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 Oxfordshire

OX7 3RZ
OX7 3RP
OX7 3TA
OX7 3RY
OX7 3TH
OX7 3SZ
OX7 3RT
OX7 3TQ
OX7 3RX
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OX7 3UD
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OX7 3TF
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OX7 3SB
OX7 3RU
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OX7 3PL
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OX7 3PR
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OX7 3PQ
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OX7 3QS
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OX7 3UA
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OX7 3XX
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OX7 3PX
OX7 3EP
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OX7 3QZ
OX7 3QH
OX7 3RE
OX7 3EY
OX7 3TP
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OX7 3QL
OX7 3QG
OX7 3RB
OX7 3QB
OX7 3YU
OX7 3DS
OX7 3ET
OX7 3ES
OX7 3QE
OX7 3PZ
OX7 3RD
OX7 3QX
OX7 3RG
OX7 3QN
OX7 3QU
OX7 3AD
OX7 3RQ
OX7 3ER
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OX7 3LP
OX7 3AE
OX7 3QY
OX7 3QT
OX7 3LR
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OX7 3HJ
OX7 3EH
OX7 3EW
OX7 3LS
OX7 3HA
OX7 3EU
OX7 3JQ
OX7 3JH
OX7 3LL
OX7 3LE
OX7 3EL
OX7 3AW
OX7 3AF
OX7 4EY
OX7 3EN
OX7 3AG
OX7 3JU
OX7 4EZ
OX7 3AQ
OX7 3JJ
OX7 4HA
OX7 3JS
OX7 3JR
OX7 3LG
OX7 3AH
OX7 3HL
OX7 3AJ
OX8 8DU
OX29 8DU
OX7 3JP
OX7 3AL
OX7 3LF
OX7 3PF
OX7 3DG
OX7 2DU
OX7 3JL
OX7 3AN
OX7 3JW
OX7 3JN
OX7 3JT
OX7 3DL
OX7 3DQ
OX7 3DJ
OX7 3DN
OX7 3DH
OX29 8DS
OX8 8DS
OX29 8DR
OX7 2DR
OX8 8DR
OX7 3BP
OX7 2DS
OX7 3BN
OX7 3BW
OX7 3DP
OX7 3BS
OX7 3BU
OX7 3BT
OX7 3HN
OX7 3BX
OX7 3BZ
OX7 3BY
OX7 4EX
OX7 3DF
OX7 3JX
OX7 3JY
OX7 3DR
OX7 3HW
OX7 3DA
OX7 2DX
OX7 2PL
OX7 3DW
OX29 8DX
OX8 8DX
OX7 3LT
OX7 4EU
OX7 3DB
OX29 8DW
OX7 3DX
OX7 4ES
OX7 3AP
OX7 4ER
OX7 3LB
OX7 3DE
OX7 2DW
OX8 8DN
OX29 8DN
OX7 2DN
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OX7 3LD
OX8 8EX
OX7 4EW
OX29 8DY
OX8 8DY
OX8 8DZ
OX29 8DZ
OX29 8EX
OX29 8ED
OX8 8ED
OX29 8BZ
OX8 8EG
OX7 2DP
OX8 8DP
OX7 2DZ
OX7 2ED
OX29 8BF
OX8 8EB
OX29 8EB
OX7 3LX
OX29 8PX
OX8 8PX
OX29 8EG
OX7 3LU
OX8 8EA
OX29 8EA
OX7 2HB
OX7 3LW
OX8 8QH
OX29 8QH
OX7 2PX
OX7 2DY
OX8 8PH
OX29 8PH
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OX7 2EE
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OX7 2PN
OX29 8QF
OX7 2QF
OX7 2QG
OX7 2QH
OX7 2EA
OX8 8PA
OX29 8PA
OX29 8ST
OX8 8PY
OX7 2EG
OX8 8PQ
OX29 8PQ
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OX29 8PY
OX7 3LZ
OX8 8EE
OX7 4EP
OX8 8HB
OX29 8HB
OX29 8PN
OX8 8PN
OX8 8EP
OX8 8HA
OX29 8HA
OX7 3NA
OX29 8EP
OX29 8QG
OX7 2EF
OX8 8EF
OX29 8NE
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OX8 8QG
OX29 8PZ
OX29 8PU
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OX8 8PZ
OX7 3DY
OX8 8EZ
OX29 8EZ
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OX29 8QQ
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OX8 8PP
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OX29 8QY
OX29 8PL
OX7 2PY
OX7 2PQ
OX7 3HP
OX29 8QN
OX8 8EY
OX29 8EY
OX29 8QT
OX7 2PZ
OX7 3NX
OX29 8QJ
OX8 8QJ
OX29 8PW
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OX29 8QW
OX7 2PU
OX7 2PW
OX7 3AU
OX7 3AR
OX29 8QZ
OX29 8QU
OX7 3ED
OX7 3DT
OX7 3BA
OX8 8PT
OX7 2PP
OX7 2QE
OX7 2QA
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OX7 3BB
OX7 3BD
OX29 8EU
OX29 8PT
OX7 2EX
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OX29 8EH
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OX29 8PR
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OX29 8DP
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OX7 2PR
OX29 8QB
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OX7 3AT
OX7 3LJ
OX7 2QB
OX20 1HW
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OX29 6QG
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OX20 1HP
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OX29 8QD
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OX7 3NP
OX7 2QD
OX7 3NL
OX7 3NN
OX7 3PB
OX7 3LA
OX7 3DD
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OX8 6QQ
OX7 3NR
OX7 3PA
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OX7 6AR
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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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