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

TN5 7PU
TN5 7QB
TN5 7QE
TN5 7QA
TN5 7QD
TN5 7PX
TN5 7PT
TN5 7QG
TN5 7QJ
TN5 7HS
TN5 7HR
TN17 2RT
TN17 2RS
TN17 2RP
TN5 7LF
TN5 7PY
TN17 2RU
TN3 8JL
TN5 7PS
TN17 2RR
TN17 2SA
TN17 2SB
TN5 7NU
TN17 2SD
TN17 2RW
TN5 7HP
TN17 2SE
TN17 2RX
TN5 7NL
TN5 7HW
TN17 2RY
TN5 7NP
TN5 7NF
TN5 7NN
TN17 2SF
TN5 7NX
TN5 7NQ
TN17 2RJ
TN5 7NJ
TN5 7NR
TN5 7NH
TN5 7NW
TN17 2RL
TN5 7NE
TN5 7NS
TN3 8JJ
TN17 2SJ
TN5 7NG
TN5 7PP
TN5 7GS
TN17 2RZ
TN5 7ND
TN5 7PN
TN17 2RN
TN5 7NT
TN5 7NB
TN5 7PF
TN5 7NY
TN5 7PL
TN17 2RE
TN5 7NA
TN5 7HN
TN5 7LX
TN5 7PA
TN5 7PE
TN5 7LY
TN5 7PD
TN5 7LU
TN5 7HL
TN5 7PQ
TN5 7PB
TN5 7PJ
TN5 7PH
TN17 2RF
TN17 2SL
TN5 7HJ
TN5 7PG
TN17 2RD
TN5 7HH
TN3 8JH
TN17 2RG
TN17 2SQ
TN17 2SG
TN17 2SH
TN5 7QH
TN5 7LG
TN5 6HL
TN5 7DQ
TN5 7NZ
TN5 7LE
TN5 7DG
TN3 8JD
TN3 8JG
TN3 8JN
TN5 7QN
TN5 7QL
TN5 7QW
TN5 7DB
TN5 6HW
TN5 7RS
TN5 7ZB
TN5 7ZL
TN5 7LH
TN5 7BN
TN5 7DE
TN5 7HQ
TN5 7DH
TN5 7BX
TN5 7BW
TN5 7QY
TN5 7ZY
TN5 7WS
TN5 7ZG
TN5 7WT
TN5 7ZF
TN5 7ZS
TN5 7HY
TN5 6HJ
TN5 7DA
TN5 6HN
TN5 7ZT
TN5 7ZW
TN5 7ZJ
TN5 7ZH
TN5 7AZ
TN5 7ZX
TN5 7ZN
TN5 7QR
TN5 7DJ
TN5 7DD
TN17 1HJ
TN5 7BS
TN5 7LD
TN5 7BZ
TN5 7HT
TN5 7BP
TN5 7BY
TN5 7BL
TN5 7BJ
TN5 7AS
TN5 7LZ
TN5 7RL
TN5 7GW
TN5 7RT
TN5 7AR
TN5 7HG
TN5 7LW
TN5 7BU
TN5 7BE
TN5 7BQ
TN5 7AL
TN5 7AN
TN5 7BH
TN5 7EZ
TN5 7FB
TN5 7EX
TN17 1HL
TN5 7HD
TN5 7RG
TN5 7RX
TN5 7AT
TN5 7BT
TN5 7BG
TN5 7AP
TN5 7PR
TN5 7AD
TN5 7BD
TN5 7HB
TN5 7AE
TN3 8JF
TN5 7BB
TN5 7HU
TN5 7FA
TN5 7LR
TN5 7LT
TN5 7AA
TN5 7AX
TN5 7HA
TN5 7AU
TN5 6HQ
TN3 8JB
TN5 7LP
TN5 7AJ
TN5 7AB
TN5 7AW
TN5 7BA
TN5 7QP
TN5 7AY
TN5 7AH
TN5 7ZE
TN5 7LB
TN5 6HP
TN5 7AG
TN5 7LL
TN5 6HG
TN5 7LS
TN3 8HD
TN3 8HL
TN3 8JE
TN3 8HB
TN5 7AF
TN17 2RA
TN5 7HX
TN5 7AQ
TN3 8HG
TN17 1HH
TN3 8HN
TN3 8BP
TN3 8HJ
TN3 8HH
TN3 8HA
TN3 8HE
TN3 8HF
TN5 7LJ
TN17 2RB
TN3 8HR
TN5 7LN
TN5 6HH
TN17 2QY
TN3 8EZ
TN17 1HG
TN3 8EY
TN18 4XR
TN3 8EX
TN3 8HP
TN5 7LA
TN3 8JA
TN5 7DL
TN3 8ET
TN3 8EU
TN5 6HS
TN18 5HA
TN3 8ES
TN3 8ER
TN3 8EJ
TN5 6HF
TN5 7JA
TN3 8LB
TN3 8LA
TN17 2QZ
TN3 8EL
TN5 7JG
TN3 8DD
TN3 8EW
TN3 8EA
TN3 8DB
TN3 8EP
TN18 4XP
TN3 8ED
TN3 8EB
TN3 8EN
TN3 8EE
TN3 8EH
TN3 8EQ
TN3 8EG
TN3 8EF
TN17 2QX
TN3 8HZ
TN3 8DA
TN3 8HX
TN17 1HN
TN3 8HY
TN3 8ZY
TN3 8ZU
TN5 7HE
TN3 8LD
TN3 8DJ
TN3 8DU
TN3 8DP
TN5 6EX
TN3 8DQ
TN3 8DE
TN3 8HU
TN17 1HP
TN17 1HF
TN5 6HE
TN3 8DW
TN18 4XS
TN3 8DF
TN3 8DZ
TN18 4XT
TN3 8DX
TN3 8DN
TN5 7JD
TN17 1HB
TN17 1HE
TN5 7JE
TN3 8AF
TN5 7JB
TN3 8LE
TN5 7DN
TN3 8DG
TN5 7DW
TN3 8DR
TN3 8DY
TN5 7DR
TN18 4XN
TN17 1HA
TN3 8DT
TN3 8DH
TN5 7JH
TN3 8LF
TN5 7JJ
TN18 4XL
TN3 8BN
TN5 7BF
TN5 7JL
TN3 8AA
TN3 8LG
TN5 7JS
TN17 2QU
TN5 7DP
TN5 7HF
TN5 7JP
TN5 7JN
TN18 5AL
TN17 1EZ
TN5 6EZ
TN3 8AG
TN5 6QX
TN5 6GS
TN17 1EY
TN17 1HR
TN18 4XU
TN5 7JX
TN3 8DS
TN17 1HD
TN18 4ZT
TN19 7QY
TN3 8YP
TN3 8YF
TN3 8YX
TN3 8NA
TN5 7JR
TN18 4XJ
TN19 7QU
TN17 1HQ
TN3 8AE
TN3 8AJ
TN17 1EX
TN5 6EY
TN17 2QT
TN3 8AB
TN17 1EE
TN5 6HD
TN17 2QS
TN3 8BL
TN5 6HR
TN17 2QR
TN17 1HS
TN5 6QY
TN5 7JT
TN18 5AA
TN12 8EL
TN17 1ED
TN5 6ET
TN17 1EG
TN17 1EB
TN17 1EA
TN5 6EU
TN3 8AH
TN5 6HA
TN5 7DS
TN3 8LH
TN5 6NB
TN5 6ER
TN17 1BB
TN17 2SN
TN17 1EQ
TN17 1AY
TN17 1AU
TN17 1BE
TN17 1BA
TN17 1BD
TN17 1AZ
TN5 7JU
TN5 6EP
TN17 1BG
TN19 7QT
TN5 7EF

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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