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

OX17 1NA
OX17 1EU
OX17 1EX
OX17 1EZ
OX17 1GL
OX17 1EW
OX17 1HH
OX17 1EP
OX17 1HB
OX17 1HA
OX17 1EN
OX17 1ER
OX17 1EY
OX17 1ES
OX17 1FD
OX17 1TJ
OX17 1TB
OX17 1TA
OX17 1TD
OX17 1QB
OX17 1EF
OX17 1HD
OX17 1EG
OX17 1ET
OX17 1EL
NN11 6YG
OX17 1EJ
OX17 1EE
OX17 1QA
OX17 1ED
OX17 1EB
OX17 1QE
OX17 1EA
OX17 1DT
OX17 1EQ
OX17 1DR
OX17 1DZ
OX17 1AP
OX17 1ND
OX17 1DY
OX17 1DS
NN11 6UG
OX17 1DU
OX17 1HE
NN11 6YY
NN11 6YP
OX17 1JP
NN11 6XX
OX17 1AX
NN11 6YE
OX17 1BA
NN11 6YF
OX17 1EH
OX17 1BB
NN11 6XY
OX17 1AZ
OX17 1AY
OX17 1LN
NN11 6XZ
OX17 1TS
OX17 1UX
OX17 1YU
OX17 1YW
OX17 1YJ
OX17 1YT
OX17 1DJ
OX17 1TE
OX17 1TH
OX17 1SX
NN11 6YA
NN11 6YD
OX17 1BD
NN11 6YB
NN11 6HF
OX17 1DP
OX17 1BL
OX17 1BQ
OX17 1DW
OX17 1AU
OX17 1BF
CV33 0XQ
CV47 2XQ
OX17 1BE
OX17 1BH
OX17 1BG
OX17 1BN
OX17 1AT
OX17 1BJ
OX17 1BW
OX17 1BP
OX17 1DN
OX17 1JW
CV33 0AA
OX17 1AW
OX17 1NT
OX17 1LJ
OX17 1NR
OX17 1PF
OX17 1LL
OX17 1NS
OX17 1QD
CV33 0XN
CV47 2XN
CV47 2XG
CV33 0XG
OX17 1NP
OX17 1PA
OX17 1NU
NN11 6RT
OX17 1FB
OX17 1NG
OX17 1NW
OX17 1NX
OX17 1NY
OX17 1NZ
OX17 1LH
CV33 0XW
CV47 2XW
OX17 1NJ
OX17 1PB
OX17 1NQ
OX17 1NH
OX17 1NN
OX17 1NL
OX17 1PD
NN11 6TN
OX17 1PL
OX17 1PE
OX17 1PW
CV47 2XH
OX17 1PJ
OX17 1PG
OX17 1PN
OX17 1PH
OX17 1PQ
OX17 1DX
OX17 1PR
CV47 2XF
OX17 1PZ
NN11 6UN
OX17 1NF
NN11 6TL
CV47 2AA
CV33 0XH
OX17 1PP
OX17 1SJ
CV33 0AQ
NN11 6DL
CV33 0XE
OX17 1PS
NN11 6DH
NN11 6UJ
CV33 0XA
OX17 1LS
NN11 6UF
NN11 6UH
NN11 6DJ
CV33 0WA
CV47 2FE
CV47 2XD
CV33 0XD
CV47 2WA
OX17 1PT
NN11 6DB
CV47 2XB
CV33 0XB
NN11 6UE
CV33 0XF
OX17 1AS
NN11 6DR
NN11 6UD
OX17 1PU
OX17 1LU
NN11 6DG
OX17 1LX
OX17 1LQ
OX17 1LW
NN11 6DP
OX17 1LT
NN11 6DQ
CV47 2BD
OX17 1LY
OX17 1LP
CV33 0YF
OX17 1LG
OX17 1LR
OX17 1JR
CV47 2YW
CV33 0YW
CV47 2YF
OX17 1PX
OX17 1NB
OX17 1LF
CV33 0YQ
CV47 2YQ
OX17 1LE
OX17 1TP
OX17 1JU
CV47 2WD
CV33 0WD
OX17 1LD
CV47 2AQ
OX17 1JX
NN11 6DW
CV47 2XS
CV47 2WB
CV33 0WB
CV33 0WE
CV33 0YN
CV47 2YN
OX17 1LA
OX17 1LB
CV47 2WE
CV47 2AE
CV47 2FR
CV47 2FT
CV47 2YB
CV33 0YB
OX17 1JY
CV23 8SR
CV33 0AE
OX17 1QS
CV33 0YE
CV47 2YJ
CV33 0YJ
CV47 2YD
CV47 2YG
CV47 2YE
OX17 1TL
CV33 0YG
CV47 2XT
CV33 0YD
CV33 0XT
OX17 1JZ
CV47 2FS
CV47 2YL
CV47 2FW
CV33 0YL
CV47 2XX
CV33 0XX
OX17 1QT
CV33 0YH
OX17 1QR
OX17 1RW
CV47 2XU
CV33 0XU
OX17 1QL
OX17 1QJ
CV47 2YH
CV47 2YA
CV33 0AG
CV47 2AG
CV47 2AH
CV33 0AH
CV33 0YA
CV33 0XY
CV47 2AJ
CV47 2YY
OX17 1RA
OX17 1QN
CV47 7SR
CV47 2XY
OX17 1QP
CV47 2AP
CV33 0AP
CV33 0AR
CV47 2AR
CV47 2YX
CV33 0YX
CV33 0YY
OX17 1QH
CV47 2AL
OX17 1QW
OX17 1QG
OX17 1QF
OX17 1RR
CV33 0AJ
CV33 0AL
CV33 0XZ
CV33 0AN
CV47 2AN
OX17 1RL
OX17 1QY
CV47 2YZ
CV33 0YZ
CV47 2AW
OX17 1SH
CV33 0AW
OX17 1QU
OX17 1HZ
OX17 1SQ
OX17 1SG
OX17 1QX
OX17 1SD
OX17 1SF
CV47 2AS
OX17 1RZ
CV33 0AS
CV33 0AU
CV33 0AX
CV47 2AX
CV47 2AU
OX17 1BS
OX17 1AE
CV33 0ZT
CV33 0ZN
CV33 0ZP
CV33 0ZS
CV33 0ZW
OX17 1SE
CV47 2AY
OX17 1SB
OX17 1RP
OX17 1SA
CV33 0AT
CV47 2AT
CV33 0XJ
CV47 2XJ

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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