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 7DB
CT4 7RT
CT4 7BY
CT4 7BX
CT4 7DD
CT4 7SA
CT4 7BU
CT4 7RB
CT4 7RH
CT4 7RU
CT4 7QR
CT4 7RD
CT4 7RN
CT4 7RA
CT4 7RJ
CT4 7RL
CT4 7RW
CT4 7RP
CT4 7RQ
CT4 7RG
CT4 7RR
CT4 7RE
CT4 7RX
CT4 7QS
CT4 7RS
CT4 7PW
CT4 7QZ
CT4 7QW
CT4 7RF
CT4 7RZ
CT4 7AP
CT4 7QY
CT4 7QX
CT4 7RY
CT4 7JZ
CT4 7DE
CT4 7LQ
CT4 7QU
CT4 7LF
CT4 7QT
CT4 7QN
CT4 7JY
CT4 7QP
CT1 2YS
CT1 2YJ
CT1 2YW
CT1 2YP
CT1 2YR
CT1 2YL
CT1 2YH
CT4 8AE
CT4 7DJ
CT4 7SB
CT4 7JX
CT4 7QJ
CT4 7LE
CT4 7QL
CT4 8AD
CT4 7SD
CT4 7JD
CT4 7QH
CT4 8AG
CT4 8AB
CT4 8EA
CT4 8AF
CT4 7BT
CT4 8BS
CT4 7QQ
CT4 7SE
CT4 7LD
CT4 8AA
CT4 7QB
CT4 7PY
CT4 8EB
CT4 7QA
CT4 7PZ
CT4 7QE
CT4 8ED
CT4 7QD
CT4 7DW
CT4 8DZ
CT4 7JU
CT4 7JL
CT4 8DY
CT4 7PX
CT4 7NY
CT4 7PT
CT4 7PG
CT4 8AQ
CT4 7PA
CT4 7JJ
CT4 7JT
CT4 7JS
CT4 7JR
CT4 7JN
CT4 8DX
CT4 7PB
CT4 7TF
CT4 7NX
CT4 7JW
CT4 7PS
CT4 7TH
CT4 7LJ
CT4 7SQ
CT4 7GD
CT4 7GE
CT4 7GF
CT4 7JH
CT4 7LA
CT4 7HZ
CT4 7JP
CT4 7JQ
CT4 7JA
CT4 7PR
CT4 8EG
CT4 7TB
CT4 5RU
CT4 7NU
CT4 7JG
CT4 7GJ
CT4 7PU
CT4 7HT
CT4 7JF
CT4 7JB
CT4 7TJ
CT4 7HU
CT4 7HY
CT4 7TL
CT4 7JE
CT4 7BZ
CT4 7TW
CT4 8EF
CT4 7HX
CT4 8AJ
CT4 7GA
CT4 7GB
CT4 7TX
CT4 7LH
CT4 7LN
CT4 7HS
CT4 8DF
CT4 7TE
CT4 8DU
CT4 8AH
CT4 7SG
CT4 8EE
CT4 8AZ
CT4 7TA
CT4 7TY
CT4 7UA
CT4 7TN
CT4 7TG
CT4 8AX
CT4 8AY
CT4 7WJ
CT4 7TR
CT4 7PD
CT4 7DA
CT4 7PL
CT4 7TT
CT4 7LW
CT4 7TZ
CT4 7LL
CT4 7PJ
CT4 8EH
CT4 7PF
CT4 7PE
CT4 8AL
CT4 8AU
CT4 8DW
CT4 7TQ
CT4 7YZ
CT4 7YY
CT4 7SJ
CT4 7TP
CT4 8AT
CT4 7LG
CT4 8AN
CT4 7LR
CT4 7TD
CT4 8DR
CT4 7TS
CT4 7WE
CT4 7WH
CT4 7TU
CT4 8AW
CT4 5RT
CT4 8BW
CT4 7DG
CT4 8AS
CT4 8AP
CT4 8DP
CT4 7LP
CT4 8DS
CT4 8BQ
CT4 7HR
CT4 8AR
CT4 7HP
CT4 8DT
CT4 8DN
CT4 8BJ
CT4 7HF
CT4 8BN
CT4 8DL
CT4 5RP
CT4 8DG
CT4 8BL
CT4 8DJ
CT4 8BP
CT4 7HH
CT4 8EJ
CT4 7HA
CT4 8BX
CT4 5RS
CT4 8BH
CT4 8DE
CT4 8BY
CT4 7LS
CT4 8DA
CT4 7DQ
CT4 7GG
CT4 8BA
CT4 7DH
CT4 8BZ
CT4 7HN
CT4 5RR
CT4 7LT
CT4 7HJ
CT4 7HL
CT4 8BT
CT2 7YL
CT4 5RN
CT4 7LU
CT4 8BE
CT4 7LX
CT4 7LZ
CT4 7HW
CT4 7NR
CT4 8DQ
CT4 7LY
CT4 7DN
CT4 7NA
CT4 7NN
CT4 7NP
CT4 7HB
CT4 7HG
CT4 8DB
CT4 7NB
CT4 7NS
CT4 8DD
CT4 7EZ
CT4 7PQ
CT4 7HD
CT4 5RQ
CT4 7NH
CT4 8BG
CT4 7ND
CT4 7EY
CT4 7NJ
CT4 7HQ
CT4 7DL
CT4 7NT
CT4 8GB
CT4 8JZ
CT4 7PP
CT4 8YZ
CT4 7PH
CT4 5RL
CT4 7NE
CT4 7DP
CT4 7BN
CT4 7NF
CT4 8BD
CT4 5RJ
CT4 8BB
CT4 5WD
CT4 8DH
CT2 7YQ
CT4 7NG
CT4 5RG
CT4 5RH
CT4 5WE
CT4 5QW
CT4 7BL
CT4 5QP
CT4 7DY
CT4 8JY
CT1 2YQ
CT4 7SH
CT4 8ER
CT4 5QR
CT4 8ES
ME13 9SD
CT4 7NL
CT4 5QT
CT4 5RE
CT4 5QS
CT4 7BF
CT4 5QU
CT1 3XS
ME13 9SB
CT4 5RX
CT2 9BH
CT4 5QY
CT4 5QX
ME13 9PJ
CT1 3XT
CT4 5QZ
CT1 3UR
ME13 9PU
CT1 3XX
CT4 7DX
CT4 5RB
ME13 9PT
CT4 5RA
CT1 3XR
CT4 7DR
CT4 5NN
CT4 7DU
CT4 5RD
CT4 8JX
CT2 7XR
CT4 7DF
ME13 9PS
CT1 3XA
CT2 9BJ
CT1 3XU
CT1 3FA
CT4 7BJ
CT1 3XL
CT1 3XJ
CT4 8ET
ME13 9SA
CT4 5RY
CT1 3XW
CT1 3UX
CT4 7DT
CT1 3XY
CT1 3XH
CT1 3XN
CT4 5QN
CT4 7EU
CT4 8JU
CT1 3XZ
CT1 3XP
CT4 7EN
CT1 3XG
CT1 3UP
CT2 9AR
CT1 3UW
CT4 7EW
CT4 7BH
CT1 3XQ
CT4 5NL
CT1 3WP
CT1 3WY
CT1 3WZ
CT1 3WX
CT1 3WA
CT1 3UN
CT1 3UL
CT1 3XD
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CT4 7ER
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CT4 7EP
CT4 5BQ
CT2 9HX
CT1 3XE
CT1 3XF
CT2 9AS
CT2 9BA
CT4 7ET
CT2 9AX
CT2 9AY
ME13 9LN
CT1 3UG
CT2 9BE
CT1 3UE
CT4 7BE
CT4 5WB
CT2 9BB
CT1 3UF
CT1 3UQ
CT2 9BF
CT2 9BD
CT4 8JS
CT1 3UJ
ME13 9LW
CT2 9AU
ME13 9PH
CT4 7ED
CT2 9AT
CT2 9DN
CT2 9AW
CT2 9AP
CT1 3UH
CT4 7BQ
CT1 3UB
CT4 5RZ
CT4 5QE
CT2 9AN
CT4 7DS
CT4 7BG
CT1 3UZ
CT2 9AL
CT1 3UD
CT1 3UA
CT4 8JR
CT1 3XB
CT4 7BD
ME13 9LQ
CT4 8JT
CT4 8JP
CT2 9AJ
ME13 9NS
ME13 9PG
CT4 8JN
ME13 9PF
CT4 5SA
ME13 9PE

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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