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 3DA
OX7 3DW
OX7 3DF
OX7 3BS
OX7 3BY
OX7 3BT
OX7 3AP
OX7 3BU
OX7 3DQ
OX7 3BX
OX7 3DH
OX7 3BN
OX7 3DE
OX7 3BW
OX7 3BZ
OX7 3DP
OX7 3DB
OX7 3DN
OX7 3BP
OX7 3DJ
OX7 3DL
OX7 3DG
OX7 3AU
OX7 3BB
OX7 3BD
OX7 3BA
OX7 3DR
OX7 3AR
OX7 3AX
OX7 3AZ
OX7 3BJ
OX7 3AT
OX7 3AS
OX7 3DX
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OX7 3DT
OX7 3AW
OX7 3EB
OX7 3EN
OX7 3ED
OX7 3EA
OX7 3AN
OX7 3EW
OX7 3AF
OX7 3AQ
OX7 3AJ
OX7 3AH
OX7 3AL
OX7 3AG
OX7 3DD
OX7 3DY
OX7 3HA
OX7 3EH
OX29 9UZ
OX7 3DZ
OX8 5UZ
OX29 9XP
OX7 3AE
OX8 5WT
OX8 5XW
OX8 5XP
OX29 9UX
OX8 5UX
OX29 8DR
OX7 2DR
OX8 8DR
OX8 5XN
OX7 3AD
OX29 9UY
OX8 5UY
OX8 8DW
OX29 9XA
OX8 5XA
OX29 9UU
OX29 6QN
OX8 6QN
OX7 3ER
OX7 3ES
OX7 2DP
OX8 8DP
OX29 8DW
OX8 5XB
OX7 3AA
OX29 9XB
OX7 3AB
OX7 3EP
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OX7 3SS
OX7 3EJ
OX29 9XQ
OX8 5XQ
OX7 3ET
OX7 2DW
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OX29 9XF
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OX8 5XG
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OX7 3EX
OX29 6QQ
OX8 6QQ
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OX29 9XR
OX8 5XR
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OX29 6QG
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OX29 9XJ
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OX29 9XH
OX8 5XH
OX29 9UT
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OX29 9QR
OX29 8DS
OX8 5QR
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OX7 3YJ
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OX7 3UA
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OX7 3XX
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OX7 3PT
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OX7 2DS
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OX8 5TU
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OX29 9TT
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OX7 3PP
OX29 9TA
OX8 5QG
OX7 3RT
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OX8 5TA
OX29 9QQ
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OX29 9TY
OX7 3TF
OX8 5PU
OX8 5TY
OX7 3RR
OX7 3RS
OX29 9PU
OX7 3PR
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OX7 3PW
OX7 3SY
OX29 9TB
OX8 5TB
OX8 6QH
OX29 6QH
OX7 3SZ
OX7 3PX
OX7 3PY
OX7 3HH
OX7 3PL
OX7 3PN
OX8 5QL
OX29 9QL
OX7 3UD
OX7 3UE
OX7 3UF
OX7 3RJ
OX29 9UL
OX8 5QN
OX7 3QP
OX7 3QW
OX8 5QP
OX29 9QP
OX7 3TU
OX29 9QN
OX7 3TX
OX7 3SQ
OX8 8DN
OX29 8DN
OX8 5UG
OX29 9UG
OX7 3PJ
OX29 9TX
OX8 5TZ
OX7 3TT
OX29 9TZ
OX7 3TD
OX8 5TX
OX7 2DN
OX7 3PH
OX7 3QG
OX7 3QD
OX7 3PG
OX7 2DX
OX7 2PL
OX29 9UB
OX7 2DU
OX8 5UB
OX8 5US
OX29 9US
OX7 3QF
OX29 9QW
OX8 5QW
OX7 3TS
OX29 8DU
OX29 9UA
OX8 8DU
OX8 5UA
OX29 6QF
OX8 6QF
OX7 3SJ
OX7 3TJ
OX29 8DX
OX7 3PQ
OX8 5UR
OX29 9UR
OX29 6TF
OX7 3QH
OX7 3QJ
OX7 3QQ
OX8 6TF
OX7 3TW
OX8 8DX
OX7 3TB
OX7 3RW
OX8 6QJ
OX29 6TG
OX7 3DS
OX8 5UD
OX8 6TG
OX29 9UD
OX7 3QL
OX8 5QH
OX29 8ST
OX8 8PQ
OX29 8PQ
OX29 9QH
OX8 5UF
OX29 9UF
OX7 3EU
OX7 3RF
OX7 2PN
OX8 5UP
OX7 6AS
OX8 5QJ
OX29 9QJ
OX7 3TN
OX7 3QR
OX8 8EX
OX7 3QN
OX29 8EX
OX29 6TQ
OX8 6TQ
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OX8 8PL
OX7 3RE
OX8 5TT
OX29 6SZ
OX29 9ST
OX7 3QS
OX29 8BZ
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OX7 3TP
OX29 8DY
OX29 6SY
OX7 2PQ
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OX29 8PL
OX29 6TJ
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OX8 8PA
OX8 6TJ
OX7 3RN
OX8 5QF
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OX7 3HJ
OX7 3QZ
OX29 8PX
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OX29 8PN
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OX29 6TH
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OX29 9UP
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OX7 3RL
OX29 9XY
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OX29 8ED
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OX29 8PU
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OX7 2ED
OX29 6WT
OX29 8SU
OX7 3QA
OX8 8PY
OX29 8PR
OX8 8PR
OX7 3RB
OX7 2PR
OX7 3PZ
OX29 8PY
OX7 3QB
OX29 9PG
OX7 3RD
OX8 5PG
OX7 3QE
OX8 5PH
OX29 9PH
OX29 8QJ
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OX29 9PJ
OX8 5PJ
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OX29 8QU
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OX8 8PT
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OX8 8PS
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OX7 2QG
OX7 2QH
OX7 2QF
OX7 2EA
OX29 8PT
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OX7 3QX
OX29 8QF
OX7 2EX
OX29 9PQ
OX8 5PQ
OX7 3RQ
OX7 3QU
OX29 6TW
OX7 2PU
OX7 2PW
OX8 6TW
OX8 8PW
OX29 8PW
OX29 6TL
OX7 6AR
OX8 6TL
OX29 6QJ
OX29 8QG
OX8 6WT
OX8 8QG
OX8 8QH
OX29 8QH
OX7 2PY
OX7 3LP
OX29 8QT
OX29 8QQ
OX8 8PZ
OX29 8PZ
OX29 8QX
OX29 6QE
OX7 2PS
OX8 6QE
OX29 6TN
OX29 8QE
OX8 8QE
OX29 8QN
OX7 2PT
OX8 6TN
OX29 8QW
OX8 8QA
OX29 6TX
OX29 8QA
OX8 6TX
OX29 6QD
OX7 2QE
OX7 2QA
OX7 2EB
OX7 2EE
OX8 8EZ
OX29 8EZ
OX8 8EB
OX29 8EB
OX8 6QD
OX29 8RH
OX7 2PZ
OX8 5NP
OX29 9NP
OX7 2HB
OX29 8EU
OX8 8EU
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OX8 8HA
OX29 6QB
OX29 8EF
OX8 6QB
OX29 6TS
OX29 8HA
OX8 8EE
OX8 6TS
OX29 8EY
OX8 8EY
OX29 6TR
OX8 6TR
OX7 3QT
OX8 8EQ
OX29 8EE
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OX8 8QB
OX29 6QA
OX8 6QA
OX29 8QB
OX29 8BF
OX7 2EQ
OX7 2EU
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OX7 2EF
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OX7 3QY
OX8 6TT
OX29 6TT
OX8 5NR
OX29 9NR
OX8 5PL
OX29 9PL
OX8 6QG
OX8 8EP
OX7 2EZ
OX29 8EP
OX7 2QB
OX8 8EH
OX29 8EJ
OX29 8EH
OX8 8EJ
OX29 8DP
OX8 5UH
OX29 9UH
OX29 9NE
OX8 8QD
OX8 5NN
OX8 8HB
OX29 9NN
OX8 5TD
OX29 9NJ
OX29 8HB
OX29 9TD
OX8 6RT
OX29 6RT
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OX8 5TS
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OX8 5NW
OX29 8QD
OX29 9NW
OX8 5NT
OX29 6RU
OX8 6RU
OX8 5NU
OX29 9NU
OX8 6TU
OX29 6TU
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OX7 2HA
OX8 5NX
OX8 5TP
OX29 9TP
OX29 9NX
OX8 6RW
OX29 6RW
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OX8 8LS
OX8 5NS
OX29 9NS
OX29 6RS
OX29 9NT
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OX8 6RZ
OX29 6RZ
OX29 9XL
OX8 5TW
OX8 5QU
OX8 5XL
OX29 9QU
OX8 5NJ
OX29 9TW
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OX8 5UQ
OX7 3LR
OX29 9TR
OX8 5TR
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OX8 6SD
OX29 6PZ
OX8 6PZ
OX29 9TN
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OX29 6RR
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OX29 6SE
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OX8 5UN
OX29 9UN
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OX29 9TH
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OX8 6RD
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OX8 5NL
OX29 6RA
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OX29 6ZD
OX8 6ZD
OX29 6ZN
OX7 4EY
OX7 3HP
OX29 8EG
OX29 9NQ
OX8 6YB
OX29 6YB
OX7 3LS
OX7 3HS
OX8 6RG
OX7 4EX
OX8 5NQ
OX29 9NG
OX29 9NF
OX29 6RG
OX29 6SS
OX8 5ND
OX29 0ND
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OX29 6PY
OX8 6SA
OX29 6SA
OX8 6PY
OX8 6RX
OX29 6RX
OX29 6RE
OX8 6RP
OX29 6RP
OX8 6SF
OX8 6RH
OX29 6RH
OX8 6RE
OX29 6RB
OX29 6SF
OX8 6RB
OX8 6RQ
OX29 6RQ
OX8 6PX
OX29 9SP
OX29 6PX
OX7 3HR
OX29 9TJ
OX29 9NH
OX8 5TJ
OX8 5NH
OX8 6RJ
OX29 6RJ
OX8 6SP
OX29 6SP
OX7 2ER
OX8 8ER
OX7 3LL
OX29 0NE
OX8 5NE
OX29 6TD
OX8 6SB
OX29 6SB
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OX8 6RF
OX29 6RF
OX8 6TD
OX8 6SG
OX7 3JQ
OX29 6PU
OX8 6PU
OX7 3HW
OX8 6PL
OX29 6RL
OX8 6RL
OX29 6SG
OX29 6RY
OX29 6AA
OX28 1HZ
OX29 6PL
OX29 6YX
OX29 6SQ
OX8 6RN
OX29 6SR
OX8 6SQ
OX8 6RY
OX29 6SH
OX28 1JY
OX8 6SH
OX8 5JY
OX28 1HQ
OX29 6SW
OX29 6RN
OX29 6PT
OX8 5HQ
OX8 5TG
OX7 3JH
OX29 6AB
OX29 9TG
OX28 1HL
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OX8 6PT
OX8 6SJ
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OX8 6TA
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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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