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

OX12 9LR
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RG16 7UU
RG17 7UU
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OX12 9EE
OX12 9DP
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OX12 9DW
OX12 9XU
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OX12 9EP
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OX12 8DG
OX12 9DL
OX12 9EB
OX12 9TJ
OX12 8DF
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OX12 8FN
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OX12 9DQ
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OX12 8DD
OX12 8FP
OX12 8FG
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OX12 9HX
OX12 8FL
OX12 8EQ
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OX12 9DJ
OX12 8FJ
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OX12 8BG
OX12 8FA
OX12 8BL
OX12 9TE
OX12 8BN
OX12 8DT
OX12 8AA
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OX12 2DJ
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OX12 2DL
OX12 2DA
OX12 2DF
OX12 2DB
OX12 2BU
OX12 2BX
OX12 2BR
OX12 2BJ
OX12 2AY
OX12 9ZN
OX12 9WW
OX12 9WX
OX12 9WD
OX12 9FR
OX12 9FH
OX12 9FL
OX12 8ZZ
OX12 0WZ
OX12 8WB
OX12 7YU
OX12 7YT
OX12 7YJ
OX12 7YL
OX12 7YH
OX12 7YD
OX12 7WD
OX12 7WZ
OX12 7WB
OX12 7WA
OX12 7LN
OX12 7QR
OX12 7EX
OX12 7BQ
OX12 7BF
OX12 7BN
OX12 2EB
OX12 2EA
OX12 2DT
OX12 2DZ
OX12 2DW
OX12 2DX
OX12 2DU
OX12 2DS
OX12 2DR
OX12 2DP
OX12 2DH
OX12 2DN
OX12 2DD
OX12 2DG
OX12 2DE
OX12 2BY
OX12 2BZ
OX12 2BW
OX12 2BT
OX12 2BS
OX12 2BQ
OX12 2BP
OX12 2BL
OX12 2BN
OX12 2BD
OX12 2BH
OX12 2BG
OX12 2BF
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OX12 2AD
OX12 2AF
OX12 9ND
OX12 2AG
OX12 9GP
OX12 2AE
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OX12 8YL
OX12 9FY
OX12 2AB
OX12 9FT
OX12 9FS
OX12 2AA
OX12 9FP
OX12 8XU
OX12 0ZN
OX12 0ZX
OX12 0ZJ
OX12 0XX
OX12 0XR
OX12 0XT
OX12 0XN
OX12 0XP
OX12 0XQ
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OX12 9BF
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OX12 0XH
OX12 0BB
OX12 0WB
OX12 0WD
OX12 8ZW
OX12 8ZX
OX12 8ZJ
OX12 8ZN
OX12 8YU
OX12 0WA
OX12 8YT
OX12 8YP
OX12 0QS
OX12 8YJ
OX12 8XX
OX12 0BE
OX12 8XT
OX12 8XR
OX12 8XP
OX12 8XB
OX12 8XL
OX12 8XA
OX12 8WQ
OX12 8WJ
OX12 8WA
OX12 8HX
OX12 8FB
OX12 8FD
OX12 8DQ
OX12 8BQ
OX12 9AW
OX12 8PB
OX12 8AE
OX12 8AS
OX12 9TF
OX12 8AJ
OX12 9AN
OX12 8AQ
OX12 9TA
OX12 8HS
OX12 8FF
OX12 8AG
OX12 8BT
OX12 8BS
OX12 8AB
OX12 8DL
OX12 9AT
OX12 8YD
OX12 8XJ
OX12 8SF
OX12 8AL
OX12 9HL
OX12 9AP
OX12 9AB
OX12 8AH
OX12 8AN
OX12 8BU
OX12 8DR
OX12 9AF
OX12 9FU
OX12 8BY
OX12 8AD
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OX12 9AG
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OX12 8AP
OX12 8AW
OX12 8DU
OX12 9HH
OX12 9AQ
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OX12 8AT
OX12 8DS
OX12 8AY
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OX12 8EB
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OX12 8BD
OX12 9BH
OX12 8BP
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OX12 7AE
OX12 8DY
OX12 8ED
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OX12 8AU
OX12 8EW
OX12 9AS
OX12 8AZ
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OX12 7AU
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OX12 8EG
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OX12 8HB
OX12 7BP
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OX12 7AJ
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OX12 7AR
OX12 9HT
OX12 9GB
OX12 9YW
OX12 8ES
OX12 9ET
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OX12 8ET
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OX12 9EX
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OX12 9YD
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OX12 9HP
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OX12 7AL
OX12 9NH
OX12 7DE
OX12 7AP
OX12 7DR
OX12 7DS
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OX12 8HZ
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OX12 9YE
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OX12 9HY
OX12 9YA
OX12 7DB
OX12 9HR
OX12 8EP
OX12 9HZ
OX12 8HF
OX12 7DN
OX12 9YF
OX12 7DP
OX12 7DA
OX12 8HG
OX12 8HH
OX12 8EZ
OX12 8FH
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OX12 9YH
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OX12 8PJ
OX12 7BY
OX12 8EL
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OX12 8HA
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OX12 7DF
OX12 7DW
OX12 7DQ
OX12 8HQ
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OX12 8HJ
OX12 9PB
OX12 8HL
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OX12 7DL
OX12 7DG
OX12 9FN
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OX12 7HB
OX12 7HL
OX12 7DJ
OX12 7HJ
OX12 7ES
OX12 8HP
OX12 7HD
OX12 8HT
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OX12 9FG
OX12 9GN
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OX12 9FB
OX12 9NP
OX12 9FJ
OX12 7HQ
OX12 8FR
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OX12 7EG
OX12 7EQ
OX12 7HG
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OX12 9YZ
OX12 9YQ
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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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