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

ME9 7RR
ME9 7RX
ME9 7RP
ME9 7RN
ME9 8BJ
ME9 7RY
ME9 7QH
ME9 7QJ
ME9 7RL
ME9 7QG
ME9 7RJ
ME9 7SB
ME9 7RS
ME9 7QL
ME9 8BH
ME9 8BG
ME9 7RT
ME9 7RZ
ME9 7QD
ME9 7QE
ME9 7SA
ME9 7RD
ME9 8BB
ME9 8BA
ME9 7QN
ME9 7RB
ME9 7QP
ME9 7FF
ME9 7UJ
ME9 7UE
ME9 7UF
ME9 7UG
ME9 7RU
ME9 7UH
ME17 1QS
ME9 7UQ
ME9 8AY
ME9 8AX
ME17 1QT
ME9 7UD
ME9 7QR
ME9 8AU
ME9 7UL
ME9 7UN
ME9 8ET
ME9 7UB
ME9 8AR
ME9 7QS
ME17 1QZ
ME9 8BD
ME17 1QP
ME9 8JX
ME9 8AT
ME9 8BE
ME9 8ES
ME9 8AS
ME9 7UA
ME9 8AP
ME9 8JP
ME9 8JY
ME9 7UP
ME9 8LA
ME17 1QX
ME9 8DS
ME9 7QA
ME9 8DR
ME9 7RF
ME9 7UR
ME9 7SQ
ME9 8LB
ME9 8ER
ME9 8LD
ME9 8EP
ME9 8EY
ME14 3HY
ME9 8EU
ME9 7QB
ME17 1QU
ME9 7RA
ME9 8HA
ME9 7QT
ME9 7QX
ME9 8EX
ME9 8AN
ME9 7PY
ME9 8EJ
ME17 1QN
ME9 7QY
ME9 8EN
ME9 8EH
ME9 8LT
ME9 7SL
ME9 8EL
ME9 7UU
ME9 7PU
ME9 8LE
ME9 8EE
ME9 8LG
ME14 3HX
ME9 8FH
ME9 8FJ
ME14 3LR
ME9 8HB
ME9 8LS
ME9 8EG
ME9 7PW
ME9 0EH
ME14 3LS
ME9 7SJ
ME9 7SN
ME9 7BF
ME9 7PT
ME9 7UT
ME9 8ED
ME17 1QR
ME9 8AL
ME9 7PX
ME9 8LJ
ME9 7XH
ME14 3JD
ME9 8JU
ME9 7XG
ME9 8HD
ME9 7SP
ME9 8EB
ME9 8LH
ME9 7XQ
ME9 7SH
ME9 7PR
ME9 7TX
ME9 7PS
ME9 7TU
ME9 8JE
ME9 7XD
ME14 3HU
ME9 7XF
ME9 7XL
ME14 3HG
ME9 0TS
ME9 8JD
ME9 7SR
ME9 7UX
ME17 1QY
ME9 7HU
ME9 7TP
ME9 7TG
ME9 7BS
ME14 3HT
ME9 8EA
ME14 3JB
ME9 8DH
ME9 7NB
ME9 8JT
ME9 7SS
ME9 7XE
ME9 8GE
ME9 8HE
ME17 1RB
ME9 7ST
ME9 8JB
ME9 7TH
ME9 8LL
ME17 1QJ
ME9 8LQ
ME9 0TT
ME14 3JA
ME9 8HZ
ME9 8JA
ME9 0TX
ME14 3HE
ME14 3LP
ME9 0TU
ME9 8DB
ME9 7XB
ME9 7TR
ME9 8DG
ME9 0TY
ME9 7NF
ME9 8DY
ME9 8JR
ME9 0TP
ME9 7WS
ME9 7WT
ME9 7UY
ME9 7NQ
ME9 7NA
ME9 7NN
ME14 3HN
ME9 7SU
ME9 7HT
ME9 7TL
ME9 0TR
ME9 8JN
ME9 8JS
ME9 0TN
ME9 7NG
ME9 7QQ
ME9 8JW
ME9 8DE
ME9 8HX
ME9 8JG
ME9 8LN
ME9 8JJ
ME9 8LP
ME9 7NH
ME9 7LY
ME17 1QL
ME9 7ND
ME9 8JF
ME14 3HF
ME9 8HG
ME9 8JQ
ME9 8HT
ME9 8HU
ME9 7SD
ME9 8JL
ME9 8JH
ME9 7SE
ME9 7TN
ME9 8DD
ME9 7SY
ME9 7TJ
ME9 0WA
ME9 0WE
ME9 0YZ
ME9 0UB
ME17 1RD
ME9 7NE
ME14 3HH
ME9 8HY
ME9 8AA
ME9 7NJ
ME10 1YZ
ME9 8JZ
ME9 8DA
ME9 7LU
ME9 7LX
ME17 1QH
ME9 7LT
ME9 8BX
ME9 7TE
ME14 3LU
ME9 8BY
ME9 8DX
ME9 7LP
ME9 7TQ
ME9 7TS
ME9 8BU
ME9 7NW
ME9 7LS
ME9 7NL
ME14 3LX
ME8 8PW
ME9 8HW
ME9 8HR
ME9 8BT
ME9 7LR
ME9 7JN
ME8 8PG
ME9 7LN
ME14 3LN
ME14 3HJ
ME9 7FD
ME9 7JH
ME9 0TJ
ME9 8LR
ME9 7FA
ME9 8DJ
ME9 7JP
ME9 8YZ
ME9 8EQ
ME9 8FF
ME9 7JG
ME14 3JE
ME8 8PQ
ME9 7JL
ME9 7NU
ME9 7NP
ME9 7JF
ME9 7LE
ME9 7JJ
ME9 0UA
ME9 7XA
ME14 3LW
ME9 7NS
ME9 7TA
ME9 7JR
ME9 7LJ
ME9 8BZ
ME14 3LE
ME9 8NA
ME17 1WZ
ME17 1UZ
ME17 1WB
ME17 1UP
ME9 7NR
ME9 8TB
ME9 7LH
ME9 8NE
ME9 7JT
ME9 7LG
ME14 3LL
ME17 1UR
ME8 8PF
ME9 7JS
ME8 8PN
ME9 7NX
ME9 8HS
ME9 7RH
ME9 7NT
ME9 7TB
ME9 7SX
ME9 8NL
ME9 0TH
ME9 7SZ
ME14 3JF
ME14 3LZ
ME17 1UW
ME9 7TW
ME17 1UN
ME9 8DU
ME17 1UT
ME9 8AZ
ME8 8SL
ME9 8AG
ME8 8SP
ME7 3AW
ME8 8PL
ME9 8AJ
ME17 1UH
ME9 7LQ
ME9 7TD
ME9 7PB
ME9 7NY
ME9 7RG
ME10 1SW
ME9 0TG
ME8 8RG
ME9 7JB
ME8 8SX
ME10 1SR
ME9 8LZ
ME8 8SY
ME9 0TQ
ME9 8BS
ME8 8SJ
ME9 7LA
ME8 8SH
ME14 3HD
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ME9 7LZ
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ME10 1SN
ME9 7JD
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ME9 8ND
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ME9 0TF

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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