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 6DN
CT4 6DW
CT4 6DP
CT4 6DL
TN25 6BL
CT4 6DR
CT4 6DG
CT4 6DF
CT4 6DE
TN25 6BN
CT4 6DH
TN25 6BJ
CT4 6DD
CT4 6DS
CT4 6XY
CT4 6DJ
CT4 6XZ
CT4 6AN
TN25 6BG
CT4 6AW
CT4 6DB
CT4 6XU
TN25 6BH
CT4 6XX
TN25 5JN
TN25 6BQ
TN25 5JU
CT18 8DN
CT4 6YA
CT4 6AL
CT18 8NA
CT4 6AJ
TN25 5JT
TN25 5JL
CT4 6DA
CT4 6XR
CT4 6XS
CT4 6YB
TN25 5JW
CT4 6AH
CT4 6XP
CT4 6AP
TN25 6BE
CT4 6AE
TN25 5JP
CT4 6YE
CT4 6BZ
CT4 6AF
CT18 8DL
CT4 6XT
CT4 6BT
CT18 8DJ
CT4 6YD
CT4 6AD
CT4 6AQ
CT4 6AA
CT4 6AG
CT4 6AB
CT4 6XN
CT4 6BS
TN25 5JY
CT4 6BY
TN25 6BD
TN25 5JH
CT4 6AS
CT4 6BF
CT4 6BX
CT4 6BU
CT4 6AT
TN25 6BW
CT4 6BE
TN25 5JX
TN25 5JG
CT18 8DW
CT4 6BD
TN25 5JQ
CT4 6AU
CT4 5PY
CT18 8DT
TN25 6BB
TN25 6BA
CT18 8DP
TN25 6AY
TN25 5JJ
TN25 6AZ
TN25 6BS
TN25 5HN
CT4 6YT
CT4 6YU
CT4 6YY
CT4 6YX
CT4 6YG
CT4 6BG
TN25 5JZ
TN25 6AU
CT18 8HB
CT4 6YQ
CT4 6BN
TN25 6AX
TN25 6LP
CT4 6BB
CT4 6XG
CT18 8DS
CT4 5PZ
CT18 8DR
CT18 8EU
CT18 8EY
TN25 6AR
CT18 8EZ
CT4 6XL
CT4 6BA
TN25 6AT
CT4 5QH
CT4 6XH
CT4 6NE
TN25 5HP
CT18 8EX
CT18 8HA
CT18 8HE
CT18 8ET
TN25 5HR
TN25 5HZ
CT18 8ES
CT18 8JH
CT18 8ND
CT4 6UF
CT18 8HD
CT18 8EP
CT18 8JP
CT18 8ER
CT18 8JJ
TN25 5JF
TN25 5LU
TN25 5HL
CT18 8HF
TN25 5HT
TN25 5HW
CT4 6UJ
TN25 6AS
CT18 8JQ
CT18 8DH
CT4 6BL
CT4 6UE
CT18 8JG
CT18 8JW
CT18 8JD
CT4 6AX
TN25 5HS
CT4 6AZ
TN25 5HU
CT4 6UG
CT4 6BH
TN25 6DS
CT4 6TG
CT18 8JL
CT18 8EW
CT18 8HR
CT18 8JE
CT4 6SS
CT4 6UD
CT21 4RP
CT4 6BW
TN25 5LR
CT4 6UH
CT18 8JN
CT4 6UL
CT18 8JF
CT4 6XJ
CT4 6UQ
CT18 8NL
CT4 6UU
TN25 5LH
CT18 8HY
CT18 8DU
CT4 6UN
CT4 6NF
CT4 6UT
CT4 6TQ
CT4 6TE
TN25 5LS
CT18 8LX
CT4 6UP
CT4 6TD
TN25 5LW
CT18 8HZ
CT4 6UW
CT18 8EN
TN25 5LT
TN25 5HY
CT4 6UA
CT18 8HX
TN25 5LP
CT4 6UR
TN25 5LX
CT4 6TB
CT18 8JA
CT4 6TH
CT4 6TS
CT4 6TJ
CT4 6SX
CT4 6TA
CT4 6SY
CT18 8EL
CT4 6AY
CT4 5SS
CT18 8HU
CT18 8JB
CT4 6DT
CT18 8EJ
CT4 6ND
CT4 6TT
CT18 8EF
CT18 8EE
CT4 5PX
CT18 8FB
CT4 6SZ
CT18 8EH
CT18 8HT
CT4 6TL
TN25 5LJ
CT4 5PT
CT4 6TN
TN25 6DT
TN25 6DR
CT4 5QA
CT18 8DQ
CT4 5PU
CT4 6TR
TN25 5LL
CT4 5SR
CT18 8EQ
CT18 8HW
CT4 6NB
TN25 6AP
CT4 6TU
CT18 8HP
CT4 6TX
TN25 5JA
CT20 1XG
CT18 8HH
TN25 5JD
CT4 6TZ
CT4 6TW
CT4 6NG
CT18 8HL
CT18 8HS
CT4 6TP
CT18 8EG
CT18 8LZ
CT18 8HN
CT18 8LY
CT4 6UX
CT4 6DU
CT4 6TY
CT4 5SW
CT18 8ED
CT18 8HQ
CT18 8HJ
CT18 8HG
TN25 5HH
TN25 6DX
CT4 6XE
CT4 5SY
CT4 5SU
CT4 5SX
TN25 5HJ
CT18 8NS
CT4 5PS
CT4 6BJ
TN25 5HQ
TN25 5LY
CT4 6NA
CT18 8EB
TN25 5LN
CT4 6AR
TN25 5JB
TN25 6AW
CT18 8EA
CT4 6ED
CT18 8DZ
CT4 6UY
CT4 6WE
CT4 6DX
TN25 6DU
CT2 7YJ
CT2 7YH
CT18 8LF
TN25 5HF
CT18 8GN
CT18 8GS
CT18 8GB
CT18 8GE
CT18 8GF
CT18 8GP
CT18 8GG
TN25 5HG
CT4 5SQ
CT4 6EB
CT4 5QB
CT18 8DG
CT4 5SP
CT18 8DY
CT4 6BP
TN25 5JE
CT4 5SG
CT4 6EF

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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