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 North Somerset

BS19 5RP
BS25 5RP
BS19 5RR
BS25 5RR
BS25 5QR
BS19 5QR
BS25 5RT
BS19 5RT
BS25 5QA
BS19 5QA
BS19 5RS
BS25 5RS
BS25 5QP
BS19 5QP
BS25 5SB
BS25 5SA
BS19 5RU
BS25 5RU
BS25 5QS
BS19 5QS
BS19 5QD
BS19 5QB
BS25 5SD
BS25 5NY
BS19 5NY
BS25 5QG
BS25 5QD
BS25 5RH
BS19 5RH
BS19 5PZ
BS19 5QG
BS25 5QB
BS25 5RD
BS19 5RD
BS19 5PD
BS25 5PD
BS25 5PR
BS19 5PR
BS25 5RA
BS19 5RA
BS25 5PB
BS19 5PB
BS19 5RJ
BS25 5PA
BS19 5PA
BS25 5PS
BS19 5PS
BS19 5RB
BS25 5RJ
BS25 5RL
BS19 5RL
BS25 5QQ
BS19 5QQ
BS25 5RE
BS19 5RE
BS25 5RW
BS25 5RN
BS19 5RN
BS25 5NX
BS19 5NX
BS25 5QE
BS19 5QE
BS19 5RW
BS25 5PE
BS19 5PE
BS25 1JN
BS19 5RF
BS25 5AB
BS25 1JW
BS25 1JP
BS25 5RF
BS25 5AD
BS25 1PX
BS25 5AA
BS25 5PF
BS19 5PF
BS19 5LY
BS19 5ET
BS25 1JT
BS25 1JR
BS25 1JJ
BS25 1JS
BS19 5PG
BS25 5PG
BS19 5QT
BS25 5RQ
BS25 5RG
BS19 5RG
BS19 5RQ
BS25 1JU
BS25 5QH
BS25 5QF
BS19 5QF
BS19 5PQ
BS19 5QH
BS25 1JX
BS19 5PH
BS25 5PH
BS25 5PQ
BS25 1JL
BS29 6WS
BS29 6YG
BS29 6ZP
BS29 6ZQ
BS29 6ZN
BS29 6WX
BS29 6WZ
BS29 6YF
BS29 6WY
BS29 6WT
BS29 6WU
BS29 6WG
BS29 6WA
BS28 4ZQ
BS25 5WW
BS28 4XZ
BS28 4JR
BS25 9AG
BS25 9AE
BS25 9AF
BS25 5YB
BS25 9AB
BS25 9AA
BS25 5WY
BS25 5WZ
BS25 5WX
BS25 1YG
BS25 5ET
BS25 1ZQ
BS25 1XZ
BS25 1YE
BS25 1YF
BS25 1YB
BS25 1WX
BS25 1WY
BS25 1WA
BS25 1ED
BS25 1WZ
BS29 6BF
BS25 9AL
BS25 9AD
BS29 6WB
BS25 9AJ
BS25 9AH
BS25 1WW
BS25 1ZX
BS19 5QJ
BS25 5QJ
BS25 1JF
BS25 1JH
BS25 1HS
BS19 5QL
BS25 5QL
BS25 1JQ
BS25 1JG
BS29 6PQ
BS29 6XN
BS24 6PQ
BS19 5QN
BS25 5QN
BS25 1HT
BS25 1HH
BS25 1HU
BS25 1HJ
BS25 1JE
BS19 5LZ
BS25 5LZ
BS19 5NA
BS25 1HL
BS25 5NA
BS25 1HQ
BS25 1JA
BS25 5PJ
BS25 1JD
BS25 1JB
BS25 5QW
BS19 5QW
BS25 1HG
BS25 1HB
BS25 1PT
BS25 5ND
BS19 5ND
BS25 5SF
BS25 5WJ
BS19 5PJ
BS25 5SG
BS25 1HA
BS25 1EZ
BS25 1LW
BS25 5NE
BS19 5NE
BS25 1HZ
BS25 5NB
BS25 1PS
BS25 1QA
BS25 1PW
BS25 1HD
BS19 5NB
BS25 1AF
BS25 1HF
BS25 1HN
BS25 1DT
BS25 1YD
BS25 1DW
BS19 5PL
BS25 5PL
BS25 1BN
BS25 1LG
BS25 1LJ
BS25 1QE
BS25 1AE
BS25 1DN
BS25 1HP
BS25 1PR
BS25 1PH
BS25 1HE
BS25 1BB
BS25 1LF
BS25 1BD
BS25 1UG
BS25 1AQ
BS25 1QF
BS25 1LB
BS25 1LN
BS25 1LQ
BS25 1QB
BS25 1LL
BS25 1PJ
BS25 1AD
BS25 1LE
BS25 1AG
BS25 1UF
BS19 5PN
BS25 5PN
BS25 1AY
BS25 1PN
BS25 1QD
BS25 1AB
BS25 1UQ
BS25 5NG
BS25 5NF
BS19 5NF
BS25 1AA
BS25 1LA
BS25 1AH
BS19 5NG
BS25 1EB
BS25 1AL
BS25 1BZ
BS25 1BY
BS25 1BA
BS24 6PG
BS29 6PG
BS25 1DB
BS19 5JS
BS49 5JS
BS25 1AJ
BS25 1PA
BS25 1PD
BS25 1LT
BS25 1LP
BS25 1PB
BS25 1AW
BS25 5NQ
BS25 1PL
BS25 1AN
BS25 1LD
BS25 1LH
BS25 1LU
BS25 1QH
BS25 1BG
BS25 1LS
BS19 5JX
BS25 5PP
BS49 5JX
BS25 1LR
BS25 1BF
BS19 5PP
BS29 6PD
BS24 6PD
BS25 5PW
BS19 5PW
BS25 1AP
BS25 1BE
BS24 6NX
BS29 6NX
BS25 1BQ
BS25 1LX
BS25 1AZ
BS25 1AR
BS19 5NS
BS25 5NS
BS25 1AS
BS49 5JU
BS19 5JU
BS25 1UE
BS25 1BH
BS25 1AT
BS25 5NR
BS19 5NR
BS25 1NF
BS25 5SE
BS19 5NQ
BS29 6BW
BS24 6BW
BS25 5NT
BS19 5NT
BS25 1PP
BS25 1QJ
BS29 6BP
BS25 1NB
BS25 1NA
BS25 1AU
BS24 6BP
BS25 1LY
BS25 5NP
BS19 5NP
BS24 6NY
BS29 6EE
BS24 6EE
BS24 6BZ
BS25 1BJ
BS29 6NY
BS40 5EE
BS24 6BN
BS29 6BN
BS25 5NW
BS19 5NW
BS29 6NP
BS24 6NP
BS18 7EE
BS25 5PT
BS25 5NU
BS19 5NU
BS25 1DD
BS19 5JR
BS49 5JR
BS29 6BL
BS24 6BL
BS25 1NE
BS29 6EA
BS24 6EA
BS29 6NR
BS24 6NR
BS25 1AX
BS25 1LZ
BS29 6EH
BS24 6EH
BS25 5NZ
BS24 6DA
BS19 5NH
BS25 1SG
BS29 6EF
BS24 6EF
BS25 5NH
BS29 6DN
BS24 6DN
BS25 1BL
BS24 6TL
BS25 1UA
BS25 1TS
BS25 1ND
BS24 6BY
BS29 6AA
BS24 6AA
BS25 5LX
BS25 1BP
BS49 5JT
BS19 5JT
BS29 6DA
BS25 1TR
BS25 1SH
BS29 6DT
BS24 6DT
BS29 6DB
BS24 6DB
BS29 6EL
BS24 6EL
BS40 5ED
BS18 7ED
BS25 1TP
BS25 1SJ
BS25 1NH
BS25 1NJ
BS25 1TL
BS25 1NL
BS25 1TY
BS29 6AE
BS29 6AB
BS24 6AB
BS24 6AE
BS25 1SD
BS40 5EF
BS18 7EF
BS25 1SA
BS25 1TX
BS29 6DF
BS24 6DF
BS25 1SL
BS25 1QL
BS25 5NN
BS19 5NN
BS40 5JP
BS18 7EG
BS40 5EG
BS24 6BU
BS29 6BJ
BS24 6BJ
BS25 1SB
BS25 1TW
BS29 6BQ
BS24 6BQ
BS25 5NJ
BS29 6DW
BS24 6DW
BS29 6NQ
BS24 6NQ
BS25 1BS
BS29 6BH
BS29 6DD
BS24 6DD
BS40 5HB
BS25 1TN
BS19 5NL
BS25 1RA
BS19 5NJ
BS25 1BT
BS25 1TH
BS25 5NL
BS25 1DF
BS49 5JP
BS24 6BH
BS24 6DE
BS18 7HB
BS40 5EQ
BS18 7EQ
BS25 1TJ
BS40 5HD
BS25 1DS
BS29 6DE
BS18 7HD
BS25 1TE
BS29 6BE
BS24 6BE
BS29 6DG
BS24 6DG
BS29 6AF
BS24 6AF
BS25 1DA
BS29 6AD
BS24 6AD
BS25 1BX
BS25 1NN
BS25 1RS
BS25 1TF
BS25 1SN
BS25 1TQ
BS40 5HG
BS18 7HG
BS25 1DP
BS29 6DH
BS24 6DH
BS25 1TG
BS29 6BT
BS29 6BD
BS24 6BD
BS25 1DE
BS25 1BU
BS24 6BS
BS29 6BS
BS29 6BG
BS24 6BG
BS25 1SW
BS40 5EH
BS25 1TD
BS25 1TA
BS25 1SP
BS18 7EH
BS25 1QN
BS25 1TB
BS19 5JP
BS25 1SS
BS29 6DQ
BS24 6DQ
BS29 6BA
BS24 6BX
BS24 6BA
BS29 6BB
BS24 6BB
BS25 1QP
BS29 6DJ
BS24 6DJ
BS25 1QW
BS40 5EB
BS40 5HF
BS18 7HF
BS40 5HE
BS18 7HE
BS29 6NN
BS24 6NN
BS25 1SU
BS25 1ST
BS25 1RB
BS25 1QS
BS24 6LF
BS29 6HA
BS24 6HA
BS29 6EX
BS24 6EX
BS29 6DS
BS49 5JW
BS19 5JW
BS24 6DS
BS25 1DG
BS25 1DQ
BS25 1QT
BS25 1RD
BS25 1DR
BS29 6EY
BS24 6EY
BS40 5JH
BS18 7JH
BS29 6ET
BS24 6ET
BS29 6AG
BS24 6AG
BS25 1QZ
BS18 7EB
BS40 5HA
BS29 6DX
BS29 6YE
BS24 6DU
BS24 6AW
BS18 7HA
BS25 1NW
BS18 7EJ
BS29 6HB
BS29 6EZ
BS24 6EZ
BS24 6HB
BS40 5DZ
BS40 5EJ
BS29 6AZ
BS24 6AZ
BS18 7DZ
BS29 6AX
BS24 6AX
BS29 6NG
BS29 6HN
BS24 6HN
BS40 5EN
BS18 7EN
BS29 6HP
BS24 6HP
BS25 1DH
BS29 6HW
BS24 6HW
BS24 6DP
BS40 5EL
BS18 7EL
BS29 6AY
BS24 6AY
BS29 6NW
BS24 6NW
BS29 6DP
BS24 6NG
BS49 5JY
BS19 5JY
BS25 1DJ
BS40 5EA
BS18 7EA
BS18 7JQ
BS29 6HL
BS24 6HL
BS19 5JZ
BS18 7JN
BS29 6AU
BS24 6AU
BS40 5JE
BS25 1NP
BS18 7JE
BS24 6UA
BS29 6DR
BS24 6DR
BS40 5JQ
BS40 5JD
BS18 7JD
BS18 7JA
BS29 6HD
BS24 6HD
BS40 5JJ
BS29 6AQ
BS24 6AQ
BS18 7JJ
BS40 5JF
BS29 6AS
BS24 6AS
BS18 7JF
BS40 5JB
BS25 1QR
BS18 7JB
BS29 6HE
BS24 6HE
BS18 7JG
BS40 5JG
BS40 5JA
BS49 5JN
BS19 5JN
BS24 6UH
BS29 6HH
BS24 6HH
BS25 1RG
BS29 6HX
BS24 6HX
BS40 5HZ
BS18 7HZ
BS29 6HF
BS24 6HF
BS49 5JL
BS24 6HG
BS29 6HG
BS29 6HQ
BS24 6HQ
BS24 6UG
BS19 5JL
BS24 6UQ
BS40 5EW
BS18 7EW
BS40 5EP
BS18 7EP
BS29 6HJ
BS24 6HJ
BS29 6HR
BS40 5ES
BS18 7ES
BS40 5DS
BS18 7DS
BS40 5EY
BS25 1RQ
BS29 6DL
BS24 6DL
BS25 1QY
BS40 5DL
BS40 5DX
BS24 6TH
BS29 6AL
BS25 1DU
BS18 7EZ
BS40 5EZ
BS24 6HR
BS18 7DL
BS49 5JJ
BS19 5JJ
BS18 7EY
BS25 1QX
BS29 6ND
BS40 5DW
BS40 5DT
BS18 7DU
BS18 7DT
BS40 5HY
BS18 7DX
BS24 6ND
BS40 5ER
BS40 5DU
BS18 7HY
BS24 6UE
BS18 7ER
BS25 1DX
BS19 5EY
BS29 6HT
BS24 6HT
BS18 7DJ
BS49 5EX
BS19 5EX
BS25 1RN
BS49 5EY
BS18 7ET
BS40 5ET
BS18 7EU
BS24 6UL
BS24 6UF
BS40 5DJ
BS40 5HU
BS24 6AL
BS29 6JA
BS49 5EP
BS19 5EP
BS49 5HB
BS19 5HB
BS40 5EU
BS25 1DY
BS49 5ES
BS19 5ES
BS29 6JD
BS18 7EX
BS49 5EZ
BS19 5EZ
BS29 6HS
BS49 5HA
BS19 5HX
BS19 5HA
BS29 6JB
BS29 6JF
BS19 5ER
BS49 5JH
BS19 5JH
BS29 6JG
BS29 6HU
BS49 5ER
BS19 5DN
BS49 5DN
BS29 6JE
BS49 5HD
BS19 5HD
BS26 2YA
BS24 6HS
BS26 2EA
BS29 6JQ
BS29 6HY
BS24 6HU
BS19 5DL
BS18 7HU
BS19 5HH
BS49 5HH
BS24 6JF
BS24 6JQ
BS24 6JG
BS24 6JH
BS24 6JE
BS24 6JD
BS24 6JB
BS19 5JQ
BS49 5DL
BS29 6LS
BS24 6LS
BS29 6JH
BS49 5HE
BS19 5HE
BS49 5JQ
BS40 5HX
BS18 7HX
BS49 5DP
BS19 5DP
BS24 6LL
BS19 5HQ
BS49 5HQ
BS29 6LL
BS19 5HW
BS49 5DR
BS19 5DR
BS27 3DQ
BS49 5HW
BS29 6LG
BS24 6LG
BS26 2YF
BS26 2YJ
BS40 5DN
BS18 7DN
BS24 6LQ
BS40 5HN
BS18 7HN
BS18 7HL
BS40 5HL
BS49 5JG
BS19 5JG
BS24 6NA
BS29 6NA
BS40 5BN
BS29 6LQ
BS24 6TF
BS19 5HG
BS49 5HG
BS49 5DW
BS19 5DW
BS19 5HP
BS40 5HR
BS18 7HR
BS49 5HP
BS18 7DH
BS40 5EX
BS18 7BN
BS40 5DH
BS40 5BL
BS18 7BL
BS29 6LR
BS24 6LR
BS40 5HJ
BS18 7HW
BS40 5HW
BS19 5HN
BS49 5HN
BS49 5HR
BS18 7HJ
BS40 5AA
BS49 5HJ
BS19 5HJ
BS29 6JN
BS19 5DS
BS29 6LF
BS18 7HP
BS40 5HP
BS49 5HF
BS19 5HF
BS29 6LP
BS24 6LP
BS19 5JF
BS49 5JF
BS40 5DQ
BS25 1RW
BS49 5DJ
BS19 5DJ
BS19 5HL
BS24 6TA
BS24 6JN
BS49 5HL
BS26 2JJ
BS24 6TE
BS18 7HT
BS49 5JE
BS49 5EN
BS19 5JE
BS49 5WG
BS49 5WA
BS49 5DH
BS19 5DH
BS49 5JB
BS19 5JB
BS49 5JZ
BS19 5HY
BS18 7DQ
BS19 5EN
BS49 5JD
BS19 5DT
BS19 5DQ
BS49 5DQ
BS49 5YA
BS49 5EU
BS49 5BZ
BS19 5EU
BS19 5BZ
BS19 5BX
BS19 5AT
BS24 6AH
BS19 5JD
BS49 5DA
BS49 5HZ
BS49 5HY
BS19 5HZ
BS18 7BW
BS40 5BW
BS26 2EB
BS29 6LA
BS24 6LA
BS24 6TP
BS24 8PQ
BS49 5EE
BS19 5EE
BS24 6UP
BS19 5EB
BS49 5JA
BS19 5JA
BS40 5HS
BS49 5DG
BS19 5DG
BS18 7HS
BS49 5BF
BS19 5DD
BS19 5DE
BS18 7BQ
BS19 5DX
BS40 5HT
BS24 6UU
BS26 2HE
BS26 2ED
BS24 6AJ
BS26 2XW
BS49 5ED
BS19 5ED
BS49 5DF
BS19 5DF
BS49 5DX
BS40 7AX
BS24 7AJ
BS49 5DZ
BS19 5DZ
BS24 7AN
BS49 5EA
BS19 5EA
BS24 7AH
BS18 7AX
BS24 6UR
BS24 6US
BS26 2ER
BS26 2EE
BS24 7AQ
BS19 5DY
BS18 7BP
BS49 5DY
BS26 2XZ
BS49 5DU
BS19 5DU
BS40 5BP
BS18 7BT
BS26 2EP
BS40 5BT
BS40 5DA
BS40 5BS
BS18 7BS
BS18 7DA
BS26 2HD
BS25 1DZ
BS24 8PG
BS26 2EU
BS24 7AL
BS26 2EF
BS26 2AW
BS24 7AG
BS24 7AD
BS24 7AW
BS26 2AJ
BS26 2AN
BS24 7GX
BS24 6TR
BS26 2FD
BS26 2EG
BS24 8AZ
BS26 2HB
BS26 2EL
BS24 7GW
BS49 5EB
BS26 2FE
BS49 5BX
BS26 2AE
BS24 7AP
BS40 5BX
BS24 6TD
BS18 7BX
BS29 6LB
BS40 5NU
BS40 5BZ
BS26 2EQ
BS18 7BZ
BS26 2HP
BS24 7AB
BS49 5AY
BS24 6LD
BS24 6LB
BS26 2AD
BS49 5BA
BS19 5BA
BS24 8PF
BS18 7NU
BS26 2BP
BS26 2XY
BS40 5BY
BS26 2EX
BS18 7BY
BS26 2EZ
BS26 2AG
BS40 5BU
BS26 2AA
BS24 6YA
BS24 6XN
BS24 6UZ
BS19 5BU
BS24 7JS
BS49 5BU
BS19 5BB
BS49 5BB
BS18 7BU
BS40 5DG
BS26 2BT
BS24 8PA
BS24 7AF
BS18 7DG
BS26 2AT
BS26 2AF
BS26 2AP
BS40 5DP
BS18 7DP
BS26 2AU
BS26 2BX
BS26 2BU
BS24 7JT
BS26 2DG
BS26 2EY
BS26 2AS
BS26 2BS
BS26 2HF
BS26 2DW
BS26 2BW
BS24 6SQ
BS26 2HR
BS26 2BZ
BS26 2EH
BS26 2PE
BS24 6TB
BS26 2AY
BS26 2AH
BS26 2AB
BS49 5BY
BS19 5BY
BS49 5AP
BS26 2BN
BS19 5AP
BS26 2AR
BS26 2FL
BS26 2WS
BS26 2ZX
BS26 2WB
BS26 2WG
BS26 2WW
BS26 2YD
BS26 2WY
BS26 2WL
BS26 2WQ
BS26 2WP
BS26 2YQ
BS26 2EN
BS26 2EW
BS26 2WR
BS26 2HA
BS26 2WN
BS26 2WD
BS26 2WF
BS26 2ZU
BS26 2WZ
BS26 2YH
BS26 2ZW
BS26 2ZQ
BS26 2YR
BS26 2ZN
BS26 2YP
BS26 2YG
BS26 2YL
BS26 2WU
BS26 2XN
BS26 2XB
BS26 2WX
BS26 2WJ
BS26 2WH
BS26 2FJ
BS26 2FF
BS26 2ET
BS26 2WT
BS26 2YN
BS26 2AQ
BS26 2WE
BS19 5BS
BS49 5BS
BS26 2BY
BS26 2BL
BS24 7AE
BS26 2DR
BS26 2FG
BS26 2DE
BS24 6RQ
BS26 2AX
BS49 5BP
BS49 5AR
BS19 5AR
BS19 5BP
BS26 2ES
BS26 2XX
BS24 7GH
BS26 2BQ
BS26 2DF
BS26 2HL

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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