EF
CT5 4NB
CT5 4DA
CT5 4DB
ME13 9PX
CT2 9HF
CT5 4NW
CT5 4DY
CT2 9AW
CT5 4DZ
CT2 9AS
ME13 9LY
CT5 3AS
CT2 9HT
CT5 4NA
CT5 4NP
CT5 4LT
CT2 9BB
CT5 4LZ
CT4 7NT
CT2 9BD
CT5 4QX
ME13 9LZ
CT5 4NL
CT2 9AN
CT5 4QT
CT5 4QE
CT5 4LU
ME13 9PQ
CT2 9BF
CT2 9AR
ME13 8UN
ME13 8UJ
CT5 4FD
CT5 4NN
ME13 9LU
CT5 4LX
CT5 4RW
ME13 9LJ
CT5 3YX
CT5 3YZ
CT5 3YY
CT5 3YU
CT5 3YW
CT5 3YT
CT5 4NQ
CT5 4LS
CT5 4QP
CT5 4NJ
CT2 9EE
ME13 8YP
CT5 4NE
ME13 9DP
ME13 9PW
ME13 8YW
ME13 9QP
ME13 9FF
CT5 4NH
CT2 9AL
CT5 4NF

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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