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

OX9 2NX
OX9 2NP
OX9 2NY
OX9 2NU
OX9 2NS
OX9 2NR
OX9 2JN
OX9 2NT
OX9 2NZ
OX9 2JW
OX9 2JZ
OX44 7JE
OX9 2JP
OX9 2JR
OX9 2JL
OX44 7JD
OX9 2LG
OX9 7BE
OX9 2LA
OX9 2PD
OX9 2LQ
OX9 2LF
OX9 2PG
OX9 7JD
OX9 2PA
OX9 2ND
OX9 2PZ
OX9 2PJ
OX9 2FE
OX9 7JE
OX9 2NE
OX9 2PF
OX9 2LD
OX44 7JB
OX9 7JB
OX9 2NB
OX9 2JS
OX9 2LZ
OX9 2LY
OX9 2LP
OX9 2PB
OX9 2NJ
OX9 2NH
OX9 2NA
OX9 2LE
OX9 2LB
OX9 2JH
OX9 2PE
OX9 2JT
OX9 2FJ
OX9 2LL
OX9 2LW
OX9 2PQ
OX9 2LJ
OX9 2LN
OX9 2FG
OX9 2LH
OX9 7BA
OX9 7AZ
OX9 2LS
OX9 2LR
OX9 7BB
OX9 2LT
OX9 2LU
OX44 7HZ
OX9 7HZ
OX9 7BG
OX44 7BA
OX44 7BG
OX44 7JH
OX9 7JF
OX44 7JF
OX44 7JA
OX44 7JY
OX9 7JY
OX9 7BD
OX44 7JG
OX9 7JG
OX44 7JX
OX44 7HY
OX9 7HY
OX9 7JX
OX44 7JZ
OX9 7JZ
OX9 2HQ
OX9 7JP
OX44 7JP
OX9 2JY
OX9 7LA
OX44 7LA
OX9 2JU
OX9 2PU
OX9 7LS
OX44 7LS
OX44 7HX
OX9 2LX
OX44 7JQ
OX9 7HX
OX9 7JQ
OX44 7LE
OX9 7LE
OX44 7LB
OX9 7LB
OX9 7LD
OX9 7LU
OX44 7LD
OX44 7NZ
OX44 7PL
OX9 7NZ
OX44 7LF
OX9 7NY
OX44 7NY
OX9 7JR
OX44 7JU
OX9 7JU
OX44 7JR
OX44 7JJ
OX9 7JJ
OX44 7JL
OX33 1JP
OX44 7LQ
HP18 9HJ
OX9 7JS
OX44 7JS
OX44 7JW
OX44 7NX
OX9 7JW
OX9 7JT
OX9 7JL
OX44 7JT
OX9 7NX
OX44 7PJ
OX9 7PJ
OX9 7NU
OX9 7LQ
OX44 7NU
OX9 7AY
OX44 7PF
OX9 7PF
OX9 1JP
OX33 1GX
OX9 7NP
OX44 7NP
OX44 7JN
OX9 7JN
OX44 7NF
OX9 1JU
OX9 7NF
OX9 2JX
OX9 7NS
OX33 1JU
OX44 7NH
OX9 7NH
OX44 7NT
OX9 7NT
OX44 7NS
OX9 7NR
OX9 7PG
OX44 7PG
OX44 7NE
OX9 7NE
OX33 1JR
OX44 7PA
OX9 1JR
OX9 7PA
OX9 7AT
OX9 1JT
OX33 1JT
OX44 7NQ
OX9 7NQ
OX33 1JS
OX9 7LG
OX33 1HT
OX9 7PH
OX44 7PH
OX9 1JS
OX9 7NJ
OX44 7NJ
OX44 7LG
OX44 7AW
OX44 7NL
OX9 7NL
OX33 1JW
OX9 1JW
OX33 1JX
OX9 2HF
OX44 7PB
OX9 7PB
OX9 1JX
OX9 2HG
OX9 7BT
OX9 2HB
OX9 7PQ
OX44 7PQ
OX9 2HA
OX9 7PD
OX44 7PN
OX9 7PN
OX44 7PD
OX9 7AU
OX9 7LT
OX44 7LL
OX9 7LL
OX9 7AS
HP18 9HQ
OX9 7LJ
OX44 7LJ
HP18 9HW
OX9 7LH
OX44 7LH
OX9 7AR
OX44 7PE
OX9 7PE
OX9 7AX
HP18 9HN
HP18 9DX
OX9 7BF
OX9 7BQ
HP18 9HL
OX9 7PL
OX9 7AP
OX9 7AA
OX9 2JJ
OX44 7LN
HP18 9HB
OX9 1JY
OX33 1JY
HP18 9HS
OX9 7BH
OX33 1LJ
HP18 9YS
OX9 7DG
HP18 9HU
OX9 7AB
HP18 9HR
OX9 7BJ
OX9 7BL
OX9 2HS
OX9 7AN
OX9 7BP
OX9 7AW
OX9 7AH
OX9 7AL
HP18 9HH
HP18 9HX
OX9 7NN
OX9 7AJ
OX33 1JN
OX9 2JA
OX9 7BW
HP18 9HE
OX44 7LU
OX9 7AF
OX9 2JB
OX9 1JN
OX9 7BN
OX9 7AQ
OX44 7NN
OX9 2HR
OX9 7AG
HP18 9HT
OX9 2HJ
OX9 2EZ
OX9 2YX
OX9 2YT
OX9 2QS
OX9 2QP
OX9 2PL
OX9 2PH
OX9 2JD
OX9 2EX
OX9 2PR
OX9 2YD
OX9 2HH
OX9 2NL
OX9 2YU
OX9 2PT
OX9 2YH
OX9 2YL
HP18 9HP
HP18 9JH
HP18 9HF
OX9 2HT
HP18 9XU
HP18 9JQ
OX9 7LW
HP18 9HY
HP18 9YU
OX9 2HP
HP18 9HG
OX44 7LW
OX9 2BQ
OX33 1JZ
HP18 9YD
HP18 9HD
OX9 2HW
OX9 7NW
OX9 7LP
OX44 7NW
OX44 7LP
OX9 7BU
OX9 7EZ
OX9 2HN
OX9 7AD
HP18 9HZ
OX9 2HL
OX9 1JZ
HP18 9JA
OX9 7AE
HP18 9JJ
OX9 2BY
OX9 7JA
OX9 7BS
OX44 7NR
OX9 2HU
HP18 9LY
OX9 7BX
OX33 1LA
OX33 1LS
OX9 1LA
HP18 9JD
HP18 9JB
OX33 1QX
OX9 7LR
OX44 7LR
OX9 7QT
OX9 1LB
OX33 1LB
OX9 2HX
OX9 2HY
HP18 9JG
OX9 7LF
OX9 7HB
HP18 9HA
OX9 7BZ
OX9 2AY
OX44 7PZ
OX9 7PZ
OX9 7EP
OX9 7ER
OX33 1ER
OX33 1LD
OX9 7PY
HP18 9JE
OX44 7PY
OX9 7BY
OX9 1LD
OX9 2AJ
OX33 1JL
OX44 7QA
OX9 7QA
OX9 7HA
OX33 1JJ
OX9 1JJ
OX44 7QP
OX9 7QP
OX9 2BB
OX44 7PX
OX9 2BJ
OX9 1LE
OX9 2BH
OX33 1LE
OX9 2AQ
OX9 7QH
OX44 7QH
OX44 9HQ
OX9 7EY
OX9 1LF
OX33 1LF
OX9 9HQ
OX9 7PU
OX44 7PU
OX9 2AU
OX44 7QR
OX44 7QG
OX9 7QG
OX9 7EX
OX9 2AX
OX44 7PP
OX9 7QF
OX44 7QF
OX9 2HZ
OX9 3PP
OX9 7QE
OX44 7QE
OX9 7PR
OX9 7PP
OX9 7PS
OX44 7PS
OX9 7ES
OX44 7PT
OX9 7PT
OX9 2AT
OX33 1LG
OX9 2AL
OX9 1LG
OX9 2DA
OX9 2AP
OX9 7EU
OX44 7QB
OX9 3PW
OX9 7QB
OX9 1JL
OX9 2AS
OX9 7DA
OX9 2AH
OX9 7EW
OX33 1YZ
HP18 9LD
OX9 2AG
HP18 9JF
OX9 1YZ
OX33 1ZN
OX33 1ZB
OX44 7FJ
OX33 1PP
OX9 1PP
HP18 9LE
OX9 2AR
OX9 2EH
OX9 7DD
OX9 2AN
OX9 2AW
OX9 7QD
HP18 9LA
OX9 2EQ
OX9 3PS
OX9 1LH
OX44 7PR
OX9 7ET
OX9 7DB
OX9 7QQ
OX44 7QD
OX9 2EJ
OX9 7HE
OX9 2AZ
HP18 9ET
OX9 1JH
OX33 1JH
HP18 9JR
OX9 2EL
HP18 9JL

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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