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

TN8 5PA
TN8 5PE
TN8 5PB
TN8 7DT
TN8 5NX
TN8 5PG
TN8 7DS
TN8 5NU
TN8 5NT
TN8 5NS
TN8 5PH
TN8 7DR
TN8 5PD
TN8 7LR
TN8 7DA
TN8 5NR
TN8 7LP
TN8 7LZ
TN8 7ZW
TN8 7ZP
TN8 7ZR
TN8 7ZG
TN8 7ZH
TN8 7ZB
TN8 7ZD
TN8 7ZF
TN8 7ZE
TN8 7RP
TN8 7AZ
TN8 7ZZ
TN8 7ZX
TN8 7LW
TN8 7LB
TN8 7ZT
TN8 7LN
TN8 7HE
TN8 7DU
TN8 7DP
TN8 7DB
TN8 7LS
TN8 7HD
TN8 7HF
TN8 7LT
TN8 7HY
TN8 7LL
TN8 7HB
TN8 7DW
TN8 5NP
TN8 7LU
TN8 7BP
TN8 7HA
TN8 7LX
TN8 7LJ
TN8 7DX
TN8 5NN
TN8 5NL
TN8 7DD
TN8 7BT
TN8 7BY
TN8 7BZ
TN8 7BU
TN8 7BW
TN8 7HQ
TN8 7BS
TN11 8AR
TN8 7DY
TN8 7LY
TN8 7HP
TN8 7EX
TN8 7JD
TN8 7BN
TN8 7HX
TN8 7EU
TN8 7HG
TN8 7HR
TN8 7LH
TN8 7JB
TN8 5NJ
TN8 7JW
TN8 7JA
TN8 7JE
TN8 7HZ
TN8 7JQ
TN8 7DG
TN8 7ET
TN8 7HW
TN8 7DQ
TN8 7JG
TN8 7HT
TN8 7HU
TN8 7HS
TN8 7DE
TN8 7HN
TN8 7JH
TN8 7NA
TN8 7JF
TN8 7ES
TN8 7JJ
TN8 7HH
TN8 7LQ
TN8 7DZ
TN8 7DN
TN8 7JL
TN8 7LG
TN8 7NF
TN8 7NH
TN8 7NE
TN3 9UB
TN8 7DJ
TN3 9UP
TN8 7ER
TN8 7ND
TN8 7BL
TN3 9UD
TN8 7NB
TN3 9UL
TN3 9UN
TN8 7LF
TN3 9UE
TN8 7DH
TN3 9UJ
TN3 9UG
TN8 7NG
TN8 7LE
TN3 9UH
TN8 7NQ
TN8 7AE
TN8 5NH
TN8 7JN
TN3 9UA
TN8 7AY
TN8 7DL
TN8 7EP
TN8 7HL
TN8 7JX
TN8 7HJ
TN8 7BH
TN8 7EA
TN8 7JP
TN8 7NJ
TN8 7BJ
TN3 9TY
TN11 8DX
TN3 9UQ
TN3 9TS
TN7 4JL
TN8 7EB
TN3 9TU
TN3 9TT
TN8 7AD
TN3 9TZ
TN8 7AB
TN8 7AF
TN8 7EL
TN3 9TR
TN8 5NG
TN8 5PS
TN8 7BG
TN3 9TX
TN11 8DJ
TN8 7EH
TN8 7JR
TN8 7EJ
TN8 5NF
TN11 8HF
TN3 9TP
TN11 8ET
TN8 7AH
TN11 8EX
TN8 7BQ
TN11 8HE
TN8 7BE
TN7 4JR
TN8 5PN
TN8 7JS
TN11 8EU
TN11 8DU
TN8 7ED
TN8 7AG
TN11 8HD
TN8 7LD
TN8 5PW
TN8 7JZ
TN11 8HA
TN8 7AQ
TN8 5PR
TN8 7BD
TN8 7NZ
TN8 7AA
TN8 7NL
TN8 7NN
TN8 5PY
TN11 8ER
TN8 7EG
TN3 9TN
TN8 7NW
TN11 8HB
TN8 5PL
TN8 7EF
TN11 8EE
TN11 8ED
TN11 8EB
TN8 7NP
TN8 7EE
TN3 9TJ
TN11 8EG
TN11 8EP
TN3 0SD
TN3 9TW
TN8 7JT
TN11 8EA
TN8 5NQ
TN3 9TH
TN3 9TQ
TN8 7BB
TN3 9TF
TN11 8DS
TN8 5DQ
TN3 9UR
TN3 9TG
TN8 5PP
TN3 0SP
TN8 7AL
TN8 5SG
TN8 5SS
TN11 8DR
TN8 5PX
TN8 5DE
TN7 4DB
TN8 5QP
TN8 7PU
TN11 8EJ
TN8 7PA
TN11 8EH
TN8 5DD
TN3 0SN
TN8 5QE
TN8 5QB
TN3 0SE
TN8 5DG
TN8 5PT
TN11 8EL
TN11 8DL
TN11 8EW
TN3 9TE
TN11 8DP
TN8 5QD
TN8 5QG
TN8 5QA
TN8 5PU
TN8 5QH
TN11 8DW
TN3 0SF
TN8 5QL
TN8 5QJ
TN8 5QN
TN8 5QW
TN7 4JJ
TN8 7PD
TN8 7LA
TN3 0SL
TN8 7PE
TN8 5DL
TN8 5QR
TN8 7PT
TN8 7JU
TN3 0SB
TN11 8DN
TN3 9BF
TN8 5LD
TN3 9XU
TN3 9YJ
TN3 9XP
TN3 9XB
TN3 9XJ
TN3 9XS
TN8 5GN
TN8 7NS
TN11 8DT
TN11 8EN
RH19 3QD
TN8 7PB
TN8 5EA
TN3 9TL
TN8 7NR
TN7 4LA
TN3 0SQ
TN8 7NX
TN8 7NT
TN8 7PS
TN8 7NU
TN3 9TD
TN8 7PF
TN7 4JP
TN8 5DA
TN8 5DB
TN3 0SJ
TN8 5FJ
TN11 8BX
TN8 7PP
TN3 0SH
TN8 5WT
TN8 5SA
TN8 5SE
TN8 5SB
TN8 7PG
TN11 8DA
TN11 8JA
TN8 5DJ
TN8 5BX
TN8 7ZY
TN8 7ZQ
TN8 7PX
TN8 5DH
TN8 7PH
TN8 5ET
TN11 8DE
TN11 8DD
TN11 8BP
TN3 0SW
TN11 8BU
TN11 8HZ
TN8 7BA
TN11 8DB
TN8 5BU
TN8 7PR
TN8 5SD
TN8 5BT
TN8 5BQ
TN8 5BP
TN11 8BT
TN8 5BG
TN8 5BS
TN8 5BL
TN8 5BN
TN8 5AY
TN11 8DH
TN8 5AX

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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